A Blockchain Framework for Securing Examination Results in Higher Institutions of Learning

With data security and transparency guaranteed, stakeholders’ confidence and trust in certificates and degrees from our universities and colleges will improve, third party investments in education will also increase and government effort at building a strong and high quality education for all will be adequately complemented. Existing traditional approaches to execution of academic activities lacks capabilities in the area of preventing alterations to academic records after being recorded, preventing single points of failure, providing enhanced data security, encouraging the use of decentralized storage system and most importantly, ensuring distributive transparency. This study provides a blockchain framework for securing examination results in higher institutions of learning. Some of the methodology engaged includes Blockchain technology, Cryptography, schematic diagram, and Unified Modelling Language (UML). Java was used to implement the blockchain component services. Generic flat file was used to implement the database. Having adopted a measurement scale of 1-5 in this study and based on the mean ratings of the usability average rating of 4.18 findings, it can be concluded that the blockchain framework has a "Good Usability" rating. Using blockchain platform for storing students’ examination results ensures transparency and provides enhance data security by locking the finalized scores to prevent any alteration.