Bin-Enabled Data Object Encryption for Secure Cloud Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for secure data storage and encryption lack efficient mechanisms for real-time transformation of unencrypted objects into secure, user-friendly encrypted objects, especially in managing personal and sensitive information across various devices and cloud services.
Innovation Solution
The MBIN system transforms unencrypted objects into secure bin-enabled objects through user device components, utilizing encryption keys and bin guides for secure storage and synchronization, enabling real-time encryption and decryption while maintaining accessibility and security across devices and cloud services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional encryption methods are used to secure data files, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complex key management and lack of user-friendly interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary encryption system that mediates between the user and the encryption process. The system automatically generates encryption keys, creates encrypted containers, and manages decryption without requiring users to directly handle cryptographic operations. This intermediary layer maintains security while providing a user-friendly interface through automated key management and seamless encryption/decryption operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The encryption system performs self-service by automatically generating encryption keys, creating encrypted containers, and managing the encryption/decryption process without user intervention in the cryptographic operations. The system autonomously handles key generation, storage, and retrieval, allowing users to simply access their encrypted files through a simplified interface while the system manages the complex security protocols in the background.
2Adaptability or versatility
If real-time encryption and decryption is implemented across multiple devices and cloud services, then accessibility is improved, but device complexity increases due to synchronization and key management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal encryption system that functions across multiple devices and cloud services through a standardized encrypted container format. The same encryption methodology and container structure work consistently across different platforms (mobile devices, computers, cloud storage), allowing users to access their encrypted files anywhere without device-specific implementations. This multi-functional approach enables cross-platform accessibility while maintaining a consistent security model.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating encryption keys and creating encrypted containers before data needs to be accessed or synchronized across devices. The encryption structure is established in advance, and keys are generated and stored securely before synchronization occurs. This preliminary preparation simplifies subsequent cross-device operations, as the encrypted containers can be directly transferred and accessed without complex real-time key exchange or synchronization protocols.
3Reliability
If secure encrypted storage is implemented, then security is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates due to integration requirements with existing file systems and applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the encryption implementation into independent, modular components: an encrypted container format that can hold multiple files, separate key generation and management modules, and distinct encryption/decryption functions. This segmentation allows the security system to be integrated into existing file systems and applications as a standalone module without requiring comprehensive system-wide changes. Each component can be manufactured and tested independently, then assembled into the complete secure storage solution.
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AI summary
The BIN ENABLED DATA OBJECT ENCRYPTION AND STORAGE APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“MBIN”) transforms bin creation requests, bin templates and unencrypted object storage inputs, using MBIN components, into encrypted object storage bins and encrypted bin objects. A method comprises the creation of encrypted object storage bins, the storage of encrypted bin objects, and an application framework that allows privileged applications to leverage the capabilities of and data stored in the encrypted object storage bins.