Security
Blockchain

Blockchain Integration

Why blockchain technology

In today’s digital landscape, ensuring data integrity, security, and trust is paramount. Traditional methods of safeguarding data often fall short in providing immutable proof of integrity and a verifiable audit trail. By integrating blockchain technology, Repox platform addresses these challenges head-on.

Blockchain technology provides:

  • Tamper-Evident Data: Once recorded, data on the blockchain cannot be altered without detection, ensuring the authenticity of stored files.
  • Transparent Audit Trails: Blockchain’s decentralized nature ensures an immutable and verifiable history of all transactions.
  • Decentralized Trust: Eliminates reliance on a single point of authority by leveraging cryptographic consensus mechanisms.

KSI blockchain integration

Guardtime's KSI Blockchain (opens in a new tab) is an industrial scale blockchain platform that cryptographically ensures data integrity and proves time of existence.

KSI blockchain specifically offers:

  • Scalability: Handles large volumes of data efficiently without compromising performance.
  • Privacy Protection: No private keys or sensitive data are stored on the blockchain, ensuring user confidentiality.
  • Trusted Timestamps: Verifiable and cryptographically bound timestamps ensure non-repudiation.
  • Proven Security: Built on decades of cryptographic research and widely trusted in government and enterprise applications.

By integrating KSI blockchain, Repox platform delivers cutting-edge security and trust, giving users confidence in the integrity and authenticity of their data.

How it works

KSI configuration

To enable KSI integration, users must configure the necessary credentials in the System Settings section of the Repox platform. Once configured, users can specify whether content should be automatically signed when defining the content model for each container or datastream type. If KSI integration is activated, the KSI blockchain handles signature generation, ensuring seamless and secure file signing.

System Settings for basic KSI configuration

File signing workflow

  1. File Upload:
  • Users upload their files to the platform.
  • A cryptographic hash (e.g., SHA-256) of the file is computed.
  1. Hash Submission:
  • The hash is submitted to the KSI blockchain via our secure integration.
  1. Signature Generation:
  • The KSI blockchain generates a cryptographic signature and a trusted timestamp.
  1. Signature Storage:
  • The signature and timestamp are securely stored alongside the file.
  1. Verification:
  • Users can verify the file’s integrity and timestamp by re-computing the hash and validating it against the stored signature

Benefits of integration

  • Enhanced Security: Files are cryptographically protected against tampering.
  • Auditability: Comprehensive audit trails provide proof of integrity for compliance and legal purposes.
  • Efficiency: Lightweight, scalable, and designed to handle high file volumes with minimal performance impact.
  • Privacy: File contents are never exposed to the blockchain, ensuring complete confidentiality.
Access ControlWorkflow