A system providing a secure lockbox methodology for protecting sensitive information is described. 2-20 mM of an alkanoyl L-carnitine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof; 1 -100 mM of L-carnitine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof; water is described. The definition of those navigation paths is stored into a dedicated file. An application seeking access to a processor issues device-oriented instructions for processing data, and in addition, the application provides the processor with the data to be processed.