Decentralized Identity Attribute Recovery Through Segmented Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals face the risk of identity information compromise when their mobile electronic devices are compromised or lost, as identity information is often stored centrally, making it vulnerable to unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
A decentralized storage system that parses identity data into portions and distributes them across multiple storage locations, requiring all portions to reconstruct the identity data, with random selection of storage nodes to minimize risk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If identity data is stored centrally on a mobile electronic device, then ease of access is improved, but security against compromise is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The identity data is divided into multiple portions and distributed across different storage locations. Each portion alone is insufficient to reconstruct the full identity data, providing security while maintaining accessibility through the reconstruction process using stored metadata.
2Reliability
If identity data is distributed across multiple storage locations, then security is improved, but system complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
Metadata containing information about the distributed portions is stored in advance. This preliminary action enables straightforward retrieval and reconstruction of identity data without requiring complex real-time decision-making about where to find or how to assemble the data portions.
3Reliability
If all portions of identity data are required for reconstruction, then security is improved, but accessibility is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
Metadata acts as an intermediary that stores information about the distributed identity data portions. This intermediary enables efficient retrieval and coordination of all necessary portions for reconstruction, maintaining both security requirements and operational accessibility.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for decentralized recovery of identity attributes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for decentralized storage of identity data may include: (1) receiving, at an identity management computer program executed by a computer processor, identity data from a user electronic device; (2) parsing, by the identity management computer program, the identity data into a plurality of portions; (3) mapping, by the identity management computer program, each portion to one of a plurality of storage locations; and (4) storing, by the identity management computer program, the plurality of portions to the plurality of storage locations based on the mapping.