System and method for enhanced data protection

A system comprising:

• a recipient computing system;
• an authentication server communicatively coupled to the recipient computing system;
• and
• a sender computing system communicatively coupled to the authentication server and comprising a sender application configured for:
• encrypting, by the sender computer system, a payload with a symmetric key to generate an encrypted payload;
• sending, from the sender computer system to a recipient computer system, the encrypted payload;
• and
• sending, from the recipient computer system to the authentication server, recipient metadata comprising recipient information from the recipient computing system and a recipient network address,
• wherein the authentication server comprises a server application configured for:
• authenticating access, by the recipient computer system, to the encrypted payload, wherein authenticating access uses the recipient metadata;
• and
• sending, from the authentication server to the recipient computer system, a response after authenticating the recipient computer system;
• and
• wherein the recipient computing system comprises a recipient application configured for:
• decrypting, by the recipient computer system, the encrypted payload to access the payload in response to receiving the response.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions configured to execute on a processor, the instructions comprising functionality to perform:

• receiving, from a recipient computer system, recipient metadata comprising recipient information from the recipient computing system and a recipient network address;
• authenticating access, by the recipient computer system, to the encrypted payload, wherein authenticating access uses the recipient metadata;
• and
• sending, to the recipient computer system, a response after authenticating the recipient computer system, wherein the recipient computer system decrypts the encrypted payload to access the payload in response to receiving the response.