Dynamic Access Rights Adjustment in Renewable Power Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
In renewable power generating systems, users often receive excessive access rights that exceed their necessary permissions, posing a security risk and complicating the management of access rights, especially in large organizations.
Innovation Solution
A method that assigns access rights to users based on predefined actions, logs user actions, compares them to the assigned permissions, and automatically adjusts access rights by removing unnecessary permissions, ensuring users have only the rights required for their tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users are granted extensive access rights to ensure they can perform all possible tasks, then task execution flexibility is improved, but system security deteriorates due to overprivileged users expanding the attack surface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic access rights adjustment by continuously monitoring user actions and automatically modifying permissions based on observed behavior patterns. Access rights transition from static to dynamic, adapting in real-time to actual user needs while maintaining security. The system observes user actions over time and adjusts permissions to match actual usage patterns, preventing both over- and under-privileging.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where user actions are logged and analyzed, and the results feed back into automatic access rights adjustment. The monitoring component continuously provides feedback about actual user behavior, which triggers automatic permission modifications. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures access rights remain aligned with actual task requirements while maintaining security.
2Reliability
If manual tracking of access rights is implemented to maintain security, then system security is improved, but administrative complexity increases due to difficulty in tracking user permissions and task changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically monitoring, analyzing, and adjusting access rights without requiring manual administrative intervention. The access rights management system serves itself by using automated algorithms to observe user behavior patterns and dynamically modify permissions. This eliminates the need for complex manual tracking while maintaining security, as the system autonomously manages its own access control policy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically changes access rights parameters based on observed user behavior patterns. Instead of manual parameter adjustment, the system dynamically modifies permission levels by analyzing actual task execution patterns. This automated parameter change process reduces administrative complexity while maintaining appropriate security levels, as the system adapts permissions based on real usage data rather than static assignments.
3Reliability
If access rights are frequently adjusted to match changing user roles, then system security is improved, but operational overhead increases due to continuous monitoring and adjustment requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous monitoring and automatic adjustment of access rights without interruption to user operations. The monitoring process runs continuously in the background, observing user actions and triggering automatic permission adjustments when needed. This continuous operation eliminates the need for periodic manual reviews and ensures access rights remain accurate without significant operational overhead, as the process occurs seamlessly during normal system operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary monitoring of user actions before making access rights adjustments. By continuously observing user behavior patterns in advance, the system can proactively adjust permissions to match actual needs before security issues arise. This preliminary action approach prevents over-privileging from occurring in the first place, reducing the need for reactive security measures and minimizing operational overhead.
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AI summary
A method for administering access rights to a unit (11) in a renewable power generating system (1), such as a wind turbine or a wind power plant, is disclosed. A set of access rights is assigned to a user (2), the set of access rights granting permission for the user (2) to perform a set of predefined actions with regard to the renewable power generating system (1). Actions performed by the user (2) with regard to the renewable power generating system (1) are logged and compared to the set of predefined actions related to the set of access rights. In the case that the comparison reveals discrepancies between the performed actions and the set of predefined actions related to the set of access rights, the set of access rights assigned to the user (2) is automatically adjusted, by removing at least some access rights related to predefined actions not being performed. This ensures that users (2) are permitted to perform necessary actions while efficiently avoiding overprivileged users (2).