Client Small Window for Broadband Network Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing broadband data intelligent network clients face issues with small windows being shut down or covered by browsers, leading to inconvenience in logging off, security risks due to cookie vulnerabilities, and inability to support cluster services.
Innovation Solution
A method and device using two modules to generate a small window at the client, independent of the operating system and browser, which obtains the client's IP address, authenticates the user, and displays access information with operation buttons, ensuring secure and stable network management and supporting cluster services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the small window is implemented using browser-based heart beating mechanism, then the portal server can monitor user on-line status, but the small window may be shut down or covered by browser operations making it invisible and unusable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the small window implementation from the browser environment by creating an independent window that operates outside the browser's control. This segmentation allows the window to maintain its visibility and accessibility independently of browser operations, while still enabling the portal server to monitor user on-line status through the handshaking mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the small window acts as a mediator between the user and the portal server. This independent window serves as a stable communication interface that facilitates handshaking messages while remaining accessible to the user, resolving the conflict between monitoring reliability and operational ease.
2Quantity of substance
If cookies are used to save user information and interaction data, then data storage is achieved, but security risks arise as users can easily access and modify these cookie files
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data storage function from browser-based cookies and relocates it to a server-side database. By taking out the sensitive user information from the client environment where it is vulnerable to access and modification, the system maintains data storage capacity while eliminating the security risks associated with cookie files.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server-side database as an intermediary between the user and the stored data. This intermediary securely stores user information and interaction data, providing the necessary data storage capacity while protecting against unauthorized access and modification that plagues cookie-based storage.
3Ease of operation
If browser intrinsic mechanisms are used to ensure one user per client, then authentication control is implemented, but the processing becomes complicated and unstable across different browser versions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication control mechanism from browser-specific implementations and relocates it to a browser-independent level. By separating the authentication logic from browser intrinsic mechanisms, the system achieves stable and consistent processing across different browser versions while maintaining effective authentication control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal authentication mechanism that operates independently of specific browser implementations. This universal approach ensures consistent authentication control across different browser versions and platforms, eliminating the complications and instability associated with relying on browser-specific intrinsic mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses a method and a client for producing a small window at the client in a broadband data intelligent service, comprising: pre-setting a first module and a second module; while a user needs to use data service, obtaining, by the first module, the IP address of the client, and sending the IP address and authentication information input by the client to the portal server; upon receiving a past authentication message from the portal server, the first module making the second module to operate; and generating, by the second module, a small window to display the access information of the client and provide the user with operation buttons. Moreover, the present invention also discloses a method a device and a system for generating a user interface for a client terminal in a communication network.