Towards a Blockchain based digital identity verification, record attestation and record sharing system

TL;DR

This paper proposes a blockchain-based framework for digital identity verification, record attestation, and sharing that enhances security, privacy, and user control, especially relevant during pandemic-related remote interactions.

Contribution

It introduces a novel blockchain framework that improves identity management by enabling user-controlled data sharing and secure record attestation.

Findings

Framework promotes user control over identity data

Enhances security and privacy in identity verification

Applicable to remote and quarantine scenarios

Abstract

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 traditional identity systems, and discuss how a proper implementation of Blockchain technology would result in safer, more secure, privacy respecting and remote friendly identity systems. As a result, we propose a Blockchain based framework for digital identity verification, record attestation and record sharing, and we explain the framework in details with certain use cases. Our proposed framework promotes individuals to fully control their identity data and govern the level of the identity data sharing.