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Blockchain seems to be the most talked about tech topic in 2016.

A cryptography powered distributed computing technology that has many potential applications.

Are there any specific ways / guidelines already laid out to leverage blockchain technology for general information security in the data tier of an organization?

Eg: Data integrity etc.

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    Don't know of real examples, but block chain seems perfect for logging and non repudiation. – Neil Smithline Mar 10 '16 at 15:41
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    Yes. It definitely seems to be a great solution where sanctity of the logs is paramount. Even non repudiation in case of some critical infrastructure configuration. – acthota Dec 21 '16 at 08:54

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It's now 2018 and blockchain doesn't seem to have slowed down. One idea that is potentially gaining traction is using major blockchains as a distributed timestamping service: if you insert an assertion into the blockchain (e.g., the SHA-256 of a file), you can prove that you were in possession of the file at the time that block was mined into the blockchain. (Assuming you do not have compute resources >= 50% of the relevant blockchain.)

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  • It's one of the only good purposes of the blockchain (more specifically though, an existing, high-capacity one). Good for augmenting a timestamp authority. – forest Jan 17 '18 at 05:44
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    Another thing is that you can't forge a mined block (sticking to the premisse you own less thatn 50% of the blockchain computer power), thus, integrity is guaranteed. – luizfzs Jan 17 '18 at 11:22
  • You can trivially forge a mined block. You just can't insert it in the autoritative chain for long without enough hash power. But then, in an internal setting the company probably has 100% of the hash power under control. – Josef Jan 17 '18 at 12:32