Academic degree certification design based on blockchain
HU Ying1, LI Zhi-hong2, LIU Jie-rong3
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(1. Network and Modern Educational Technology Center, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; 2. School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China; 3. School of Computer Science and Cyber Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China)
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Published
2019-08-28
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2019-04-25
Abstract
The domestic academic degree certification is inefficent in complicated process, long time and high certification fees, which makes it difficult to satisfy the needs of graduates and employers for quick, fair and accurate verification of information. It is impossible to achieve innovative application. Blockchain technology is characterized by decentralization, tamper resistance, traceability, and information change, which can effectively solve the problems existing in current domestic academic degree certification. After analyzing the foreign projects of issuing education diplomas in blockchain technology, this paper proposes an academic degree certificate platform based on the alliance chain Hyperledger Fabric, and carries out the architecture design, including the business system layer, block layer, service layer and application layer. The platform nodes are divided into four categories: education management department, trusted colleges, students and employers. It also describes the three functional processes of digital identity register, digital academic degree certificates issuing, and academic degree certificates verification. Platform technology uses an authorization-based consensus mechanism to improve performance and stores only the hash of the digital diploma, which can effectively protect personal privacy. This research attempts to innovate in the academic degree certification model and technology.
HU Ying, LI Zhi-hong, LIU Jie-rong.
Academic degree certification design based on blockchain. Journal of Guangzhou University(Natural Science Edition). 2019, 18(4): 83-88
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