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Kalptantra Robustness: Protection against Internal and External Attacks
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Abstract
This article goes through various ways in which Kalptantra Security is robust. It elaborates on different security initiatives by Kalptantra–to protect the blockchain ecosystem and user information–against several internal and external cyber-attacks.
What is Kalptantra?
Kalptantra is a blockchain-powered ecosystem with a sustainable public and permissioned blockchain network named Kalp. It enables a vigorous security and privacy mechanism to safeguard against network and user data exploitation. Moreover, Kalptantra introduces the Legal and Grievance Layer for consumers, investors, and network participants–which builds a protection fort against cyber attacks and legal scrutiny.
These are the following features of the Kalptantra blockchain ecosystem (In brief):
A public and permissioned blockchain ecosystem with KYC verification
Appropriate nodes distribution on multi-cloud and on-premise servers
Complete control over the diverse locations of the on-chain information
Resolves Security, Decentralization, and Scalability Trilemma in Blockchain
Creates legal smart contracts as per the laws of the land for consumers
Protection against legal scrutiny on digital asset acquisition and trades
Grievance redressal DAO for consumers and investors
Proposes decentralized regulatory oracles for everyone
Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) for external clients/enterprises
Provides Attribute-Based Access Control for enterprise requirements
Scalable and flexible architecture as per the business requirement
Adheres to data protection regulations and compliances
How does Kalptantra protect its expanding ecosystem? The section below covers measures taken to strengthen Kalptantra’s security system.
What makes Kalptantra Security ROBUST?
Kalptantra, as a blockchain ecosystem, affirms to be sustainable, secure, and robust. It primarily focuses on protecting consumers, clients, and investors. With reference to the above statement, the below sections elaborate on how Kalptantra keeps its guards up against outsider and insider attacks on the network.
Protection against External Attacks
The below sections explain different types of external attacks on blockchain. Moreover, it elaborates on several ways Kalptantra protects against external aggression. Here, external attacks refer to the threats initiated by network outsiders or intruders.
Types of External Attacks on Blockchain
These are a few types of External attacks on Blockchain:
External Attack | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sybil Attack | This attack reflects multiple pseudo-node impersonations by an individual. Here, the attacker populates the network with numerous fake identity nodes and attempts to influence the network. These pseudonymous nodes appear unrelated–however, there’s an individual operating at the back end. |
| 2 | DDOS Attack | DDOS stands for Distributed Denial-of-Service. Here, the attacker floods the network with a huge amount of requests that overload the network. This recursive attack makes the network resources unavailable to the users and network participants. |
| 3 | Smart Contract Attack | This attack usually occurs due to bugs in the logical implementation of smart contracts. Here the attacker utilizes the code vulnerabilities and bugs to withdraw funds. |
Kalptantra Protection Initiatives against External Attacks
These are a few initiatives by Kalptantra to protect the ecosystem against external attacks:
External Attack | Kalptantra Initiatives | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sybil Attack | Kalptantra enables permissioned KYCed participation that ensures identity verification. It facilitates the traceability of the individual behind multiple pseudo-nodes. |
| 2 | DDOS Attack | These attacks are inevitable. However, the increased security measures can enhance the request tolerance and network robustness. Kalptantra network nodes undergo rigorous security checkpoints and attain International Information Security Standards (ISO/IEC) and Center for Internet Security (CIS) certification. |
| 3 | Smart Contract Attack | Kalptantra’s legal smart contract creation goes through multiple layers of validation and audits–from the legal layer auditing to code vulnerability examination. The ecosystem ensures rigorous scrutinization, investigation, and test runs under different phases. |
Protection against Internal Attacks
The below sections explain different types of internal or insider attacks on blockchain. In addition, it expands several ways Kalptantra protects against internal digression. Here, internal and rogue attacks refer to the threats initiated by network insiders.
Types of Internal Attacks on Blockchain
These are a few types of insider or internal attacks on Blockchain:
Internal Attack | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51% Attack | A condition where a group of nodes controls more than 50% of the network computation power, which allows them to manipulate the network. |
| 2 | Forking Attack | These attacks are intentional attempts by network nodes (or miners) to replace the main chain with an alternative forked chain of the blockchain. Usually, this action leads to the distribution of the main and forked chains. |
| 3 | Ballot Stuffing Attack | Since the e-voting process on the public blockchain is completely anonymous. This attack defies the integrity of e-ballots wherein an intruder casts more votes than permitted. |
Kalptantra Protection Initiatives against Internal Attacks
These are initiatives by Kalptantra to protect the ecosystem against internal or rogue node attacks:
Internal Attack | Kalptantra Initiatives | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51% Attack | Kalptantra is public and permissioned blockchain with participant identification. It consists of several distributional governances (such as Sadan, Sabha, etc.), which makes it resistant to 51% manipulation attacks. |
| 2 | Forking Attack | Kalptantra facilitates BaaS for external business/enterprise requirements. However, Kalp BaaS provides a virtual blockchain distribution–an independent space for the client/business–which makes it impossible to create hard forks on the main Kalp blockchain. |
| 3 | Ballot Stuffing Attack | Kalptantra allows KYCed participation for individual identification and verification. It assures the participant vote traceability and protects the e-voting system against anonymous and multiple votes |
Conclusion
Kalptantra blockchain ecosystem highly prioritizes consumer privacy and network security. We aim to build a robust and sustainable blockchain network against various threats–such as cyberattacks, user data exploitation, insider or rogue attacks, and many more. In addition, Kalptantra serves Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) for companies/enterprises. It offers numerous expansion opportunities for businesses to migrate to a legally compliant and secure blockchain ecosystem.
For more information on Kalptantra’s Privacy and Security initiatives, refer Kalptantra Ecosystem: Privacy and Security.