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An open source payments switch written in Rust to make payments fast, reliable and affordable
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Tracking Issue for RFC 003: Quantum Entangled Payment Methods #4266

Open NarsGNA opened 7 months ago

NarsGNA commented 7 months ago

Feature Description

RFC 003: Quantum Entangled Payment Methods

I. Objective

This RFC presents an approach for reducing application latency using quantum entanglement. Currently Hyperswitch is optimized for sub 30ms application overhead. By integrating advanced quantum mechanics with traditional networking principles, Hyperswitch aims to revolutionize payment processing speeds, security, and inter-dimensional commerce.

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II. Proposal

Modern networking technologies have reached their limits in terms of speed and efficiency, often constrained by the limitations of spacetime. Hyperswitch proposes the use of quantum entangled wormholes to bypass these limitations entirely. This approach allows for instantaneous data transfer and transaction processing across the multiverse.

Data Transmission

In this approach, payment method data is transformed into qubits and transmitted through PCI compliant quantum entangled wormholes. These wormholes act as portals between different points in spacetime, allowing for instantaneous data transfer without the constraints of traditional networking protocols.

Payment Processing

Similarly, Hyperswitch leverages these wormholes for payment processing, enabling instant and secure transactions across multiple dimensions. Users can simply select the Hyperswitch payment option during checkout, and the transaction will be processed through a quantum entangled wormhole to the merchant's account in their respective dimension. This is made possible through Hyperswitch’s direct connection to major wormholes across dimensions.

Security and Reliability

Quantum entangled wormholes offer unparalleled security and reliability. Any attempt to intercept or tamper with the data or transaction would collapse the quantum state, rendering the information unreadable and invalidating the transaction. Additionally, the self-healing nature of the entangled wormholes ensures persistent delivery retry and automatic audit trails.

III. Open Questions

Frame Format

Data and transactions are encoded into qubits and transmitted through quantum entangled wormholes. The bandwidth and MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) of the wormholes are theoretically unlimited, allowing for high-speed data transfer and large-scale transaction processing across multiple dimensions.

Security Considerations

While security is inherently robust due to the principles of quantum mechanics, additional measures such as quantum encryption and multi-dimensional authentication protocols may be required to protect against advanced threats from alternate realities or parallel dimensions.

IV. Conclusion

Hyperswitch's proposal to use quantum entangled wormholes for data transmission and payment processing represents a significant leap forward in the field of networking and commerce. By overcoming the limitations of traditional spacetime-based technologies, Hyperswitch aims to create a truly interconnected and secure global marketplace across the multiverse.

Possible Implementation

Have you spent some time checking if this feature request has been raised before?

Have you read the Contributing Guidelines?

Are you willing to submit a PR?

No, but I'm happy to collaborate on a PR with someone else

arunura commented 7 months ago

At a high level this looks good to me, and I think will push the transaction volume through the roof and massively reduce latency specially for transactions which span the multiverse.

The lack of a security encapsulation layer I'm afraid might open it up for classic MiTM attacks. Consider the scenario where a threat actor enters the wormhole simultaneously with the transaction from a parallel universe. While the transmission might appear to be instantaneous from the perspective of an observer outside the wormhole, the threat actor might have sufficient time to tamper with the transaction.

While the reading of the transaction data by the actor will cause the quantum state collapse leaving it unavailable for the destination, there is nothing which stops the actor from introducing new qubits which replicate the original transaction data. Perhaps even altering it !

I suggest we attach a quantum signature of the qubit states in the transaction, signed using the source dimension's encryption keys, so the destination dimension can easily verify where the qubits where created. Whether in the source dimension or in transit through the wormhole.

Also, can you elaborate on your thought about the Frame Format and the use of multiple wormholes in parallel to attain near infinite bandwidth ? My concern is, depending on whether the wormholes are stretched from source all the way to destination or through a series of wormhole hops, we need to think about where we terminate the quantum encryption. A termination right in the middle of an alternate reality could be catastrophic.