Cryptographic Key Management System with Securement Confirmation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems lack optimal technology for maintaining and controlling cryptographic keys, leading to insecure electronic information backup and potential misappropriation, as they do not adequately address the securement of cryptographic keys and the corresponding electronic information.
Innovation Solution
A cryptographic key management system that confirms the securement of at least one cryptographic key through encryption, saving, transfer, or restricted access, enabling secure functions such as encryption, decryption, and data manipulation only after confirmation, thereby ensuring the security of both keys and electronic information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cryptographic keys are stored and managed in conventional systems, then electronic information can be encrypted and protected, but the systems lack optimal technology for maintaining and controlling cryptographic keys leading to insecure backup and potential misappropriation
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides cryptographic key management into separate functional components: key generation modules, key storage modules, key distribution modules, and confirmation modules. Each component performs a specific function in the key lifecycle, allowing for specialized security measures at each stage without requiring the entire system to be overly complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary confirmation mechanisms where third parties or automated systems verify the secure storage and transmission of cryptographic keys. These intermediaries act as mediators between key holders and key users, providing an additional layer of verification that enhances security without directly managing the keys themselves.
2Ease of operation
If cryptographic keys are made accessible for encryption and decryption functions, then electronic information can be manipulated and used, but unauthorized access and misappropriation become possible
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary confirmation actions before allowing cryptographic key access. Verification of user authorization, validation of key integrity, and confirmation of secure transmission channels are all performed in advance of actual key usage. This preliminary validation prevents unauthorized access while allowing legitimate operations to proceed smoothly.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors key access attempts, usage patterns, and security conditions. Real-time feedback allows the system to detect and respond to potential unauthorized access attempts, adjusting access controls dynamically based on observed behavior and security requirements.
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AI summary
Systems and methods of electronic information securement. The invention provides for the securement of electrical information and cryptographic keys through cryptographic key management systems providing for the confirmation that one or a plurality of cryptographic keys have been secured to the key management system. Confirmation provided by the key management system enables other systems to perform cryptographic and electronic information functions such as encryption, decryption, saving, and transferring of information. Further systems are provided having at least one client system, at least one cryptographic key management system, and at least one electronic information storage system, whereby the key management system enables functionality of the system after providing securement confirmation of keys and data.