Author : Mr. Atul Kumar Verma 1
Date of Publication :3rd November 2017
Abstract: IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) and Swarm are both peer to peer to data storage system which is decentralized. IPFS uses hypermedia which is the advancement of hypertext protocol. These protocols give allowance to access data not from the single server but from multiple servers simultaneously. These protocols protect us from the system failure and prevent our data according to the requirements and needs of the user. Using these there is no chance of downtime of the services. Most importantly both can meet the requirements of blockchain and other upcoming technology. There are several limitations of both IPFS and Swarm. Swarm integration with smart contracts is strong which is becoming essential for the blockchain. Swarm is recently focusing on the Ethereum, but it can be used widely with other technologies. They both provide a sufficient and mannered way of storing and redundancy of data which is a backbone of the blockchain. These technologies reduce the chance of various malicious attacks like DDoS etc. which are more frequents in HTTP network protocols.
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- Website: ipfs.io
- Git: github.com/ipfs/ipfs#ipfs-papers
- Website: swarmguide .readthedocs .io/ en /latest /intro duction.html
- Website: ethereum. stackexchange .com/ questions /37 5/ what- is- swarm-and-what-is-itused-for
- Git: github. com /ether sphere / goethereum /wiki /IPFS - &-SWARM