Method and system for distribution of digital media and conduction of electronic commerce in an un-trusted environment

摘要

A method for secure distribution of digital content held in at least one content server over an electronic network comprising the steps of: on said network setting up at least one centralized trusted entity for at least one of verifying, authenticating and auditing transactions; at said centralized trusted entity receiving a request from a vendor to verify a transaction involving a transaction client identified in said request; at said centralized trusted entity sending a verification request to said identified transaction client, receiving at said centralized trusted entity a verification reply from said transaction client, and, upon receipt of said verification reply sending a transaction approval signal to said vendor and to said content server, thereby to signal to said content server approval to release said digital content.