A Reliable Block-Chain Based Biometric Authentication Solution for Aadhar

R Pradeep; N R Sunitha

doi:10.17485/IJST/v15i41.658

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A Reliable Block-Chain Based Biometric Authentication Solution for Aadhar

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v15i41.658

Year: 2022, Volume: 15, Issue: 41, Pages: 2115-2120

Original Article

A Reliable Block-Chain Based Biometric Authentication Solution for Aadhar

R Pradeep^1*, N R Sunitha²

¹Research Scholar, Department of CSE, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, 572103, Karnataka, India
²Professor, Department of CSE, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, Karnataka, 572103, India

*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:29 March 2022, Accepted Date:22 September 2022, Published Date:31 October 2022

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objectives: To propose a reliable Block-chain based Biometric Authentication Solution (BBAS) for the Aadhar biometric authentication system. Methods: We have used Sokoto Coventry Fingerprint Dataset (SOCOFing) data set for biometrics. The presented model was implemented using the Ethereum network Geth (v.1.9.25) and Solidity (v.0.6.0). Python 3.8 and Web3py were used at the client side. Findings: From the proposed solution, it is inferred that the BBAS avoids the single point of failure problem as the biometrics are distributed throughout the block-chain. Novelty: This research proposes a new hybrid scheme that uses a block-chain that stores the hash value of the biometric files and a trusted third party (Aadhar) to store the biometric files, thereby avoiding storing the same bio-metric files throughout the block-chain.

Keywords: Biometric; Blockchain; Aadhar; Security; Authentication

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© 2022 Pradeep & Sunitha. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published By Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee)