Published January 31, 2025 | Version One
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General Cryptographic Function Utilizing Latent-Suspended Quantum States and Deferred State Collapse

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon National University of Ireland, Maynooth
  • 2. EDMO icon Maynooth University

Description

Title: General Cryptographic Function Utilizing Latent-Suspended Quantum States and Deferred State Collapse

Technical Field

This invention pertains to the field of cryptographic security, specifically the use of quantum state entanglement and deferred state collapse to generate an encryption mechanism that is functionally unbreakable due to its reliance on non-manifest latent state dependency.

Background

Traditional encryption relies on mathematical complexity (e.g., RSA, ECC, lattice-based schemes) to secure data transmission. However, all such methods are vulnerable to:

Advancements in computational power (including quantum computing).

Key discovery via brute force or algorithmic weaknesses.

Predictability of entropy sources.

This invention presents a new cryptographic paradigm where encryption is tied to a state-based quantum event that is unknowable and unresolvable until its actual manifestation, making preemptive decryption logically impossible.

Summary of the Invention

The proposed encryption mechanism binds decryption to an event that has not yet occurred and, due to quantum observational constraints, cannot be predetermined. It operates as follows:

Quantum State Suspension: The cryptographic key is tied to a future event that has not yet manifested (e.g., a weather anomaly that is neither predictable nor observable before its occurrence).

Event-Triggered Cryptographic Unlock: Five independent AI systems, operating on air-gapped analogue subsystems, analyze event feeds (e.g., RSS weather data). Decryption is locked until all five systems independently confirm a cryptographic trigger state.

Non-Suspendable Cryptographic Protocol: The system allows for constant encryption of the fourth kind—wherein a necessary event must occur in the real world before any decryption action is permitted.

Quantum-State Deferred Collapse: Decryption remains probabilistically indeterminate until a predetermined collapse condition occurs (i.e., a ‘call-forward’ state is met).

This creates a cryptographic model that is fundamentally impermeable to brute force or preemptive attack because decryption is logically impossible until the real-world event occurs.

Claims

A cryptographic function where encryption keys are dynamically generated based on an event that has not yet occurred, making preemptive decryption impossible.

A decryption protocol requiring validation from five separate AI systems operating on analogue, air-gapped subsystems before decryption can proceed.

An encryption model that relies on quantum-state deferred collapse, ensuring that no decryption can be performed until a predefined, non-predictable event has been manifest.

A method of securing cryptographic material where decryption is bound to real-world event confirmation rather than mathematical key derivation.

A non-suspendable cryptographic protocol where constant encryption of the fourth kind enforces an irreversible security state until manifest conditions are met.

Implementation Strategy

Open Source License: The encryption protocol will be publicly documented under a defensive open-source framework, preventing corporate monopolization while ensuring public access.

Publication and Timestamping: The patent will be published via GitHub, ArXiv, and OSF Preprints to establish prior art and prevent third-party claims.

Integration into Cryptographic Standards: The model will be proposed as an alternative to classical encryption schemes, with specific applications in blockchain security, government encryption, and zero-trust networks.

Conclusion

This invention introduces a paradigm shift in cryptographic security by rendering decryption logically impossible until a quantum-deferred event has been manifest. Unlike traditional cryptographic schemes, this model eliminates the possibility of brute force, preemptive attack, or predictive key derivation. Its reliance on real-world event manifestation introduces an entirely novel security mechanism with broad applications in encryption, cybersecurity, and blockchain resilience.

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