A Secure Framework for Academic Certificate Authentication on Ethereum Blockchain

Abstract

Academic certificate verification is plagued by on-going issues of fraud, manipulation, and inefficiency in the digital age, which erodes credibility and trust among people and organizations. Using the Ethereum blockchain's fundamental features of immutability, decentralization, and fraud prevention, this study explores how to safely issue and validate academic cre-dentials. By connecting certificates to tamper-proof cryptographic hashes stored on the blockchain, the suggested system uses smart contracts to automate certificate issuance and validation. The framework greatly reduces credential falsification and simplifies verification for employers and educational institutions by doing away with reliance on centralized authorities and offering transparent, auditable records that are available to authorized stakeholders. Significant gains in security, processing speed, and stakeholder confidence are shown when compared to conventional verification techniques. Significant gains in security, processing speed, and stakeholder confidence are shown when compared to conventional verification techniques. As a strong way to improve trust, integrity, and operational efficiency in international cer-tificate verification procedures, the findings support the use of blockchain technology in academic credential management.