⚡️Decentralized and secure storage from Nillion
Nillion allows decentralized network nodes to operate in a unique, non-blockchain way.
While Nillion represents a revolutionary leap from its predecessor technology known as Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMPC), unlike SMPC, nodes on the network do not need to communicate with each other. Unlike blockchain, nodes do not work with immutable ledgers designed to store transaction data.
Instead, Nillion’s new technology, called Nil Message Compute (NMC), is specifically designed for decentralized, secure storage and computation and thus opens up new uses (in Nillion’s own network) as well as enhancing existing blockchains.
Infrastructure Layer
The network and storage infrastructure in the Nillion network is based on a distributed hash table (DHT) and a basic peer-to-peer network with the following properties:
- Decentralized. Unlike blockchain storage, the Nillion storage layer can distribute data between nodes in such a way that no single node has a copy of all the data. This tier is decentralized because nodes operate without centralized management.
- Resiliency. The storage layer is both fault tolerant and fault tolerant. Coordinate nodes to balance and store data in the network without the need for a central coordinating authority.
- Supports LSS. We adapt the DHT storage mechanism to distribute storage
fractions of a data item (i.e., blinding factors) on multiple nodes. - Supports other forms of data storage. Our storage layer can also store particles and metadata.
