Biometric Authentication for Vehicle Data Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle data protection systems lack effective mechanisms to prevent unauthorized remote access, allowing previous owners or users to maintain access to vehicle data and control operations even after ownership has changed, compromising privacy and security.
Innovation Solution
A biometric authentication system that uses sensors to verify the identity of the vehicle user, locking remote communication features if a mismatch is detected and requiring secondary authentication to unlock the application, ensuring only authorized users can access and control the vehicle's data and operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remote access is enabled for vehicle data and control operations, then user convenience and accessibility are improved, but security and authorization control deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary biometric authentication before enabling remote access. The enrollment process captures biometric data and establishes authorization credentials in advance, so that when remote access is requested, the system can verify the user's identity and authorization status before granting access to vehicle data and control operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces biometric authentication as an intermediary layer between the user and remote vehicle access. This intermediary verifies the user's identity through biometric sensors and authorization servers, acting as a security gatekeeper that allows convenient remote access for authorized users while blocking unauthorized access attempts.
2Reliability
If biometric authentication is implemented for remote access, then security and authorization control are improved, but device complexity and system requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a universal authentication approach where the same biometric authentication mechanism serves multiple functions: initial user enrollment, verification of remote access requests, and validation of authorization credentials. This multi-functional authentication system reduces overall system complexity by consolidating security functions into a single framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service enrollment where users can register their own biometric data through the mobile application without requiring manual configuration or complex setup procedures. The biometric sensors automatically capture and store the user's biometric information, and the authorization server automatically processes the enrollment, reducing the complexity of system deployment and maintenance.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle includes one or more controllers, programmed to responsive to detecting a mismatch between a biometric information of a user collected via a biometric sensor and a biometric record, send a lockup signal to a mobile device enrolled with the vehicle to lock an application; and responsive to successfully performing an authentication through an interaction with the application in a lockup mode, send an unlock signal to the mobile device to unlock the application.