Secure land title transfer system/ Wambi, Ivan.

TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................................viii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................11
1.0 Introduction. .................................................................................................................................11
1.1 Background study.........................................................................................................................11
1.2 Problem statement........................................................................................................................12
1.3 Objectives.....................................................................................................................................12
1.3.1 Main objectives. ........................................................................................................................12
1.3.2 Specific objectives. ...................................................................................................................12
1.4 Justification. .................................................................................................................................13
1.5 Scope ............................................................................................................................................14
1.5.1 Technical scope.........................................................................................................................14
1.5.2 Subject scope.............................................................................................................................14
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................15
2.0 Introduction. .................................................................................................................................15
2.1 Land ownership in Uganda. .........................................................................................................15
2.1.1 Customary land ownership........................................................................................................15
2.1.2 Mailo land ownership................................................................................................................15
2.1.3 Leasehold land ownership.........................................................................................................16
2.1.4 Freehold land ownership. ..........................................................................................................16
2.2 Land transfer services. .................................................................................................................16
2.2.1 Land title registration. ...............................................................................................................16
2.2.2 Carrying out a title search. ........................................................................................................16
2.2.3 Land title transfer. .....................................................................................................................16
2.3 Existing land title transfer systems ..............................................................................................17
2.3.1 Recordation System. .................................................................................................................17
2.3.2 Torrens System..........................................................................................................................17
2.4 Analysis of the current system used.............................................................................................18
2.5 Current System Vulnerabilities. ...................................................................................................18
2.6 Comparison of land title transfer systems....................................................................................19
2.7 How the security vulnerabilities will be mitigated in the proposed system.................................19
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2.8 Biometric Authentication. ............................................................................................................19
2.9 Fingerprint features......................................................................................................................20
2.9.1 Pattern matching........................................................................................................................20
2.9.2 Why biometric authentication? .................................................................................................21
2.9.3 Using biometric authentication. ................................................................................................21
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ..........................................................................................22
3.0 Introduction. .................................................................................................................................22
3.1 Data collection methods...............................................................................................................22
3.1.1 Questionnaire ............................................................................................................................22
3.1.2 Document review. .....................................................................................................................22
3.1.3 Consultations.............................................................................................................................22
3.2 Data analysis. ...............................................................................................................................23
3.3 System Operation. ........................................................................................................................23
3.3.1 Web server ................................................................................................................................23
3.3.2 Database Server.........................................................................................................................24
3.3.3 Authentication. ..........................................................................................................................24
3.3.4 Powers of an Attorney...............................................................................................................24
3.4 System Requirements...................................................................................................................25
3.5 Tools for the system .....................................................................................................................25
3.5.1 Hardware Components.............................................................................................................25
3.5.2 Software Components. .............................................................................................................25
3.6 System implementation ................................................................................................................25
3.6.1 Hardware implementation........................................................................................................25
CHAPTER FOUR: SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN..............................................................26
4.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................26
4.1 Functional analysis.......................................................................................................................26
4.1.1 Requirement Analysis...............................................................................................................26
4.1.2 Functional requirements............................................................................................................26
4.1.3 Non-functional requirements ....................................................................................................27
4.2 System Design..............................................................................................................................27
4.2.1 Logical design of the system.....................................................................................................27
4.2.2 Physical design..........................................................................................................................28
4.3 Tools used. ...................................................................................................................................29
4.4 Hardware Design components. ....................................................................................................30
4.4.1 Fingerprint Scanner...................................................................................................................31
4.4.2. Avr Microcontroller .................................................................................................................31
4.4.3 Ethernet Shield. .........................................................................................................................32
4.4.4 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). .................................................................................................32
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4.4.5 Crystal oscillator. ......................................................................................................................33
4.4.6 Wire connectors. .......................................................................................................................33
CHAPTER FIVE: IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING ..............................................................34
5.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................34
5.1 Development Platforms................................................................................................................34
5.1.1 Arduino platform.......................................................................................................................34
5.1.2 Bootstrap platform. ...................................................................................................................34
5.2 Code Design. ................................................................................................................................34
5.2.1 LCD 4 Bit mode interfacing with AVR Microcontroller code. ................................................34
5.2.2 PHP code...................................................................................................................................36
5.3 Testing..........................................................................................................................................36
5.3.1 Unit Testing...............................................................................................................................36
5.3.2 Integration testing......................................................................................................................37
5.3.3 System Testing ..........................................................................................................................37
5.4 System Validation. .......................................................................................................................37
5.5 System Verification......................................................................................................................37
5.6 System evaluation. .......................................................................................................................37
5.7 Current land title transfer system as compared to my system......................................................38
CHAPTER SIX: RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCUSSION .....................................................39
6.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................39
6.1 Summary of Work Done. .............................................................................................................39
6.2 Critical Analysis /Appraisal of The Work ...................................................................................39
6.3 Recommendations. .......................................................................................................................39
6.4 Conclusion....................................................................................................................................40
References. .........................................................................................................................................41
APPENDICIES: .................................................................................................................................43
Appendix 1:........................................................................................................................................43
Appendix 2:........................................................................................................................................44

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Includes index and Bibliographies