DistProv-Data Provenance in Distributed Cloud for Secure Transfer of Digital Assets with Ethereum Blockchain using ZKP

Theimportanceandusageofthedistributedcloudisincreasingrapidlyoveratraditionallycentralized cloudforthestoringandexchangingofdigitalassetsbetweenuntrustedpartiesinmanybusiness sectors.Storingthedigitalassetsinthedistributedcloudisconsideredsuperiortotraditionalcloud computingintermsofenvironmentallyfriendly,cost,securityandothertechnicaldimensions.In thisarticle,acontemporaryarchitectureDistProvisproposedwhereanopensourcedistributedcloud IPFSisusedtostoreandtransferthedigitalassetsbetweentheconsignorandconsignee.Thesetwo are untrusted parties exchanging sensitive documents secured by cryptographic algorithms with permission-basedaccessverifiedbyethereumsmartcontractsusingzero-knowledgeproof(ZKP) andsimultaneouslypublishingtheprovenancedataaboutthedigitalassetasatransactiononthe blockchain.Thisarticlealsodiscussesonverifyingtheintegrityofthedigitalassetsandauthentication oftheconsignorandthuspreservingastrongCIAtriad. KEywORDS Blockchain, CIA Triad, Cryptography, Data Provenance, Digital Assets, Distributed Cloud, Ethereum Smart Contracts

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