BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present patent application relates to secure communications in a communications system through a secure data base (SDB) ecosystem using random numbers, including using one-time use random number cipher keys.

Background Art

The “one-time pad” developed by Gilbert S. Vernam has been used for decades for encoding and decoding messages. Although such an approach provides unbreakable security, it relies on both the sending and receiving parties having the same random cipher key. In the old days this was accomplished by the physical delivery of keypads to the parties for their one-time use and disposal. Such a delivery method today is impractical and presents a huge barrier for the effective use of this concept. There have been many attempts to solve this problem, such as with Diffie-Hellman, but they all have security vulnerabilities.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer readable storage media are disclosed herein directed to a secure database (SDB) ecosystem, which creates and distributes random numbers (RNs) of any suitable length, including in the order of anywhere from 256 to 4096 bits or greater, to be used as the cipher keys for encoding and decoding messages. Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer readable storage media are also directed to Secure User Interface Transaction (SUIT) Apps that are downloaded from the SDB onto mobile and fixed communication platforms, such as smartphone, tablets, and computers, or the like, to provide total communication platform security. Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer readable storage media are also directed to secure communications interfaced through an SDB using one-time use random number cipher keys.

Further features and advantages of the invention, as well as the structure and operation of various embodiments, are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is noted that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein. Such embodiments are presented herein for illustrative purposes only. Additional embodiments will be apparent to persons skilled in the relevant art(s) based on the teachings contained herein.

