Mobile ID Association Tree for Unified Shared-Service Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for connecting multiple users to shared services are inefficient and resource-intensive, requiring separate management workflows for each service, which poses security risks due to multiple potential vectors for unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
A mobile ID association tree is used to establish a trusted network of users and groups, leveraging mobile IDs to configure access to shared services with varying authorization levels, using a mobile device to manage user groups and integrate them with different services through a mobile ID orchestration system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate management workflows are used for each shared service, then service-specific access control can be customized, but system complexity and resource consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile ID association tree serves as a universal access control framework that can manage multiple types of shared services (cloud storage, media streaming, messaging, etc.) through a single unified structure. The tree defines groups of users with varying authorization levels that can be applied across different services, eliminating the need for separate management workflows for each service while maintaining service-specific customization capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate management workflows are implemented, then detailed access control per service is possible, but security risks increase due to multiple potential vectors for unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple access control management workflows into a single unified mobile ID association tree structure. This consolidation reduces the number of separate security vectors by establishing a centralized authorization framework where user groups and their associated services are managed through one cohesive system, thereby reducing the attack surface while maintaining detailed access control capabilities through the hierarchical group structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional shared service connection methods are used, then service integration is achieved, but efficiency decreases due to resource-intensive management processes
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile ID association tree enables self-service access management where users can automatically be granted access to shared services based on their group memberships and authorization levels defined in the tree. This eliminates the need for manual, resource-intensive configuration processes for each service, as the system automatically enforces access control policies based on the pre-defined hierarchical group structure, thereby significantly improving management efficiency.
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AI summary
In some implementations, a mobile device may store information related to a mobile ID registered to the mobile device, wherein the mobile ID is an electronic identity document associated with a user of the mobile device. The mobile device may configure, for the mobile ID, a mobile ID association tree that defines one or more groups that each include, as members, the user of the mobile device and one or more additional users that are each associated with a respective mobile ID, wherein the one or more groups are each associated with one or more shared services that are accessible to each member of a corresponding group based on information related to the mobile ID associated with the respective member.