Authentication Source Selection via Performance Indicators
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of multiple authentication sources in identity management systems often results in performance issues, such as longer response times and hardware failures, which adversely affect user experience during the authentication process.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a performance-based authentication source selection mechanism that dynamically chooses the fastest available authentication source based on measurable performance indicators, such as login duration, to ensure efficient and secure access to resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple authentication sources are integrated to provide more choices and convenience for users, then adaptability and user convenience are improved, but system complexity and response time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic selection of authentication sources based on real-time performance indicators. The system continuously monitors metrics such as response time, success rate, and load for each authentication source, and automatically adjusts which source to use for incoming authentication requests. This dynamic approach allows the system to adapt to changing conditions without requiring manual reconfiguration or increasing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor the performance of each authentication source and use this information to make informed selection decisions. Performance indicators are collected, analyzed, and fed back into the selection logic to optimize authentication source choice. This feedback loop enables the system to maintain high adaptability while managing complexity through automated, data-driven decision-making.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple authentication sources are integrated to provide more choices and convenience for users, then adaptability and user convenience are improved, but response time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary evaluation and ranking of authentication sources based on performance indicators before actual authentication requests arrive. The system pre-assesses each authentication source's responsiveness, reliability, and current load, establishing a prioritized list. When authentication requests come in, the system can quickly select from the pre-evaluated list without performing time-consuming real-time analysis, thus maintaining both adaptability and fast response times.
3Productivity
If performance-based selection is implemented to improve processing speed, then productivity is improved, but measurement precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs multiple performance indicators (response time, success rate, load) rather than relying on a single metric. By changing from a single-parameter to a multi-parameter evaluation system, the patent achieves more robust and reliable authentication source selection. The use of multiple parameters compensates for the imprecision that might exist in individual measurements, allowing the system to maintain high productivity through confident, data-driven selection decisions.
Data Source
AI summary
An example method is provided for a computing device to select an authentication source. The method may comprise receiving a request to authenticate a user account and determining multiple authentication sources that are capable of processing the request. The multiple authentication sources may be associated with respective performance indicators. The method may also comprise selecting a particular authentication source to process the request, wherein the particular authentication source is selected from the multiple authentication sources based on the performance indicators. The method may further comprise processing the request using the particular authentication source to authenticate the user account.