Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Survey
Identity Management System (IDMS) refers to how users or individuals are identified and authorized to use organizational systems and services. Since traditional identity management and authentication systems rely heavily on a trusted central authority, they cannot mitigate the effects of single poin...
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| author | Md. Rayhan Ahmed A. K. M. Muzahidul Islam Swakkhar Shatabda Salekul Islam |
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| description | Identity Management System (IDMS) refers to how users or individuals are identified and authorized to use organizational systems and services. Since traditional identity management and authentication systems rely heavily on a trusted central authority, they cannot mitigate the effects of single points of failure. As a decentralized and distributed public ledger in a peer-to- peer (P2P) network, Blockchain (BC) technology has garnered a considerable amount of attention in the field of IDMS in recent years. Through Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), users can have full authority over their digital identity. Successful implementation of a BC-based IDMS can significantly increase the degree of privacy and security of a user’s SSI. However, the integration of BC-based IMDS to provide a user with SSI is still an unorganized area of research in its early stages of development. This article presents an extensive literature review of state-of-the-art academic publications as well as commercial market offerings regarding the applicability of BC-based SSI solutions. It also provides a detailed preliminary regarding the building blocks of blockchain technology and a progressive roadmap of IDMS solutions. In order to develop an effective BC-based IDMS solution that focuses on securing a user’s SSI, this article outline five essential components of a BC-based IDMS: authentication, integrity, privacy, trust, and simplicity. Furthermore, we perform a security analysis that outlines several types of adversarial threats that can cause potential damage to the BC-based IDMS. We identify and discuss associated issues and challenges by analyzing several notable BC-based IDMS solutions in academic literature. We also highlight potential research gaps and provide future research scope. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-817257852c73411db6769df8851868f02022-12-22T03:29:23ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362022-01-011011343611348110.1109/ACCESS.2022.32166439927415Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive SurveyMd. Rayhan Ahmed0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8857-6279A. K. M. Muzahidul Islam1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4492-6134Swakkhar Shatabda2Salekul Islam3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-0060Department of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University, Dhaka, BangladeshIdentity Management System (IDMS) refers to how users or individuals are identified and authorized to use organizational systems and services. Since traditional identity management and authentication systems rely heavily on a trusted central authority, they cannot mitigate the effects of single points of failure. As a decentralized and distributed public ledger in a peer-to- peer (P2P) network, Blockchain (BC) technology has garnered a considerable amount of attention in the field of IDMS in recent years. Through Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), users can have full authority over their digital identity. Successful implementation of a BC-based IDMS can significantly increase the degree of privacy and security of a user’s SSI. However, the integration of BC-based IMDS to provide a user with SSI is still an unorganized area of research in its early stages of development. This article presents an extensive literature review of state-of-the-art academic publications as well as commercial market offerings regarding the applicability of BC-based SSI solutions. It also provides a detailed preliminary regarding the building blocks of blockchain technology and a progressive roadmap of IDMS solutions. In order to develop an effective BC-based IDMS solution that focuses on securing a user’s SSI, this article outline five essential components of a BC-based IDMS: authentication, integrity, privacy, trust, and simplicity. Furthermore, we perform a security analysis that outlines several types of adversarial threats that can cause potential damage to the BC-based IDMS. We identify and discuss associated issues and challenges by analyzing several notable BC-based IDMS solutions in academic literature. We also highlight potential research gaps and provide future research scope.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9927415/Blockchainpeer-to-peer networkidentity management systemself-sovereign identitysecurity |
| spellingShingle | Md. Rayhan Ahmed A. K. M. Muzahidul Islam Swakkhar Shatabda Salekul Islam Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Survey IEEE Access Blockchain peer-to-peer network identity management system self-sovereign identity security |
| title | Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Survey |
| title_full | Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Survey |
| title_fullStr | Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Survey |
| title_short | Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Survey |
| title_sort | blockchain based identity management system and self sovereign identity ecosystem a comprehensive survey |
| topic | Blockchain peer-to-peer network identity management system self-sovereign identity security |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9927415/ |
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