Erik Vesterlund: Security Aspects of Bitcoin
Presentation of bachelor's thesis in mathematics.
Time: Thu 2016-06-16 10.00 - 11.00
Location: Room 32, House 5, Kräftriket, Department of Mathematics, Stockholm University
Supervisors: Björn Bergstrand & Karl Rökaeus
Abstract:
Digital signatures (ECDSA) and hash functions (SHA-256) are used to secure ownership and transactions of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. We describe the strengths and vulnerabilities of these technologies, and motivate where and why they appear in the Bitcoin protocol.