Comprehensive Guide to Deploying a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Application for Financial Services on AWS EKS

This comprehensive guide outlines the deployment of a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) application specifically designed for financial services such as cross-border payments, equity and debt markets, derivatives, and FX trading. The application is built using Hyperledger Fabric on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) for container orchestration, Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, Helm for Kubernetes resource management, and AWS services such as ALB, ACM, CloudWatch, S3, and EBS for security, scalability, and high-performance infrastructure.

This guide assumes a deep understanding of both DLT technology, blockchain principles, and the specific needs of financial services. The architecture is aligned with the key requirements of a financial DLT application, including security, scalability, high availability, and regulatory compliance.

Key Assumptions and Use Cases

The following assumptions and architectural decisions form the foundation of this deployment:

1. DLT Framework: Hyperledger Fabric is used for building the DLT network. It is well-suited for permissioned blockchain networks, providing identity management, role-based access control…