Understanding Access Control in Ethereum Swarm

In Swarm, data is distributed optimally and redundantly across the network. Implementing access control in such a system is not a trivial task. ACT is a shared key-based solution to solve this problem.

One of the most important new features in the latest (2.2) version of the Bee client is the support for access control. This feature is long coveted by the power users and was delivered by Solarpunk Ltd. an ecosystem company pushing the boundaries of Swarm.

Ethereum Swarm is a decentralized storage and communication engine that, thanks to a well-designed incentive system, aims to optimize the use of available storage and bandwidth. A fundamental aspect of this is the immutable storage, which enables efficient caching. As a result, Swarm is an ideal content delivery network and could serve as a foundation for streaming services. In Swarm, data is distributed ...