Incoming Communication Authentication for Secure Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face unauthorized access issues when receiving communications such as phone calls, VOIP calls, and messages, as they can be answered or accessed by unauthorized users.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a security module in electronic devices to authenticate users before granting access to incoming communications, using triggers to identify secure communications and prompting for authentication inputs that match reference data to enable access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If authentication is required for incoming communications, then security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification of secure communications using triggers before the actual authentication process. The trigger mechanism pre-identifies which incoming communications require authentication, allowing the system to prepare authentication requirements in advance rather than processing all communications uniformly, thus improving security while managing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system is segmented into distinct components: trigger identification, authentication requirement determination, and authentication verification. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, improving overall security through specialized processing while reducing device complexity by avoiding a monolithic authentication system.
2Reliability
If authentication is required for incoming communications, then unauthorized access is prevented, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Authentication is applied locally only to specific secure communications identified by triggers, rather than requiring authentication for all incoming communications. This selective application maintains security for sensitive communications while preserving ease of operation for non-sensitive communications, allowing users to interact with regular messages without authentication overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The trigger mechanism serves as an intermediary that mediates between incoming communications and the authentication process. It identifies which communications require authentication and passes this information to the authentication system, creating a streamlined flow that prevents unauthorized access while minimizing the operational burden on users through automated identification.
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AI summary
An electronic device, a method, and a computer program product for authenticating a user before granting access to at least one incoming communication. The method includes detecting a trigger indicative of an incoming communication being received by the electronic device. In response to detecting the trigger, the method includes identifying if the incoming communication is a secure communication that requires authentication before access is granted. In response to identifying that the incoming communication is a secure communication that requires authentication before access is granted, the method includes disabling access to the incoming communication and presenting a prompt for entry of an authentication input. In response to receiving the authentication input, the method includes determining if the received authentication input matches reference authentication data. In response to determining that the authentication input matches the reference authentication data, the method includes enabling access to the incoming communication.