Blockchain Based Framework for Securing Digital Evidence

Deevi Radha Rani, Tavva Karthik, Tammineni Narasimha, Kola Rajesh

2025

Abstract

Digital evidence's traceability and integrity are essential for maintaining credibility and dependability in forensic investigations and court cases. Conventional approaches to chain of custody management frequently encounter issues like inefficiency, tampering, and a lack of transparency. By offering a decentralized, unchangeable, and impenetrable platform for managing digital evidence, blockchain technology offers a revolutionary alternative. This paper proposes a blockchain-based digital evidence management system that uses smart contracts to provide strong access control, visible provenance, and safe documentation. For effective evidence record retrieval and verification, the system incorporates features like distributed Merkle roots, role-based access control, and version tracking. By addressing issues of scalability, security, and privacy, the proposed framework enhances the credibility of digital evidence while simplifying forensic workflows, ensuring seamless and secure collaboration among authorized stakeholders.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Rani D., Karthik T., Narasimha T. and Rajesh K. (2025). Blockchain Based Framework for Securing Digital Evidence. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - ICRDICCT`25; ISBN 978-989-758-777-1, SciTePress, pages 488-493. DOI: 10.5220/0013885300004919

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icrdicct`2525,
author={Deevi Rani and Tavva Karthik and Tammineni Narasimha and Kola Rajesh},
title={Blockchain Based Framework for Securing Digital Evidence},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - ICRDICCT`25},
year={2025},
pages={488-493},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013885300004919},
isbn={978-989-758-777-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - ICRDICCT`25
TI - Blockchain Based Framework for Securing Digital Evidence
SN - 978-989-758-777-1
AU - Rani D.
AU - Karthik T.
AU - Narasimha T.
AU - Rajesh K.
PY - 2025
SP - 488
EP - 493
DO - 10.5220/0013885300004919
PB - SciTePress