Anti-cloning Device Credential Provisioning System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack an end-to-end approach to prevent device cloning, which poses significant security risks as unauthorized entities can exploit cloned hardware or software to hijack sensitive assets or perform unauthorized transactions.

Innovation Solution

A comprehensive anti-cloning mechanism that covers the entire provisioning workflow from generation to end devices, incorporating built-in attack detection, two layers of encryption, and secure tunnel protocols to prevent cloning and ensure device authenticity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional localized anti-cloning techniques are used, then specific cloning threats are addressed, but system-wide cloning vulnerabilities remain unaddressed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveanti-cloning effectivenessVSAvoidprovisioning system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the provisioning system into multiple components (credential generation, transmission, storage, and verification stages) and applies anti-cloning measures at each segment. This includes encrypting credentials during generation, securing transmission channels, protecting storage mechanisms, and implementing verification protocols, thereby addressing system-wide vulnerabilities without creating a monolithic complex system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a universal anti-cloning framework that can be applied across different provisioning systems, platforms, and deployment environments. The system-wide monitoring and intelligence mechanisms provide multi-functional capabilities to identify and report cloning instances regardless of the specific cloning method or target, making the solution broadly applicable rather than narrowly specialized.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If device credentials are placed into multiple devices, then device provisioning is efficient, but cloning risks increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice provisioning efficiencyVSAvoidcloning risk

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary anti-action by implementing anti-cloning safeguards before credentials are deployed to multiple devices. This includes encrypting credentials during generation, establishing secure transmission protocols, and implementing verification mechanisms that prevent unauthorized duplication. By proactively addressing potential cloning risks before they manifest, the system maintains provisioning efficiency while mitigating cloning threats.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces intermediary security mechanisms between the credential source and multiple target devices. These intermediaries include encryption layers, secure transmission channels, and verification systems that act as mediators to ensure credentials are distributed efficiently to authorized devices while preventing unauthorized copying or cloning.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Difficulty of detecting and measuring

If system-wide monitoring is implemented, then cloning detection capability improves, but system overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecloning detection capabilityVSAvoidsystem overhead

Core Design Contradiction:

Difficulty of detecting and measuringVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by establishing system-wide monitoring and intelligence mechanisms in advance, before cloning incidents occur. This allows the system to proactively identify and report cloning instances across all devices and platforms, improving detection capability without requiring complex reactive measures when cloning is detected.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system-wide monitoring implementation follows self-service principles where the monitoring infrastructure manages its own operation and maintenance, reducing the overhead burden on the core provisioning system. The intelligence mechanisms automatically identify, track, and report cloning instances without requiring extensive manual intervention or complex system management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12335390B2Anti-cloning of device cryptographic keys for counterfeit prevention

Publication Date: 2025.06.17 ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC

AI summary

A method and apparatus, and system for providing device credentials to a plurality of devices is disclosed. The system comprises a credential builder, for generating the credentials or procuring the credentials from a source external to the credential distribution system; a credential loader; a credential server, for accepting credential requests from the devices and for receiving the requested credentials from the credential loader; a first secured interface, communicatively coupling the credential loader and the credential server; a second secured interface, communicatively coupling the credential server and the device; a central credential database, communicatively coupled to the credential loader, for storing each the credentials and a provisioning history of each of the credentials; a credential server database, communicatively coupled to the credential server, for storing the credentials local to the credential server; and a cloning detection system, communicatively coupled to the central credential database and the credential server database, the cloning detection system for detecting duplicate credentials using the credentials stored in the central credential database and the credential server database.