Abstract: Techniques in this disclosure include polling statuses of one or more assets with one or more messages signed by a device private key. The statuses can be polled by a computing device. The techniques can include receiving one or more replies from the one or more assets. A reply can be signed with an asset private key and the reply can contain an asset status. The computing device can validate the one or more replies using one or more asset public keys. The computing device can add the statuses from the validated replies to a status log.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein may include receiving a request to transfer an asset. The techniques may include accessing an asset record comprising an asset type, an asset location, and a location history for the asset. The techniques may include determining whether the asset is a volatile asset using the asset type. The techniques may include determining whether the location history is a complete location history for the asset. The techniques may include determining whether the asset is an unused asset using the location history. The techniques may include determining whether the asset is listed in an inventory list using the asset location. The techniques may include approving the request based at least in part on a determination that the asset is the volatile asset, the location history is the complete location history, the asset is unused, and the asset is in the inventory list.