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2. (a) Specify the way the private and public keys within a Digital Signature are cryptograpically integrated. (2 marks)
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2. (a) Specify the way the private and public keys within a Digital Signature are cryptograpically integrated. (2 marks) (b) State the three main advantages that a consensus algorithm can provide for any blockchain. marks) (c) Describe an alternative consensus platform that in your view improves upon Proof-of-Work (PoW) with respect to the drawbacks of PoW that you can identify. Explain how such a consensus platform would work. (4 marks) (d) Describe Proof-of-Authority and compare and contrast its (dis)advantages with Proof-of-Work (PoW). (4 marks) (e) Some would argue that the Merkle Algorithm is absolutely critical to the integrity of blockchain, state one reason to support such an argument. marks) (f) Explain the Merkle Algorithm, giving suitable code. marks)