Encrypted Policy File Validation for Automated Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for maintaining policy compliance across computer enterprise systems are inefficient and require extensive manual effort, as they rely on lengthy documents that lack specificity and do not provide clear guidance for implementing and updating security policies across all system components, such as SQL servers and IIS, necessitating expertise, time, and resources.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes an encrypted file to define and validate a security policy, which can be loaded into memory, ensuring authenticity and updating the policy compliance of computing devices, thereby standardizing policy compliance across environments and allowing for easy publication and transfer across domains.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual review and implementation of security policies is performed, then policy compliance can be achieved, but extensive time, expertise, and resources are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates standardized policy templates that can be copied and applied across multiple systems. These templates contain pre-defined security configurations that can be replicated throughout an enterprise, eliminating the need to manually configure each system individually while maintaining consistent compliance standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary validation and configuration checks before policy implementation. By pre-validating policy templates and checking system compatibility in advance, the system identifies potential issues before deployment, reducing iterative troubleshooting time and ensuring smoother implementation across targeted systems.
2Reliability
If detailed policy documentation is created, then comprehensive security coverage is achieved, but documentation becomes extremely long and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments comprehensive security policies into modular templates organized by system type, component, and security requirement. Each template contains only the relevant configuration settings for specific system components, making the documentation more manageable and easier to navigate while maintaining complete security coverage through systematic application of multiple templates.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates universal policy templates that can apply to multiple system types and configurations. A single template can be adapted to cover similar security requirements across different operating systems, applications, or hardware platforms, reducing redundant documentation while maintaining comprehensive security coverage through parameter customization.
3Measurement precision
If expert review and certification is performed for each system, then policy accuracy is ensured, but the process requires extensive expertise and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-validating policy templates that automatically check for correctness and compatibility before application. The system performs automated validation of policy configurations, syntax checking, and compatibility verification without requiring manual expert review, thereby maintaining high accuracy through systematic validation rules while reducing dependence on expert resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms that automatically detect and report policy configuration errors, conflicts, or incompatibilities. The system provides real-time feedback during policy template creation and application, guiding users through correction of issues and ensuring policy accuracy through iterative validation rather than requiring expert certification of each system.
4Reliability
If manual policy updates are performed across systems, then security policies can be maintained, but the process is time-consuming and prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables centralized copying and distribution of updated policy templates across multiple systems simultaneously. When a policy template is updated, the changes can be replicated to all targeted systems in a coordinated manner, ensuring consistent policy maintenance across the enterprise while dramatically reducing the time and effort required compared to manual updates of each system individually.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method, system, and apparatus for creating a policy compliant environment on a computer. In an embodiment of the invention, an encrypted file can be loaded into memory of a computing. The encrypted file can define a security policy for the computing device. The method can further include validating the encrypted file to ensure an authenticity of the encrypted file and updating the security policy of a target computing device in response to a successful validation of the encrypted file according to the validated encrypted file.