Multiple Authorization Modules for Secure Product Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for authenticating secure product identifiers in distributed or complex environments are inefficient and lack secure verification processes, particularly in maintaining audit and recall capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing multiple authorization modules connected in parallel or series, where authorization is obtained by combining configuration data with security tokens, such as digital signatures, to ensure secure product identification and verification across production runs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single verification server is used for authentication, then the system is simple to manage, but the authentication speed and system reliability deteriorate in distributed environments
Solution Approach 1:
The verification system is segmented into multiple independent authorization modules distributed across different locations. Each module can independently verify product identifiers, eliminating the single-point bottleneck and enabling parallel verification operations that significantly improve authentication speed while maintaining system manageability through modular architecture
2Reliability
If multiple authorization modules are used for verification, then the authentication security and reliability improve, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The authorization system is divided into multiple independent modules that can be deployed distributedly. Each module maintains its own verification capabilities, allowing the system to achieve high reliability through redundancy and distribution while managing complexity through standardized module interfaces and configurations
Solution Approach 2:
Each authorization module is designed as a universal, multi-functional unit capable of verifying different product identifiers and configuration data using the same cryptographic protocols. This universality allows multiple modules to be deployed without proportionally increasing operational complexity, as they all follow the same verification patterns and can interchangeably serve various verification needs
3Reliability
If configuration data is digitally signed by multiple modules, then the product identifier security improves, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Configuration data is digitally signed by authorization modules in advance, before the actual product identification and verification process. This preliminary signing ensures that the configuration data is already authenticated and secured, allowing downstream verification to proceed rapidly without repeated cryptographic operations, thus improving security while minimizing processing time delays
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system of obtaining authorization where there are multiple authorization modules. When an authorization is provided by a module, it is combined with a security token, digital signature or encryption identifying which module provided the authorization. To obtain a full authorization, multiple authorization modules may be required and these modules can be connected in parallel and or in series with each other.