Connectionless VPN Messaging for Secure Cloud-to-User Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cloud-to-user communication systems are vulnerable to security threats due to the lack of robust authentication and encryption, particularly in open email notification messages, exposing users to potential hacking and malicious attacks.
Innovation Solution
A connectionless-virtual private network (C-VPN) infrastructure using a plurality of servers to securely transmit data from cloud service providers to users via generic electronic message delivery systems, employing randomly generated security parameters and algorithms to create secure communications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If open email notification messages are used for cloud-to-user communication, then ease of operation is improved, but security is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a C-VPN CI infrastructure as an intermediary between cloud service providers and users. This infrastructure includes multiple servers that relay communications, preventing direct exposure of user email addresses to cloud providers while still enabling secure data transmission. The intermediary layer adds security protocols without significantly impacting user accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms standard email communications into secure communications by applying cryptographic parameters. Security parameters including encryption keys, authentication tokens, and protocol specifications are added to the communication process. These parameter changes convert ordinary email notifications into encrypted, authenticated messages that maintain ease of use while dramatically improving security.
2Productivity
If direct cloud-to-user access is implemented, then productivity is improved, but security is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the direct cloud-to-user connection into multiple controlled interactions through the C-VPN CI infrastructure. Instead of a single direct access point, communications are divided into authenticated exchanges between cloud providers, C-VPN servers, and user devices. This segmentation enables rapid data delivery while maintaining security through distributed verification at each segment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary authentication and authorization actions before data transmission occurs. The C-VPN CI infrastructure pre-establishes security credentials, validates user identities, and configures encryption parameters before actual data exchange. This preliminary security setup enables high-speed communication without compromising security, as the authentication framework is already in place.
3Reliability
If authentication requirements are added to cloud access, then security is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service authentication where user devices automatically manage security credentials through the C-VPN CI infrastructure. Authentication tokens, encryption keys, and security parameters are automatically generated, stored, and applied without requiring user intervention. The device handles complex security protocols autonomously, maintaining high security while preserving user convenience.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a system/method/scheme to securely send data from a cloud, or cloud service provider, to users via a secure connectionless system, referred to herein as a C-VPN communication infrastructure (C-VPN CI). In one example a method of communicating from a cloud service provider to a user via a C-VPN CI includes: (1) obtaining, by a cloud service provider, security parameters from a SDE Cloud server operating on a computing system of the cloud service provider, wherein the security parameters include a set of mathematical rules and values for converting plain text to ciphertext, (2) creating a secure communication using the security parameters received from the SDE Cloud server, wherein the secure communication includes a secure header and secure data, and (3) sending the secure communication to the user via a generic electronic message delivery system.