Secure distribution of digital assets within a computing environment using permissioned distributed ledgers

An apparatus, comprising:

• a communications interface;
• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the communications interface and the memory, the at least one processor being configured to execute the instructions to:
• receive, from a computing system via the communications interface, a request, a first digital signature applied to the request, and a second digital signature applied to the request and to the first digital signature, the request comprising a first public key of a first device, and the request being indicative of a recordation of data associated with a second device within a first element of a distributed ledger;
• perform operations that approve the request based on a validation of the first and second digital signatures, and based on a determination that the first element of the distributed ledger includes a second public key of the second device and that at least one second element of the distributed ledger fails to include the second public key;
• and
• transmit confirmation data to the first device via the communications interface, the confirmation data being indicative of a transfer of a digital asset to the first device, and being indicative of a recordation of the first public key and asset data characterizing the digital asset within a third element of the distributed ledger.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving, from a computing system using at least one processor, a request, a first digital signature applied to the request, and a second digital signature applied to the request and to the first digital signature, the request comprising a first public key of a first device, and the request being indicative of a recordation of data associated with a second device within a first element of a distributed ledger;
• performing operations, using the at least one processor, that approve the request based on a validation of the first and second digital signatures, and based on a determination that the first element of the distributed ledger includes a second public key of the second device and that at least one second element of the distributed ledger fails to include the second public key;
• and
• transmit confirmation data to the first device using the at least one processor, the confirmation data being indicative of a transfer of a digital asset to the first device, and bring indicative of a recordation of the first public key and asset data characterizing the digital asset within a third element of the distributed ledger.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a communications interface;
• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the communications interface and to the memory, the at least one processor being configured to execute the instructions to:
• receive, from a first device via the communications interface, a request and a first digital signature applied to the request, the request comprising a first public key of the first device, and the request being indicative of a recordation of data associated with a second device within a first element of a distributed ledger;
• based on a validation of the first digital signature, approve the request and apply a second digital signature to the request and to the first digital signature;
• and
• transmit, via the communications interface, the request, the first digital signature, and the second digital signature to a computing system, the computing system being configured to validate the first and second digital signatures, determine that the first element of the distributed ledger includes a second public key of the second device and that at least one second element of the distributed ledger fails to include the second public key, and generate confirmation data indicative of a transfer of a digital asset to the first device, and indicative of a recordation of the first public key and asset data characterizing the digital asset within a third element of the distributed ledger.