NFT Tabanlı Sertifikaların Dijital Güvencesi ve İzlenebilirliği

Year 2023, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 17 - 25, 30.06.2023

Nihat Zaman Nursena Bayğın

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8074838

Abstract

Günümüz dünyasında teknolojinin gelişmesiyle birlikte birçok sektör dijital ortamda faaliyetlerini yürütmektedir. Bu gelişme kullanıcı ile sektör arasındaki bağı kuvvetlendirmekte ve daha verimli sonuçlar alınmaktadır. Ancak dijitalleşmenin birçok avantajının yanında güvenlik kaybı, telif hakkı ihlali, veri bozulmaları gibi problemler de bulunmaktadır. İnternet ortamında verilerin kolaylıkla çoğaltılıp dağıtılması çeşitli güvenlik açıklarından kaynaklanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada şirketler/kurumlar tarafından belirli bir başarı doğrultusunda kişilere verilen sertifikaların internet ortamında korunmasına yönelik bir öneri sunulmaktadır. Sertifikalar iş başvurusunda, yetkinlik doğrulama gibi amaçlar doğrultusunda kullanılmaktadır. Günümüzde üretilen sahte sertifika ve diplomalar yetkinlik doğrulayan kurum ve kuruluşların işini zora sokmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda yetkinlik sahibi olmayan kişilerin istenmeyen mevkilere gelebilmesi mümkün olabilmektedir. Bu çalışma ile sahte sertifikaların önüne geçilmesi, sertifika sahiplerinin ve kurumların sertifikaları doğrulamasını sağlayan bir sistem önerilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Ayrıca sertifikaların dijital ortamlarda izlenebilir ve kanıtlanabilir olabilmesi hedeflenmektedir. Önerilen yöntemde blok zincir teknolojisi kullanılarak akıllı kontratlar vasıtasıyla sertifikaların oluşturulması ve internet sitesi üzerinde kullanıcılar tarafından alınabilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Ayrıca blok zincirin sunduğu bir diğer teknoloji olan NFT’ler ile de sertifikaların fikri tapu mülkiyeti sağlanarak internet ortamında izlenmesi ve aitlik kazanması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

blok zincir, NFT, Telif hakkı, IPFS

Supporting Institution

TÜBİTAK

Project Number

1919B012223104

Digital Assurance and Traceability of NFT-based Certificates

Abstract

With the development of technology in today's world, many sectors are conducting their activities in digital environments. This development strengthens the connection between users and the industry, and more efficient results are obtained. However, along with many advantages of digitization, there are also problems such as security loss, copyright infringement, and data corruption. The ease of replicating and distributing data on the internet is due to various security vulnerabilities. This study proposes a solution for protecting certificates issued to individuals by companies/institutions in the digital environment, following a certain degree of success. Certificates are used for job applications, competency verification, and similar purposes. Currently, fake certificates and diplomas produced create problems for institutions and organizations that verify competencies. In this respect, it is possible for people without the required skills to take unwanted positions. This study aims to prevent fake certificates and propose a system that enables certificate holders and institutions to verify certificates. Additionally, it is aimed to make certificates traceable and provable in digital environments. The proposed method aims to create certificates using blockchain technology through smart contracts and to make them available to users on a website. Furthermore, it is suggested to use NFTs, another technology offered by blockchain, to provide intellectual property rights to certificates, enabling them to be monitored and owned on the internet.

Keywords

blockchain, NFT, Copyright, IPFS

Project Number

1919B012223104

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