Compliance Firewall for Remote Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies do not allow customers to define compliance boundaries using a rules-based compliance firewall for their service providers, and service providers cannot perform automation on customer machines remotely while adhering to customer compliance requirements, posing a risk to data privacy and proprietary information.
Innovation Solution
A method employing remote access technology to access and update remote computers, determining their status, creating automation profiles, negotiating compliance protocols, and delivering execution files with a lightweight Play Engine to enable secure automation updates, while adhering to customer-defined compliance boundaries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If service providers perform automation on customer machines remotely using traditional remote access technologies, then automation capability is improved, but data privacy and security are compromised due to lack of compliance boundaries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a compliance firewall as an intermediary component between the service provider's automation software and the customer's remote machine. This firewall acts as a mediator that allows automated operations to proceed while enforcing compliance boundaries, thus enabling automation capability improvement without compromising data privacy. The firewall intercepts and filters operations to ensure only compliant actions are executed on the remote machine.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the remote access communication into distinct protocol layers, each with specific compliance requirements. By dividing the communication into multiple segments (different protocol levels), the system can enforce compliance boundaries at specific points, allowing automation to function within defined security parameters rather than having unrestricted access.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If customers implement strict compliance boundaries to protect data privacy, then data security is improved, but service provider access and automation capability are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The compliance firewall serves as an intermediary that maintains strict compliance boundaries for data security while simultaneously enabling service provider access. Rather than blocking access entirely, the firewall mediates the interaction by allowing only compliant operations to pass through, thus preserving both security and operational capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of communication protocols to enforce compliance boundaries. By modifying protocol parameters and negotiation mechanisms, the system allows service providers to access remote machines only under specific compliant conditions, maintaining security while enabling controlled access and automation operations.
3Ease of operation
If traditional remote access technologies are used without compliance firewalls, then ease of access is improved, but compliance requirements cannot be enforced
Solution Approach 1:
The compliance firewall is introduced as an intermediary component that maintains ease of access while enabling compliance enforcement. The firewall operates transparently in the communication path, allowing remote access to proceed smoothly for compliant operations while automatically blocking non-compliant actions, thus achieving both accessibility and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the compliance firewall continuously monitors and evaluates remote operations against defined compliance policies. The system provides feedback by allowing or blocking operations based on their compliance status, ensuring that ease of access is maintained for legitimate operations while non-compliant actions are prevented.
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AI summary
This invention generally relates to a process and computer code for enabling users to create adapters that enable application automation processes that allow customers to define compliance boundaries using a rules-based compliance firewall for their service providers and allow service providers to perform automation on customer machines remotely while adhering to customer's compliance requirements.