Secure Plot Transfer for the Chia Blockchain

Shashank Agrawal

Paper 2022/871

Secure Plot Transfer for the Chia Blockchain

Shashank Agrawal, Western Digital

Abstract

Chia is a popular cryptocurrency that relies on proofs of space (PoS) for consensus. Plots are the unit of storage on Chia and form the basis of PoS generation. When a proof is found that meets the challenge requirements, farmers on the network compete to create blocks. Plot generation and farming involve the use of secret information, which makes plot transfer a non-trivial task in Chia. In this short note, we propose a way to transfer Chia plots in a secure manner with the help of zero-knowledge proofs.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Category: Applications
Publication info: Preprint.
Keywords: blockchain proof of space zero-knowledge proof
Contact author(s): sagrawal @ pm me
History: 2022-07-04: approved; 2022-07-04: received; See all versions
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2022/871
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2022/871,
      author = {Shashank Agrawal},
      title = {Secure Plot Transfer for the Chia Blockchain},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2022/871},
      year = {2022},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/871}
}