Securing Digital Evidence with Blockchain

Siaam, Istiaq Bin Salam; Mahmud, Nafis; Titas, Abu Raihan

dc.contributor.author	Siaam, Istiaq Bin Salam
dc.contributor.author	Mahmud, Nafis
dc.contributor.author	Titas, Abu Raihan
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-15T10:08:00Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-15T10:08:00Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05-30
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1771
dc.description	Supervised by Dr. Md. Moniruzzaman, Asst. Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering(CSE), Islamic University of Technology (IUT) Board Bazar, Gazipur-1704, Bangladesh. This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, 2022.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Blockchain, is a tamper-proof secure data storage technology that can be effectively used to solve a multitude of privacy, security and data integrity problems. In our particular attempt of research we’ve studied the phenomenon of using this technology to secure digital evidences that can be used in the court of law. Being government policy compliant and synced with data security goals, a successful implementation of this line of work can bring upon significant betterment to the judicial system of Bangladesh. In this particular line of work, we have studied, assessed and analysed the available and potential solutions for ensuring the security for digital evidence, which can be further developed and appropriated into technologically sound workarounds.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Department of Computer Science and Engineering(CSE), Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh	en_US
dc.subject	Blockchain, Digital Ledger, IoT, Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics	en_US
dc.title	Securing Digital Evidence with Blockchain	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US