TY - GEN
T1 - Assure-exam
T2 - 2025 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference Workshops, ACSACW 2025
AU - Farhan, Maruf
AU - Rajapakshe, Madhuki
AU - Sulaiman, Rejwan Bin
AU - Butt, Usman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 IEEE.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Traditional exam distribution systems suffer from major security flaws, including unauthorised access, paper leaks, tampering, and lack of accountability. This paper presents a blockchain-based framework, ASSURE-EXAM (Auditable Secure System Using Reliable Encryption for EXAMinations), designed for secure, transparent, and tamper-resistant exam distribution. The system integrates Ethereum smart contracts for access control, IPFS for decentralised storage, and time-lock mechanisms for scheduled release. The novelty of this study spans 3 key dimensions: methodological, introducing the first end-to-end framework for pre-examination paper distribution, integrating both time-lock and access control; implementation, demonstrated through a functional prototype with performance metrics; and analytical, conducting systematic gap analysis which compares blockchain-based solutions against traditional systems across twelve dimensions.
AB - Traditional exam distribution systems suffer from major security flaws, including unauthorised access, paper leaks, tampering, and lack of accountability. This paper presents a blockchain-based framework, ASSURE-EXAM (Auditable Secure System Using Reliable Encryption for EXAMinations), designed for secure, transparent, and tamper-resistant exam distribution. The system integrates Ethereum smart contracts for access control, IPFS for decentralised storage, and time-lock mechanisms for scheduled release. The novelty of this study spans 3 key dimensions: methodological, introducing the first end-to-end framework for pre-examination paper distribution, integrating both time-lock and access control; implementation, demonstrated through a functional prototype with performance metrics; and analytical, conducting systematic gap analysis which compares blockchain-based solutions against traditional systems across twelve dimensions.
KW - Access Control
KW - Blockchain
KW - Educational Technology
KW - Exam Security
KW - IPFS
KW - Smart Contracts
KW - Web3
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105035984928
U2 - 10.1109/ACSACW69556.2025.00042
DO - 10.1109/ACSACW69556.2025.00042
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105035984928
T3 - Proceedings - 2025 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference Workshops, ACSACW 2025
SP - 323
EP - 331
BT - Proceedings - 2025 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference Workshops, ACSACW 2025
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 8 December 2025 through 12 December 2025
ER -