Biometric Authentication for Enterprise Service Bus Security

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current enterprise service bus (ESB) security systems rely on certificate exchange for authentication, which may not provide sufficient security and convenience, especially in scenarios requiring user-specific access control.

Innovation Solution

Integration of biometric identification using modules like fingerprint scanners, retinal scanners, and facial recognition systems to authenticate users, either by matching biometric information with local or remote certificate databases or through trusted third-party authenticators, allowing secure access to ESB services.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If certificate exchange is used for authentication, then security is provided, but convenience and user-specific access control are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovesecurityVSAvoidconvenience

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical certificate exchange system with a biometric authentication system. Biometric sensors (fingerprint, retinal, facial recognition) capture physiological data and convert it into authentication credentials, substituting the manual certificate handling process with an automated biological identification system that is both more secure and more convenient for users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the authentication parameter from digital certificates to biometric data. By transforming the authentication basis from exchangeable digital objects to immutable physiological characteristics, the system achieves enhanced security through unique biological identification while improving convenience by eliminating the need for users to manually manage certificates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If certificate exchange is used for authentication, then basic security is provided, but user-specific access control is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovesecurityVSAvoiduser-specific access control

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by associating specific biometric data with individual user identities and their respective access permissions. Each user's biometric characteristics serve as a unique key that grants access only to authorized services, enabling fine-grained, user-specific access control rather than uniform authentication for all users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the authentication system into individual user biometric profiles, each with its own access rights and permissions. This segmentation allows the system to provide customized access control for different users based on their specific roles and requirements, rather than applying a single authentication mechanism to all users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9246908B2Adding biometric identification to the client security infrastructure for an enterprise service bus system

Publication Date: 2016.01.26 RED HAT INC

AI summary

An enterprise service bus client accesses a user's biometric information, where the biometric information is accessed from a biometric input device coupled to the enterprise service bus client. Furthermore, the enterprise service bus client retrieves a certificate using the user's biometric information. With the certificate, the enterprise service bus client establishes a connection with an enterprise service bus server and accesses an enterprise service bus service.