2.4 Payments & Intent Authorization
Payments are not special in PTERI — they are authenticated actions.
A payment intent includes:
- Amount
- Destination
- Network
- Optional privacy parameters
The wallet signs the exact intent.
What this guarantees
- The payment was authorized
- The parameters were not altered
- The intent cannot be replayed
- The action is non-repudiable
There is no separation between:
- Identity
- Intent
- Authorization
They are bound in a single cryptographic proof.
