Published Paper Details:

Universal ID cards play a crucial role in validating an individual's identity and personal credentials, serving as a gateway to essential services such as education, employment, healthcare, banking, and government welfare schemes. However, traditional identity issuance and verification mechanisms are increasingly vulnerable to forgery, data tampering, and unauthorized duplication. Legacy identity management systems are often inefficient, costly, and bureaucratic, making it difficult to prevent identity fraud and ensure real-time verification. These limitations lead to delays in authentication processes, as data must be exchanged between multiple authorities and service providers, requiring significant manual effort to confirm authenticity. To address these challenges, this project proposes a secure and efficient digital identity management framework for Universal ID cards using Blockchain Technology and Capsule Siamese Networks. Identity records are stored with pre-hashes on the blockchain to guarantee data integrity and immutability. The ID holder generates a one-time symmetric encryption key to securely transmit identity information to verifiers, preventing unauthorized access and data leakage. The blockchain's pre-hashing mechanism enables rapid detection of tampering, while Capsule Siamese Networks are employed to detect and localize forged or manipulated identity content within digital ID documents, further strengthening the verification process. By integrating blockchain, cryptographic security, and advanced deep learning techniques, the proposed system delivers a robust, transparent, and scalable solution for universal digital identity management. This approach significantly enhances the security, efficiency, and reliability of identity verification, overcomes the limitations of conventional systems, and minimizes the risk of identity fraud in modern digital ecosystems.