Digital DNA Sequence Authentication for Phishing Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Phishing attacks deceive users by redirecting them to fake websites that resemble legitimate ones, making it difficult to distinguish between genuine and phishing content, especially in cases where a bad actor controls the original tab's URL, leading to potential data theft.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing computer-generated or anonymized digital DNA sequences as source indicators for website authentication, where a security server assigns parent DNA sequences to registered websites, generates first and second-generation DNA sequences, and uses Marker Assisted Selection techniques to verify the authenticity of content, ensuring only legitimate content is displayed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional URL-based authentication is used, then website access is simple and fast, but users cannot distinguish between legitimate websites and phishing sites
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces DNA sequences as an intermediary authentication mechanism between the user and the website. Instead of directly trusting URLs, the system uses DNA sequences as a mediator that proves the authenticity of the website. The security server generates and verifies DNA sequences to confirm that the website being accessed is legitimate, not a phishing site.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary authentication by verifying DNA sequences before allowing website access. The security server generates DNA sequences in advance and verifies them before the user interacts with the website content, ensuring authentication happens proactively rather than reactively after a potential phishing attack is detected.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If DNA sequence verification is implemented, then phishing attacks are prevented, but the authentication process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses digital DNA sequences as a copyable and verifiable authentication token. The DNA sequences are generated as digital copies that can be transmitted and verified without compromising the original authentication data. This allows the authentication mechanism to be replicated across multiple interactions while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the authentication parameter from traditional URL-based identification to DNA sequence-based identification. This parameter change transforms the authentication process into a more secure system that uses biological sequence verification instead of simple string matching, making phishing attacks ineffective.
3Measurement precision
If multiple DNA sequence generations are used for verification, then authentication accuracy is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication process into multiple generations of DNA sequences (first-generation, second-generation, etc.). Each generation serves a specific verification purpose, allowing the system to break down the complex authentication task into manageable stages that can be processed efficiently at each step.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary DNA sequence generation and verification steps before final authentication. By preparing and verifying DNA sequences in advance through multiple generations, the system ensures high authentication accuracy while optimizing the timing of processing steps to minimize user-perceived delay.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments for authenticating a source of website content utilizing computer-generated or anonymized digital deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences include: receiving a request for a security sequence from a user device during a browser session; sending a first-generation digital DNA sequence (F1) to the device, wherein the F1 is generated from first and second DNA sequences (P1) and (P2) associated with a website; receiving a request for a second security sequence; generating a second-generation DNA sequence (F2) based on the F1 and the P1, wherein the F2 includes at least one genetic marker of the F1 and/or the P1; sending the F2 to the user device; receiving a request for security confirmation from the device; determining whether the F2 is a child DNA sequence of the F1 and/or the P1 utilizing Marker Assisted Selection techniques; and sending a response to the device indicating whether website content originates from the website.