SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MESSAGE TRANSMISSION AND RETRIEVAL USING BLOCKCHAIN
Systems and methods for message transfer and retrieval are provided. According to some aspects, message information is received from a sender, and a message can be created based on the received message information. A hash of the message and transaction information related to the message can be generated and provided to a current block in a blockchain. The message is transferred or otherwise provided to a receiver, and upon receipt and validation of authentication information from the receiver, access to the received message is provided to the receiver. A hash of the received message and additional transaction information related to the received message is generated and provided to a current block in the blockchain. Other aspects also are provided.
1 . A method for secure message transfer between a plurality of participants, comprising:
generating a message from a first participant of the plurality of participants;
hashing the message and generating transaction information related to the message;
providing the transaction information and the hash of the message to one or more blocks in a blockchain;
providing access to the message by a device managed by a second participant of the plurality of participants;
requesting authentication information from the second participant;
providing access to the message on the second device upon receipt and validation of the authentication information;
hashing the accessed message and generating additional transaction information related to the accessed message;
providing the hash of the accessed message and the additional transaction information to one or more blocks in the blockchain; and
displaying information provided in the blockchain to show a transaction history for the message.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising notifying the second participant that the message has been transferred to the second device.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the message comprises an audio message, a visual message, a textual message, or combinations thereof.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the hashing of the message includes applying a hash function to electronic data of the message.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the hash function comprises a SHA256 or a RIPEMD function.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transaction information includes a transaction identifier, a message type, a participant identifier, a status, time information related to the message, or combinations thereof.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the additional transaction information includes a transaction identifier, a message type, a participant identifier, a status, time information related to the received message, or combinations thereof.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication information comprises multifactor authentication information.
9 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the authentication information includes a crypto key provided to the second participant.
10 . A system for secure message transfer between a plurality of participants, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer readable storage mediums having instructions stored therein, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
generate a message from a first participant of the plurality of participants;
hash the message and generate transaction information related to the message;
provide the transaction information and the hash of the message to one or more blocks in a blockchain;
provide access to the message by a device managed by a second participant of the plurality of participants;
receive authentication information from the second participant,
provide access to the message on the second device upon validation of the authentication information;
hash the accessed message and generate additional transaction information related to the accessed message;
provide the hash of the accessed message and the additional transaction information to one or more blocks in the blockchain; and
display information provided in the blockchain on the first or second device to show a transaction history for the message.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the system notifies the second user that the message is available for access on the device.
12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the message comprises an audio message, a visual message, or a textual message.
13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the system applies a hash function to electronic data of the message to hash the message.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the hash function comprises a SHA256 or a RIPEMD function.
15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the transaction information includes a transaction identifier, a message type, a participant identifier, a status, time information related to the message, or combinations thereof.
16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the additional transaction information includes a transaction identifier, a message type, a participant identifier, a status, time information related to the received message, or combinations thereof.
17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the authentication information comprises multifactor authentication information.