Single-Use URI Access With Decoy Content Against Surveillance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing encryption-based security methods are insufficient in protecting data from compromise and surveillance, particularly against brute force attacks, leading to potential data breaches and unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
A communication method using a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) system that generates a unique, publicly accessible hyperlink for message sharing, allowing temporary content access and immediate destruction after viewing, with random content returned for unauthorized access attempts, creating computational noise to deter surveillance and eavesdropping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If public/private key cryptography is used for securing messages, then data protection is provided, but the system becomes vulnerable to brute force attacks and surveillance
Solution Approach 1:
The message is segmented into two parts: a publicly accessible URI that anyone can see, and the actual encrypted content that is only accessible through a temporary, single-use key derived from environmental noise. This segmentation allows the message structure to be public while the content remains secure, resolving the contradiction between data protection and vulnerability to brute force attacks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses dynamic key generation where the decryption key is not static but is derived from environmental noise captured at the moment of access. The key changes with every access attempt, making brute force attacks ineffective. This dynamic approach maintains data protection while eliminating vulnerability to static cryptographic systems.
2Loss of information
If encryption-based security methods are used, then message confidentiality is maintained, but surveillance and eavesdropping become easier
Solution Approach 1:
The system converts the harmful effect of environmental noise (which could be seen as interference or error) into a beneficial security mechanism. The noise is used to generate unique decryption keys, transforming what would normally be a detrimental factor into the very thing that protects against surveillance and eavesdropping while maintaining message confidentiality.
Solution Approach 2:
Environmental noise acts as an intermediary between the public URI and the private content. The noise is captured, processed, and used to generate the key, serving as a mediator that ensures only the intended recipient with access to the same environmental conditions can decrypt the message, thus preventing surveillance while maintaining confidentiality.
3Reliability
If a unique key is provided for each message access, then security is improved, but the complexity of key management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically generating and managing the unique decryption keys using environmental noise capture and processing. The server automatically captures noise, generates keys, and manages the temporary access rights without requiring manual key distribution or complex user-side key management, thus improving security while reducing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of key generation from traditional cryptographic random number generation to environmental noise capture. This parameter change simplifies key management because the noise is naturally occurring and easily captured by the server's microphone or sensor, eliminating the need for complex key generation and distribution mechanisms while maintaining high security.
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AI summary
A communication method and system according to the present invention generates a unique cryptographically secure URI in response to receiving a user post. The user post and URI are stored temporarily. The URI is sent to an intended recipient. In response to a first instance of accessing the URI, the content is retrieved and sent to the intended recipient. The original uploaded content and URI are then deleted. In response to subsequent instances of accessing the URI, random content determined in part by a current environmental state of the communication, is returned. Recent subsequent instances can return thematically similar content.