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The advent of Web 3.0, underpinned by blockchain technologies, promises to transform the internet's landscape by empowering individuals with decentralized control over their data. However, this evolution brings unique security challenges…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-07-25 Danyal Namakshenas

Traditional paper-based document management has long posed challenges related to security, authenticity, and efficiency. Despite advances in digitalization, official documents remain vulnerable to forgery, loss, and unauthorized access.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Cosmin-Iulian Irimia

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

A decentralized identity system that can provide users with self-sovereign digital identities to facilitate complete control over their own data is paramount to Web 3.0. The account system on blockchain is an ideal archetype for realizing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Taotao Wang , Zibin Lin , Shengli Zhang , Long Shi , Qing Yang , Boris Düdder

In recent years, permissionless blockchains have gained significant attention for their ability to secure and provide transparency in transactions. The development of blockchain technology has shifted from cryptocurrency to decentralized…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-08-30 Talgar Bayan , Richard Banach

Web3 aims at creating a decentralized platform that is competitive with modern cloud infrastructures that support today's Internet. However, Web3 is still limited, supporting only applications in the domains of content creation and sharing,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-12-15 Pedro Ákos Costa , João Leitão , Yannis Psaras

In this article, we explore the tension between abstraction and composability in web3 today, specifically within identity solutions, and argue that the current standard DID v1.0 is sufficiently under specified, allowing for many methods and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-08-25 Shrey Jain , Leon Erichsen , Glen Weyl

Digital identity is shifting from service- and network-centric approaches toward user-centric ones that promise users increased control over their data. Despite their decentralised design, such approaches often reintroduce centralised…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-18 Ioannis Konstantinidis , Ioannis Mavridis , Evangelos K. Markakis

This paper addresses critical questions surrounding the security of government-issued identity documents and their potential misuse, with an emphasis on understanding the perspectives of ordinary citizens across Europe and the United States…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-12-11 Marek Tiits , Tarmo Kalvet , David McBee

World Wide Web is speeding up its pace into an intelligent and decentralized ecosystem, as seen in the campaign of Web 3.0 and forthcoming Web 4.0. Marked by the Europe Commission's latest mention of Web 4.0, a race towards strategic Web…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Zihan Zhou , Zihao Li , Xiaoshuai Zhang , Yunqing Sun , Hao Xu

"Distributed Identity" refers to the transition from centralized identity systems using Decentralized Identifiers (DID) and Verifiable Credentials (VC) for secure and privacy-preserving authentications. With distributed identity, control of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-17 Sina Ahmadi

The rapid advancements in quantum computing present significant threats to existing encryption standards and internet security. Simultaneously, the advent of Web 3.0 marks a transformative era in internet history, emphasizing enhanced data…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-20 Joseph Yun , Eli Lifton , Eunseo Lee , Yohan Yun , Abigail Song , Joshua Lee , Cristian Jimenez-Bert , Benedict Song , Yejun Lee , Alex Seo , Sijung Yun

Digital identity is unsolved: after many years of research there is still no trusted communication over the Internet. To provide identity within the context of mutual distrust, this paper presents a blockchain-based digital identity…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-06-07 Quinten Stokkink , Johan Pouwelse

The greatest advantage that Web3 applications offer over Web 2.0 is the evolution of the data access layer. Opaque, centralized services that compelled trust from users are replaced by trustless, decentralized systems of smart contracts.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Blake Regalia , Benjamin Adams

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is projected to become part of every person's life in some form. The ability to verify and authenticate that an individual is the actual person they are purported to be along with securing the personal…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-26 Morgan Reece , Sudip Mittal

Aiming to support a cross-sector and cross-border eGovernance paradigm for sharing common public services, this paper introduces an AI-enhanced solution that enables beneficiaries to participate in a decenntralized network for effective big…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-06-02 George Domalis , Nikos Karacapilidis , Dimitris Tsakalidis , Anastasios Giannaros

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…

Web 3.0 is the third generation of the World Wide Web (WWW), concentrating on the critical concepts of decentralization, availability, and increasing client usability. Although Web 3.0 is undoubtedly an essential component of the future…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-29 Md Arif Hassan , Cong T. Nguyen , Chi-Hieu Nguyen , Dinh Thai Hoang , Diep N. Nguyen , Eryk Dutkiewicz

The internet faces a sovereignty crisis due to power concentration and data growth among a few hyperscalers, leading to centralization and loss of user control. This consolidation risks censorship and creates single points of failure. While…

The decentralized architecture of Internet sparkled techno-utopian visions of a virtual freedom space for humanity. Peer-to-peer systems, collaborative creation (wikipedia), open source software (Linux), universal shared knowledge, and the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-10-23 Pedro Garcia Lopez