Dynamic Role-Based Security Configuration for Software Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer security systems are inadequate in determining user roles based on software usage, leading to overly rigid security configurations that fail to account for individual user needs and behaviors, resulting in constricted access and potential security risks.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a processor to detect software applications and usage data on client computing devices, identifies user roles, and applies dynamic security configurations based on expected behaviors, allowing for personalized access control and alerting mechanisms to manage security risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If rigid security configurations are applied to all users, then security protection is maintained, but user access flexibility and productivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic security configurations that automatically adjust based on detected user roles and behaviors. Instead of rigid fixed configurations, the system dynamically modifies access permissions, software installation rights, and resource allocations according to real-time user role identification and behavioral analysis, resolving the contradiction between security protection and access flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes security parameters such as access levels, permission scopes, and resource restrictions based on detected user roles and behavioral patterns. By continuously monitoring and updating these parameters according to user behavior norms, the system maintains security while enabling flexible access for authorized users
2Ease of manufacture
If uniform security policies are applied to all users, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to individual user needs is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting user roles, analyzing behaviors, and applying appropriate security configurations without manual administrator intervention. The automated role detection and behavioral analysis mechanisms enable the system to adapt to individual user needs while maintaining simple implementation through self-adjustment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes security parameters dynamically based on detected user roles and behaviors. The system automatically adjusts access permissions, software rights, and resource allocations according to real-time role identification, providing adaptability to individual user needs while maintaining implementation simplicity through automated parameter modification
3Measurement precision
If automated role detection is implemented, then access control precision is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service automated detection mechanisms that autonomously identify user roles and apply security configurations without external intervention. By using built-in role detection algorithms and behavioral analysis, the system achieves precise access control while managing complexity through self-contained operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors user behaviors, compares them against detected roles, and adjusts configurations accordingly. This closed-loop feedback enables precise access control by constantly refining role detection and configuration application based on observed user behavior patterns
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes a processor operatively coupled to a memory. The processor detects a software application installed on a client computing device, and/or usage data. Detected usage data is associated with a current user of the client computing device and with the software application. The processor identifies a user role for the current user based on the software application and/or usage data. The processor applies a security configuration to the client computing device based on the user role. The security configuration limits access by the current user to a portion of the software application. The processor sends an identifier of the user role to an administrative server for storage in an Active Directory (AD) database.