ForensicChain: Blockchain-based Secure Digital Forensic Investigations

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26220%2F26%3A0199878" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26220/26:0199878 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://hub.imt-atlantique.fr/fps2025/pre-proceedings" target="_blank" >https://hub.imt-atlantique.fr/fps2025/pre-proceedings</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

ForensicChain: Blockchain-based Secure Digital Forensic Investigations

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The digitalization of public and governmental services has enhanced the efficiency, transparency, and collaboration in forensic investigations. However, digital forensics faces critical challenges related to maintaining the integrity, authenticity, and trustworthiness of forensic evidence. This paper addresses how to preserve the integrity of forensic evidence throughout its lifecycle and the balance of trust among stakeholders. We propose a blockchain-based digital forensic system, ForensicChain, that securely records, updates, and verifies case-related data while adhering to legal and technological aspects. Our method leverages Merkle trees to generate cryptographic fingerprints of case files, allowing efficient tamper detection. The system ensures that authorized actions are recorded, maintaining a fully auditable record of modifications. We demonstrate the practicality of our proposed solution through a proof of concept implementation using the Cardano blockchain.

Název v anglickém jazyce

ForensicChain: Blockchain-based Secure Digital Forensic Investigations

Popis výsledku anglicky

The digitalization of public and governmental services has enhanced the efficiency, transparency, and collaboration in forensic investigations. However, digital forensics faces critical challenges related to maintaining the integrity, authenticity, and trustworthiness of forensic evidence. This paper addresses how to preserve the integrity of forensic evidence throughout its lifecycle and the balance of trust among stakeholders. We propose a blockchain-based digital forensic system, ForensicChain, that securely records, updates, and verifies case-related data while adhering to legal and technological aspects. Our method leverages Merkle trees to generate cryptographic fingerprints of case files, allowing efficient tamper detection. The system ensures that authorized actions are recorded, maintaining a fully auditable record of modifications. We demonstrate the practicality of our proposed solution through a proof of concept implementation using the Cardano blockchain.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

20203 - Telecommunications

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/VJ01010084" target="_blank" >VJ01010084: Elektronické důkazy v  trestním řízení</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Foundations and Practice of Security - 18th International Symposium, FPS 2025

ISBN

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ISSN

0302-9743

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

28-43

Název nakladatele

Springer

Místo vydání

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Místo konání akce

Brest, Francie

Datum konání akce

25. 11. 2025

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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