AN IITPSA KZN BLOCKCHAIN SIG WEBINAR
Blockchain SIG: Bitcoin Cryptography
Bitcoin uses public key cryptography to create a key pair that controls access to bitcoin. The key pair consists of a private key and a public key. The public key is used to receive funds and the private key is used to sign the transaction to spend the funds. Cryptography has a solid research and mathematical history and provides the foundation for bitcoin. Bitcoin is open and public and anyone can use and access it but yet it is still secure due to the use of cryptography. In this presentation John Singh will go into the details of how cryptography is used in bitcoin. He will cover the following topics.
* Hashing
* Public and private keys
* Bitcoin addresses
* Elliptical curve cryptography and digital signatures
* New advancements using Schnorr signatures
IITPSA
This webinar is brought to you by IITPSA (Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa)
John Singh
Webinar Presenter John Singh is a Senior Systems Analyst at the Spar Group Ltd. John discovered an interest in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency about three years ago. He has invested in cryptocurrency and spent much of his spare time learning about the technology behind the blockchain. John writes articles for SA Crypto which is the largest blockchain community platform in South Africa and regularly attends Blockchain and Crypto events in Durban and Johannesburg. In 2019 he started an IITPSA Blockchain SIG in KZN to pesent Blockchain in a simple and understandable way, so that individuals can make better decisions on how they wish to use the technology.
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