Data Preservation System using BoCA: Blockchain-of-Custody Application

Thomas Martin; Mohammad Hammoudeh

doi:10.1145/3508072.3508084

Data Preservation System using BoCA: Blockchain-of-Custody Application

Thomas Martin, Mohammad Hammoudeh

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

The recent growth in popularity of blockchains has been primarily fueled by their support of cryptocurrencies and smart contracts. However, a blockchain is primarily a distributed, trustworthy ledger and one of its greatest features is its ability to preserve data in a robust and verifiable manner. In this paper we present a general Blockchain-of-Custody Application proof-of-concept. BoCA allows data to be preserved on the blockchain in a transparent and verifiable way. We present our application and discuss the advantages this approach has over the state-of-the-art, as well as discuss different scenarios in which it could be used.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICFNDS 2021 - 5th International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems
Subtitle of host publication	The Premier Conference on Smart Next Generation Networking Technologies
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	70-77
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450387347
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3508072.3508084
State	Published - 15 Dec 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

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Keywords

blockchain
chain of custody
data integrity
data preservation
digital forensics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

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Martin, T., & Hammoudeh, M. (2021). Data Preservation System using BoCA: Blockchain-of-Custody Application. In ICFNDS 2021 - 5th International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems: The Premier Conference on Smart Next Generation Networking Technologies (pp. 70-77). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3508072.3508084

Martin, Thomas ; Hammoudeh, Mohammad. / Data Preservation System using BoCA : Blockchain-of-Custody Application. ICFNDS 2021 - 5th International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems: The Premier Conference on Smart Next Generation Networking Technologies. Association for Computing Machinery, 2021. pp. 70-77 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Martin, T & Hammoudeh, M 2021, Data Preservation System using BoCA: Blockchain-of-Custody Application. in ICFNDS 2021 - 5th International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems: The Premier Conference on Smart Next Generation Networking Technologies. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1145/3508072.3508084

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Martin T, Hammoudeh M. Data Preservation System using BoCA: Blockchain-of-Custody Application. In ICFNDS 2021 - 5th International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems: The Premier Conference on Smart Next Generation Networking Technologies. Association for Computing Machinery. 2021. p. 70-77. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/3508072.3508084

Data Preservation System using BoCA: Blockchain-of-Custody Application

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