METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SECURE AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTION
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1. A method for secure electronic commerce transaction executed by a computer, the method comprises:
- receiving account information regarding an electronic commerce transaction;
generating a transaction authorization request message based on the account information, transaction information, and merchant information;
encoding the transaction authorization request message in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function to produce a plurality of encoded data slices;
outputting the plurality of encoded data slices to a plurality of dispersed storage units in accordance with an authorization protocol;
receiving at least a threshold number of encoded data response slices from the plurality of dispersed storage units in accordance with the authorization protocol; and
decoding the plurality of encoded data response slices in accordance with the error coding dispersed storage function to produce a response message.
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Abstract
A method begins by a processing module receiving data content. The method continues with the processing module embedding the data content into a data stream to produce a stream of data. The method continues with the processing module sequentially encoding data segments of the stream of data in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function to produce pluralities of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module outputting the pluralities of encoded data slices to a plurality of dispersed storage units for storage therein.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for secure electronic commerce transaction executed by a computer, the method comprises:
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receiving account information regarding an electronic commerce transaction; generating a transaction authorization request message based on the account information, transaction information, and merchant information; encoding the transaction authorization request message in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function to produce a plurality of encoded data slices; outputting the plurality of encoded data slices to a plurality of dispersed storage units in accordance with an authorization protocol; receiving at least a threshold number of encoded data response slices from the plurality of dispersed storage units in accordance with the authorization protocol; and decoding the plurality of encoded data response slices in accordance with the error coding dispersed storage function to produce a response message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for secure data content transmission executed by a computer, the method comprises:
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receiving the data content; embedding the data content into a data stream to produce a stream of data; sequentially encoding data segments of the stream of data in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function to produce pluralities of encoded data slices; and outputting the pluralities of encoded data slices to a plurality of dispersed storage units for storage therein. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer comprises:
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an interface; and a processing module operable to; receive account information regarding an electronic commerce transaction; generate a transaction authorization request message based on the account information, transaction information, and merchant information; encode the transaction authorization request message in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function to produce a plurality of encoded data slices; output, via the interface, the plurality of encoded data slices to a plurality of dispersed storage units in accordance with an authorization protocol; receive, via the interface, at least a threshold number of encoded data response slices from the plurality of dispersed storage units in accordance with the authorization protocol; and decode the plurality of encoded data response slices in accordance with the error coding dispersed storage function to produce a response message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer comprises:
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an interface; and a processing module operable to; receive the data content; embed the data content into a data stream to produce a stream of data; sequentially encode data segments of the stream of data in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function to produce pluralities of encoded data slices; and output, via the interface, the pluralities of encoded data slices to a plurality of dispersed storage units for storage therein. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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