Home Region Switch in Identity Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cloud service providers face challenges in seamlessly integrating different identity management systems, leading to unsatisfactory customer experiences and obstacles in interactions between SaaS/PaaS and IaaS services due to differences in procedures, protocols, and authentication frameworks.
Innovation Solution
The approach involves creating an integrated identity management platform that transparently integrates multiple identity management platforms, allowing customers to switch their home region assignment from one data center to another, and updating identity control planes to reflect the new home region assignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple identity management systems are integrated, then customer experience is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an identity control plane as an intermediary component that mediates between multiple identity management systems. This control plane abstracts the complexity of different procedures, protocols, and authentication frameworks, providing a unified interface for customers while managing the underlying complexity of integrating multiple identity management platforms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the identity management system into separate functional components: identity control planes at different data centers and a centralized management system. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, making the overall system more manageable while maintaining integrated functionality across multiple data centers.
2Stability of the object's composition
If home region assignment is fixed, then system stability is maintained, but adaptability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic home region assignment by allowing customers to switch between different data centers as their home region. The system maintains stability through controlled switching mechanisms while providing adaptability through the ability to change home region assignments based on customer needs, data center availability, or performance considerations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of home region assignment from a fixed value to a dynamic one that can be modified. By allowing the home region to be changed between different data centers, the system maintains stability through proper update procedures while significantly improving adaptability to varying customer requirements and operational conditions.
3Reliability
If identity control planes are updated across multiple data centers, then access rights consistency is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring identity control planes at multiple data centers before a home region switch is needed. This allows the system to maintain readiness and reduce the actual time required for switching, as the infrastructure is already in place and configured to handle the transition smoothly.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that track the status of identity control plane updates across different data centers. This feedback allows the system to monitor progress, identify bottlenecks, and adjust the update process to minimize time consumption while ensuring that access rights consistency is achieved across all affected data centers.
Data Source
AI summary
Approaches of reassigning a home region from a first data center to a second data center as requested by a customer are described herein. The home region is able to implement write operations to a domain, whereas other data centers cannot implement write operations to the domain. The customer can request the home region being reassigned to another data center such that the customer can utilize the other data center to implement write operations to the domain.