Systems, computer program products, and methods are provided for categorizing data entries or segments from data files and storing the categorized data within category-specific blocks of a distributed ledger within a distributed trust computing network. Access credentials are generated that link/point to the those category-specific blocks containing data entries/segments that the credential holder is authorized to access. As such, the present invention insures that authorized entities (i.e., credential holders) that are accessing the distributed trust network for the purpose of verifying/authenticating data contained therein only have access to that portion/segment of the data file (e.g., specific data entries or the like) that they are authorized to access. In other words, the present invention, limits the authorized entity to only accessing data from the data file on a need-to-know basis.