International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering
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| TITLE | Decentralized Trust: Revolutionizing Data Security through Blockchain |
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| ABSTRACT | The current digital environment of centralized data stores and intensified cyber threats is characterized by inherent dangers of single points of failure, data silos, and the pervasiveness of identity fraud. This paper seeks to discuss the manner in which blockchain technology has created the paradigm of decentralized trust and, as such, revolutionized the architectural construct of data security. This paper will be based on the application of the inherent blockchain cryptographic concepts of decentralization, immutability, and transparency and the advanced Byzantine Fault Tolerance and smart contracts. This author has critically undertaken an extensive literature review and architectural frameworks to create an understanding of the key applications of blockchain decentralized identity and secure data transactions involving the Internet of Things and health care. Our approach describes a functional architecture that integrates blockchain with other complementary technologies such as IPFS and advanced cryptographic schemes including ABE. The result analysis, through comparison tables and conceptual figures, shows that blockchain-based systems can reduce data breach risks by a factor of no less than two orders of magnitude, speed up transaction processing, and grant users more data sovereignty. We conclude that while challenges remain regarding scalability, regulation, and integration, blockchain's decentralized trust model lays a robust, transparent, user-centric foundation for the future in secure digital ecosystems. |
| AUTHOR | SRIPRIYA P, DR. SESHU BABU PULAGARA Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science, NITTTR, Chennai, India Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, NITTTR, Chennai, India |
| VOLUME | 182 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.15680/IJIRCCE. 2026.1403012 |
| pdf/12_Decentralized Trust Revolutionizing Data Security through Blockchain.pdf | |
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