Device Social Network Onboarding via Enterprise Directory Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack an efficient method to integrate enterprise devices into a social media cloud network while adhering to enterprise security policies and access controls, particularly in managing device onboarding and communication within an enterprise's directory services.
Innovation Solution
A framework that integrates enterprise devices into a device social network by assigning unique social handles based on identifiers, utilizing a device social media cloud that connects all information handling systems, and integrates with the enterprise's directory services to apply existing policies and access controls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If enterprise devices are integrated into a social media cloud network, then device communication and collaboration efficiency is improved, but security policy compliance and access control management become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a device social media cloud platform as an intermediary layer between enterprise devices and directory services. This mediator handles authentication, authorization, and policy enforcement through integrated APIs, allowing devices to communicate efficiently while security compliance is managed centrally through the intermediary's coordination with existing directory services.
Solution Approach 2:
The device social media cloud platform provides multi-functional capabilities including device onboarding, authentication, communication facilitation, and security policy enforcement through a single integrated system. By leveraging existing directory services through APIs, the platform achieves universal functionality without adding separate security management systems.
2Reliability
If manual device onboarding processes are used, then security control is maintained, but time consumption and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring security policies, access controls, and directory service integrations before device onboarding. Devices are automatically enrolled with pre-established security credentials and permissions, eliminating the need for manual security configuration while maintaining enterprise security standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The device onboarding process enables self-service capabilities where devices automatically register themselves with the device social media cloud platform. The system autonomously handles credential verification, directory service integration, and security policy application without requiring manual intervention, thus maintaining security control while dramatically reducing onboarding time.
3Ease of operation
If existing directory services are integrated with device social media cloud, then access control management is simplified, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the device social media cloud platform with existing enterprise directory services through API integrations. This combination allows the system to leverage established directory service infrastructure for user management, authentication, and authorization, simplifying access control management while avoiding the need to build separate identity management systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates virtual representations of directory service users and devices within the device social media cloud platform. These copied identity objects maintain the security attributes and access controls from the original directory services, enabling simplified management in the social media cloud environment without directly modifying the underlying directory service complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer system receives a request from a device to join a device social network supported by an enterprise device social media cloud. The request comprises a user packet that includes a network social name, enterprise credentials of the device, and device information metadata. The computer system validates the user packet. When the validation is successful, the computer system calls a directory service to create a directory service user entry corresponding to the device in the directory service. When the creation of the directory service user entry is successful, the computer system creates a device social network user corresponding to the device in the enterprise device social media cloud.