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Traditional transfers leave permanent trails. Even "private" transfers are visible on ledgers. Once someone has your payment history, they have it forever.

Ghost Protocol commitments are consumed when revealed. The transfer happens, then the proof of it can be erased from history. Not hidden—actually gone.

API keys, passwords, and access tokens are dangerous to store. Once exposed, they're exposed forever. Rotation is manual and error-prone.

Create a commitment to a credential. The commitment proves you have access. When you reveal the secret, the commitment is nullified—single-use by design. No database of secrets to breach.

Some information must be shared eventually, but timing matters. Sealed bids, embargoed announcements, time-locked wills—all require trust in a third party to keep the secret.

Commit to the disclosure now, reveal it later. The commitment proves the content existed at a specific time. No third party holds the secret—only you do.

Digital value requires network connectivity to transfer. Offline environments (disaster zones, censored regions, air-gapped systems) can't participate in digital economies.

Ghost Protocol secrets are just data—they can be written down, stored on USB drives, or transmitted over any medium. The value exists in the secret, not in a network connection. Reveal when you're back online.

Access control usually requires identity. Accounts, logins, and permissions create permanent records that link users to behavior.

Issue access as a one-time or limited-use commitment. The commitment proves entitlement without revealing who the user is. Once used, it is consumed.

Proving something happened often requires revealing who did it, when, and how. Logs and attestations leak more information than necessary.

Commit to an action or outcome. Reveal only the proof when required. No permanent activity log exists before or after.

Revocation and expiration are hard to enforce. Permissions linger, tokens leak, and access is often broader than intended.

Create commitments that are valid only within a defined window or usage constraint. After reveal or expiration, the right ceases to exist.

Digital assets are hard to pass on safely. Custodians introduce risk, and key sharing destroys security.

Commit to value or information now. Reveal only under predefined conditions, such as time, absence, or external triggers.

Markets leak intent. Bids, offers, and positions are exposed before execution, enabling manipulation and front-running.

Commit to intent privately. Reveal only when execution is final. No observable order flow exists beforehand.

Sensitive messages and files are stored, logged, backed up, and retained indefinitely. Even "temporary" messaging systems leave recoverable traces.

Commit to a message or file without storing its contents. Reveal it exactly once to the intended recipient. After reveal, the data no longer exists anywhere in the system.