Distributed systems · 2024–26
Decentralized credential verification
A permissioned architecture for anchoring engineering artifacts and verifying credentials.
01 / CONTEXT
The challenge.
Engineering records and certificates need a way to check integrity and track issuer-controlled verification without relying only on editable portfolio pages.
02 / PROCESS
The approach.
- Use Hyperledger Besu as a permissioned ledger layer.
- Store artifacts with IPFS and connect records through cryptographic references.
- Separate student and institution registration, stakeholder verification, and certificate-upload workflows.
- Integrate a React interface and Express backend with the distributed system.
03 / REFLECTION
The outcome.
Designed registration, verification, certificate upload, and institute-transfer workflows around a permissioned Besu network and IPFS storage. The architecture documentation includes deployment guidance.
Project scope
Collaborative architecture project using Hyperledger Besu, Solidity, and IPFS. Upstream project credit is retained in the linked documentation.
04 / RESOURCES