Event2Ledger: Container traceability using Docker Swarm and consortium Hyperledger blockchain

• Marco A. Marques USP http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-8927
• Marcos A. Simplício Jr. USP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5227-7165
• Charles Christian Miers UDESC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1976-0478

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbseg_estendido.2022.227013

Resumo

Cloud computing employing container-based virtualization enables dynamic allocation of computational resources, providing scalability and fault tolerance, etc. However, this flexibility could imply a drawback: container environment monitoring is highly challenging due to the large flow of calls and (de)allocations. In this work, we present event2ledger, a blockchain-based solution that implements a distributed log with data sent by authorized and customized collectors to a permissioned consortium blockchain, responsible for ordering and storage in a distributed and auditable manner. A proof-of-concept is implemented with a Hyperledger Fabric consortium blockchain, composed and maintained by the scenario actors (i.e., Providers, Users, and Developers), which stores signed container life cycle events.

Palavras-chave: docker, container, monitoring, blockchain, append log

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