Conference Admission Control Using Device Configuration Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of verifying the authenticity of participants in audio and video conferences, particularly in the context of deep faked identities, poses a significant security risk.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method and electronic device that verify the device configuration of participants by setting up conferences with specific requirements, including device configuration verification, such as digital signatures and message authentication codes, to ensure only authorized devices can join the conference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If device configuration verification is implemented in conferences, then conference security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs device configuration verification before allowing conference participation. The host device receives device information from participant devices, determines whether the configuration meets requirements, and only then allows joining. This preliminary verification prevents unauthorized devices from participating, enhancing security without requiring complex real-time monitoring during the conference.
Solution Approach 2:
The host device acts as an intermediary between participant devices and the conference system. It receives device information from participants, performs verification against predefined requirements, and makes admission decisions. This intermediary role centralizes the verification logic, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining security controls.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If device configuration verification is implemented, then impersonation attack resistance is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Device configuration verification is performed in advance during the joining process, before conference participation begins. The host device receives device information, verifies it against requirements, and makes admission decisions upfront. This prevents impersonation attacks by ensuring only authorized devices join, while the automated nature of the verification minimizes user burden.
Solution Approach 2:
Participant devices automatically provide their device information to the host device for verification. The system autonomously performs the verification process and makes admission decisions without requiring manual intervention from users. This self-service approach maintains ease of operation while implementing security controls.
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AI summary
An electronic device and a method of of controlling a conference between a first communication device and a second communication device is disclosed, the method comprising setting up a conference with associated conference requirements; receiving a participation request to participate in the conference from the second communication device, the participation request comprising a device configuration indicative of one or more devices associated with a participant in the conference; determining whether the device configuration satisfies the conference requirements; and in accordance with the device configuration satisfying the conference requirements, including the second communication device in the conference.