Blockchain-based content verification

1. A computer-implemented method for blockchain-based content verification, the method comprising:

receiving, from a client device of a signer, a target transaction request for triggering presentation of a target electronic document;

invoking a smart contract for content verification of the target electronic document in response to receiving the target transaction request;

executing a content verification program declared in the smart contract, the executing including:

reading content of the target electronic document from a blockchain comprising a main chain and a plurality of child chains, wherein:

the plurality of child chains comprise a first child chain for storing an access address and summary information of the target electronic document uploaded by a contract drafter and a second child chain for storing the content of the target electronic document; and

reading the content of the target electronic document from the blockchain comprises:

reading the access address of the target electronic document from the first child chain; and

reading the content of the target electronic document from the second child chain based on the access address of the target electronic document; and

performing content verification on the target electronic document based on the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain; and

returning a content verification result and the content of the target electronic document to the client device for presentation to the signer.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the target transaction request indicates that the signer has passed identity authentication.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the content of the target electronic document stored in the blockchain is preset with an access right for restricting access to a user account other than the smart contract.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein performing content verification on the target electronic document based on the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain comprises:

calculating summary information of the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain; and

determining whether the calculated summary information matches the summary information stored in the first child chain;

when the calculated summary information matches the summary information stored in the first child chain, determining that the target electronic document has passed content verification; or

when the calculated summary information does not match the summary information stored in the first child chain, determining that the target electronic document has not passed the content verification.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein:

the summary information stored in the first child chain comprises a first hash of original content of the target electronic document when the target electronic document was stored in the blockchain; and

calculating the summary information of the content of the target electronic document comprises computing a second hash of the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of child chains further comprise a third child chain for storing a certificate authority (CA) certificate corresponding to the signer, and wherein the CA certificate is preset with an access right for restricting access to a user account other than the signer.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the target electronic document is an electronic contract.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a client device of a signer, a target transaction request for triggering presentation of a target electronic document;

invoking a smart contract for content verification of the target electronic document in response to receiving the target transaction request;

executing a content verification program declared in the smart contract, the executing including:

reading content of the target electronic document from a blockchain comprising a main chain and a plurality of child chains, wherein:

the plurality of child chains comprise a first child chain for storing an access address and summary information of the target electronic document uploaded by a contract drafter and a second child chain for storing the content of the target electronic document; and

reading the content of the target electronic document from the blockchain comprises:

reading the access address of the target electronic document from the first child chain; and

reading the content of the target electronic document from the second child chain based on the access address of the target electronic document; and

performing content verification on the target electronic document based on the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain; and

returning a content verification result and the content of the target electronic document to the client device for presentation to the signer.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the target transaction request indicates that the signer has passed identity authentication.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the content of the target electronic document stored in the blockchain is preset with an access right for restricting access to a user account other than the smart contract.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein performing content verification on the target electronic document based on the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain comprises:

calculating summary information of the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain; and

determining whether the calculated summary information matches the summary information stored in the first child chain;

when the calculated summary information matches the summary information stored in the first child chain, determining that the target electronic document has passed content verification; or

when the calculated summary information does not match the summary information stored in the first child chain, determining that the target electronic document has not passed the content verification.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein:

the summary information stored in the first child chain comprises a first hash of original content of the target electronic document when the target electronic document was stored in the blockchain; and

calculating the summary information of the content of the target electronic document comprises computing a second hash of the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain.

13. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:

receiving, from a client device of a signer, a target transaction request for triggering presentation of a target electronic document;

invoking a smart contract for content verification of the target electronic document in response to receiving the target transaction request;

executing a content verification program declared in the smart contract, the executing including:

reading content of the target electronic document from a blockchain comprising a main chain and a plurality of child chains, wherein:

the plurality of child chains comprise a first child chain for storing an access address and summary information of the target electronic document uploaded by a contract drafter and a second child chain for storing the content of the target electronic document; and

reading the content of the target electronic document from the blockchain comprises:

 reading the access address of the target electronic document from the first child chain; and

 reading the content of the target electronic document from the second child chain based on the access address of the target electronic document; and

performing content verification on the target electronic document based on the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain; and

returning a content verification result and the content of the target electronic document to the client device for presentation to the signer.

14. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the target transaction request indicates that the signer has passed identity authentication.

15. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the content of the target electronic document stored in the blockchain is preset with an access right for restricting access to a user account other than the smart contract.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein performing content verification on the target electronic document based on the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain comprises:

calculating summary information of the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain; and

determining whether the calculated summary information matches the summary information stored in the first child chain;

when the calculated summary information matches the summary information stored in the first child chain, determining that the target electronic document has passed content verification; or

when the calculated summary information does not match the summary information stored in the first child chain, determining that the target electronic document has not passed the content verification.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 16 , wherein:

the summary information stored in the first child chain comprises a first hash of original content of the target electronic document when the target electronic document was stored in the blockchain; and

calculating the summary information of the content of the target electronic document comprises computing a second hash of the content of the target electronic document read from the blockchain.