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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2018
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Chandirasekaran Dhakshinamoorthy, Banglore, IN;
Basavaraju Vasamurthy, Bengaluru, IN;
Rod Stein, Edmonton, CA;
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of securing data in an industrial processing facility (IPF) includes creating a private blockchain (PB) using a OPC UA standard functionality and storing the PB in an OPC UA address space adding it to an OPC UA communication protocol framework including edge-nodes coupled to a cloud-based or edge-located data storage. The edge-nodes are PB participant nodes, and a regulator or leader assigns them a single role as a blockmaker, block voter, or observer. The hash in the public ledger is updated once a new block is validated by a majority of the block voters, and the new block is propagated to all PB participant nodes. The regulator, leader or observer utilizes a time bound majority voting consensus to determine whether the PB participant nodes come to a consensus on a current state in the storage medium, and if a consensus the new block added to the public ledger.