Legal eVault: Decentralized Legal Document Storage and Access Framework using Blockchain
Shital Dinde, Suresh Shirgave · Nanotechnology Perceptions · 2024
The legal sector is notorious for its vast paperwork, posing significant challenges in storage, organisation, accessibility, and management of sensitive documents. Legal firms face immense pressure to efficiently maintain and secure confidential documents over time. Blockchain technology presents a promising solution to these issues. By utilizing a decentralised ledger, it removes the necessity for a central authority, ensuring that documents stay accessible even if conventional servers go offline. Blockchain secures information through encryption and hashing, safeguarding data integrity and confidentiality. The Legal eVault utilizes a permissioned blockchain to securely manage document metadata while storing actual documents off-chain, enhancing storage efficiency and privacy. Role-Based Access and Security model (RBAS) mechanism is implemented to allow document access to only authorized personnel, ensuring confidentiality and compliance. This framework addresses critical concerns in legal document management by providing a transparent, auditable, and tamper-resistant system. By reducing reliance on intermediaries, blockchain enhances trust in legal transactions and improves overall efficiency in document handling.