A Comprehensive Blockchain-based solution For Academic Certificates Management Using Smart Contracts

Abstract

Educational certificates serve as proof of qualification for their recepients. These certificates are subject to forgery and manipulation. The traditional way to verify the authenticity and integrity of certificates has not shown much efficiency in preventing fraud. In this paper, a reliabe and tamper-proof certificate verification system is proposed. Unlike the traditional verifcation methods, the proposed system is decentralized by design using the blockchain technology. Decentralization enhances the security and robustness features of the system by avoiding single points of failure and removing the need to put trust in any single party. The proposed design leverages blockchain-based, cryptographically protected smart contracts to automate the verification process and provide transparency and security required for building a fast, relaible and cost-effective verification system.