Reimagining Digital Identity Management: A Critical Review of Blockchain-Based Identity and Access Management (IAM) Systems - Architectures, Security Mechanisms, and Industry-Specific Applications
Keywords:
Blockchain Technology, Decentralized IdentityAbstract
The growth of internet services and applications has made digital identities essential to secure interactions in contemporary society. How well Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems secure these interactions is crucial. Data breaches and privacy problems are threatening traditional, centralized IAM systems, which have supported digital identity management for decades. This paper investigates blockchain-enabled IAM solutions and their potential to change digital identity management. We analyze blockchain-based IAM's distributed ledger, consensus, and information integrity cryptographic primitives to understand its architecture.
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