Distributed File System Secure Multi-Party Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional distributed file systems lack secure multi-party computing access and fail to provide granular traceability and auditability, especially in regulated industries, due to reliance on centralized trust models that are vulnerable to rogue users and hacking.
Innovation Solution
A distributed file system incorporating a cloud-based data store, tracking system, and distributed ledger, including blockchain technology, to enable secure multi-party access and validate transactions, allowing multiple parties to manage and track changes to data streams and metadata securely.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a centralized file system is used, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to vulnerability to rogue users and hacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the centralized control into multiple distributed nodes, each maintaining local copies of data and independent access rights. This eliminates the single point of failure while preserving operational simplicity through automated consensus mechanisms and distributed consensus algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a distributed ledger as an intermediary between data access requests and execution. This intermediary validates transactions, ensures consistency across nodes, and provides auditability without requiring direct trust between any two parties, thus improving reliability while maintaining ease of operation.
2Reliability
If a distributed file system is used, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complexity of multi-party access control
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal access control framework that handles multiple parties, roles, and permission levels through a single unified mechanism. The distributed ledger provides a common reference for all access rights, simplifying the operational complexity of managing multi-party access while maintaining high reliability through consistent enforcement across all nodes.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional distributed file systems are used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but measurement precision deteriorates due to lack of granular traceability
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing detailed access control policies, audit trails, and data lineage records in the distributed ledger before data operations occur. This preliminary structuring enables granular traceability and measurement precision to be built into the system architecture itself, without complicating the ease of manufacture through standardized deployment templates and configuration frameworks.
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AI summary
A distributed file system for secure multi-party computing access to a plurality of distributed files is presented. For instance, the distributed file system includes a cloud-based data store, at least one tracking system, a distributed ledger, and first and second enterprise access systems. The cloud-based data store is configured to store the plurality of distributed files and regulate secure multi-party computing access to the plurality of distributed files. The at least one tracking system is configured to track transactions related to the plurality of distributed files, the transactions including at least read transactions and write transactions. The distributed ledger comprises at least one block chain and is configured to validate the transactions related to the plurality of distributed files. The first enterprise access system comprises a first local data store and has access to the cloud-based data store, the at least one tracking system and the distributed ledger.