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NIST IR 8475 A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm Available for Comment

  • 1.  NIST IR 8475 A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm Available for Comment

    Posted Apr 12, 2024 12:50:00 AM
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    Hi All,

    NIST just published NIST IR 8475 A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm Available for Comment

    Since its inception, the internet has constantly developed and improved, moving beyond simple text- and image-based informational websites to a fully interactive and powerful social, collaborative, and communication platform. However, the basis for much of the internet has remained rooted in a client/server-based paradigm, where organizations provide services and applications in exchange for ownership - partial or whole - of the user data posted to those systems.

    A growing number of people are exploring what the Internet could look like if it were a decentralized system in which users own, manage, and store their own data and collectively participate in hosting and running applications. Many have taken to calling this shift in internet paradigms "Web3."

    This publication:

    Provides a brief background on the internet
    Explores some of the concepts behind Web3
    Explores some of the proposed technologies that could be used
    Describes some security and privacy concerns that should be kept in mind as Web3 is explored
    NIST requests feedback on the technical descriptions, proposed technologies, and security and privacy analyses of Web3. The public comment period is open through May 27, 2024. See the publication details https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/ir/8475/ipd for a copy of the draft and instructions for submitting comments.



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    Michael Roza CPA, CISA, CIA, CC, MBA, Exec MBA, CSA Research Fe
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