Blockchain Machine Authentication via Credential Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart devices, such as cars and laundry machines, face challenges in authentication due to their susceptibility to hacking and fraudulent manipulation, which complicates the authorization and tracking of transactions related to these devices.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for activating machine accounts to control access to tasks performed by the machine and to facilitate transactions, utilizing blockchain technology to track access and ensure authentication through fingerprint access data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional authentication methods are used for smart devices, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to susceptibility to hacking and fraudulent manipulation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a credential verification service as an intermediary between the machine and external systems. This service validates machine credentials through a trusted blockchain-based authentication mechanism, preventing direct authentication attacks while maintaining operational ease. The intermediary verifies the authenticity of machine credentials without requiring the machine to directly communicate security protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a cryptographic copy (credential) of the machine's identity that can be verified without exposing the original machine's security vulnerabilities. This credential copy serves as a secure representation that can be authenticated by external systems, allowing the machine to operate easily while the credential ensures reliable authentication.
2Productivity
If machine accounts are created for autonomous transactions, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases due to account management and authentication requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service functionality where machines can autonomously authenticate themselves and conduct transactions using their credentials. The credential verification service automatically validates credentials and authorizes transactions without requiring human intervention or complex account management interfaces, thereby improving productivity while managing complexity through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal credential system that can be used across multiple transactions and systems. A single credential serves multiple purposes: authentication, authorization, and transaction verification. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate account management systems for different operations, reducing device complexity while enabling autonomous productivity.
3Reliability
If blockchain technology is used for credential verification, then reliability is improved through secure authentication, but use of energy increases due to blockchain operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs credential verification in advance through the credential verification service, which validates machine credentials before transactions occur. By preliminarily authenticating the credential's validity on the blockchain, the system ensures reliable authentication while avoiding repeated energy-intensive blockchain operations during each transaction, thus reducing overall energy consumption.
Data Source
AI summary
Machines with credentials having multiple sensors can be authenticated and allowed a level of access to perform tasks based on the credential and a blockchain network or blockchain based platform using authenticatable values provided by the machines' sensor data, log data, location data. Requests for service can be managed by the blockchain based platform based on authentication values from the machine.