Information Protecting Apparatus Network Setting Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information protecting apparatuses require a separate administration server, leading to complex system configurations and increased device numbers, making them cumbersome for restricting access to storage.
Innovation Solution
An information protecting apparatus with a storage unit, communication device, and controller that stores and compares network setting information to determine legitimate access, restricting data access when settings differ, thereby simplifying configuration and preventing unauthorized use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an administration server is used to manage network settings and detect unauthorized access, then security reliability is improved, but device complexity and system configuration become cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the security verification function from the external administration server and embeds it directly into the information protecting apparatus. The apparatus now independently compares its own stored network setting information with currently acquired network setting information, eliminating the need for a separate administration server while maintaining security verification capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the security management function previously performed by the administration server into the information protecting apparatus itself. By combining the network setting storage, network setting acquisition, and comparison verification functions within a single apparatus, the system achieves both security reliability and configuration simplicity.
2Device complexity
If network setting comparison is performed within the apparatus itself, then device complexity is reduced, but security verification capability must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by storing the authentic network setting information in the apparatus before actual use. This pre-stored information serves as a reference baseline, enabling the apparatus to independently verify future network settings without external assistance, thus maintaining security verification capability while simplifying the system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the apparatus continuously compares its stored network setting information with newly acquired network setting information. This self-verification feedback loop enables the apparatus to detect unauthorized changes or disconnections and respond appropriately, maintaining security reliability through internal monitoring.
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AI summary
An information protecting apparatus includes: a storage configured to store data; a communication device configured to perform communication over a network by using first setting information; and a controller configured to control reading and writing of the data from and to the storage. The controller stores the first setting information into the storage. The controller determines whether second setting information is identical to the first setting information stored in the storage. The second setting information is acquired over the network after the first setting information is stored into the storage. The controller restricts the reading and writing of the data from and to the storage when the first setting information and the second setting information are not identical to each other.