Atonomi Network now available for developers to bring trust and identity to the IoT
Seattle, Washington — May 17, 2018 — , the blockchain-based arm of leading IoT security provider CENTRI Technology, has announced the official beta launch of the Atonomi Network. Once fully tested and deployed, the Atonomi Network is intended to be the first blockchain-enabled security protocol to provide device registration, activation, validation, and reputation to secure the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT). A key innovation of the Atonomi Network is to root the identity and reputation of devices on the blockchain, enabling trusted interoperability between billions of connected devices. Securing the IoT is mission-critical for numerous sectors including smart cities, healthcare, manufacturing and home automation.
The Atonomi Network beta launch includes a software development kit (SDK) available on GitHub, which developers can use to embed the Atonomi Network security protocol into IoT devices; a QuickStart Guide to help developers understand how to implement the technology and the process for registering a device with the network; and smart contracts, which will tie the Atonomi Network to the Ethereum blockchain.
Atonomi CEO Vaughan Emery said: “The billions of IoT devices that have already been deployed represent a vast attack surface for hackers and other bad actors to target. Future projections show ever greater numbers of these devices, tightly woven into the infrastructure of our daily lives. We believe Atonomi’s root-of-trust device identity and reputation tracking are essential to securing device interoperability required for the world to enjoy the full potential of the IoT.”
The Atonomi Network brings blockchain-based secure identity and reputation to developers and manufacturers, giving them the ability to secure and validate IoT devices across their real-world applications. The Atonomi Network should benefit the industrial IoT by enabling manufacturers to securely deploy sensors, controllers, and other IoT devices. It aims to promote the growth of smart cities by enabling municipalities to safely and securely link IoT devices such as smart street lights and traffic sensors; and help healthcare organizations protect devices within clinics, as well as devices sent home with patients, including insulin pumps and heart monitors.
To view the Atonomi Network’s developer code on GitHub, visit .
Atonomi CEO Vaughan Emery is available to interview
About Atonomi:
Atonomi is the creator of the Atonomi Identity Registry Network. The Atonomi Network is designed to provide device identity and reputation services to enable secure IoT interoperability. Through the application of blockchain technology, Atonomi aims to make it possible for IoT solutions to build upon the Network and rely on device identity and reputation for secure IoT transactions. Atonomi’s parent company, CENTRI Technology, is a leading provider of IoT data security for resource-constrained devices. For more information, visit atonomi.io.
On Thursday, May 17, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China released its new public blockchain rankings where the world second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum managed to grab the top spot leaving its top rival bitcoin, far behind. Surprising bitcoin did not manage to get even in the top-five or the top-ten spots but instead was at the thirteenth position.
These rankings were decided on three basic criteria of innovation, technology, and application. Following Ehtereum in the top five spot were Steem, Lisk, Neo and Komodo. All of these top-five blockchain networks make efficient use of smart contracts while processing all the information in a decentralized manner.
4/ Detailed scores of the first crypto ratings by CCID Research, China's Ministry of Industry & Information Technology
— cnLedger [Not giving away ETH] (@cnLedger)
However, it has to be noted that in terms of innovation, bitcoin got the highest score as it has the advantage of being the first digital currency on the market powered by a completely decentralized blockchain network. However, the bitcoin network has a very limited application in comparison to Ethereum and others as it doesn’t run any kind of smart contracts nor does it host any other decentralized applications.
The cryptocurrency community rather has expressed discontent over China’s rankings and their methods as it keeps bitcoin at the number 13 position in line with the other privacy-focused coins like Verge. The community is has expressed outrage due to fact that bitcoin is the oldest and still the most dominant and secure cryptocurrency in the global market.
The list also has some more surprising considerations. For e.g Steem ranks above Lisk and NEO in spite of the fact that Steem is not a base layer blockchain network that can be used to host decentralized applications. The primary purpose of the Steem is, in fact, distributing content on the blockchain network.
The community has argued that it is absolutely illogical to say that bitcoin’s application is only limited to money and payment and hence for it to be not considered in the top spot. On the other hand, Steem which is just a content distribution platform enjoys second ranking in the list.
Moreover, the community has also argued that bitcoin is one of the most widely used and active open source communities in the global crypto space. It has also helped in developing several innovative technologies like Lightning Network, Confidential Transactions (CT) and Bulletproofs.
More surprising about the ranking is the inclusion of Monero at the number 9 position. Monero has been flagged by the Japanese cryptocurrency regulators due to its ability to process anonymous payments which could be associated with other illicit activities like money laundering and tax evasion.
A majority of the analysts say that the Chinese government in its public blockchain rankings has prioritized next-generation blockchain network by overlooking the long track record, computing power, hashrate, and overall difficulty of major blockchain networks like bitcoin.
Just like the bitcoin, the crypto community has also expressed discontent with the ranking of Ripple and Litecoin which has been placed at the 17th and the 21st position respectively.
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