Blockchain Unified Authentication and Payment System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The separate authentication and payment processes for electronic devices accessing network services are complex and inefficient, leading to increased auditing, latency, processing, configuration, update, support, energy consumption, and network utilization due to the use of different servers.
Innovation Solution
An integrated authentication and payment process utilizing a blockchain as a database for both authenticating entities and effecting payments, allowing for a unified and efficient transaction process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate authentication and payment processes are used with different servers, then security and functionality are maintained, but device complexity and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate authentication and payment servers into a unified blockchain-based system. The blockchain network simultaneously handles identity verification and transaction processing, eliminating the need for multiple separate servers and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining security through cryptographic validation.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain system performs multiple functions including authentication, authorization, and payment processing within a single distributed ledger. This multi-functional approach replaces traditional separate systems, reducing device complexity while maintaining reliability through the blockchain's inherent security mechanisms.
2Reliability
If separate authentication and payment processes are used, then distinct security protocols can be applied, but latency and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
By merging authentication and payment into a single blockchain transaction flow, the system eliminates the sequential processing delays between separate systems. The unified approach allows both security validation and payment processing to occur in an integrated manner, reducing overall latency.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain system performs preliminary validation of identities and transactions through cryptographic verification before final processing. This pre-validation mechanism ensures security protocols are effectively applied while streamlining subsequent processing steps, thereby reducing overall processing time.
3Productivity
If multiple servers are used for authentication and payment, then specialized processing can be achieved, but energy consumption and network utilization increase
Solution Approach 1:
The blockchain network serves as a universal platform handling both authentication and payment functions, eliminating the need for multiple specialized servers. This consolidation reduces total energy consumption while maintaining processing efficiency through the distributed nature of the blockchain network.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain system performs self-validation through cryptographic proofs and consensus mechanisms, reducing the need for additional verification servers. This self-service capability maintains processing efficiency while minimizing energy consumption by eliminating redundant verification processes.
4Adaptability or versatility
If separate authentication and payment systems are used, then modular architecture is achieved, but auditing and support requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The blockchain provides a universal audit trail that automatically records all authentication and payment transactions in a single immutable ledger. This eliminates the need for separate auditing systems for each module, reducing auditing complexity while maintaining the adaptability and modularity of the overall system architecture.
Data Source
AI summary
In some examples, in an authentication session for authenticating an entity associated with a client device to access a service, a server system is to receive, from the client device, identification information associated with the client device, and verify, using a blockchain network, an existence of the identification information. The server system is to send, to the client device, payment information regarding payment for the service, and receive, from the client device, a token as payment for the service.