Dynamic Digital Signatures for Analytics Authenticity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital signature methods are inadequate for dynamic analytics documents, as they either lock static contents or are applied after no further revisions can be made, failing to authenticate changing data while maintaining authenticity and visual integrity.
Innovation Solution
A method for applying a digital signature to analytics renderings that allows dynamic data authentication while enabling modifications, using structural identifiers and metadata-based visual indicators to confirm authenticity without breaking the visual indicator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a digital signature is applied to an analytics rendering, then the authenticity and integrity of the document is validated, but the document cannot be further modified without breaking the signature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the digital signature system adaptable to changing conditions. Instead of a static signature that breaks on any modification, the system dynamically updates the signature validation state based on whether changes occur in signed versus unsigned portions of the document. This allows the signature to remain valid while the document evolves, resolving the contradiction between reliability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the analytics rendering into signed portions and unsigned portions. The digital signature applies only to specific signed elements, while unsigned elements can be modified without affecting signature validity. This segmentation allows simultaneous modification capability and authenticity validation by isolating the protection scope to only critical portions of the document.
2Productivity
If the analytics rendering is constantly updated with new data, then the document remains relevant and accurate, but existing digital signatures become invalid
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines whether data updates invalidate the signature by checking if changes occur in signed versus unsigned portions. When data is updated in unsigned portions, the signature remains valid, allowing continuous productivity improvements without sacrificing reliability. This dynamic validation approach enables frequent updates while maintaining signature integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the protection level of different portions of the document. Signed portions have strict integrity protection that validates signature reliability, while unsigned portions allow flexible updates for productivity. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by applying appropriate constraints only where necessary.
3Reliability
If a visual indicator is applied to lock static contents, then the document authenticity is preserved, but the document loses flexibility for revisions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the document into signed and unsigned portions, allowing revisions in unsigned areas without compromising authenticity preservation in signed areas. This segmentation enables ease of operation for revisions while maintaining reliability through selective digital signature validation, resolving the contradiction between these two requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts validation strictness based on the portion of the document being modified. Signed portions enforce strict authenticity checks, while unsigned portions allow flexible revisions. This dynamic approach enables ease of operation for necessary revisions while preserving reliability for critical authenticated content.
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AI summary
Computer-readable media, methods, and systems are disclosed for displaying a visual indication that an analytics rendering is authentic, and the integrity of the data is accurate and trusted. An analytics rendering comprising at least one table, chart, or graphic rendered from a plurality of aggregated data inputs from a plurality of microsystems may be selected. In a user interface for the analytics rendering, one or more structural identifiers associated with each data input of the plurality of aggregated data inputs can be displayed. A data input from the plurality of data inputs can then be selected and, responsive to receiving an instruction from a user, a visual indicator can be applied to the data input. If the one or more data inputs having an applied visual indicator is modified, the visual indicator will be visually altered in response the modification to the one or more data inputs.