Hybrid Application Secure Link for Web View Data Protection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile device applications lack secure management of sensitive data, particularly financial information, as they often rely on web views that are not securely linked to native application handlers, making them vulnerable to data interception and misuse.

Innovation Solution

The Hybrid Applications Utilizing Distributed Models and Views (HAP) system transforms web-view application requests into native application requests, using HAP components to manage sensitive data securely by encapsulating web views within native applications, ensuring that interactions are linked to native handlers and maintaining data security through heightened security protocols.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If web views are used in mobile applications, then ease of operation and development are improved, but data security deteriorates due to vulnerability to interception and misuse

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of operationVSAvoiddata security

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a secure link mechanism that acts as an intermediary between web views and native application handlers. This secure link validates and authenticates communication channels, ensuring that data transmitted between web views and the native application layer is protected from interception and unauthorized access, thereby resolving the security vulnerability while maintaining web view functionality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If web views are directly linked to native handlers, then functionality and integration are improved, but security vulnerabilities increase due to lack of authentication

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidsecurity vulnerabilities

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary security measures by establishing authenticated secure links before any data transmission occurs between web views and native handlers. The system pre-validates communication channels and establishes trusted connections, preventing potential security breaches before they can occur while maintaining full functionality of the integrated system

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

3Adaptability or versatility

If third-party developers access sensitive data, then application capabilities are improved, but data misuse risk increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication capabilitiesVSAvoiddata misuse risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The secure link mechanism serves as a controlled intermediary that manages access to sensitive data. It authenticates third-party developers and enforces access policies, allowing them to retrieve necessary data for application functionality while preventing unauthorized access and misuse of sensitive information through rigorous validation and authorization protocols

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10419529B2Hybrid applications utilizing distributed models and views apparatuses, methods and systems

Publication Date: 2019.09.17 VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION

AI summary

The HYBRID APPLICATIONS UTILIZING DISTRIBUTED MODELS AND VIEWS APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“HAP”) transform hybrid application user inputs using HAP components into web-view secured data populated application views. In some implementations, the disclosure provides a processor-implemented method of providing distributed model views utilizing a hybrid application environment.