A QR-CODE-BASED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING HOSTEL RESIDENTS

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop an information system required for managing the identity of residents of students hostels with the purpose of monitoring movements into and out of their various hostels. The study identified the various user and system requirements, specified the system design and implemented the system. A review of the literature was being done to identify and understand existing Identity Management Systems for monitoring hostel residences using QR codes. The user and system requirements of the system were identified from system users using informal interviews. The system design was specified using UML diagrams, such are use case, sequence and class diagram. The database was implemented using Firebase. The implementation of the frontend was done using HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. The backend was implemented using Node JS and Express JS. The results of the system showed the implementation of the system’s database for storing the information alongside the front-end of the web and mobile application. The results revealed that the system was able to uniquely identify each hostel residents using a uniquely generated QR code with which the movement of the students in and out of the hostels was easily monitored. The study concluded that using the system within the students’ hostel will help mitigate most of the challenges associated with monitoring the student’s movement in and out of hostels especially with event of accounting for the number of students present in the hostel during head counts.