Credential Management Module for Scalable Multi-User Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional authentication techniques in scalable data networks are inefficient and unscalable, limiting organizations with multiple users from effectively utilizing social media and social networks for tasks like commercial content delivery, as they require each user to have individual accounts, restricting access and stifling organizational use.
Innovation Solution
A system for native activity tracking using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks, which allows multiple clients to access a single account by managing credentials and authentication data through a credential management module, enabling multi-factor authentication and efficient access control without the need for individual accounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional authentication techniques are used, then individual accounts can be securely managed, but scalability and organizational efficiency deteriorate due to requiring separate accounts for each user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual authentication accounts into a single shared account structure. Multiple users can authenticate through the same account using different authentication factors (e.g., device fingerprint, biometric data, security questions), eliminating the need for separate accounts for each user while maintaining security through factor-based differentiation.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system is designed to be universal, allowing any number of users to access the same account through various authentication methods. The system handles multiple authentication factors (something you know, something you have, something you are) and can adapt to different user needs and organizational requirements without requiring account creation for each user.
2Productivity
If single-client accounts are used, then account security is simplified, but productivity deteriorates due to inability to support multi-user organizational access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication verification system that sits between the user and the account. This intermediary layer handles the complex authentication logic, verifying multiple factors and managing user sessions without requiring the users themselves to understand or manage the complexity. The intermediary verifies each user's identity through multiple factors while maintaining a simplified interface for account access.
3Ease of operation
If multiple individual accounts are created for organizational users, then access security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to requiring separate login processes for each user
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service authentication where users automatically provide their identifying information (device fingerprint, biometric data, security questions) and the system automatically verifies their identity and establishes their access rights. Users don't need to manually create accounts or manage authentication credentials - the system handles the authentication process automatically based on the factors they provide, making access convenient while managing complexity centrally.
Data Source
AI summary
Native activity tracking using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and storing one or more portions of data transferred between the data network and the browser, the storing being performed by the extension if access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.