Patent attributes
A method of performing a transaction between a first user of a first input device, and a second user of a second input device, the method includes generating, via the first input device, a transaction request with a with a first effort-based identity token associated with first user, receiving a response with the token and a validation key obtained from a validation server via the second input device based on a second effort-based identity token associated with the second user and a second user effort, providing the second user effort and second effort-based identity token to the validation server, receiving a second effort validation key from the validation server, and sending the transaction with the first user and second user identity-based tokens and first and second effort validation keys to the second person to complete the transaction while ensuring both the first and second users are consistent throughout the transaction.