Identity Infrastructure Discovery Agents for Cloud Complexity
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing fragmentation, layering, and dispersion of identity management systems across multiple third-party cloud services create a cumbersome and inefficient environment for effective administration.
Innovation Solution
A system configured for discovery and assessment of identity resources, utilizing discovery agents that can detect and assess information relevant to the status and structure of the identity infrastructure, reporting data to administrators in human and machine-readable forms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple third-party cloud services are utilized for identity management, then service versatility and functionality are improved, but system complexity and administrative burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces discovery agents as intermediary components that mediate between administrators and the complex identity infrastructure. These agents automatically discover, assess, and report on identity resources across multiple cloud services, shielding administrators from the underlying complexity while maintaining access to versatile services.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through autonomous discovery agents that automatically navigate, assess, and document identity infrastructure without requiring administrator intervention. The agents independently execute discovery tasks, evaluate resource status, and generate reports, reducing administrative burden while supporting multiple cloud services.
2Productivity
If discovery agents autonomously assess identity infrastructure, then productivity and efficiency are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The discovery agent system is segmented into specialized components with distinct responsibilities: navigation modules for traversing infrastructure, assessment modules for evaluating resources, and reporting modules for generating documentation. This segmentation enables high productivity through automated operations while managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The discovery agents are designed as universal, multi-functional entities capable of assessing various identity infrastructure elements (identity domains, protected resources, policy enforcement points) across different cloud service providers. This multi-functionality achieves high productivity without proportionally increasing complexity, as a single agent type handles diverse assessment tasks.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and storage media for assessment of identity resources in an identity infrastructure are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: assess the identity infrastructure with at least one discovery agent element; identify, by the at least one discovery agent element, one or more infrastructure elements within the identity infrastructure; intercept, by the at least one discovery agent element, first network traffic in the identity infrastructure; assess, by the at least one discovery agent element, at least one of a status and a structure of the identity infrastructure; and report, by the at least one discovery agent element, at least one of the status and the structure of the identity infrastructure to one or more of an administrator and a centralized server.