As the computing environment becomes more open and diverse, enterprises need a way to validate identities and transactions without having to resort to cumbersome, obstructive blacklists. It is a ledger architecture that can protect identities, data, and transactions against compromise by recording across links in a highly distributed digital ledger. By applying blockchain technology as a kind of digital watermark to identity applications from birth certificates and passports to online account logins, we can make individual identities nearly impossible to compromise. The highly distributed nature of blockchain promises a more open future.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/redefining-security-with-blockchain