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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
David Kozhaya, Dietikon, CH;
Maelle Kabir-Querrec, Aarburg, CH;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
Described herein is a system and a method for authenticating distributed votes for a distributed system. The distributed system includes a plurality of nodes and at least one leader node. The method includes: sending out, by the leader node, a prepare message including a proposal; generating, by each of at least some of the plurality of nodes, a set of hash values; generating, by each of the at least some of the plurality of nodes, a reply message to the leader node including the set of hash values; signing, by each of the at least some of the plurality of nodes, the reply message with a digital signature; sending, by each of the at least some of the plurality of nodes, the reply message with the digital signature; and validating, by the leader node, the signatures of the reply messages and saving the sets of hash values.