CPC H04L 67/1059 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3218 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 67/1065 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] | 14 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to generate a single verifiable credential (VC) for an entire blockchain in a blockchain network, wherein the processor is configured to:
retrieve decentralized identifiers (DIDs) of all of the blockchain peers included within the blockchain network;
generate a blockchain declarative descriptor (BDD) that uniquely identifies the blockchain network, the BDD comprising:
a first field including the DIDs,
a second field that includes combined signature data of all of the blockchain peers, and
a third field that includes metadata;
transmit the BDD to a blockchain network registry;
receive a single document that all of the blockchain peers have signed;
store the single document within the second field of the BDD; and
utilize the VC to prove that a blockchain peer, of all of the blockchain peers, participates within the blockchain network.
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