The Hartford, Connecticut-based blockchain company, Tierion has announced the launch of its latest API last week. The new high-performance API is made available for free to the developers, and it can be used to anchor data in the blockchain.
According to a blog post on Tierion’s website, the new Hash API can be used to generate proofs and audit trails while maintaining the privacy of the data. Currently, the Hash API is free for creating about 1000 per hour at the rate of about 3 records per second. However, if a business needs to process more records then the company is ready to offer a custom version of Hash API capable of processing much higher volumes.
The Hash API can be readily used by developers. The only prerequisite for the implementation of Tierion’s API is to have a registered account on the platform. The API comes with a ready client library for Node.js which is openly available on the company’s GitHub repository . According to the company, they will be introducing client libraries in different programming languages, depending upon its demand.
Tierion’s application is built on the Bitcoin blockchain, to ensure the stability and security of the stored data. The record keeping and maintenance solution offered by the company includes Blockchain Receipts for each record as the proof of storage of data on the Bitcoin blockchain. These records can be easily retrieved and verified based on the Blockchain receipt. Usually the records and its audit trail, which includes information about any changes or addition made to the records etc. are bundled together, which allows access to both stored data and version control information. Tierion Hash API and Confidentiality
In the case of confidential information stored in the records, it is not possible to share all the files with everyone or with a […]
