Owner of the U.S. patent System and Method for Attestation-Based Data Neutralization signals strategic talks with states, tech platforms, and private investors.
PastWipe (owner: Ralph Ehlers) announced it is in confidential discussions with multiple sovereign, corporate and private parties regarding the sale or strategic transfer of a unique U.S. patent titled System and Method for Attestation-Based Data Neutralization. The technology — designed to make exfiltrated or stolen datasets non-usable while preserving lawful access and auditability — is being considered as a strategic asset by governments, cloud and security platforms, and family-office buyers.
This is not just a patent sale — it’s the opportunity to own a capability that rewrites the economics of data theft and reshapes political and business narratives around data sovereignty.”
— Ralph Ehlers
In parallel, PastWipe is making the RepSec protocol — an open, interoperable post-exfiltration control protocol invented by the same team — available as a free standard to promote rapid adoption and global interoperability. Buyers may opt for exclusive commercial rights to the patent and associated branding while the RepSec protocol remains available as a baseline public standard.
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“We are rapidly evaluating the best path that secures immediate impact for states and enterprises while ensuring the protocol becomes a global technical standard,” said Ralph Ehlers, founder of PastWipe. “This is not just a patent sale — it’s the opportunity to own a capability that rewrites the economics of data theft and reshapes political and business narratives around data sovereignty.”
Why it matters:
National Security — renders exfiltrated data unusable to criminal or adversarial actors while preserving lawful audit & attestation.
Political & Communications Impact — ownership of this patented capability creates a powerful narrative: an entity can credibly claim to neutralize hacks rather than merely respond to them.
Commercial Deployment — suitable for cloud providers, national government deployments, critical infrastructure, and regulated sectors (finance, health, defense).
Global Reach — while the patent is an assignable asset, the RepSec protocol can be adopted globally as an interoperability standard.
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