Communication Control Devices for Social Infrastructure Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Social infrastructure systems, such as monitoring cameras, face challenges in maintaining security due to the difficulty in frequently replacing equipment, leading to insufficient security measures.
Innovation Solution
A communication control system comprising first and second communication control devices that perform mutual authentication and encryption/decryption processes using secret keys and certificates, enhancing security without altering existing infrastructure by encrypting data transmitted between client and server devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If equipment in social infrastructure systems is frequently replaced to improve security, then security measures are improved, but equipment replacement difficulty and system stability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces communication control devices as intermediaries between client devices and server devices. These control devices perform authentication and encryption/decryption operations, isolating the client and server devices from direct security-critical operations. This allows security improvements to be implemented in the control devices without requiring changes to the existing client and server equipment in the social infrastructure system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the communication system into distinct functional components: client devices, communication control devices, and server devices. By separating authentication and encryption functions into dedicated control devices, the system can upgrade security measures in the control devices independently while maintaining compatibility with existing client and server equipment.
2Reliability
If authentication and encryption processes are added to enhance security, then security measures are improved, but communication system complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines authentication and encryption/decryption functions into integrated communication control devices. Rather than adding separate authentication systems and encryption systems, the control devices perform both functions in a unified architecture, managing secret keys and certificates while handling both authentication verification and data encryption/decryption operations.
3Reliability
If mutual authentication and encryption/decryption processes are implemented, then data security is improved, but communication time and processing overhead are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary authentication between communication control devices before actual data transmission occurs. Secret keys and certificates are exchanged and verified in advance during connection establishment. This preliminary action ensures that subsequent data communications can proceed with already-established security parameters, reducing the time overhead for each individual data transfer.
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AI summary
A communication control system includes a first communication control device and a second signal processing device. The first communication control device is connected to a client terminal device and a network communication grid. The second communication control device is connected to a server terminal device and the network communication grid.