DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING QR-CODE

ABSTRACT

All academic institutions have certain means for student’s identity. Student identity card is an indispensable means of identification for every student’s in higher institutions.

In this research work, we advance the current means of identification in Federal Polytechnic Bida which is the student identification card by designing and developing a Quick Response code student identity card to replace the current student Identity card. We adopted the use of Quick Response (QR) code to generate student-based identification card which can be achieved through the use of a virtual Server that keeps student record, generate a QR code using QR generator which will hold the link to each student details on the server. The developed system identifies students by scanning the QR code placed on the back of the student’s identification card. Each black and whites’ box on the code, when scan is translated to digital information; which allows the computer to access the database and provide the student academic record.

This new system which enhances data integrity and confidentiality ensures that there is a unique way of identifying an individual as a Bida Poly student.

Keywords: Quick response code, Student identification card, Database.