Emergency Session Termination via Token-Based Rules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems face inefficiencies in handling emergencies by not having a streamlined mechanism to terminate user access to resources quickly and efficiently when emergency conditions are declared.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus that stores token-based rules and tokens, including a session token, to determine and terminate access to resources based on emergency declarations, facilitating faster emergency handling by analyzing token-based rules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the security system uses traditional access control mechanisms, then access decisions can be made with comprehensive validation, but emergency response time is delayed due to lack of streamlined termination mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes token-based rules that define emergency termination conditions before emergencies occur. When an emergency token is presented, the pre-configured rules enable immediate access termination without requiring comprehensive validation or manual intervention, thus resolving the contradiction between reliable access control and fast emergency response
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an emergency token as an intermediary element that mediates between the emergency declaration and the access termination action. This token serves as a standardized signal that triggers predetermined termination rules, enabling rapid response while maintaining systematic control over the access decision process
2Reliability
If the security system implements comprehensive credential validation, then access security is maintained, but emergency session termination becomes slower and less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the access control process into two distinct pathways: normal access validation that performs comprehensive credential checking, and emergency termination that uses token-based rule matching. This segmentation allows each pathway to be optimized independently, maintaining security for normal access while enabling rapid termination for emergencies
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the validation parameters based on the situation: for normal access, it uses comprehensive credential validation parameters; for emergency termination, it switches to token-based rule matching parameters. This parameter change enables the system to maintain security standards while improving emergency handling efficiency by using appropriate validation depth for each context
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, an apparatus may store a plurality of token-based rules. A token-based rule facilitates access to a resource. The apparatus may further store a plurality of tokens. The plurality of tokens may include a session token. The session token may be associated with access to the resource by a user. The apparatus may receive a first token indicating that an emergency has been declared. The emergency may be associated with the user. The apparatus may determine, based at least in part upon at least one token-based rule from the plurality of token-based rules, that access to the resource should be terminated in response to receiving the first token and terminate the session token in response to the determination that access to the resource should be terminated.