Collaborative Agents for Fortified Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in remembering and managing multiple strong authentication credentials for accessing various applications across local and remote computers, leading to a cumbersome authentication process.
Innovation Solution
Collaborative agents automate the authentication process by securely logging into local and remote computers, retrieving and exchanging authentication credentials, and injecting necessary credentials to access applications, thereby simplifying the login procedure without requiring manual authentication for each computer or application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fortified authentication credentials are implemented for each application, then security is improved, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication system that mediates between the user and multiple applications. This system stores fortified authentication credentials and automatically provides them when needed, eliminating the need for users to manually manage multiple strong passwords while maintaining security. The intermediary acts as a credential vault that is transparent to both users and applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system performs self-service by automatically retrieving and injecting credentials without requiring user intervention. The system manages its own authentication state, automatically authenticating users across multiple applications using stored fortified credentials, thereby maintaining security while eliminating manual authentication burdens.
2Reliability
If two-factor authentication is implemented for each application, then authentication strength is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple two-factor authentication processes into a single unified authentication experience. Instead of requiring separate two-factor authentication for each application, the system consolidates credential management, storing multiple fortified credentials including password-plus-token combinations in a centralized vault that automatically handles authentication across applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication by pre-storing fortified credentials including second-factor tokens during an initial setup phase. This preliminary action eliminates the need for users to perform complex two-factor authentication rituals repeatedly, as credentials are prepared in advance and automatically provided when needed.
3Reliability
If manual authentication is required for each computer and application, then security control is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system enables continuous useful action by maintaining persistent authenticated sessions across multiple applications and computers. Once a user authenticates with fortified credentials, the system maintains this authentication state continuously, allowing seamless access to multiple applications without repeated authentication interruptions, thereby eliminating time loss while maintaining security control.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediary authentication system acts as a persistent mediator that maintains authentication state across multiple applications and remote computers. This intermediary manages credential injection automatically, eliminating repeated manual authentication while maintaining security control through centralized credential management and automatic credential provision.
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AI summary
Authentication mechanisms for accessing one or more applications by a user by using collaborative agents for automating authentication to the one or more applications. The use of collaborative agents obviates a need for the user to remember fortified authentication credentials for each application.