Certification of Business Processes and Workflows via Blockchain

Blockchains are distributed ledgers that allow possibly untrusted actors to collaborate with the aim of achieving a common goal. Typical uses of blockchains include supply chain management, document notarization, decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, and tokenization of digital and physical assets. Inspired by the functioning of software applications that allow administrative staff to manage different types of bureaucratic processes, we propose to use permissioned blockchains to implement administrative and business processes involving different organizations. We describe the design of our system, comprising its architecture, the functional analysis, and a discussion on how to implement the required features. Such a design is the first step towards the implementation of a blockchain-based system for the certification of business processes and workflows.