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A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm

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Author(s)

Dylan Yaga, Peter Mell

Abstract

Web3 is a proposed vision for the future of the internet that is restructured to be more user-centric with an emphasis on decentralized data. Users would own and manage their personal data, and systems would be decentralized and distributed. Digital tokens would be used to represent assets, and web-native currencies (e.g., cryptocurrencies) would be used for payments. This document provides a high-level technical overview of Web3 and discusses proposed technologies to implement it. The integration of these developing technologies may present novel security challenges, so this paper presents security considerations that should be addressed when considering Web3 technology and adoption.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8475
Report Number
8475
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8475
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Keywords

Blockchain, web3, decentralized, distributed, future technology, decentralized identifiers
Information technology, Cybersecurity and privacy and Cryptography

Citation

Yaga, D. and Mell, P. (2025), A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8475, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958619 (Accessed October 16, 2025)

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Created February 25, 2025
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