Automata Network (ATA) is a privacy middleware for DApps on Web3that focuses on decentralization, security, performance, and privacy of DApps that run on the Automata Network to achieve frictionless computing.
How Does Automata Network (ATA) Work?
The technological architecture of Automata is based on processing that is protected by hardware like Intel SGX (explained below), as well as the industry’s first implementation of Oblivious RAM for DApps. The Automata Network offers a wide range of Web3-specific applications, such as Anonymous Voting, MEV Minimization, and Do-not-track Indexing.
Open-source code and APIs can provide better building blocks for developers and users can securely transact while regaining control of their identities. As Web3 economic activity grows, people have more opportunities. Automata Network plans to lead the Web3 arena in the near future.
The Problem That Automata Network Solves
According to the official lightpaper of Automata Network, the execution and storage on the nodes are generally public. Engagement of unknown nodes on blockchains or decentralized application platforms will not be more secure than well-reputed centralized and well-known institutions. If malevolent nodes serve the execution of data for users in permissionless blockchain systems, they can disclose the private information of specific users.
Because these platforms are highly unstructured, fraudulent nodes can easily join the network to implement contracts or host data that goes against users’ expectations for decentralization being safer than a centralized institution.
Privacy is a zero-sum game in decentralized apps, however, if consumers can’t get proper privacy from the decentralized platform (due to malicious nodes), there is no point in trusting the system more than a centralized entity.
Automata Network Has The Answer
Automata Network recognizes the problem and provides two types of nodes for capable machines to participate in. Automata Geode & Automata Validator.
Automata Validator
Automata Validator node can be used by the users to stake their tokens and also take part in several control-plane tasks which include:
- Community registration of Automata Node and Automata Geode
- Geode hardware and software verification.
- Geode computing power marketplace for trading
- Completing compute plane tasks requested by service suppliers and compensating Geode for completing them
Automata Geode
To perform tasks scheduled by the control plane, Automata Geode:
- Protects data by combining state-of-the-art hardware-based trust with algorithm-based hardening, which not only protects data directly but also makes data access patterns invisible to Geode providers.
- Provides a protected, impartial, clean, and organized computing environment.
- Links several ledgers or blockchains to move data between chains or collaborate on the same piece of data, all while maintaining the crucial aspect of anonymity.
Note: Both Automata Validator and Automata Geode contribute to the overall performance, decentralization, and security of the protocol.
Products Offered by the Automata Network (ATA)
Witness by Automata
Automata Witness provides a decentralized voting mechanism for DApps across several blockchains that can be customized according to the protocols defined by the app’s owner. The solution is off-chain and supports private governance, which means that the voting participants can express their opinion (vote) without exposing their preferences or identities to everyone.
How Does It Work?
There are three major steps involved in the process of Witness by Automata:
- The first step is to create proposals on workplaces and fine-tune the granularity of final vote results between different levels of privacy.
- The second step is to participate in the voting process on the Witness website by linking crypto wallets and governance tokens.
- The third and final step (after governance votes are passed) is the execution of the on-chain process of contracts that were registered at the proposal stage of the contract.Top of Form
Features of Automata Network (ATA)
No Gas Fee
The off-chain voting process allows a larger spectrum of token holders to engage in governance activities as there are zero gas fees associated with the entire process.
Increased Privacy With Three Custom Options
Users have the option to select between public, medium, or private options. The public option keeps the voter’s address and their number of votes visible to the entire network. An intermediate option only shows the number of votes, and selecting the private option will hide the voter identity and their number of votes, only the voting result will be disclosed.
On-Chain Execution
The on-chain execution process starts after the voting results are announced and the on-chain contract that was registered during proposal creation can be called using Chainhook.
Signaling Tool
Each of the features described above can be used individually or in combination. It is also feasible for a project to use Witness as a signaling mechanism without executing it on the blockchain.
Unique Features Of Automata Network (ATA)
Control Plane That Is Elastic and Scalable
The Automata Network offers a control plane, controlled by a collection of staking nodes, that protects the whole protocol and controls interactions between different protocol players.
Accountability Method That can be Verified
When Geode accomplishes the specified duties, a variety of accounting methods are employed to determine its compensation. A pay-as-you-go approach allows users to pay for a computation per their requirement (use), or a payment schedule, such as hourly, daily, monthly, or annually, can be used.
A Cross-chain Service Plane That Prioritises Privacy
Automata connect multiple blockchains to provide decentralized apps with privacy services. Service providers can utilize Geode to create tooling services or incorporate the Geode primitive into apps to provide consumers control over their data.
Staking and Hosting Are Rewarded Collaboratively
For service providers looking for privacy-first computational resources, Automata offers a pay-as-you-go solution. Geode suppliers will be compensated for both staking and hosting the Geode. As a return for their collaboration and maintenance costs, automata validators and other roles might receive staking incentives.
DApps Applicability and Speed
Automata’s ultimate objective is to offer developers the tools they need to create strong apps that can compete with online or mobile applications in general.
Interoperability Is Aided By a Consistent Cross-chain Support System
Automata Network (ATA) offers simultaneous and privacy-preserving interfaces for different blockchains to interchange data and collaborate on a shared data files.
Compute Plane That Is Shielded and Impartial
In Geode, Automata provides a high level of computation privacy by hiding data access patterns from the hosting nodes on a single computer as well as in a P2P system. The supplied privacy is maybe even more secure than that provided by centralized cloud services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
