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Rather than saying Proof of Work is used to verify identity, as any
entity with a valid key pair can participate in the network, PoW mining
validates transactions and secures the network. This is required when
dealing with unknown identities.

Fix Issue # FAB-6134.

Change-Id: Idd2a944c2a2fc09e8280fc041322751c034e235b
Signed-off-by: Dileban Karunamoorthy <dileban@gmail.com>
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Expand Up @@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ Like other blockchain technologies, it has a ledger, uses smart contracts,
and is a system by which participants manage their transactions.

Where Hyperledger Fabric breaks from some other blockchain systems is that
it is **private** and **permissioned**. Rather than the “proof of work” some
blockchain networks use to verify identity (allowing anyone who meets those
criteria to join the network), the members of a Hyperledger Fabric network
enroll through a **membership services provider**.
it is **private** and **permissioned**. Rather than an open permissionless system
that allows unknown identities to participate in the network (requiring protocols
like Proof of Work to validate transactions and secure the network), the members
of a Hyperledger Fabric network enroll through a **membership services provider**.

Hyperledger Fabric also offers several pluggable options. Ledger data can be
stored in multiple formats, consensus mechanisms can be switched in and out,
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