Cloud-Based Network Gateway Visitor Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional network gateways require tedious manual configuration for visitors to access networks, lack differentiation in service quality based on user identity, and do not efficiently manage access rights, leading to security risks and poor user experiences.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based system that detects visitor access and configures network gateways based on social relationships, using cloud-based identities to provide differentiated access levels and reduce manual configuration burdens by automatically associating visitor identities with network access permissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration of passwords or keys is required for visitor access, then security control is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to tedious configuration processes
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service visitor access by automatically detecting visitor devices, identifying owner relationships through cloud-based services, and configuring appropriate access rights without requiring manual password distribution or configuration by the owner
Solution Approach 2:
A cloud-based intermediary service mediates between the network gateway and visitor devices, handling the complex tasks of visitor detection, relationship determination, and access configuration, thereby simplifying the user experience while maintaining security
2Ease of operation
If the same keys are used for all users, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to inability to differentiate service quality and security levels
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing differentiated access rights and service quality to different users based on their relationship to the owner, rather than using a uniform access policy for all users
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes access parameters (such as network access rights, service quality levels, and security policies) dynamically based on the identified relationship between the visitor and the owner, enabling differentiated service without manual configuration
3Reliability
If password changes are made to prevent previous access, then reliability is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to numerous reconfiguration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by establishing relationship-based access rules in advance, so that when visitors connect, their access rights are automatically determined based on pre-configured relationship policies, eliminating the need for reactive password changes
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic access control where visitor rights are automatically adjusted based on real-time relationship identification, replacing static password-based access with flexible, context-aware access management
4Reliability
If manual configuration is required for each visitor, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases due to tedious configuration processes
Solution Approach 1:
The system automates the visitor access configuration process by having the gateway automatically detect visitors, query relationship information from cloud services, and apply appropriate access rights without requiring time-consuming manual configuration by the owner
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer program products for socially-aware cloud-based control of a network device are disclosed. An embodiment includes operating the network gateway to provide, to a visitor, a first level of access to a network; determining at least one relationship between the visitor and an owner of the network gateway, wherein the relationship is determined between a cloud-based identity of the visitor and a cloud-based identity of the owner; and reconfiguring the network gateway to provide a second level of access to the network to the visitor, wherein the second level of service is based upon the determined at least one relationship.