Certification Token Relay for SaaS Service Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing service provision methods in SaaS environments experience inefficiencies due to excessive communication between terminals and servers, leading to increased latency and reduced utility, especially when multiple services cooperate, resulting in longer times to receive the final service provision.
Innovation Solution
A method where a first information processing device transmits a certification token with role information to a terminal upon successful certification, and then relays a letter of introduction token containing the role information and address information to identify the service providing device, allowing the second information processing device to provide the service directly, thereby reducing the number of communication times between the terminal and servers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal acquires each certification token from multiple services through sequential communication, then the user can receive service provision from multiple cooperating services, but the number of communication times between the terminal and servers increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a certification token that acts as an intermediary credential. Instead of the terminal communicating with each service server individually to obtain separate certification tokens, the terminal obtains a single certification token from the first service server that can be used to access multiple cooperating services. This intermediary token eliminates the need for multiple separate authentication communications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple certification functions into a single certification token. The token issued by the first service server combines the authentication capabilities needed for accessing the first service and one or more second services, consolidating what would otherwise require separate certification processes into one unified credential.
2Reliability
If the terminal communicates with each service server individually to obtain certification tokens, then proper authentication can be performed for each service, but the service provision time increases due to multiple communication rounds
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary authentication through the first service server before the terminal needs to access multiple services. The certification token is obtained in advance from the first service server, which then enables the terminal to access other services without requiring additional authentication communications, thus preparing the authentication credential beforehand.
Solution Approach 2:
The certification token serves as an intermediary that carries authentication information from the first service server to multiple second service servers. This intermediary mechanism maintains authentication security by using a trusted credential while eliminating the need for repeated authentication communications, thereby improving service provision speed without compromising reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple certification tokens are acquired sequentially from different services, then each service can be accessed with proper credentials, but the overall service chain reaction time is extended
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the authentication capabilities for multiple services into a single certification token issued by the first service server. This unified token allows the terminal to access the first service and multiple second services without needing to sequentially obtain separate tokens, thereby reducing the duration of the service chain reaction while maintaining adaptability to multiple services.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication credential is obtained preliminarily from the first service server before the terminal needs to access the chain of services. This preliminary action of obtaining a multi-service certification token eliminates the need for sequential authentication communications throughout the service chain, thereby reducing the overall service chain reaction time.
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AI summary
A service providing method, the method comprises transmitting, by a first information processing device, a certification token including a first role information on a service provided by the first information processing device to a terminal device when a certification is successful in response to a certification demand from the terminal device, receiving, by the first information processing device, the certification token and a first address information, that identifies a service providing device and indicates the first information processing device, from the terminal device, and transmitting, by the first information processing device, a first token including the first role information indicated by the certification token which is received and a second address information, that identifies the service providing device and indicates a second information processing device, to the second information processing device which is either one of the service providing device or a way device to the service providing device.