Matrix Barcode Key for Secure Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information handling systems lack effective methods for secure data access using matrix barcodes, as they are primarily utilized for information storage and retrieval rather than security due to ease of access, making them vulnerable to unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
An information handling system and method that generates a matrix barcode key by encoding data, embedding a portion of the matrix barcode within the key, and aligning it with the matrix barcode to create a secure access combination, ensuring access only when the correct key is presented in alignment with the barcode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If matrix barcodes are used for information storage and retrieval, then data access speed and storage capacity are improved, but security and protection from unauthorized access deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the matrix barcode into two separate components: the main barcode containing encoded data and a separate key barcode containing authentication information. This segmentation allows the system to maintain fast readability of the main barcode while adding security through the separate key verification process, resolving the contradiction between access speed and security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication mechanism where a separate key barcode acts as a mediator between the main barcode and the data access process. The key barcode contains encoded authentication data that must be verified before the main barcode can access the stored information, thereby enhancing security without compromising the underlying fast access capability of matrix barcodes.
2Reliability
If matrix barcodes are used for secure access, then data security is improved, but device complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs existing matrix barcode technology for dual purposes: both rapid data access and security authentication. By encoding different types of information (data identifiers and authentication keys) within the same matrix barcode framework, the system achieves enhanced security without requiring entirely new technology or significantly increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simplified copy or representation of authentication data within the key barcode, which contains encoded verification information that corresponds to the main barcode. This copying approach allows security verification to be performed using the same matrix barcode reading infrastructure, avoiding the need for complex additional hardware or systems.
3Ease of operation
If matrix barcodes are used for general information access, then ease of operation and readability are improved, but vulnerability to unauthorized access increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary authentication by requiring the key barcode verification before granting access to the data encoded in the main barcode. This preliminary action of key verification is executed beforehand to prevent unauthorized access, while the main barcode remains easily readable for legitimate users who possess the correct key, thus maintaining ease of operation for authorized users while blocking unauthorized access.
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AI summary
A method for generating a matrix barcode key combination. The method includes receiving a request to secure at least a portion of data. In response to receiving the request to secure at least a portion of data, the method includes generating a matrix barcode that encodes the data, based on at least a first portion of content of the data. The method includes generating a matrix barcode key based on at least another portion of the content of the data. The method includes aligning the matrix barcode key with at least a portion of the matrix barcode to provide a matrix barcode key combination. The method includes enabling a requesting device to have access to the secured portion of encoded data, when the requesting device presents the matrix barcode key in an arrangement that aligns the matrix barcode key with the matrix barcode resulting in the matrix barcode key combination.