Digital Quran Authentication via Cryptographic Signing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of converting the Quran to a digital format raises concerns of tampering, as any party in the digitizing and distributing chain may alter the content, leading to uncertainty among readers about the authenticity of digital copies.
Innovation Solution
A method is introduced to authenticate digital copies of the Quran by obtaining a digital file, inspecting its content by a trusted party with extensive knowledge of the Quran, and digitally signing and certifying the file to ensure its authenticity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the Quran is converted to digital format for ease of dissemination and portability, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but the risk of tampering and loss of authenticity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing authentication and digital signing of the Quran file before distribution. The trusted party inspects the digital file and applies digital signatures in advance, creating a certified version that can be distributed widely without risk of tampering. This pre-authentication approach enables both wide accessibility and maintained authenticity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a trusted party as an intermediary between the Quran source and the end users. This intermediary inspects, authenticates, and digitally signs the digital file, serving as a mediator that guarantees authenticity while enabling widespread distribution. The trusted party's digital signature acts as a mediator's seal of approval that users can verify.
2Measurement precision
If manual inspection by trusted parties is performed to verify authenticity, then authentication accuracy is improved, but the time and effort required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs the time-consuming manual inspection and authentication process in advance before distribution. The trusted party completes the thorough verification once, applies digital signatures, and creates a certified version that can be distributed instantly to unlimited users. This eliminates repeated manual verification for each user while maintaining high authentication accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a certified copy of the Quran file that has been authenticated by the trusted party. This certified version with digital signatures can be copied and distributed infinitely without requiring repeated manual verification. The digital certificate serves as a reusable proof of authenticity that can be verified instantly by any number of users through cryptographic validation.
3Reliability
If digital signing and certification are applied to verify authenticity, then reliability is improved, but device and process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical verification processes with digital cryptographic systems. Instead of physically comparing documents or relying on human judgment for each verification, the system uses digital signatures and hash functions that automatically verify authenticity through mathematical algorithms. This substitution maintains high reliability while reducing operational complexity for end users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the authentication approach by changing from qualitative human assessment to quantitative cryptographic verification. Digital signatures provide objective, mathematically verifiable parameters (hash values, signature validity) that can be automatically checked without subjective human judgment. This parameter change enables reliable authentication with simpler verification processes for users.
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AI summary
A method for authenticating a digital version of the Quran includes receiving a digital file containing a copy of the Quran therein, transmitting the received digital file to a first trusted party, reviewing, by the first trusted party, the copy of the Quran contained in the received digital file, determining, by the first trusted party, that the copy of the Quran contained in the received digital file is an authentic copy of the Quran, marking the received digital file containing the authentic copy of the Quran as an approved file, digitally signing the approved file by a second trusted party and issuing a digital certificate of authenticity for the approved file, and timestamping the digitally signed approved file, the digital certificate of authenticity for the approved file, and the security feature when the approved file contains text or images of the Quran.