Academic certifications make it possible to recognize acquired skills and knowledge and
have a direct positive impact on people's social lives. Diplomas issued in the traditional way …

Academic certificates have a significant influence on the job market, proving a particular
competence or skill of a recipient. However, the ability to verify the authenticity of certificates …

Academic certifications are achievements desired by people, because they have a direct
impact, positively, on their social lives. Such an important document, still widely issued in …

The prevalence of fake academic certificates in the country is worrying. This has come to
light in the media during the vetting process for different jobs such as when recruiting …

Nowadays, the centralized systems used in higher education institutions are sophisticated
and have high security mechanisms, offering secure data transfer and real-time encryption …

Due to the growing interest in distributed ledger technologies such as blockchain,
researchers in different areas, including the higher education sector, are investigating …

The paper aims to analyze the new methods of securely digitizing university diplomas and
certificates. Traditionally, the essential role of university diplomas and certificates has been …

University certificates can have a significant impact on people's lives: they can help people
get the job they want or allow companies to decide whether a candidate for a job has the …

As certificações académicas permitem reconhecer habilidades e conhecimentos adquiridos,
e impactam diretamente de forma positiva na vida social das pessoas. Os diplomas emitidos …

This research is still in progress and focuses on using the blockchain for the verification of
the authenticity of issued certificates. In this first stage of the research we are presenting a …