Network Appliance Secure Element for IoT Transaction Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
The proliferation of 'Internet of Things' devices lacking user input mechanisms poses challenges for secure and efficient electronic commerce, as they struggle to securely store and update account data, making it impractical and insecure to conduct transactions without human intervention.
Innovation Solution
A network appliance with a secure element is used to provision and manage account data, allowing secure e-commerce transactions by associating registered physical addresses with network addresses, enabling authorized transactions without manual intervention and reducing the need for individual device provisioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If each electronic device stores account data individually, then each device can conduct transactions independently, but security risks increase and provisioning becomes impractical and insecure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts account data storage from individual electronic devices and consolidates it into a centralized secure server. This removes the security burden from resource-constrained IoT devices while maintaining their transaction capability through token-based authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a secure server as an intermediary between IoT devices and transaction systems. This mediator handles sensitive account data storage and provisioning, allowing devices to conduct transactions without directly managing secure credentials.
2Ease of operation
If account data is provisioned to each device individually, then each device can operate autonomously, but the provisioning process becomes unwieldy and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables devices to self-provision by automatically receiving account data through their network appliance without manual intervention. The system performs automated provisioning based on device identification, eliminating complex manual configuration processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary provisioning of account data to network appliances before devices need to conduct transactions. This advance preparation ensures devices are ready for autonomous operation without requiring complex provisioning procedures at the time of use.
3Reliability
If account data is updated on multiple devices, then all devices have current information, but updating becomes inefficient and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges all account data storage into a single centralized secure server. This consolidation ensures data consistency across all devices automatically, as any update is made in one location and reflected system-wide without requiring synchronized updates to multiple devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized secure server serves as a universal repository for all account data, replacing the need for each device to maintain its own copy. This single source of truth provides multi-functional support for all devices in the network, ensuring consistency and improving update efficiency.
4Reliability
If a secure element is added to the network appliance, then account data security is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the security-critical functions into a separate secure element component within the network appliance. This modular approach enhances security by isolating sensitive operations while keeping the main appliance architecture relatively simple and manageable.
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AI summary
Described herein is a network apparatus with secure element and related systems, methods, and apparatuses. A described method includes receiving a request to perform a transaction. The method also includes obtaining confirmation that a network address associated with the request corresponds to a registered physical address. The method further includes obtaining account data and conducting a transaction using the account data.