Encryption Management System for Reducing Over-Encryption

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Over-encryption in computational systems leads to inefficient processing overhead, consuming computational resources without improving security, and can result in data leakage due to incorrect privacy levels.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method that generates a data flow diagram to identify discrete layers interacting with data, determines discrete encryption processes, and eliminates redundant encryption processes to ensure each portion of data meets encryption policies without over- or under-encrypting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple encryption processes are applied to data at different layers, then data security is improved, but computational efficiency deteriorates due to processing overhead

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoidcomputational efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and eliminates redundant encryption processes from the system. By identifying encryption operations that are applied multiple times to the same data across different layers, the system removes the unnecessary repetitions, keeping only the essential encryption processes needed for security while reducing computational overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the analysis and management of encryption processes into a unified system that tracks data across multiple layers. By consolidating the monitoring and control of encryption operations in a centralized manner, the system can identify redundancies and optimize the overall encryption strategy without sacrificing security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If multiple encryption processes are applied to data at different layers, then data security is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism that monitors encryption processes across different layers and provides information about redundant operations. This feedback loop enables the system to automatically identify and eliminate unnecessary encryption steps, reducing complexity while maintaining the security benefits of multi-layer encryption where needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal encryption management system that can handle multiple encryption processes across different layers through a single unified approach. This multi-functional system provides centralized control, monitoring, and optimization capabilities that work across various layers and data types, reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If encryption processes are applied without proper management, then data security may be compromised, but implementing management increases processing overhead

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoidprocessing overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary analysis of encryption processes to identify redundancies before they execute. By pre-mapping data flows and identifying duplicate encryption operations in advance, the system可以避免 unnecessary processing overhead while ensuring that essential encryption steps are properly implemented for security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250039159A1Encryption management to reduce over-encryption
Publication Date: 2025.01.30 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
  • US20250039159A1 patent drawing
  • US20250039159A1 patent drawing
  • US20250039159A1 patent drawing

AI summary

Described are techniques for encryption management such as a computer-implemented method including generating a data flow diagram for a computational system architecture, where the data flow diagram identifies discrete layers that interact with data in the computational system architecture. The method further includes determining discrete encryption processes occurring on same data in different layers of the data flow diagram. The method further includes eliminating, in at least one component of the computational system architecture, a redundant encryption process, where the redundant encryption process is configured to encrypt the same data as another one of the discrete encryption processes.