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Identity Management Pki System Using Blockchain, Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abdel Baki Awad
Identity Management Pki System Using Blockchain, Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abdel Baki Awad
Theses and Dissertations
Identity management is one of the most important topics in the security field. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is the most commonly used approach in legally identity management systems. PKI systems have many centralized services that might affect the availability and trustworthiness of the system. Issues related to certificate verification methods such as Certificate Revocation List (CRL) and Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) can be avoided if blockchain is used. Blockchain is a decentralized trusted system where data can only be appended to a public ledger. Edits are not allowed in blockchain. Blockchain consists of several nodes all of them have …