Advancing Blockchain-Based Multi-Party Authorization for Secure IPFS Data Access

Impact summary

The research paper "Blockchain-Based Multi-Party Authorization for Accessing IPFS Encrypted Data" has directly contributed to the development of innovative access control mechanisms in decentralized storage systems. This foundational work has been utilized in the patent "US2024184863A1 Verification of Access Permissions," demonstrating significant real-world application and technological advancement in secure, blockchain-enabled data access verification. The impact lies in enhancing security and trust in distributed data environments, which is critical for industries relying on IPFS and blockchain technologies.

Research outputs associated with the impact

Among the three scholarly citations referenced in the patent US2024184863A1 – Verification of Access Permissions, one is directly based on my work:
-- Battah, A. A., Madine, M. M., Alzaabi, H., Yaqoob, I., Salah, K., & Jayaraman, R. (2020). Blockchain-based multi-party authorization for accessing IPFS encrypted data. IEEE Access, 8, 196813–196825.

Researcher involvement

As the corresponding author, I led the design and development of the multi-party authorization framework. I coordinated the contributions of co-authors throughout the research process. I also worked closely with technology transfer teams to support the application of the research. In addition, I presented the work to academic and industry stakeholders to encourage adoption.

Beneficiaries of the impact

Procore Technologies, Inc.

Impact date	2024
Category of impact	Other Impact
Impact level	International