A Secure Platform for Storing, Generating and Verifying Degree Certificates using Blockchain

Abstract

Humans deal with many document generation and verification processes in day–to–day life, such as academic certificates, land registries, vehicle registration, medical records, etc. Academic certificates play an essential role in graduates' lives, as it is the proof of completing a required educational qualification for applying jobs or higher education. The current era of technology is rapidly evolving every day, and as a result, the generation of fake certificates becomes easier. So the utmost priority is given to preserving these certificates and making them tamper-proof. There are various methods to secure these certificates. One such method involves a decentralized storage system which uses blockchain technology to generate and store the certificates. The Universities will add the student details on to the blockchain which generates the unique certification ID and transaction hash which cannot be easily tampered. Later the organization can verify the candidate who is seeking the job using these details. Hence blockchain technology can be used to to secure and standardize a digital certificate format, in which institutions and organizations can benefit by making the verification process faster and easier by eliminating the fake certificates.