Application Wrapper Performance Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Securing mobile devices and software applications while maintaining performance is challenging, as existing solutions often result in slowed response times and potential timeouts due to additional processing by application wrappers.
Innovation Solution
An application wrapper that detects performance issues caused by its own execution, such as cache-related problems, and modifies its behavior to address these issues by adjusting cache size and other parameters, using historical data to optimize performance over time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an application wrapper is used to secure mobile devices and enforce policies, then security is improved, but application performance deteriorates due to additional processing overhead
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating and storing performance baseline metrics for applications before they are wrapped. These baseline measurements are saved in a database and later used for comparison to detect performance degradation caused by the wrapper, allowing the system to proactively identify and address performance issues before they become critical problems
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism that continuously monitors application performance metrics (CPU usage, memory consumption, response time) and compares them against stored baselines. When performance degradation is detected, the system generates feedback signals that trigger automatic adjustments to wrapper configuration parameters, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts to maintain optimal performance while preserving security
2Reliability
If the application wrapper enforces security policies by intercepting and evaluating requests, then security control is improved, but response time worsens due to additional processing steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by selectively enforcing security policies based on the detected performance state of the application. When performance degradation is detected, the system adjusts the degree of policy enforcement by modifying wrapper configuration parameters, such as adjusting cache sizes or modifying request interception thresholds, thereby applying security control at an optimal level that balances security requirements with performance constraints
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic adaptation by continuously monitoring application performance and automatically adjusting wrapper configuration parameters in real-time. The wrapper transitions from a static security enforcement mechanism to a dynamic system that modifies its behavior based on current performance conditions, changing parameters such as cache sizes, request evaluation thresholds, and policy enforcement intensity to optimize the balance between security control and response time
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for securing a mobile device application using an application wrapper while preserving and/or improving performance of the wrapped application are presented. In one or more embodiments, an application wrapper may detect, during execution of a wrapped application, at least one performance caused by the application wrapper. The application wrapper may modify execution of the wrapped application to address the at least one detected performance issue. In some instances, the at least one performance issue may be associated with a cache that stores one or more pages from a database, and the cache and the database may be maintained within the wrapped application.