Differentiated Access Identification for Coerced Login Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing access control mechanisms in computing devices and services are binary and lack the ability to differentiate between legitimate and coerced access, making them vulnerable to breaches and unable to dynamically configure operations to deceive unauthorized users.
Innovation Solution
A system that receives multiple differentiable vouchers and assesses access requests to dynamically morph access based on the type of request, providing nuanced identification and deceptive substitution to protect against illicit access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional binary access control mechanisms are used, then authentication is simple and clear, but the system cannot differentiate between legitimate and coerced access, making it vulnerable to breaches
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the binary access control into multiple levels: authentication (verifying identity) and authorization (determining access rights). It introduces differentiated authorization levels where the same authenticated user can have different access rights based on the authorization token used, enabling the system to distinguish between legitimate and coerced access attempts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts access rights based on the combination of authentication credentials and authorization tokens. Instead of static binary access, the system can dynamically configure operation modes (e.g., full access, limited access, monitored access) based on which authorization token is presented alongside the authenticated credentials.
2Reliability
If access control mechanisms are made more sophisticated to differentiate access types, then security is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses universal authentication mechanisms that work across different platforms and applications, while adding multi-functionality through the authorization token system. The same authentication infrastructure can serve both simple and differentiated access control needs, reducing the need for entirely new complex systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces authorization tokens as intermediaries between authentication and access granting. These tokens act as mediators that carry authorization information without requiring complex changes to the underlying authentication infrastructure, simplifying the overall system architecture while enabling sophisticated access control.
3Ease of operation
If the system provides clear authentication feedback, then users know whether access is granted, but bad actors can quickly eliminate possibilities and deduce security weaknesses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different feedback qualities to different access scenarios. For authentication failures, clear feedback is provided. For authorization failures or coerced access scenarios, the system provides ambiguous or misleading feedback that protects security information while still guiding user behavior appropriately.
Solution Approach 2:
The system converts the potential harm of clear feedback (information leakage) into a benefit by using controlled ambiguity as a security feature. The uncertainty in feedback messages protects against attacker deduction while still providing sufficient guidance for legitimate users to understand the access control state.
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AI summary
A differentiated identification system facilitates dynamically differentially morphed access for one or more requesters. The system receives an access request including at least one differentiable voucher from a requester and assesses the type of the received access request by considering the access request, the differentiable voucher and one or more semblances. The system then dynamically differentially morphs an access to one or more service or data based on the assessment of the access request type, enabling the system to provide the requester with dynamically differentially morphed access to the one or more service or data.