Location-Aware Privileged Access Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing privileged access are unable to accurately restrict where privileged credentials can be accessed from or used, due to the unreliability of IP location checks and GPS technology.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a dynamic location-aware privileged access management system that utilizes data signals from smart building technologies, such as access control systems, proximity beacon systems, and ultra-wideband technology, combined with a mobile companion application, to perform real-time location verification and conditional access policy enforcement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If IP location checks or GPS technology are used to determine user location for access control, then the system can implement location-based access policies, but the location determination accuracy and reliability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple location verification technologies (access control systems, proximity beacon systems, ultra-wideband technology) into a unified location-aware privileged access management system. This integration allows the system to cross-validate location data from multiple sources, significantly improving both the accuracy and reliability of location determination compared to using IP checks or GPS alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mobile companion application as an intermediary between the user and the access control system. This application collects location data from multiple smart building technologies and communicates it to the privileged access management system, enabling accurate and reliable location verification without requiring changes to existing infrastructure.
2Ease of operation
If traditional privileged access management solutions are implemented, then access control policies can be enforced, but the system cannot accurately restrict where privileged credentials can be accessed from or used
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic location-aware access control that continuously monitors and verifies user location in real-time. The system dynamically evaluates location data from smart building technologies and adjusts access decisions accordingly, enabling precise location-based restrictions while maintaining ease of policy enforcement through automated real-time verification.
Data Source
AI summary
Implementations generally relate to access and usage of privileged credentials. In some implementations, a method includes receiving, from a mobile device, an access request for privileged credentials. The method further includes accessing one or more predetermined conditional access policies. The method further includes receiving location data associated with the mobile device. The method further includes performing a plurality of location-aware verification checks based on the one or more predetermined conditional access policies and the location data. The method further includes determining whether to grant or to deny the access request based on results from the plurality of location-aware verification checks.