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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

The Hyperledger Indy blockchain platform, aimed at identity management networks, has gained importance, but instantiating a complete network is complex and requires experience. Therefore, the present work describes MinIndy, a tool designed…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-11-29 Alan Veloso , Jeffson Sousa , Bruno Evaristo , Antônio Abelém

The blockchain trilemma highlights the difficulty of simultaneously achieving a high degree of decentralization (DoD), scalability, and security in blockchain systems. While numerous constructs and metrics have been proposed to analyze…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Mansur Masama Aliyu , Niclas Kannengießer , Ali Sunyaev

Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology is a disruptive technology that provides the infrastructure for developing decentralized applications enabling the implementation of novel business models even in traditionally centralized…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-03-22 Claudia Pop , Tudor Cioara , Ionut Anghel , Marcel Antal , Ioan Salomie

Decentralization is widely recognized as a crucial characteristic of blockchains that enables them to resist malicious attacks such as the 51% attack and the takeover attack. Prior research has primarily examined decentralization in…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-06-12 Chao Li , Balaji Palanisamy , Runhua Xu , Li Duan

Self-Sovereign Identity is a transformative paradigm in digital identity management, empowering individuals with full control over their credentials. However, the coexistence of diverse SSI ecosystems, such as the European Digital Identity…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Hakan Yildiz , Axel Küpper

With the advancement of technology and subsequently the age of digital information, online trustworthy identification has become increasingly more important. With respect to the various data breaches and privacy regulations, the current…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-04-30 Dirk van Bokkem , Rico Hageman , Gijs Koning , Luat Nguyen , Naqib Zarin

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

Blockchain has the potential to enhance supply chain management systems by providing stronger assurance in transparency and traceability of traded commodities. However, blockchain does not overcome the inherent issues of data trust in IoT…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-03-14 Guntur Dharma Putra , Changhoon Kang , Salil S. Kanhere , James Won-Ki Hong

In the last years, identity management solutions on blockchain were proposed as a possible solution to the digital identity management problem. However, they are still at an early stage and further research needs to be done to conclude…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-04-29 Andreea-Elena Panait , Ruxandra F. Olimid , Alin Stefanescu

This paper presents a comprehensive refutation of the so-called "blockchain trilemma," a widely cited but formally ungrounded claim asserting an inherent trade-off between decentralisation, security, and scalability in blockchain protocols.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Craig Wright

Bitcoin and Ethereum are novel mechanisms for decentralizing the concept of money and computation. Extending decentralization to the human identity concept, we can think of using blockchain for creating a list of verified human identities…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-06-21 MohammadJavad Hajialikhani , MohammadMahdi Jahanara

Permissioned blockchain systems promise to provide both decentralized trust and privacy. Hyperledger Fabric is currently one of the most wide-spread permissioned blockchain systems and is heavily promoted both in industry and academia. Due…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-03-09 Jeeta Ann Chacko , Ruben Mayer , Hans-Arno Jacobsen

With the proliferation of decentralized applications (DApps), the conflict between the transparency of blockchain technology and user data privacy has become increasingly prominent. While Decentralized Identity (DID) and Verifiable…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Hui Yuan

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

This work aims to provide a more secure access control in Hyperledger Fabric blockchain by combining multiple ID's, attributes, and policies with the components that regulate access control. The access control system currently used by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-07-05 Daan Gordijn , Roland Kromes , Thanassis Giannetsos , Kaitai Liang

This thesis proposes techniques aiming to make blockchain technologies and smart contract platforms practical by improving their scalability, latency, and privacy. This thesis starts by presenting the design and implementation of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-02-25 Alberto Sonnino

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

The ongoing regulation of blockchain-based services and applications requires the identification of users who are issuing transactions on the blockchain. This systematic review explores the current status, identifies research gaps, and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Awid Vaziry , Kaustabh Barman , Patrick Herbke

With the increase of web users and applications with real time requests, the ability to identify, track and trace elements of a product as it moves in the supply chain is deemed necessary, and for many industries is even mandated by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-10-23 Thomas Sermpinis , Christos Sermpinis