Compound Access Control Engine for IT Task Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing access control systems for IT environments fail to effectively manage and secure tasks in locked-down computer systems by ensuring that only authorized personnel can perform specific tasks at designated times and locations, leading to potential system damage or unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent compound access control engine that correlates tasks with authorized users and locations, using a combination of physical and logical identity management systems to verify user presence, access rights, and time constraints before allowing task execution, thereby automating and securing task performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If access control systems lock down IT environments during peak business seasons, then system security is improved, but system availability and operational flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The access control system dynamically adjusts authorization levels based on time, location, and task requirements. Authorized users can be granted temporary access to locked-down systems when physically present at approved locations and performing approved tasks, rather than maintaining static locked-down or fully open states. This resolves the contradiction by making security flexible and adaptive to actual operational needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes security parameters (access authorization) based on multiple conditions including time of day, physical location verification, and task type. During peak business seasons, the system can transition from a fully locked-down state to a selectively accessible state for authorized personnel performing critical tasks, thereby maintaining security while enabling necessary operations.
2Reliability
If change control and access control measures are implemented to prevent unauthorized access, then system security is improved, but task execution complexity and administrative overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of user identity, physical location, and task authorization before allowing access to locked-down systems. By checking these conditions in advance and automatically granting or denying access based on pre-configured policies, the system reduces the complexity of manual security checks and streamlines the task execution process for authorized users.
Solution Approach 2:
The access control system automatically verifies user credentials, checks physical location via GPS or other positioning methods, and determines task authorization without requiring manual intervention from administrators. This self-service approach to security verification reduces administrative overhead and simplifies the user experience while maintaining strong security controls.
3Reliability
If multiple access control techniques (biometric authentication, physical and logical identity management) are used, then access security is improved, but system complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges physical identity management (biometric authentication, location tracking) with logical identity management (user credentials, access rights) into a unified access control framework. By combining these techniques and coordinating them through a single system that evaluates all factors together, the patent reduces overall system complexity compared to managing separate authentication systems independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The access control system serves multiple functions simultaneously: verifying physical presence, validating user credentials, determining task authorization, and controlling system access. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single unified platform, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive security.
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AI summary
An approach is provided for controlling a task to perform a change ticket. The task is correlated with user(s) authorized to initiate execution of command(s) to perform the task and with an authorized location. A requestor is determined to be in the authorized location by receiving verification from physical access control system(s). The requestor is determined to be logged into a first computer system at the authorized location and to have utilized the first computer system to request execution of one of the command(s). The requestor is determined to be remotely logged into a second computer system via the first computer system. The requestor is determined to be one of the authorized user(s) correlated with the task. Based in part on determining the requestor is one of the authorized user(s) subsequent to determining the requestor is remotely logged into the second computer system, the requested command is executed.