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Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Year 2025 | Article Id: CYS-V3I3P101 DOI: https://doi.org/10.59232/CYS-V3I3P101

Integrating Smart Contracts into University Registration for Data Integrity and Transparency

Thuc Le, Thai Le, Hai Tran

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Thuc Le, Thai Le, Hai Tran. “Integrating Smart Contracts into University Registration for Data Integrity and Transparency.” DS Journal of Cyber Security, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-14, 2025.

Abstract

A university registration system needs transparency, high security, and high integrity of the data to prevent fraudulent actions on registration. Blockchain technology is a technology focused on the secure, transparent, and integrity of the data. This technology is suitable for the requirements of a registration system. This study proposes a method for integrating the blockchain into the registration system by using the smart contract to design the storage of data on the blockchain, and the functions with the logic process for the actions related to registration. This paper will discuss the architecture design, implementation, and testing to show the potential of applied blockchain in the registration system.

Keywords

Blockchain, Data integrity, Data transparency, Smart contract, University registration system.

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Integrating Smart Contracts into University Registration for Data Integrity and Transparency