Re: Blockchain and Networking

[chris <tknchris () gmail com>]

agreed this could have potential to be the next "devops" style buzzword

On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:38 AM, Hugo Slabbert <hugo () slabnet com> wrote:

> > Where else can blockchain be used in networking?
>
> Other uses notwithstanding, it should be good for inflating the share
> price of any network vendor that adds "now with block chain!" somewhere
> into their product portfolio.
>
> /snark
>
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> On January 7, 2018 9:26:47 PM PST, Glen Kent <glen.kent () gmail com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Do folks on this list see blockchain technology making inroads into the
> > networking? I can see blockchain being used to secure the SDN
> > environment
> > where blockchain will allow encrypted data transfers between nodes
> > (ones
> > hosting different applications, the SDN controller, the data plane
> > devices)
> > regardless of the network size or its geographical distribution.
> >
> > Where else can blockchain be used in networking?
> >
> > Glen.