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荷兰软件启动卡链has launched a new security tool that allows designers to closely track their CAD data during product development as a means of better protecting their Intellectual Property (IP).
Known as ‘BORIS,’ the new plug-in is designed to provide users with a way of securely monitoring digital assets as they change hands, via blockchains on which data cannot be subversively retrieved. When used alongsideAutodesk的发明家CAD software, the firm says its security tool is capable of auto-licensing designs while tracking all interactions, to “democratize intellectual asset protection.”
卡德链高级顾问克劳迪奥·科科科奇亚（Claudio Cocorocchia）说：“卡链提供了当今设计师所需的改变游戏规则的解决方案。”“它减轻了由于当今数字经济的缩短和快速产品开发周期造成的实际风险，在这些经济中，敏感数据不断共享。该解决方案使CAD文件更安全，更易于控制，共享和将来，许可证。”
Locking down with blockchains
就所有意图和目的而言，区块链都是“数字分类帐”，可安全地跟踪有关业务交易或资产的信息，同时将任何更改通知参与者。当使用区块链完成时，任何此类动作都会留下不变的加密“哈希”签名，这意味着如果将“动作”链中的任何“块”入侵，那么所有用户都会很快显而易见。
卡链has now integrated this technology into a new software add-on that is built to plug a potential hole it has identified in the defense of designers’ IP. During product R&D, the firm recognizes that it’s normal for designs to be shared across multiple parties, but it says the “unprecedented rate” at which unprotected files are being exchanged, is creating “a perfect storm” that’s ripe for hacking.
According to the company, storing valuable CAD design data within a ‘digital vault’ is not a viable solution to this, as it doesn’t provide firms with 100% protection or any control over their data once shared, while the often-used non-disclosure agreement (NDA) often fails to cover everyone who gains access to files, such as subsidiaries and subcontractors.
卡链’s BORIS solution
为了帮助设计师分享其CAD设计时，Cadchain推出了Boris，Boris是一个可提供端到端数据跟踪功能的附加组件。该插件与现有的CAD软件协同工作，该插件通过由最新加密保护的区块链协议监视设计，这是唯一的，因为它可以屏蔽数据而无需访问任何模型本身。
为了实现这一目标，该软件创建了数字双胞胎设计的设计，并通过分散的区块链跟踪其任何更改，据说是“不变的”，因此任何更改都无法逆转。鲍里斯链上发生的所有事情也直接链接到IP所有者，并且该插件拥有一系列许可工具，使采用者能够自动化其设计共享过程的元素。
For instance, CADChain’s plug-in includes integrated digital legal contracting, which allows users to securely sign digital smart contracts directly via their design software, as well as wrap up other agreements such as NDAs, or even sell exclusive annual licenses to their products, to ensure that they cannot be used elsewhere.
To help get it off the ground, BORIS has gained the support of blockchain backersBlock.IS， 和Europechain，除了利堡技术投资基金（ltif），现在是卡链reportedto have launched a beta testing program for its software, which is said to be focused on securing the transfer of files via Autodesk’s Inventor program.
Those interested in finding out more about BORIS or getting involved in the beta can reach out directly to CADChain via its dedicated website这里.
AM的区块链应用
尽管区块链技术在3D印刷行业中尚未使用，但在试点防御项目中经常经常进行试验。早在2019年8月，US Air Forceworked with辛巴连锁店为了开发一个安全，不可接受的交易平台，能够在整个生命周期中跟踪3D打印零件。
Likewise, the美国海军以前已部署控制其3D打印机的区块链, with the aim of gaining end-to-end control over its additive manufacturing processes. The proof-of-concept project was also launched as a means of beefing up the cybersecurity of naval 3D printed parts, which are increasingly finding end-use among deployed forces.
GE Research还在开发一个secure 3D printing blockchain自己的网络。据说它的系统被称为“ Forge Lab”，可以对数据进行加密，以至于它能够通过量子计算机来承受攻击，从而保护从粉末供应到成品的添加剂制造交易。
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Featured image shows a suspicious-looking character attempting to hack into someone’s digital design files. Image via CADChain.
