Gaming Device Verification via Intermediary Indicator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming systems lack a reliable mechanism for players to verify that their gaming devices are communicating with licensed gaming servers, potentially exposing them to malicious or unsecured connections.
Innovation Solution
A verification system comprising a verification server and devices that interact with both the player and the gaming server to ensure that the gaming device is connected to a licensed gaming server by passing verification indicators through a trusted network, allowing players to confirm the authenticity of their connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If no verification mechanism is implemented, then the system remains simple and straightforward, but players are exposed to malicious or unsecured connections
Solution Approach 1:
A verification server acts as an intermediary between the gaming device and the gaming server. The verification server receives a verification request from the gaming device, generates a verification indicator, and communicates it back through the gaming server to the gaming device. This intermediary mechanism provides secure verification without requiring direct complex authentication between the gaming device and gaming server, thus improving connection security while managing system complexity.
2Reliability
If a verification indicator is passed through the gaming server, then connection authenticity can be confirmed, but additional communication steps increase time delay
Solution Approach 1:
The verification indicator is generated and passed through the gaming server as part of the initial connection establishment process, before any gaming activities commence. By performing the verification action preliminarily, the system confirms connection authenticity upfront, and subsequent gaming operations can proceed without repeated verification delays, thus minimizing overall time loss.
3Reliability
If verification requests are sent continuously, then connection security is maintained, but network bandwidth and processing resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming device sends verification requests at periodic intervals rather than continuously. The verification server processes these periodic requests and returns verification indicators accordingly. This periodic action maintains connection security by regularly confirming authentication while significantly reducing network bandwidth consumption and processing resource usage compared to continuous verification requests.
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AI summary
A system includes a verification server and a gaming server, which provides gaming activities and possibly other services to a player through a gaming device. The system further includes a verification device in communications with the verification server. The verification server passes an indicator between the verification device and gaming device via the gaming server and in this fashion, verification can be made that the gaming device is in communications with the gaming server.