Multi-Key Encryption Platform for Data Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional encryption systems lack the capability to provide an end-to-end privacy/security solution that ensures the security of private information throughout its entire lifecycle, from hosting to communication and at its destination.
Innovation Solution
A novel computerized security framework employing a multi-key encryption platform over a distributed, secure architecture, which allows Data Owners to audit and manage access to their private data, ensuring authorized use and protecting against fraudulent access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional encryption systems are used, then data security during communication is improved, but end-to-end privacy control and audit capabilities are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The encryption key is segmented into multiple parts distributed among different parties (Data Owner, Data Processor, and Audit Authority). Each party holds a portion of the key, and no single party can decrypt the data alone. This segmentation enables both security (through distributed key management) and audit control (through the Audit Authority's ability to verify access without compromising data)
Solution Approach 2:
An Audit Authority is introduced as an intermediary entity that can verify and audit data access without having the ability to decrypt the data itself. The Audit Authority receives audit requests, verifies the requesting party's credentials, and checks access logs to confirm proper authorization, thereby providing privacy control capabilities while maintaining encryption security
2Adaptability or versatility
If data is stored and accessed by multiple parties, then data utility and accessibility are improved, but risk of fraudulent use and data breaches increases
Solution Approach 1:
Before any data access occurs, the system performs preliminary actions including: establishing encrypted data storage, distributing key segments to authorized parties, configuring audit parameters, and setting up access control policies. These preliminary security measures are in place before data sharing begins, enabling multiple parties to access data securely while preventing fraudulent use from the outset
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback mechanisms where the Audit Authority monitors and logs all data access requests and operations. Each access attempt is recorded and verified against authorized access policies. This feedback loop provides real-time visibility into data usage, enabling detection and prevention of fraudulent access while maintaining legitimate data accessibility
3Reliability
If traditional encryption methods are implemented, then communication security is enhanced, but audit control over data usage is eliminated
Solution Approach 1:
The Audit Authority serves as an intermediary that maintains audit trails without having access to plaintext data. It receives encrypted data, logs access requests, verifies authorizations, and records usage patterns while the actual data remains encrypted throughout. This enables comprehensive audit control while maintaining communication security through encryption
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates cryptographic copies and hashes of data access metadata and logs these with the Audit Authority. Instead of storing or transmitting actual data copies, the system uses cryptographic representations (hashes, encrypted metadata) that preserve audit capabilities while maintaining data security. The Audit Authority stores and verifies these cryptographic copies to establish audit trails
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AI summary
Disclosed are systems and methods for a computerized framework that provides advanced privacy and security solutions to computer networks and the data housed and transferred therein. The disclosed framework provides multi-key encryption over a distributed, secure architecture that operates by protecting and ensuring the authorized use of an individual or entity's data. The disclosed computerized functionality can validate that a request for, access to and/or usage of private or restricted information is legitimate and approved, whereby approval can be required, provided and/or requested in real-time (e.g., near-real time and/or substantially simultaneous with the request), and/or or via pre-approved access for a defined period. Therefore, the disclosed framework provides a centralized service for management of user and/or entity data across multiple businesses and service providers via multi-key encryption operations that enable parties to audit control over access to their private, restricted or otherwise confidential data.