Application Manager for Third-Party Interface Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Providers face security risks and management challenges when embedding third-party applications, as they have limited control over the output and managing these applications can be difficult and expensive.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that utilizes source interface data to provide a user interface for networked resources, where a provider can receive user requests, make service calls to associated applications, and render target interface data based on response data, policy, and additional provider data, while using an application manager to verify and process data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If third-party applications are embedded to provide additional functionality, then service versatility is improved, but security risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an application manager as an intermediary component that sits between the embedded third-party applications and the provider's system. This manager verifies application source data, validates interface definitions, and controls the interaction between external applications and the provider's resources, thereby enabling functionality expansion while mitigating security risks through structured mediation and verification processes
2Adaptability or versatility
If embedded applications are used to extend capabilities, then service value is improved, but control over output is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary verification of application source data and interface definitions before the applications are allowed to execute. The application manager validates the interface definitions against the verified application source data in advance, ensuring that only approved and controlled interfaces can be used. This preliminary action establishes control boundaries before the applications produce output, maintaining reliability while enabling extended capabilities
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple third-party applications are deployed, then functionality is improved, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal application manager that handles multiple third-party applications through a single, standardized interface and verification process. This manager provides multi-functional capabilities including verification, validation, and control for diverse applications, thereby reducing management complexity by consolidating what would otherwise require multiple separate management mechanisms into one unified system
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for interface data utilization are described. In one embodiment, a provider server may offer resources and an application server may offer functionality not provided by the resources of the provider server. A user request may be received through the source user interface. A determination may be made whether the user request contains a request to access a functionality that is not offered by the provider but is offered by an application that is communicatively coupled to the provider via a network. In response, an electronic communication may be established between the provider and the application via a network. A policy of the provider may be accessed from a first database, and interface definition data may be accessed from a second database different from the first database. Target interface data may be rendered based on the policy of the provider and the interface definition data.