Carrier Authentication Logic for Secure Communication Rerouting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Telecommunication devices often reroute communications to unintended recipients when the intended recipient is unavailable, leading to potential access by unauthorized users due to lack of security measures.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a business authentication logic by the host carrier to encrypt and reroute communications to alternate devices, ensuring only authorized users can access the secured communication by verifying credentials and adhering to user-defined security and quality of service filters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If communication is re-routed to alternate telecommunication device when intended recipient is unavailable, then communication delivery reliability is improved, but security against unintended access deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication of the alternate telecommunication device before routing the communication. The host carrier provider verifies that the alternate device is authorized to receive communications intended for the unavailable recipient, preventing unintended access while ensuring reliable delivery to legitimate alternatives
Solution Approach 2:
The host carrier provider acts as an intermediary between the originating device and the alternate telecommunication device. It implements business authentication logic that mediates the routing decision, ensuring that only authorized alternate devices can receive the communication while maintaining delivery reliability
2Object-affected harmful factors
If business authentication logic is implemented to verify credentials and apply security filters, then security against unintended access is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The host carrier provider implements a universal authentication logic that handles multiple functions: verifying device authorization, applying security filters, and routing decisions. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single authentication mechanism rather than requiring separate systems for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses pre-established authentication parameters and business rules that are automatically applied during the routing process. The authentication logic serves itself by using stored credentials and filters without requiring complex real-time verification procedures, simplifying the overall system
Data Source
AI summary
A method, system, and computer-readable medium embodying a computer program for securing a communication against access by unintended users is presented. A communication is initiated from a person using an originating telecommunication device to an intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. In response to the communication failing to connect to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, a telecommunications host carrier provider may re-route the communication to an alternate telecommunication device. A business authentication logic of the host carrier then determines any security or quality of service filters established by the user of the originating telecommunication device prior to the communication being initiated to prevent unintended users from accessing the communication. Upon the business authentication logic of the host carrier authorizing the communication, the communication is encrypted and re-routed to the alternate telecommunication device. Upon receipt, the user of the alternate telecommunication device may then decrypt and access the secured communication.