CPC H04L 9/3236 (2013.01) [H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method carried out by a computing system configured for operating as a node of a network of nodes operating a blockchain, wherein a state encoded in a previous block of the blockchain is owned by a first party, the method comprising:
receiving a request message for a transfer of the state encoded in the previous block from the first party to a second party, wherein the request message is not digitally signed by the first party, and wherein the request message includes: (i) a reference to an online location of a document that authorizes the transfer, and (ii) a plurality of digital signatures generated by a corresponding plurality of trust verifiers, each verifying that the document authorizes the transfer;
applying public encryption keys of the trust verifiers to respectively authenticate the digital signatures;
making a verification that at least a threshold number of the digital signatures have been authenticated; and
in response to making the verification, facilitating modification of the blockchain to add a new block that encodes the state as being owned by the second party.
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