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		Adamantcheese on Aug 30, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lisk: Blockchain development in JavaScript > You can now build a decentralized Internet of Things application which allows you to securely (with authorisation!) turn on gadgets with a simple transaction, which can be just a push on a button. Why would it be necessary to use a transaction to turn something on/off securely?

zeroxfe on Aug 31, 2017 | [–]

Verifiable audit trails.

ArchReaper on Aug 30, 2017 | | [–]

Ya, I fail to see the benefit of this (for IoT) over using any other widely-available technology for secure communication (SSH, etc)

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