File redaction database system

1. A system, comprising:

a blockchain network comprising a shared ledger which stores a source file signature that is created by inputting a plurality of segments of a source file paired with a plurality auxiliary data segments, respectively, into a first Merkle tree of a chameleon hash function;

a file redaction device configured to redact a source file segment from among the plurality of segments of the source file;

a signature update device configured to:

receive the redacted source file segment and the plurality of auxiliary data segments paired with the plurality of segments of the source file in the chameleon hash function;

modify an auxiliary data segment that is paired with the redacted source file segment;

input the plurality of auxiliary data segments including the modified auxiliary data segment into a second Merkle tree of a cryptographic hash function which outputs a modified auxiliary data signature; and

store the modified auxiliary data signature to the shared ledger.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the file redaction device is further configured to perform biometric authentication on a user who redacted the source file segment.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the file redaction device is further configured to:

determine the user who redacted the source file segment has an approved identity; and

create an authentication blockchain transaction, the authentication transaction comprising biometric authentications of the user who redacted the source file segment;

wherein the blockchain network is configured to:

endorse the authentication transaction; and

store the authentication transaction to the shared ledger.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of auxiliary data segments are stored outside the blockchain network.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the source file signature previously stored to the shared ledger does not change in response to the modified auxiliary data signature and the source file signature corresponds to original source file content prior to redaction.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signature update device is configured to input the plurality of auxiliary data segments including the modified auxiliary data segment into leaf nodes of the second Merkle tree.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signature update device is further configured to:

create a blockchain transaction comprising the modified auxiliary data signature and an identifier of the redacted source file segment;

wherein the blockchain network is further configured to endorse the blockchain transaction.

8. A method, comprising:

storing a source file signature that is created by inputting a plurality of segments of a source file paired with a plurality auxiliary data segments, respectively, into a first Merkle tree of a chameleon hash function;

redacting, by a file redaction device, a source file segment from among the plurality of segments of the source file;

receiving, by a signature update device, the redacted source file segment and the plurality of auxiliary data segments paired with the plurality of source file segments in the chameleon hash function;

modifying an auxiliary data segment that is paired with the redacted source file segment;

inputting the plurality of auxiliary data segments including the modified auxiliary data segment into a second Merkle tree of a cryptographic hash function which outputs a modified auxiliary data signature; and

storing the modified auxiliary data signature to a shared ledger of a blockchain network.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

performing, by the file redaction device, biometric authentication on a user who redacted the source file segment.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining the user who redacted the source file segment has an approved identity; and

creating an authentication blockchain transaction, the authentication transaction comprising biometric authentications of the user who redacted the source file segment;

wherein the method further comprises:

endorsing the authentication transaction; and

storing the authentication transaction to the shared ledger.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of auxiliary data segments are stored outside the blockchain network.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the source file signature previously stored to the shared ledger does not change in response to the modified auxiliary data signature and the source file signature corresponds to original source file content prior to redaction.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the inputting comprises inputting the plurality of auxiliary data segments including the modified auxiliary data segment into leaf nodes of the second Merkle tree.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the storing comprises:

creating a blockchain transaction comprising the modified auxiliary data signature and an identifier of the redacted source file segment; and

endorsing the blockchain transaction.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

storing a source file signature that is created by inputting a plurality of segments of a source file paired with a plurality auxiliary data segments, respectively, into a first Merkle tree of a chameleon hash function;

redacting, by a file redaction device, a source file segment from among the plurality of segments of the source file;

receiving, by a signature update device the redacted source file segment and the plurality of auxiliary data segments paired with the plurality of source file segments in the chameleon hash function;

modifying an auxiliary data segment that is paired with the redacted source file segment;

inputting the plurality of auxiliary data segments including the modified auxiliary data segment into a second Merkle tree of a cryptographic hash function which outputs a modified auxiliary data signature; and

storing the modified auxiliary data signature to a shared ledger of a blockchain network.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a user who redacted the source file segment has an approved identity; and

creating an authentication blockchain transaction, the authentication transaction comprising a biometric authentication of the user who redacted the source file segment;

wherein the method further comprises:

endorsing the authentication transaction; and

storing the authentication transaction to the shared ledger.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of auxiliary data segments are stored outside the blockchain network.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the source file signature previously stored to the shared ledger does not change in response to the modified auxiliary data signature and the source file signature corresponds to original source file content prior to redaction.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the inputting comprises inputting the plurality of auxiliary data segments including the modified auxiliary data segment into leaf nodes of the second Merkle tree.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the storing comprises:

creating a blockchain transaction comprising the modified auxiliary data signature and an identifier of the redacted source file segment; and

endorsing the blockchain transaction.