Access Management Controller Matrix for Role Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing user access in large-scale computing systems becomes cumbersome as the number of users and roles increases, leading to errors and inefficiencies in designing and testing access controls, particularly in e-commerce transactions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize an access management controller to generate a matrix representing user-role relationships, facilitate approval, implement access rules, and compare actual access attempts with intended access, providing a test report to identify discrepancies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual methods are used to manage user access (text paragraphs, spreadsheets, manual testing), then flexibility in implementation is maintained, but error rates increase and management becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an automated access management system that acts as an intermediary between the complex requirements of user access control and the actual implementation. This system automatically generates test cases, executes them, and produces detailed reports, thereby reducing manual intervention and minimizing errors while maintaining implementation flexibility through configurable parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service automation where the access management process automatically performs task generation, test execution, and result analysis without requiring manual intervention at each step. The automated generation of test cases and execution of access control tests reduces human error and improves reliability while the system serves itself in managing the complex access control requirements.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive access testing is performed manually for each user and role, then access control accuracy can be verified, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by automatically generating comprehensive test cases before actual access control implementation. The system pre-defines all necessary test scenarios covering different user roles, permissions, and access conditions, ensuring thorough verification without requiring time-consuming manual testing during implementation phases.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated testing system enables continuous verification of access control measures. Instead of periodic manual testing, the system continuously executes test cases automatically, providing ongoing validation of access control accuracy without significant time loss. This continuous automated action maintains measurement precision while dramatically reducing the time investment required.
3Reliability
If detailed access control rules are implemented for large-scale systems with multiple user types, then security is improved, but management becomes increasingly cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex access control management into distinct automated components: test case generation, test execution, and result analysis. By dividing the management process into these manageable segments handled automatically by the system, detailed security rules can be implemented and maintained without becoming cumbersome for operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback mechanisms where test results are automatically analyzed and reported. This feedback loop provides real-time information about access control effectiveness, allowing security administrators to maintain detailed rules without manual burden. The automated feedback system highlights issues and confirms proper configuration, making complex security management easier to operate.
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AI summary
Embodiments pertaining to managing access in one or more computing systems can include an operations controller in communication with the one or more computing systems for managing commercial transactions of the one or more computing systems and an access management controller in communication with the operations controller. The access management controller can receive an input that identifies relationships between user roles and actions associated with the one or more computing systems. The access management controller can provide the input to the operations controller for implementation of access rules in accordance with the relationships. The access management controller can attempt to access in the one or more computing systems at least a portion of the user roles and the actions after the operations controller has implemented the access rules. The access management controller can compare the attempted access with the relationships to determine access discrepancies.