Centralized Coordination Service for Private Network Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network communication technologies face difficulties in maintaining security and configuration across diverse computing systems with different firewall and security measures, making it cumbersome to manage network communications effectively.
Innovation Solution
A centralized coordination service manages private networks by generating and distributing public and private keys, allocating unique IP addresses, and updating communication information for computing elements, enabling secure and efficient communication while separating permissions and networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual networks are configured with different firewall and security measures, then security is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a coordination service as an intermediary that centralizes the management of security credentials and network configuration. This service mediates between computing elements and the private network, handling key distribution, credential verification, and communication information management. By offloading these complex security tasks to the coordination service, individual computing elements can maintain strong security measures without bearing the burden of complex configuration and management.
2Ease of operation
If centralized coordination service manages key distribution and communication information, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network management system into distinct functional components: the coordination service handles centralized management tasks (key distribution, credential verification, communication information management), while computing elements handle local operations (generating keys, joining networks, communicating). This segmentation allows the coordination service to specialize in complex management functions, improving ease of operation for users while distributing the complexity across the system architecture rather than concentrating it all in one component.
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AI summary
Described herein are systems, methods, and software to manage private networks for computing elements. In one example, a computing element may obtain credential information associated with a user and generate a public-private key pair for the computing element. The computing element may further communicate the public key from the pair with metadata to a coordination service to register the computing element at the coordination service. Once registered, the computing element may receive communication information associated with one or more other computing elements that permit the computing element to communicate with the other computing elements.