AI-Guided Local Admin Rights for Secure Software Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional local administrator rights (LAR) management approaches pose security risks and compliance issues due to limited restrictions on software downloads and installations, leading to privilege-related risks such as unapproved software and malware exposure.
Innovation Solution
Implementing user-specific LAR using artificial intelligence techniques to analyze user requests, determine recommendations, and automatically modify and implement LAR access, incorporating approved software libraries and packages while restricting unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If local administrator rights are granted to users to perform system activities, then users can install programs and modify system settings, but security risks and compliance issues arise from unapproved software installations and malware exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by transitioning from uniform LAR grants to user-specific, task-specific LAR assignments. Each user receives customized LAR based on their role, department, and specific task requirements, allowing granular control over which users can perform which activities on which systems, thereby maintaining operational capability while reducing security exposure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments LAR into discrete, manageable components that can be individually assigned and revoked. The system breaks down administrator rights into specific permissions (software installation, system modification, network configuration) that can be granted on-demand for specific tasks rather than providing blanket LAR access, thus enabling security control while maintaining operational flexibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional LAR management with limited restrictions is used, then users have flexibility to perform activities, but privilege-related risks increase from installation of unapproved software
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where user actions are monitored and evaluated against pre-defined security policies and compliance rules. The system provides real-time feedback on whether requested LAR actions comply with organizational policies, and automatically adjusts LAR grants based on compliance evaluation results, ensuring both user flexibility and regulatory adherence
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring security policies, compliance rules, and approval workflows before users attempt LAR actions. The system pre-approves or pre-rejects specific activities based on established criteria, and only grants LAR when preliminary compliance checks pass, thus maintaining user flexibility while ensuring reliability from the outset
Data Source
AI summary
An example computer-implemented method provided herein includes obtaining data pertaining to at least one request for local administrator rights (LAR) from a given user; determining one or more recommendations related to the at least one request for LAR by processing at least a portion of the obtained data using one or more artificial intelligence techniques; modifying at least a portion of the LAR associated with the at least one request to encompass at least a portion of the one or more recommendations; and automatically implementing the modified LAR with respect to one or more devices associated with the given user.