CPC G06Q 20/389 (2013.01) [G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G06Q 20/3825 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01); G06Q 20/401 (2013.01); H04L 9/3073 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method performed by a trusted network device for transmitting a trusted representation of a state of a distributed ledger technology (DLT) network to one or more network devices, the method comprising:
determining a state indicator, wherein the state indicator is a representation of a state of the DLT network at a given time; and
transmitting to one or more network devices a beacon message including the state indicator, wherein the beacon message is signed based on authentication information associated with the trusted network device;
wherein generating the beacon message comprises including the state indicator in a transaction of the DLT network, wherein the transaction is signed based on the authentication information.
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