Dependency Tree Permission Assessment for Secure Design Workspaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complex product development environments face challenges in managing component relevancy and security, leading to inefficiencies, errors, and potential security breaches due to the complexity of dependency trees with numerous versions and versions of components, some of which may be deprecated or contain trade secrets.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing software and hardware development security through permission profile assessment of a design dependency tree using a unique identifier like an IP address, validating client identities, determining authorization status, and returning restricted tree data with encrypted workfiles to ensure secure and efficient assembly of a design workspace.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If permission profile assessment and authorization validation are implemented for dependency tree retrieval, then security and intellectual property protection are improved, but system complexity and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs permission profile extraction and authorization validation in advance before retrieving dependency tree data. Client identities are validated and permission profiles are assessed prior to data access, ensuring security requirements are met before complex operations begin, thus improving security while managing system complexity through proactive authorization checks
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authorization validation mechanism that acts as a mediator between the client request and the dependency tree retrieval process. This intermediary layer validates identities and assesses permission profiles, providing a structured approach to security that improves reliability while containing system complexity through modular authentication architecture
2Reliability
If permission profile assessment and authorization validation are implemented for dependency tree retrieval, then security and intellectual property protection are improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Authorization validation and permission profile assessment are performed as preliminary actions before the main dependency tree retrieval operation. By completing authentication and security checks in advance, the system ensures that only authorized clients proceed to data retrieval, improving security while minimizing the impact on overall processing time through efficient pre-validation
Solution Approach 2:
The system efficiently processes permission profile assessment and authorization validation by streamlining the authentication workflow. The patent implements optimized validation mechanisms that quickly assess client identities and permission profiles, reducing the time overhead of security checks while maintaining rigorous authorization requirements
3Reliability
If restricted tree data with encrypted workfiles is returned to client devices, then intellectual property protection is improved, but data transmission complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and returns only the specific restricted tree data and encrypted workfiles that are necessary for the client's authorized operations. By selectively retrieving only the required subset of dependency tree data rather than the complete dataset, the patent reduces data transmission complexity while maintaining strong intellectual property protection through targeted, encrypted data delivery
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements encrypted copies of workfiles and restricted tree data that are returned to client devices. These encrypted copies contain the necessary information for authorized operations while protecting intellectual property through encryption. The use of encrypted replicas rather than direct access to source data simplifies transmission while maintaining security
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AI summary
Disclosed are a method, a device, a system, and/or a manufacture of software and/or computing hardware development security through permission profile assessment of a retrieval request for a design dependency tree based on a unique identifier such as an IP address. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for retrieval of a dependency tree, the request including an IP address associated with the client device and a unique identifier of a root version of the dependency tree. An asserted identity of the client device is validated and a permission profile extracted. A version of a first sub-component of the dependency tree is determined to have a positive authorization status through a database association with the IP address. A restricted tree data is returned, and one or more workfiles associated with the restricted tree data retrieved from a file repository for assembly of a restricted design workspace.