Electronic document authenticity verification of diploma and transcript using smart contract on Ethereum blockchain

Authors

  • Nero Chaniago Telkom University, Bandung
  • Parman Sukarno Telkom University, Bandung
  • Aulia Arif Wardana Telkom University, Bandung

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26594/register.v7i2.1959

Keywords:

authentication, diplomas, public blockchain, Smart Contract ERC-721, transcript

Abstract

Ethereum is one of the oldest examples of blockchain technology provides a system that converts centralized storage to distributed and records transactions by way of decentralized and not by a centralized system and can be verified by each node, therefore it is suitable for storing fingerprints from official diploma documents and transcripts that are published. Smart contract is needed for making contract transactions to Ethereum with programming code, so contracts such as diplomas and transcripts uploaded on the Ethereum blockchain can distribute and produce diploma validation and the authenticity of transcripts with transaction hash, consensus, and comply with ERC-721 token standardization. The results showed that a sample of 5 electronic documents in pdf format with a transaction speed of 1 second on each file that were published and secured with Ethereum blockchain technology can be easily verified for authenticity, the system proposed and developed by us takes in consideration invalid and failure cases by giving the necessary feedback to the user.

Author Biographies

Nero Chaniago, Telkom University, Bandung

Department of Informatics

Parman Sukarno, Telkom University, Bandung

Department of Informatics

Aulia Arif Wardana, Telkom University, Bandung

Department of Informatics

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2021-05-03

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N. Chaniago, P. Sukarno, and A. A. Wardana, “Electronic document authenticity verification of diploma and transcript using smart contract on Ethereum blockchain”, Register: Jurnal Ilmiah Teknologi Sistem Informasi, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 149–163, May 2021.

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