Biometric-Verified Background Check Cards for Secure Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing background check systems lack the ability to generate customized electronic reports that exclude sensitive personal information and facilitate secure sharing of background information while ensuring data integrity and user authentication.
Innovation Solution
A computing system with a processor, data storage, and user input hardware generates a background check card with visual representation of background information, excluding sensitive data, and allows secure sharing through a graphical user interface with authentication and transmission controls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If background check systems provide comprehensive background information, then information completeness is improved, but sensitive personal information exposure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The background check report is divided into two distinct segments: a summary view containing only non-sensitive background information and a detailed view containing complete information including sensitive data. Users can access the summary without exposing sensitive information, while still obtaining comprehensive background checks when needed through the detailed view with proper authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
Sensitive personal information is extracted and separated from the main background check report. The system removes sensitive data from the default view and only includes it in the detailed view after additional authentication, effectively taking out the harmful element while preserving the useful background information.
2Loss of information
If the system provides detailed background information access, then information completeness is improved, but data security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
An intermediary authentication mechanism is introduced between the user and the detailed background information. The system requires additional authentication steps (such as biometric verification or security questions) before allowing access to sensitive information, acting as a mediator that protects data while still enabling authorized access.
Solution Approach 2:
Different access levels are provided for different portions of the data. The summary view is publicly accessible with basic information, while the detailed view with sensitive information requires enhanced authentication. This local quality differentiation ensures that sensitive data is protected while maintaining overall system accessibility.
3Measurement precision
If the system stores complete personal identification data, then authentication accuracy is improved, but data protection requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a copy of the complete personal identification data and sensitive background information specifically for authentication purposes. This authenticated copy is then used to generate the background check report, separating the authentication function from the information disclosure function and reducing the complexity of protecting all data at all times.
Solution Approach 2:
Authentication is performed as a preliminary action before accessing detailed background information. The system verifies user identity and authorization in advance, and only after successful authentication does it retrieve and display the complete background information including sensitive data, thereby protecting data until necessary.
4Ease of operation
If the system enables direct information sharing, then ease of operation is improved, but information security control decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to users about what information can be shared and what requires additional authentication. When users attempt to access or share detailed information, the system provides feedback in the form of authentication prompts, guiding users through the security process while maintaining ease of operation for authorized access.
Data Source
AI summary
A background check system allowing a user to generate a visual card from information from external background search providers and to share the card with other users. The system uses biometric verification to verify the subject user's identity, uses identification information provided by the user to request background information from the external providers, and processes the information to generate the card. The card does not include any of the subject user's sensitive personal information. The system can generate a public URL to access the subject user's card, which can be used to integrate access to the card into the subject user's profile in an external application, such as a dating site. The badge is displayed in the subject user's profile and can be activated by another user to display the card. The card can include a status indicator symbol indicating a safe or concern status based on the background information.