Data Abstraction System Using Arbitrary Identifiers for Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing data transmission methods are vulnerable to unauthorized access, as secure channels do not entirely prevent interception and decryption of data, and once data is decrypted, it can be compromised if the receiving end is hacked.
Innovation Solution
Implementing data abstraction by assigning arbitrary identifiers to data items, which are transmitted along with their associated information, making it difficult for unauthorized entities to understand the data's context, even if it is intercepted.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data is transmitted using secure channels, then data security is improved, but data can still be intercepted and decrypted by unauthorized entities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the meaningful context and identifiers from the data itself, separating the essential information needed for transmission from the contextual meaning. By transmitting only abstracted data without embedded identifiers or contextual information, the data becomes useless to unauthorized interceptors while remaining functional for authorized recipients who possess the mapping information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mapping mechanism that translates between abstracted data identifiers and their actual meaningful representations. This mapping layer acts as a mediator between the transmitted abstracted data and the original data context, ensuring that only authorized parties with access to the mapping can reconstruct the meaningful information.
2Loss of information
If data is transmitted with system identifiers, then data context is preserved, but unauthorized entities can understand and compromise the data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes system identifiers and contextual information from the transmitted data, extracting only the essential functional elements needed for data transmission. The meaningful context is separated and stored separately in the mapping, so it does not travel with the data and cannot be exploited by unauthorized interceptors.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different quality levels to different parts of the data transmission system. The transmitted data contains only minimal abstracted information with low informational quality for unauthorized parties, while the mapping system maintains high informational quality for authorized parties. This local differentiation ensures security without completely sacrificing data functionality.
3Reliability
If arbitrary identifiers are assigned to data items, then data security is enhanced, but system complexity increases due to mapping maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The mapping system is designed to be self-maintaining through automated processes. The server automatically manages the creation, storage, and updating of mappings between abstracted data identifiers and their meaningful representations, eliminating the need for manual intervention and reducing operational complexity despite the additional security layer.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for data abstraction can include a data abstraction system assigning to each data item of a plurality of data items a corresponding arbitrary identifier, and maintaining a mapping between each data item of the plurality of data items and the corresponding arbitrary identifier. The data abstraction system can determine information associated with a first data item of the plurality of data items for transmission to a computing device. The data abstraction system can identify, using the mapping, a first arbitrary identifier assigned to the first data item, and transmit the information with the first arbitrary identifier to the computing device.