github.com/kaituanwang/hyperledger@v2.0.1+incompatible/docs/source/security_model.rst (about) 1 Security Model 2 ============== 3 4 [WIP] 5 6 Hyperledger Fabric allows for different organizations and participants 7 in a common network to utilize their own certificate authority, and as a 8 byproduct, implement varying cryptographic algorithms for 9 signing/verifying/identity attestation. This is done through an MSP 10 process running on both the ordering service and channel levels. 11 12 Membership service provider (MSP): A set of cryptographic mechanisms and 13 protocols for issuing and validating certificates and identities 14 throughout the blockchain network. Identities issued in the scope of a 15 membership service provider can be evaluated within that membership 16 service provider’s rules validation policies. 17 18 .. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License 19 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 20