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Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Meeta Vouk, Cary, NC (US);

Gari Singh, Wilmington, MA (US);

Jason K. Yellick, Durham, NC (US);

Gennaro A. Cuomo, Durham, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 16/901 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); G06F 16/9024 (2019.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/104 (2013.01); H04L 2209/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example operation may include one or more of receiving a request to modify a governance policy of a blockchain, identifying a principal identity that controls the governance policy, determining an allowable combination of signatures of the principal identity required for modifying the governance policy based on a graph data structure storing signature policies for endorsing modifications to governance policies, and modifying the governance policy of the blockchain based on the request in response to an allowable combination of signatures being received.


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