Encrypted Physical ID Token for Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current authentication methods require users to manually enter multiple pieces of information, leading to increased processing resources and power consumption at both user devices and servers, due to the need for multiple encryptions and decryptions.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for verification based on a physical identifier associated with a user, where a digital representation of the physical ID is encrypted and used to generate a token, allowing users to authenticate using a selfie, biometric property, or other physical ID representation, thereby reducing the number of encryptions required at user devices and servers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually enter multiple pieces of information for authentication, then verification accuracy is improved, but processing resources and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a digital representation (copy) of the physical ID instead of requiring users to manually enter multiple pieces of information. This single digital copy contains all necessary verification data, eliminating the need for multiple separate information entries and their associated encryption operations, thereby reducing power consumption while maintaining verification accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple verification data elements into a single encrypted representation of the physical ID. Instead of processing multiple separate pieces of information through individual encryption operations, the system merges them into one unified encrypted token, reducing the total number of encryption/decryption operations and associated power consumption.
2Reliability
If multiple encryptions are performed for each piece of information, then security is improved, but processing resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the encryption process by performing a single encryption operation on the entire physical ID representation rather than multiple encryption operations on individual data fields. This segmentation reduces the total number of encryption operations from many (one per field) to one (on the complete ID), thereby reducing processing resources while maintaining security through the encrypted nature of the token.
3Reliability
If users manually enter authentication information, then verification completeness is improved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a digital copy of the physical ID that automatically contains all necessary verification information. Users simply present this single digital representation instead of manually entering multiple separate pieces of information, dramatically simplifying the operation while ensuring verification completeness since the digital ID contains all required data fields.
Data Source
AI summary
In some implementations, a server may receive, from a first user device, a request to use an encrypted representation of a digital representation of a physical identifier (ID) associated with the user. Accordingly, the server may transmit, to a second user device, a prompt associated with validation of the request, and may receive, from the second user device, a response to the prompt. The server may validate the request using the response to the prompt. The server may transmit, to a first remote server, at least a first portion of the encrypted representation with a request to perform a first action associated with the user. The server may additionally transmit, to a second remote server, at least a second portion of the encrypted representation with a request to perform a second action associated with the user.