Forwarding Platform Node Control via Single Domain Name
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Solution Overview
Problem
In distributed computer systems, the high maintenance costs associated with allocating unique domain names to each node for secure link establishment are unfavorable, leading to inefficient resource utilization and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A node control method and apparatus that utilize a forwarding platform to establish a secure link with user terminals through a single domain name, encrypting and forwarding request packets to target nodes, thereby reducing the need for individual domain name allocation and ensuring secure communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a unique domain name is allocated to each node for secure link establishment, then security is ensured, but maintenance costs and resource consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a forwarding platform as an intermediary between user terminals and target nodes. The forwarding platform establishes a secure link with the user terminal through its domain name, receives request packets, encrypts the request content, and forwards it to the target node. This mediator approach allows security to be maintained through the forwarding platform's secure link while eliminating the need for each node to have its own domain name, thus resolving the contradiction between security and maintenance complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The forwarding platform serves multiple functions: it acts as a secure communication gateway, an encryption device, and a request router. By making the forwarding platform universal and multi-functional, the system can maintain security through a single domain name while managing multiple nodes, thereby reducing the maintenance burden associated with allocating unique domain names to each node
2Ease of operation
If a unique domain name is allocated to each node, then individual node access is enabled, but network resource consumption and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the domain name function into the forwarding platform rather than distributing it to each node. The forwarding platform consolidates the secure access point for all nodes, combining multiple access functions into a single domain name. This reduces network resource consumption by eliminating redundant domain name configurations while maintaining individual node accessibility through the unified forwarding platform
3Reliability
If domain names are allocated to each node for secure communication, then connection security is improved, but system complexity and maintenance burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the domain name allocation requirement from individual nodes and centralizes it in the forwarding platform. By taking out the domain name function from each node and consolidating it in the forwarding platform, the system reduces overall complexity while maintaining connection security through the forwarding platform's secure link and encryption capabilities
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AI summary
An embodiment of this application discloses a node control method performed by a forwarding platform in a distributed computer system. The method includes: establishing, by a forwarding platform, a secure link with a user terminal through a domain name of the forwarding platform; obtaining, by the forwarding platform through the secure link, a request packet transmitted by a user terminal, and the request packet comprising an address identifier of a target node in the distributed computer system and a request content of the user terminal for the target node; encrypting, by the forwarding platform, the request content to obtain a first encrypted packet; and transmitting, by the forwarding platform, the first encrypted packet to the target node according to the address identifier. Computing device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium counterparts are also contemplated.