Declarative Authentication Engine Using Inherited Service Schemas
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Solution Overview
Problem
Enterprise systems face challenges in transferring and extending application programming interfaces (APIs) due to manual coding, which can lead to security risks and reduced interoperability, making it difficult to tailor services for specific uses.
Innovation Solution
A declarative authentication engine generates schemas for connecting to services, including customized fields, and validates connection requests to improve security and interoperability by reducing manual coding errors and enabling easy updates across different services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual coding of APIs is used, then customization for service-specific uses is possible, but security risks and coding errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses schema inheritance to copy authentication schemas from template services to new services. Instead of manually coding authentication logic from scratch, developers inherit and customize existing validated schemas, reducing errors and security risks while maintaining customization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows parameterization of authentication schemas through configurable fields that can be modified for different services. This enables security validation through automated schema generation while allowing service-specific customization through parameter changes rather than manual recoding.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual coding of APIs is used, then service-specific customization is achievable, but interoperability between services is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal authentication schema framework that can be applied across multiple services. Base authentication schemas serve as templates that can be inherited and adapted for different services, ensuring consistent authentication mechanisms while allowing service-specific extensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system is segmented into reusable schema components and inheritance hierarchies. This segmentation allows services to inherit common authentication logic while customizing only the necessary portions, maintaining interoperability through standardized interfaces while enabling service-specific functionality.
3Productivity
If schemas are manually created, then customization is possible, but time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-defining validated authentication schemas as templates before services are deployed. These pre-validated schemas eliminate the need for manual creation and validation during service setup, increasing productivity while maintaining accuracy through automated validation.
Solution Approach 2:
The schema generation system incorporates automated validation feedback that verifies schema correctness against predefined security rules and service requirements. This automated feedback loop ensures accuracy by catching errors before deployment, while the templated approach speeds up generation compared to manual creation and validation.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for implementing variable a declarative authentication engine. The system generates a schema that includes a field and has a format defined by an authentication protocol associated with a service. The system then validates a connection request based on comparing the field of the generated schema to a field of the connection request for the service, wherein the connection request is formatted according to the schema and received from a client device. The system then provides the client device access to the service according to the connection request based on a result of the validating.