Hybrid Blockchain Segmentation for Secure Process Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current blockchain technologies face limitations in secure access control and data management, particularly in separating private and public information within blockchains, which hinders efficient and secure data processing and communication across different networks with varying security requirements.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a private blockchain network with authentication credentials and access limits to regulate user actions, allowing for secure access and communication by separating private and public information within a hybrid blockchain framework, enabling centralized control over secure access to process data networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a public blockchain is used for data storage and verification, then transparency and public verification are improved, but security and privacy of sensitive information deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the blockchain into public and private portions, where public blocks contain verification data and private blocks contain sensitive information. This segmentation allows public verification while protecting privacy by separating what is visible to all from what requires authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts sensitive information from the public blockchain view by storing it in private portions that are inaccessible to unauthorized users. Only authenticated users can access the private blocks, while the public blockchain maintains verification capabilities without exposing sensitive data.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If authentication credentials are required for accessing private blockchain portions, then security is improved, but system complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic authentication mechanisms where the system itself manages credential verification. The blockchain network automatically validates authentication credentials without requiring manual intervention, reducing operational complexity while maintaining security.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If authentication credentials are required for accessing private blockchain portions, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically handles authentication credential verification, eliminating the need for users to manually manage complex security protocols. The blockchain network self-manages the authentication process, making secure access transparent to users.
4Reliability
If separate private and public blockchain portions are implemented, then data integrity and security are improved, but device complexity and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges public and private blockchain portions into a unified blockchain structure that maintains both transparency and security. The combined blockchain allows public verification while incorporating private sections for sensitive data, reducing the complexity of managing entirely separate systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A distributed block chain network having at least a private block chain portion, and in some cases a public block chain portion, allows users to take actions (e.g., accessing, viewing, storing, disseminating, validating, or the like) with respect to event information associated with events. In some aspects of the invention the distributed block chain network with the private block chain portion may be utilized to verify events and separate the private information associated with the events from the public information associated with the events. As such, the present invention provides systems for centralized control of secure access to process data networks by utilizing a private block chain; and moreover, provide systems for control of secure access and communication with different process data networks with different security requirements by utilizing one or more block chains with private block chain portions and/or public block chain portions.