BUES: A blockchain-based upgraded email system

Abstract

This paper focuses on the improvement of traditional email system architecture with the help of blockchain technology in the existing network environment. The improved system architecture can better improve the security and stability of the system. The email content is extracted and stored in the blockchain network to achieve regulatory traceability between the email service provider and the higherlevel organization. In turn, A Blockchain-based Upgraded Email System(BUES) is proposed. The defects of the existing traditional email system are addressed. Firstly, the threat model of the traditional email system is analyzed, and solutions are proposed for various threats. Then a system architecture consisting of the blockchain network, email servers, and users are constructed. The implementation of BUES is carried out, and the related experimental process and algorithm steps are given. After the experimental analysis, it is shown that BUES can ensure the security, reliability, efficiency, and traceability of email transmission.