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+# BiniBFT - An Optimized BFT on Fabric
+
+## Evaluation 1 - Report
+
+### Submitted By: Sahilsher Singh
+### Collaborative Learning Program
+
+**Engagement Details**
+
+- **Name of Mentee:** Sahilsher Singh
+- **Evaluation Period:** 06-07-2023 to 11-08-2023
+- **Task:** Blockchain and RAFT familiarization & an example application implementation using it
+- **Date Submitted:** 18-08-2023
+- **Mentor:** Dr. Anasuya Threse Innocent
+
+---
+
+## Tasks, Objectives, and Results
+
+### Key Outline of the Task
+
+**Team Introduction:**
+Introduce team members, including roles and responsibilities.
+
+**Project Overview:**
+Provide an overview, goals, and objectives of the BiniBFT project.
+
+**Expectations and Goals:**
+Set clear expectations, clarify project goals, and ensure alignment.
+
+**Setting up Communication Channels:**
+Establish effective communication channels (e.g., Slack, email).
+
+**Kick-off Meeting:**
+Hold a kick-off meeting to discuss scope, deliverables, and timeline.
+
+**Project Planning:**
+Initiate project planning, define tasks, milestones, and dependencies.
+
+**Start learning:**
+Explore public blockchain and its consensus algorithms.
+
+**Research and Background:**
+Conduct necessary research to understand the project domain. Discuss Raft consensus algorithm limitations and areas for improvement.
+
+**Ongoing journey of learning:**
+Create small projects to become familiar with public blockchain.
+
+### Hyperledger Fabric
+
+- **BFT Consensus Methods and Blockchain Interaction:**
+  Research existing BFT consensus methods and their interaction with blockchain systems.
+
+- **Overview of Raft Consensus Algorithm:**
+  Provide a concise overview of the Raft consensus algorithm, including key components.
+
+- **Raft Consensus Algorithm Limitations:**
+  Analyze limitations of Raft consensus algorithm and identify potential areas for improvement.
+
+- **Hyperledger Labs BDLS:**
+  Explore Hyperledger Labs BDLS and understand its use with various consensus algorithms.
+
+- **Architecture of Hyperledger Labs BDLS:**
+  Examine architecture of Hyperledger Labs BDLS, including components and interactions.
+
+- **Getting hands dirty:**
+  Start a project based on research, gaining a better understanding of blockchain and consensus algorithms.
+
+### Byzantine Fault Tolerance
+
+- **Byzantine:**
+  Begin learning about Byzantine and its consensus algorithms.
+
+### Raft Consensus Algorithm
+
+- **Raft:**
+  Start learning about Raft and its consensus algorithms.
+
+### Paxos Consensus Algorithm
+
+- **Paxos:**
+  Start learning about Paxos and its consensus algorithms.
+
+### Corda Consensus Algorithm
+
+- **Corda:**
+  Start learning about Corda and its consensus algorithms.
+
+### Problems with Raft
+
+- **Transaction censorship:**
+  Discuss the issue of transaction censorship in Raft.
+
+- **Followers trust the leader:**
+  Highlight the need for followers to trust the leader and the absence of client log verification.
+
+- **Malicious leader and network recovery:**
+  Address the lack of mechanisms to recover from a malicious leader.
+
+- **Leader overwriting follower logs:**
+  Identify the problem of the leader overwriting follower logs.
+
+### Task Outline and Assignment
+
+- Start with public blockchain learning and complete a course in Ethereum development.
+- Move to private blockchain, specifically Hyperledger, and read papers on its consensus mechanisms.
+- Implement example projects using [fabric-samples](https://github.com/Sandhu-Sahil/fabric-samples) and [Hyperledger Fabric documentation](https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
+- Build a mango tracking system using microFab and perform testing.
+- Further implementation details can be found in the provided GitHub repositories: [bootstrapping-hyperledger](https://github.com/Sandhu-Sahil/bootstrapping-hyperledger) and [mango-tracking-sys](https://github.com/Sandhu-Sahil/mango-tracking-sys).
+
+### Raft Implementation
+
+- Explore the GitHub repository [raft-implementation](https://github.com/Sandhu-Sahil/raft-implementation) for insights into the implementation of the Raft consensus algorithm.
+
+---