Blockchain-Bound Digital Document Security Suite for Authenticity
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Solution Overview
Problem
The ubiquity of document processing and editing software has made it easy for malicious actors to create fraudulent documents, leading to identity theft and property fraud, resulting in significant losses.
Innovation Solution
A security suite that dynamically creates, secures, and authenticates digital documents using blockchain technology, embedding unique identifiers, scannable codes, and machine-readable groups to validate authenticity, and utilizes non-fungible token (NFT) smart contracts for automatic updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If document processing and editing software are made ubiquitous and easily accessible, then ease of operation is improved, but security against fraudulent documents deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces blockchain technology as an intermediary between document creation and verification. The blockchain binding operation creates an immutable link between the digital document and its authenticity proof, allowing easy document processing while maintaining security through the decentralized, tamper-proof blockchain ledger that verifies document origins.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical document verification methods (manual inspection, physical seals, paper chains of custody) with cryptographic mechanisms. Digital signatures, hash functions, and blockchain consensus algorithms substitute for physical document security features, enabling easy digital document processing while providing robust authenticity verification.
2Reliability
If multiple security validation elements are embedded in digital documents, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple security validation elements (digital signatures, blockchain binding, metadata verification, cryptographic hashes) into a unified security suite. The blockchain binding operation consolidates these elements by anchoring them to a single immutable blockchain record, reducing the complexity of managing separate verification systems while maintaining comprehensive security.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain binding mechanism serves multiple security functions simultaneously: it provides immutable timestamping, cryptographic verification, document hashing, and provenance tracking. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate security components, simplifying the overall system while enhancing reliability through diverse validation capabilities.
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AI summary
A system comprises a server system including at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a request to generate a digital secured document, generate a unique identifier of the digital secured document, and embed a plurality of security data in at least one of the one or more defined areas of the digital secured document. The plurality of security data includes a scannable code. The scannable code has embedded therein an encrypted message that, when decrypted by the server system, validates an authenticity of the digital secured document. The at least one processor is also configured to mint the digital secured document on a blockchain, including generate metadata on the blockchain associated with the digital secured document, and store the metadata and one or more images associated with the digital secured document permanently with an on-chain permaweb protocol.