VISHVASYA-BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY STACK (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Sci and Tech)
Context: Government of India has launched the Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack to offer Blockchain-as-a-Service with a geographically distributed infrastructure designed to support various permissioned Blockchain based applications.
Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack
- About: It is designed to offer Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) with a geographically distributed setup to support a range of permissioned blockchain applications.
- Objective: To enhance transparency, security, and efficiency in digital service delivery.
- Hosted: The stack is hosted across NIC Data Centers in Bhubaneswar, Pune, and Hyderabad, ensuring robust and scalable service delivery.
- Vishvasya BaaS Features:
o Rapid end-to-end permissioned blockchain application development & deployment
o Ready to use security audited blockchain containers for production setup.
o Blockchain specific security audit guidelines &bBest practices.
o Geographically distributed infrastructure across three Data Centres (Hyderabad, Pune and Bhubaneswar).
o Framework augmented with documentation for easy onboarding of stakeholders.
- Other Initiatives: NBFLite-Lightweight Blockchain Platform and Praamaanik, and National Blockchain Portal.
o NBFLite-Lightweight Blockchain Platform: It a Blockchain sandbox platform, is developed especially for startups/academia for rapid prototyping of applications, carrying out research and capacity building.
ü Developed by: Collaborating efforts of C-DAC, NIC, IDRBT Hyderabad, IIT Hyderabad, IIIT Hyderabad and SETS Chennai under the MeitY support.
o Praamaanik: A unique blockchain tool designed to verify the authenticity of mobile apps, ensuring they originate from reliable sources.
o National Blockchain Portal: A centralized platform for accessing all blockchain-related initiatives and updates under MeitY.
