Identity Authentication Tool Using Segmented Private Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current identity verification systems using electronic devices as proxies are inaccurate and susceptible to attacks, lacking robust authentication methods.
Innovation Solution
A system that combines centralized information with private information, utilizing an identity authentication tool to verify user identity through a combination of user information and private authentication indicators, such as biometrics, without storing private information, and providing a trust score for authentication decisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If electronic devices are used as proxies for identity verification, then ease of access and remote authentication are improved, but accuracy and security are worsened due to susceptibility to attacks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines centralized information (stored on servers) with private information (stored locally on user devices) to create a multi-layered authentication system. This merging allows the system to maintain ease of remote access while improving accuracy through multiple verification factors including device fingerprints, biometric data, and centralized database validation
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters of authentication by transitioning from single-factor to multi-factor authentication, incorporating device characteristics, location data, behavioral patterns, and biometric information. This parameter expansion enhances reliability without significantly degrading ease of operation
2Reliability
If private information is stored centrally for verification, then authentication reliability is improved, but privacy concerns and security risks are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments authentication information into centralized data (identity verification, account information) and private data (biometric templates, device fingerprints, location history). This segmentation allows centralized storage of verification data while keeping sensitive private information distributed across user devices, improving authentication reliability without集中izing privacy risks
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary verification mechanism that compares device-generated private information against centralized templates without directly transmitting or storing the actual private data. This intermediary process validates authentication reliability while protecting privacy by never exposing the raw private information
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AI summary
A system includes an identity authentication system interface operatively coupled to a computerized network for receiving identity information over the computerized network. An identity authentication tool operatively coupled to the identity authentication system interface that receives, from the identity authentication system interface, a request to authenticate an identity; information pertaining to the user; information pertaining to the user; a collected electronic signature representation of a user; and a private information indicator from the user device. The identity authentication tool determines an indication of whether the user information matches user information stored by the identity authentication tool; and the private information indicator from the user device indicates that the user's private information was verified. An indication that the identity was verified or not verified is output by the identity authentication tool.