Email Validation & Arbitration Framework and Platform based on Blockchain for Legal Matters

Abstract

Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages between people using electronic devices. Such email communication has become the default mode of messaging for business and personal uses. E-mail is a form of documentary evidence that, like all other types of documentary evidence, may be admitted as an evidence in the court. However, the reliability and authenticity of email as an evidence, like that of other types of evidence, will be scrutinized against tampering. In this paper, we propose a solution that makes possible to accept emails as reliable, trustworthy and authentic documents that can be accepted as evidence in the court of law. We design and detail a third-party email validation arbitration service that guarantees the trust and reliability of emails by offering a way to resolve conflicts. © 2021 IEEE.