Embedded VPN Browser Automates Secure DNS Tunneling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online security measures, such as VPNs, are often complex to set up and use, and users face risks of data interception and unauthorized access due to insecure network connections, particularly over cellular or Wi-Fi networks, which can lead to privacy concerns and potential fraud.
Innovation Solution
An embedded VPN capability within an application layer automates the connection process using DNS functionality to establish a secure and private network connection, analyzing privacy policies and providing recommendations to protect users' accounts and financial information, while ensuring all sensitive traffic is transmitted through a secure VPN tunnel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional VPN applications are used to secure network connections, then security and privacy protection is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorates due to difficult setup and activation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the VPN functionality with the web browser by embedding the VPN client within the browser application. This integration allows the browser to automatically establish and manage secure VPN connections without requiring separate VPN client installation or manual configuration, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining security benefits
Solution Approach 2:
The embedded VPN system performs automatic connection establishment and management without requiring user intervention. The system self-configures VPN parameters, automatically connects to secure servers, and manages connection states, eliminating the need for users to manually set up or activate VPN applications
2Reliability
If manual VPN configuration is required to ensure secure connections, then security protection is improved, but loss of time increases due to complex setup and activation processes
Solution Approach 1:
The VPN configuration parameters and connection settings are pre-configured within the embedded VPN system during development. When a user accesses a website through the browser, the system already has the necessary VPN credentials and routing information ready, allowing immediate automatic connection without requiring users to perform time-consuming setup procedures
3Reliability
If all network traffic is routed through VPN to protect sensitive data, then security and privacy is improved, but use of energy increases due to encryption and tunneling processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies VPN encryption and tunneling selectively based on the nature of the traffic. Rather than encrypting all network traffic uniformly, the embedded VPN analyzes packets and applies security measures only to sensitive data streams that require protection, such as financial transactions or personal information, while allowing less sensitive traffic to pass through with minimal processing overhead
Data Source
AI summary
Connecting to an unsecured wired or wireless network poses severe security and privacy risks. An individual application such as a mobile online banking application address this by using point to point private network connections. Browsers, however, generally do not use point to point private network connections and depend on the target website to establish a secure connection. Providing a secure connection that is the default for all network access and that encrypts all over the air or over the wire traffic mitigates these risks. However, virtual client networks (VPNs) client applications can be difficult to set up and need to be always on to ensure that all network activity is secure. By embedding a VPN capability and automating the connection process, a safe and secure network connection can be made available to users of computing devices. An embedded private connect VPN system may use Domain Name Server (DNS) functionality to determine which data or content streams are to be transmitted through a generated private connect VPN tunnel.