“No practical and scalable alternative for the market exists, until now. BLT provides a scalable, secure alternative to RSA - practical for authenticating not only data in motion, but also for data at rest in the cloud or as part of infrastructure.”KSI blockchain technology employs one-way hash functions to generate digital signatures that can prove the time, integrity and attribution of origin for electronic data. BLT extends this approach to provide human and machine identity management, with a level of non-repudiation consistent with existing digital signature schemes. Through this methodology, BLT benefits include:
- Simplified revocation management: There is no need to check the certificate validity when verifying signatures, eliminating the need for complicated Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs).
- Long-term validity: There is no need for periodic re-timestamping of the signatures due to expiring keys - time and integrity of the signature can be proven mathematically without reliance on trusted parties or the security of keys.
- Limited liability: Unlike RSA, BLT signatures cannot be generated offline, removing the potential for unlimited liability in the case of private key theft.
- Quantum immunity: BLT’s hash functions cannot be broken using quantum algorithms.
“BLT collapses security issues and removes traditional trust anchors with this new signature scheme. It’s clean, efficient and beautifully simple, demonstrating the power of KSI to transform the world’s security landscape.”Guardtime announces BLT after more than seven years in development, building off its proprietary KSI technology, which is already being utilized in government, enterprise and private applications. The country of Estonia ensures the integrity of the world’s most advanced digital society with Guardtime.
The efficacy of Guardtime’s BLT protocol was demonstrated by Ahto Buldas, Risto Laanoja and Ahto Truu, after whom BLT is named.
