WeAreDevelopers LIVE • May 15, 2021

An introduction to Operate SV

Aaron Russell

Stop wasting time on brittle blockchain registries and manual payload parsing. Learn how the Univers protocol streamlines development with seamless serialization and native cryptographic envelopes.

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#1 about 5 min

Introduction to interoperable apps on Bitcoin

Background on Bitcoin data conventions and the current state of interoperable applications.

#2 about 7 min

Challenges and limitations of the Bitcom protocol

Why existing data conventions require excess human effort and are prone to implementation errors.

#3 about 4 min

Exploring JSON, CBOR, and JOSE for data serialization

Evaluating existing serialization formats and security protocols to improve blockchain data management.

#4 about 2 min

Revealing the Universe universal data schema

A new protocol for serializing data with built-in signatures and cryptography as first-class citizens.

#5 about 10 min

Serializing and broadcasting data payloads with Universe

Creating an envelope, defining mixed-type payloads, and broadcasting them to the blockchain.

#6 about 7 min

Verifying data authenticity with cryptographic signatures

Generating keys and applying multiple signature algorithms to authenticate a single payload.

#7 about 6 min

Securing confidentiality with asynchronous data encryption

Using sender and recipient keys to encrypt and decrypt payloads for targeted audiences.

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