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Blockchain has the potential to revolutionize the way we store, use, and process data. Information on most blockchains can be viewed by every node hosting the blockchain, which means that most blockchains cannot handle private data.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-10-30 Sabine Bertram , Co-Pierre Georg

As blockchain technology gains traction for enhancing data security and operational efficiency, traditional centralized authentication systems remain a significant bottleneck. This paper addresses the challenge of integrating decentralized…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Faisal Haque Bappy , Joon S. Park , Kamrul Hasan , Tariqul Islam

Most user authentication methods and identity proving systems rely on a centralized database. Such information storage presents a single point of compromise from a security perspective. If this system is compromised it poses a direct threat…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-11-21 Asem Othman , John Callahan

This paper introduces a three-point biometric authentication system for a blockchain-based decentralized identity network. We use existing biometric authentication systems to demonstrate the unique noise fingerprints that belong to each…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-10 Sarah A. Flanery , Christiana Chamon

This research study focuses primarily on Block-Chain-based voting systems, which facilitate participation in and administration of voting for voters, candidates, and officials. Because we used Block-Chain in the backend, which enables…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Jagbeer Singh , Utkarsh Rastogi , Yash Goel , Brijesh Gupta , Utkarsh

The web of today whether you prefer to call it web 2.0, web 3.0, web 5.0 or even the metaverse is at a critical stage of evolution and challenge, largely centered around its crisis of identity. Like teenagers who cannot assess properly…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-12-13 Frederic Jumelle , Timothy Pagett , Ryan Lemand

The Covid-19 pandemic has made individuals and organizations to rethink the way of handling identity verification and credentials sharing particularly in quarantined situations. In this study, we investigate the inefficiencies of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-06-24 Mehmet Aydar , Serkan Ayvaz , Salih Cemil Cetin

Bitcoin stands as a groundbreaking development in decentralized exchange throughout human history, enabling transactions without the need for intermediaries. By leveraging cryptographic proof mechanisms, Bitcoin eliminates the reliance on…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Han Song , Yihao Wei , Zhongche Qu , Weihan Wang

Blockchain-based cryptocurrencies have demonstrated how to securely implement traditionally centralized systems, such as currencies, in a decentralized fashion. However, there have been few measurement studies on the level of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-03-30 Adem Efe Gencer , Soumya Basu , Ittay Eyal , Robbert van Renesse , Emin Gün Sirer

Authcoin is an alternative approach to the commonly used public key infrastructures such as central authorities and the PGP web of trust. It combines a challenge response-based validation and authentication process for domains,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-09-19 Benjamin Leiding , Clemens H. Cap , Thomas Mundt , Samaneh Rashidibajgan

Bitcoin brings a new type of digital currency that does not rely on a central system to maintain transactions. By benefiting from the concept of decentralized ledger, users who do not know or trust each other can still conduct transactions…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-09-17 Zhimin Gao , Lei Xu , Keshav Kasichainula , Lin Chen , Bogdan Carbunar , Weidong Shi

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), based on block-chain systems such as Ethereum, are emerging governance protocols that enable decentralized community management without a central authority. For instance, UniswapDAO allows…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Neil Shah

Blockchain is the underlying technology for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Blockchain is a robust distributed ledger that uses consensus algorithms to approve transactions in a decentralized manner, making malicious tampering extremely…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-08 Atsushi Masumori , Norihiro Maruyama , Takashi Ikegami

With the natural evolution of the web, the need for decentralization has rendered the current centralized education system out of date. The student does not "own" their credentials, as the only way their accomplishments are directly linked…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-12-20 Sarah A. Flanery , Kamalesh Mohanasundar , Christiana Chamon , Srujan D. Kotikela , Francis K. Quek

A decentralized online petition system enables individuals or groups to create, sign, and share petitions without a central authority. Using blockchain technology, these systems ensure the integrity and transparency of the petition process…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Jagdeep Kaur , Kevin Antony , Nikhil Pujar , Ankit Jha

Since 2004, different research was handling the challenges in the centralized voting systems, e-voting protocols and recently the decentralized voting. So electronic voting puts forward some difficulties regarding the voter anonymity, the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-03-01 Nazim Faour

Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) are being touted to revolutionise digital services - through decentralisation. Cryptocurrencies, self-sovereign identities, decentralised certificate registries, and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-11-01 Joshua Ellul , Gordon Pace

Health data is one of the most sensitive data for people, which attracts the attention of malicious activities. We propose an open-source health data management framework, that follows a patient-centric approach. The proposed framework…

The Blockchain and the programs running on it, called Smart Contracts, are more and more applied in all fields requiring trust and strong certifications. In this work we compare public and permissioned blockchains for industrial…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-05-07 Lodovica Marchesi , Michele Marchesi , Roberto Tonelli

Blockchain technology has emerged as a transformative paradigm for decentralized and secure data management across diverse application domains, including healthcare, supply chain management, and the Internet of Things. Its core features,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Hojer Key