Mirrored Web Instances for Isolated User Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Web services with centralized data storage and accessible interfaces are vulnerable to unauthorized access and abuse due to the dissemination of location information and internal security weaknesses.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where user data is extracted and made available through separate, randomly generated network locations, accessible only via out-of-channel communications, ensuring each user can only access their own data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If centralized data storage is used to enable multiple users to access service data, then data accessibility is improved, but security against unauthorized access deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized service data into separate data silos for each user. Each user has their own dedicated network location containing only their personal data, physically isolated from other users' data. This segmentation prevents unauthorized access while maintaining accessibility, as users can freely access their own data without risking exposure to or access of other users' data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a data siloing intermediary layer between users and the service data. This intermediary automatically extracts user-specific data and places it in appropriate isolated network locations, mediating the access control without requiring complex authentication checks at the data level. The intermediary handles the complexity of data distribution while users experience simple, direct access to their own data.
2Ease of operation
If service interface location is made accessible to multiple users for ease of use, then ease of operation is improved, but vulnerability to attacks increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the single service interface into multiple isolated network locations, one for each user. Instead of one accessible interface that all users share, each user receives their own dedicated interface endpoint. This maintains ease of operation as users have direct access to their interface, but reduces attack vulnerability because attackers can only compromise individual user interfaces, not the entire service.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by giving each user a customized network location with specific access characteristics. Each user's network location is tailored to their specific data and access requirements, rather than using a uniform interface for all users. This local customization allows each user to have easy access to their own resources while the overall system maintains security through isolation.
3Ease of operation
If authorized users can access service data after authentication, then data accessibility is improved, but internal security weaknesses are exposed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts user data from the centralized service data repository and places it in separate, isolated network locations. By taking out each user's data and placing it in their own dedicated silo, the system maintains easy access for authorized users while eliminating internal security weaknesses. Users can access their extracted data without the ability to access other users' data, preventing internal security breaches.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the monolithic service data storage into separate data silos for each user. This segmentation ensures that even if a user is compromised or attempts unauthorized access, they can only access their own segmented data portion. The segmentation creates natural security boundaries that protect against internal security weaknesses while maintaining accessibility for authorized operations.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for providing access to data on a personalized basis. A service operating on a server is identified, where data at the service is associated with a first user and other users. Data associated with the first user is extracted. A network location is spawned for the first user. The extracted data is transferred to the spawned network location to make the extracted data available to the first user in a read-only fashion by accessing the spawned network location. Additional network locations are spawned for second and third users, respectively, wherein data associated with the second and third users is transferred such that they are available to the second and third users by accessing their respective additional network locations.