Egyptian Universities Digital Certificate Verification Model Using Blockchain

Abstract

The forgery of certificates is a long-term problem in the academic community of Egypt. It has become common to get a fake certificate, that claims an individual has graduated from a public/private university, and apply for jobs easily and be considered as qualified as someone who has a legit certificate. Blockchain, which is known for its reliability and trust, is used as a solution for that problem. The proposed system aims at creating digital certificates for Egyptian higher education as a solution for the forgery problem. This proposed system enables the tracking of a student's certificates; hence, the organizations and institutions can verify the obtained certificates. The proposed system is implemented using Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Fabric.