Verifiable credentialing ecosystem for Thai higher education | |
| Author | Thanat Boonkong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CS-22-05 |
| Subject(s) | Identity theft--Prevention--Technological innovations Higher education and state--Thailand--Technological innovations Blockchains (Databases) |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Computer Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Academic certificates have long been issued as physical paper certificates, which are subject to various problems such as document forgery, loss, and theft, including a slow and challenging verification process. To cope with the mentioned problems, Thai Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) recently started to focus on digital signatures for digital degree certificates. Nevertheless, the chosen technology still often requires contacting the issuing organization to confirm the origin and authenticity of documents which is time-consuming and often tedious. A new standard for digital credentialing called Verifiable Credentials (VCs) has recently been ratified by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The approach enables a more portable, privacy-preserving, and user-centric digital identity that can be adopted on a large scale through cryptographic and Blockchain technology. This research work aims to adopt the VCs standard for implementing the Verifiable Credentialing ecosystem for the HEIs. The ecosystem composes of web UI for both the issuer and verifier to create, issue, remove and verify digital credentials through the controller component of the Hyperledger Aries agent. Built-in business logic is used to manage HEIs credentialing process. An issuer uses the web UI to issue and offer certificates to the holder's e-wallet. Blockchain is used to store information needed to validate the credential's authenticity. Verifier can request required credentials in the form of presentation proof from the holder. With the built-in Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) function, the holder can choose to share full or partial information that is relevant to the verifier. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Computer Science (CS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chutiporn Anutariya; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Chaklam Silpasuwanchai; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2022 |