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Maze Blockchain: Technical Overview

Introduction

Maze Blockchain is built to provide a high-performance, scalable, and secure infrastructure for decentralized applications and digital assets.

Maze Network Blockchain Framework

Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Compatibility

Maze Blockchain is fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), ensuring that developers can seamlessly migrate their existing Ethereum-based dApps and smart contracts. EVM compatibility allows Maze to leverage the vast ecosystem of Ethereum tools, libraries, and developer expertise.

Consensus Mechanism: Proof of Stake (PoS)

Maze employs a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, which offers several advantages over Proof of Work (PoW) systems:

• Energy Efficiency: PoS significantly reduces the computational power required, making it more environmentally friendly.

• Security: PoS provides robust security by requiring validators to hold and stake tokens, aligning their incentives with network integrity.

• Scalability: PoS supports higher transaction throughput and lower latency, essential for a scalable blockchain platform.

Node Software

Custom-Built Node Software

Maze Blockchain utilizes a custom-built node software, optimized for high throughput and low latency. This custom implementation ensures that Maze can handle a high volume of transactions efficiently.

Key Features

• High Throughput: Capable of processing 75,000 transactions per second (TPS) with the capability to grow and process more TPS.

• Low Latency: Average transaction latency of 400 milliseconds.

• Resilience: Robust against network attacks and capable of maintaining performance under heavy load.

Smart Contracts and Development Tools

Solidity for Smart Contracts

Solidity is the primary language used for writing smart contracts on Maze Blockchain. As a statically-typed language designed for the Ethereum ecosystem, Solidity allows developers to create complex and secure smart contracts.

Development Tools

• Remix IDE: An online integrated development environment for writing, compiling, and deploying smart contracts.

• Truffle Suite: A development environment, testing framework, and asset pipeline for Ethereum, providing a comprehensive suite for dApp development.

• Hardhat: A flexible development environment for compiling, deploying, testing, and debugging Ethereum software.

Infrastructure and APIs

Node Infrastructure

Maze's node infrastructure is designed for resilience and scalability, utilizing containerization and orchestration technologies to ensure seamless deployment and management.

• Docker: Used for containerizing node instances, providing consistency and portability.

• Kubernetes: Orchestration of containerized applications for automated deployment, scaling, and management.

API Services

Maze provides RESTful APIs and WebSocket services to facilitate interaction with the blockchain.

• RESTful APIs: Enable easy access to blockchain data and smart contract functions.

• WebSocket: Provides real-time updates and notifications, essential for responsive dApps.

Security

Security Protocols

Maze Blockchain implements stringent security protocols to protect against various threats.

• TLS/SSL Encryption: Ensures secure communication between nodes and clients.

• DDOS Protection: Mechanisms in place to mitigate Distributed Denial of Service attacks.

Enhanced DDoS Protection

• Rate Limiting: Implement rate limiting to control the number of requests a node can process within a specified timeframe, mitigating the impact of DDoS attacks.

• Geo-Fencing: Restrict access to the network based on geographic location, reducing the risk of attacks from certain regions.

Secure Key Management

• Hardware Security Modules (HSMs): Utilize specialized hardware devices to generate, manage, and store cryptographic keys securely, protecting them from tampering and unauthorized access.

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)

• Network-Based IDS (NIDS): Monitor network traffic for suspicious activities and potential threats, providing early detection and response to attacks.

• Host-Based IDS (HIDS): Monitor the internal behavior of nodes, including system calls and file integrity, to detect anomalies and potential breaches.

Secure Boot and Firmware Updates

• Secure Boot: Ensure that nodes boot only from a trusted, verified software image, preventing unauthorized modifications to the node software.

• Cryptographically Signed Firmware Updates: Ensure that firmware updates are signed by a trusted source, preventing the deployment of malicious or unauthorized updates.