Anonymous Data Transfer Using Encrypted Acceptance Packets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing peer-to-peer data transfer systems require prior knowledge of the recipient's information, making it difficult to perform anonymous data transfers between parties who wish to remain anonymous.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing encrypted acceptance packets and public-private key pairs to facilitate anonymous peer-to-peer data transfers by enabling communication between devices without exchanging identifying information, using a computing system to verify and complete the transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If peer-to-peer data transfer systems require prior knowledge of recipient information, then data transfer can be completed, but anonymity between parties cannot be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
A third-party computing system acts as an intermediary to facilitate anonymous data transfers. The system receives transfer requests from senders, validates them, and coordinates transfers with recipients without requiring the sender to know recipient identifying information. The intermediary maintains transaction records and ensures completion while preserving party anonymity.
Solution Approach 2:
The data transfer process is divided into separate phases: request initiation, validation, acceptance confirmation, and actual transfer. Each phase can be completed independently, allowing the system to verify transfer validity before executing the actual data movement, thus ensuring reliability without requiring prior knowledge of recipient details.
2Loss of information
If parties do not share identifying information, then anonymity is maintained, but data transfer cannot be completed without prior knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The computing system serves as a mediator that initiates and coordinates the transfer process. Senders simply provide their identifying information to the system, which then handles the complexity of locating and contacting recipients without requiring senders to know recipient details beforehand.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary validation of transfer requests and establishes transfer parameters before the actual data transfer occurs. This preliminary action includes verifying sender authenticity, determining transfer details, and preparing acceptance confirmations, thereby simplifying the overall operation for users.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of performing an anonymous data transfer may include transmitting a transfer request associated with a desired data transfer to a first computing system. The transfer request may include a sender identifier (ID). The method may include receiving, by the application executed on the user device transfer approval indicating that the desired data transfer is approved. The method may include receiving the acceptance packet indicating that the desired data transfer is accepted and may include a recipient ID. The method may include transmitting at least a portion of the acceptance packet to the first computing system. The method may include receiving, a transfer confirmation confirming that the desired data transfer is based at least in part on the acceptance packet and/or the transfer approval.