Intermediary Computer Protocol Translation for Secure Data Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Transferring secure information between computers with different authentication and encryption requirements is costly due to the need for one corporation to change its authentication methodology or adopt a special methodology, as existing methods do not efficiently handle varying security protocols.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves an intermediate computer receiving a document signed and encrypted with a first methodology, automatically decrypting and validating it, re-signing and re-encrypting it with a second methodology, and transmitting it to another location, allowing seamless communication across different security standards without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If one corporation changes its authentication methodology or adopts a special authentication methodology to enable communication with another corporation having different security requirements, then communication between the two corporations is enabled, but the cost to the institution significantly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediate computer system that acts as a mediator between two corporations with different authentication and encryption requirements. The intermediate computer receives documents encrypted with the first corporation's methodology, decrypts them, re-encrypts them with the second corporation's methodology, and forwards them along with authentication information. This mediator approach allows both corporations to maintain their existing security infrastructure while enabling communication between them, thus resolving the contradiction by avoiding the need for either corporation to change their authentication methodologies.
2Adaptability or versatility
If one corporation adopts a special authentication methodology to enable communication, then communication capability is achieved, but the infrastructure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate computer system serves as a specialized mediator that handles the complexity of protocol translation. Each corporation maintains its own standard authentication infrastructure without modification, while the intermediate computer possesses the capability to translate between different authentication methodologies and encryption schemes. This distribution of complexity resolves the contradiction by keeping individual corporate infrastructures simple while enabling diverse communication capabilities through the intermediate system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual intervention is used to translate and re-encrypt documents, then authentication and encryption can be adapted to different requirements, but errors in authentication and encryption processes increase
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate computer system performs document translation, decryption, re-encryption, and authentication automatically without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the entire process of protocol conversion and security transformation, eliminating human error while maintaining adaptability to different authentication and encryption requirements. This automation resolves the contradiction by ensuring reliable protocol adaptation through consistent, error-free processing.
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AI summary
A system and method for communicating information between multiple locations. A computer receives, via a network, information signed and/or encrypted at a first location in accordance with a first signing and encryption methodology. The information is decrypted and the signatures of the information are validated using the first signing and/or encrypting methodology. The information is re-signing and/or re-encrypting with a second signing and encryption methodology such that the information can be decrypted and/or its signatures validated at a second location. The information is then transmitted to the second location via a network.