Electronic Authentication Document System Using Trusted Execution Complex
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Solution Overview
Problem
Physical authentication documents such as passports and driver's licenses are bulky, prone to forgery, mutilation, and deterioration, necessitating the development of an electronic authentication document system that can securely replace traditional methods.
Innovation Solution
An electronic authentication document system utilizing electronic devices with a trusted execution complex, 2-factor authentication, and biometric data, which generates and stores unique authentication documents securely, preventing tampering and forgery through a layered security process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical authentication documents are used, then they are widely accepted and easy to use, but they are bulky, prone to forgery, mutilation, and deterioration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates electronic copies of physical authentication documents that can be stored on electronic devices. These digital replicas contain the same authentication information but in a format that is harder to forge and easier to protect through cryptographic means, directly addressing the security vulnerabilities of physical documents while maintaining usability
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system combines multiple security layers including cryptographic algorithms, biometric data, device identifiers, and secure storage mechanisms into a composite authentication credential. This multi-component structure makes the authentication system more reliable and harder to compromise than single-factor physical documents
2Reliability
If electronic authentication documents are implemented, then forgery and duplication are inhibited, but security measures must be layered and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication document is segmented into multiple independent components including cryptographic signatures, biometric templates, device identifiers, and validity metadata. Each component serves a specific security function and can be independently verified, providing robust document integrity without requiring a monolithic complex security system
Solution Approach 2:
Security measures are implemented in advance during document creation and issuance. Cryptographic keys are generated beforehand, digital signatures are applied during document creation, and security policies are pre-configured in secure storage. This preliminary security setup prevents forgery without requiring complex real-time security processes during authentication
3Ease of operation
If physical documents are carried, then they are simple to use, but they are bulky and subject to deterioration over time
Solution Approach 1:
Physical authentication documents are replaced with electronic copies stored on lightweight digital devices. These electronic replicas eliminate the physical bulk and weight of carrying multiple physical documents while maintaining full authentication functionality and accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
A single electronic device can store and present multiple authentication documents (passports, driver's licenses, identification cards) simultaneously, replacing the need to carry multiple separate physical documents. This multi-functional approach simplifies usage while eliminating the cumulative weight and bulk of physical document collections
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment a controller comprises logic configured to receive a document copy, wherein the document copy comprises an identifier which uniquely identifies an electronic device and an authentication algorithm logic, generate, with the authentication algorithm logic, a security key for the document copy based on at least one input from the user, transmit the security key to a remote device, and store the document copy and a computer-readable code which uniquely associates the document with the electronic device in a memory. Other embodiments may be described.