This comprehensive monograph delves into the integration of Identity Access Management (IAM) and Blockchain technologies, offering advanced techniques and methodologies to enhance security, privacy, and scalability in modern digital infrastructures. By exploring the intersection of IAM and Blockchain, the book provides a detailed understanding of how these technologies can be combined to create robust, decentralized, and secure systems. It covers practical applications, case studies, and best practices, making it an essential resource for professionals aiming to leverage IAM and Blockchain for secure and efficient digital identity management. The book maintains a cohesive flow, ensuring that each chapter builds on the previous one, offering a seamless and comprehensive narrative.

Delve into the cutting-edge trends of decentralized identities, blockchains, and other digital identity management technologies and leverage them to craft seamless digital experiences for both your customers and employees Key Features Explore decentralized identities and blockchain technology in depth Gain practical insights for leveraging advanced digital identity management tools, frameworks, and solutions Discover best practices for integrating decentralized identity solutions into existing systems Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionLooking forward to mastering digital identity? This book will help you get to grips with complete frameworks, tools, and strategies for safeguarding personal data, securing online transactions, and ensuring trust in digital interactions in today's cybersecurity landscape. Decentralized Identity Explained delves into the evolution of digital identities, from their historical roots to the present landscape and future trajectories, exploring crucial concepts such as IAM, the significance of trust anchors and sources of truth, and emerging trends such as SSI and DIDs. Additionally, you’ll gain insights into the intricate relationships between trust and risk, the importance of informed consent, and the evolving role of biometrics in enhancing security within distributed identity management systems. Through detailed discussions on protocols, standards, and authentication mechanisms, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complexities of digital identity management in both current and future cybersecurity landscapes. By the end of this book, you’ll have a detailed understanding of digital identity management and best practices to implement secure and efficient digital identity frameworks, enhancing both organizational security and user experiences in the digital realm.What you will learn Understand the need for security, privacy, and user-centric methods Get up to speed with the IAM security framework Explore the crucial role of sources of truth in identity data verification Discover best practices for implementing access control lists Gain insights into the fundamentals of informed consent Delve into SSI and understand why it matters Explore identity verification methods such as knowledge-based and biometric Who this book is for This book is for cybersecurity professionals and IAM engineers/architects who want to learn how decentralized identity helps to improve security and privacy and how to leverage it as a trust framework for identity management.

DESCRIPTION "Mastering Zero-knowledge Proofs" is your ultimate guide to blockchain and ZKPs. It connects blockchain's core elements, like distributed ledgers and smart contracts, to ZKPs' advanced privacy solutions, emphasizing their significance in today's digital world, and provides a robust understanding of how these cryptographic techniques can revolutionize security and privacy in various applications. In this book, you will explore the basics of blockchain and ZKPs. You will gain technical skills like group theory and elliptic curve cryptography. Each chapter covers practical applications of ZKPs in blockchain systems, addressing challenges, ongoing research, and real-world use cases across industries like healthcare and finance. You will find detailed explanations of SNARKs, STARKs, and PLONK, along with practical guidance on constructing and implementing these non-interactive proofs. You will learn about innovative solutions, zero-knowledge virtual machines, ZK-Rollups, and ZK-EVM, along with a step-by-step guide for building and deploying these technologies. By the end of this book, you will have a solid understanding of Zero-knowledge Proofs and their applications in blockchain development. You will be equipped to implement privacy-preserving solutions, enhancing security and efficiency in your projects, making you a competent contributor in the evolving blockchain space. KEY FEATURES ● In-depth exploration of Zero-knowledge Proof concepts and applications. ● Practical insights into implementing ZKP in real-world systems. ● Comprehensive coverage from blockchain basics to advanced cryptography. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Understand the fundamentals of Zero-knowledge Proofs and blockchain. ● Construct and implement SNARKs, STARKs, and PLONK proofs. ● Apply Zero-knowledge Proofs to enhance security and privacy in applications. ● Utilize zero-knowledge virtual machines and ZK-Rollups. ● Integrate ZK-EVM into Ethereum for scalable solutions. ● Identify and overcome challenges in Zero-knowledge Proofs. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is ideal for blockchain developers, security professionals, and researchers with a foundational understanding of cryptography and blockchain technology. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Blockchain Technology 2. Introduction to Zero-knowledge Proofs 3. Introduction to SNARKS 4. SNARK Construction: Non-interactive Proof Building 5. Advanced SNARK Paradigms and Techniques 6. SNARK versus STARK 7. SNARKs In-depth and PLONK 8. Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machines 9. ZK-Rollups: Scalability Meets Privacy 10. Conceptualizing ZK-EVM in Ethereum 11. ZK Swaps: Revolutionizing Decentralized Exchanges 12. Zero-Knowledge Identity 13. Challenges and Limitations of Zero-knowledge Proofs 14. Ongoing Research and Development in Zero-knowledge Proofs 15. Real-world Applications of Zero-knowledge Proofs