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Project tasks and milestones
- Week 1-3
- Understanding CTB design (https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/1232)
- Running the existing proof-of-concept code for Hyperledger based CTB (HLCTB) network
- Building a proof-of-concept client/server application supporting HLCTB-assisted SSL/TLS connection
- Week 4-6
- Hosting the HLCTB over cloud
- Chrome Extension to support HLCTB-assisted https connections
- Development of an interface allowing registration of Certification Authorities to HLCTB network
- Week 7-9
- Scaling up of HLCTB: Simulation of https connections to sufficiently many HLCTB-registered domains
- Bench-marking HLCTB-assisted handshake overhead (on top of SSL/TLS handshake)
- Fine tuning of HLCTB operations for better efficiency and security
- Week 10-12
- To be announced