NFT Creation on 5G Infrastructure Using Hardware Root of Trust
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Solution Overview
Problem
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) lack clear legal rights and do not prevent sharing or copying of digital files, and existing systems fail to securely establish ownership and copyright within a 5G wireless telecommunication network infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
A system and method to securely create NFTs on a blockchain using a 5G infrastructure, which involves secure protected boot mode, hardware root of trust, and smart contracts to authenticate users and entities, ensuring integrity and authorization for recording activities, thereby establishing ownership and copyright.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If NFTs are created on a blockchain without additional security measures, then the creation process is simple and fast, but the security and authenticity of ownership cannot be guaranteed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested security layers by embedding multiple authentication mechanisms within the NFT creation process. The hardware root of trust (secur) is nested within the mobile device, which is nested within the 5G network infrastructure. This nested architecture allows security verification to occur at multiple levels (hardware, software, network) without requiring a completely complex external system, thus improving reliability while managing complexity through hierarchical organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing secure boot verification and hardware root of trust validation before the NFT creation process begins. The mobile device must successfully complete protected boot mode and authenticate through the 5G network's authentication server function before any NFT minting can occur. This preliminary security establishment ensures ownership authenticity is guaranteed from the outset, preventing later disputes about NFT legitimacy.
2Reliability
If multiple authentication factors are required for NFT creation, then security is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by having the mobile device automatically perform protected boot verification and gather authentication factors (location, time, device ID) without requiring manual user input. The 5G network's authentication server function automatically verifies these factors and returns authorization tokens. This automated self-service approach maintains high security through multiple authentication factors while preserving ease of operation, as users simply need to initiate the process without manually providing credentials or verifying security parameters.
3Reliability
If the system verifies authorization through blockchain search, then copyright ownership is confirmed, but the time required for NFT creation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having copyright owners pre-register their works and authorization rules on the blockchain before NFT creation occurs. When a user wants to create an NFT, the system performs a blockchain search to verify authorization, but this verification checks against pre-established rules rather than requiring real-time copyright clearance negotiations. This preliminary setup confirms copyright verification reliably while minimizing creation time, as the authorization check becomes a straightforward validation against existing smart contract rules rather than a complex verification process.
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AI summary
Disclosed here is a system to receive an input from a user, indicating a request to create a recording and an NFT from the recording. The system can operate in a rich environment mode, and a hardware root of trust mode that verifies a software running in the hardware root of trust mode using cryptographic keys. The system switches the operation into a hardware root of trust mode. The system sends to a server a request to create the NFT, including multiple authentication factors. The server authenticates the request based on the multiple authentication factors and determines an entity having an interest in the NFT. The system receives a permission to make the recording and an indication of the entity having the interest in the NFT, makes the recording, and causes creation of the NFT.