Systems and methods for trustless proof of possession and transmission of secured data
A system for trustlessly proving possession of secured data includes a storing device designed and configured to store a collection of data, divide the collection of data into a plurality of lots, receive a cryptographic accumulator of the collection of data, the cryptographic accumulator having a root and a plurality of accumulated elements, wherein each accumulated element is produced by performing an encryption process on each lot of the plurality of lots, evaluate a posting of the root to an immutable sequential listing, select an accumulated element as a function of the root and a public pseudorandom function, generate a secure proof of possession of a data lot used to produce the accumulated element and transmit the secure proof and the accumulated element.
1. A system for trustlessly proving possession of secured data, the system comprising a storing device designed and configured to:
store a collection of data;
divide the collection of data into a plurality of lots;
receive a cryptographic accumulator of the collection of data, the cryptographic accumulator having a root and a plurality of accumulated elements, wherein each accumulated element is produced by performing an encryption process on each lot of the plurality of lots;
evaluate a posting of the root to an immutable sequential listing;
select an accumulated element as a function of the root and a public pseudorandom function, wherein selecting further comprises:
providing a plurality of identifiers of the plurality of accumulated elements, the plurality of identifiers associated with the root;
generating an output of the public pseudorandom function, wherein the output indicates an identifier of the plurality of identifiers; and
selecting the accumulated element associated with the identifier;
generate a secure proof of possession of a data lot used to produce the accumulated element; and transmit the secure proof and the accumulated element.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the storing device is further configured to store the collection of data further comprises encrypting the collection of data.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the encryption process further comprises a cryptographic hashing process.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cryptographic accumulator further comprises a Merkle tree.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the storing device is further configured to evaluate a digital signature signing the root.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the storing device is further configured to receive the request by receiving a proof of identity of the requesting device.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the proof of identity further comprises a digital signature.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the proof of identity further comprises a secure proof of possession of at least a portion of the data.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selection function includes a generation of a mathematical representation of at least a portion of the immutable sequential listing.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least a portion of the immutable sequential listing is the root.
11. A method of trustlessly proving possession of secured data, the method comprising: storing, by a storing device,
a collection of data;
dividing, by the storing device, the collection of data into a plurality of lots;
receiving, at the storing device, a cryptographic accumulator of the collection of data, the cryptographic accumulator having a root and a plurality of accumulated elements, wherein each accumulated element is produced by performing an encryption process on each lot of the plurality of lots;
evaluating, by the storing device, a posting of the root to an immutable sequential listing;
selecting, by the storing device, an accumulated element as a function of the root and a public pseudorandom selection function, wherein selecting further comprises:
providing a plurality of identifiers of the plurality of accumulated elements, the plurality of identifiers associated with the root;
generating an output of the public pseudorandom function, wherein the output indicates an identifier of the plurality of identifiers; and
selecting the accumulated element associated with the identifier;
generating, by the storing device, a secure proof of possession of a data lot used to produce the accumulated element; and
transmitting, by the storing device, the secure proof and the accumulated element.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the cryptographic accumulator further comprises a Merkle tree.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein evaluating the root posted to the immutable sequential listing further comprises evaluating a digital signature digitally signing the root.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein receiving the request further comprises receiving a proof of identity of the requesting device.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the proof of identity further comprises a digital signature.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the proof of identity further comprises a secure proof of possession of at least a portion of the data.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the selection function includes a generation of a mathematical representation of at least a portion of the immutable sequential listing.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least a portion of the immutable sequential listing is the root.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing machine-executable instructions for performing a method of trustlessly proving possession of secured data, the method comprising: storing, by a storing device,
a collection of data;
dividing, by the storing device, the collection of data into a plurality of lots;
receiving, at the storing device, a cryptographic accumulator of the collection of data, the cryptographic accumulator having a root and a plurality of accumulated elements, wherein each accumulated element is produced by performing an encryption process on each lot of the plurality of lots;
evaluating, by the storing device, a posting of the root to an immutable sequential listing;
selecting, by the storing device, an accumulated element as a function of the root and a public pseudorandom selection function, wherein selecting further comprises:
providing a plurality of identifiers of the plurality of accumulated elements, the plurality of identifiers associated with the root;
generating an output of the public pseudorandom function, wherein the output indicates an identifier of the plurality of identifiers; and
selecting the accumulated element associated with the identifier;
generating, by the storing device, a secure proof of possession of a data lot used to produce the accumulated element; and
transmitting, by the storing device, the secure proof and the accumulated element.