Unified Citizen Identity System Using Blockchain (2101.10085v1)

Abstract: The citizenship identities of a nation's occupants enable the state to identify and authenticate them unquestionably. These documents help individuals in recognizing themselves and to profit from the rights and advantages given to them by the legislature or the constitution of the land. There are problems in the traditional way of issuance f these identities and many hurdles that impede people from getting their benefits or exercising their rights. These paper-based identities can be forged easily and are hard to authenticate at various civil end points. There are reports of identity thefts. In this paper, we are discussing how Blockchain can be employed to overcome these problems and makes these identities confidential, immutable, and secured. Blockchain technology can help the governing bodies in maintaining and verifying these identities in a quick manner with less chance for human errors, meaning more reach for government plans and aid