Obfuscated Electronic Data Identification with Placeholder Indicators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack effective methods for identifying and managing obfuscated electronic data, which is crucial for securing sensitive information and ensuring authorized access.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates placeholder indicators to identify obfuscated data artifacts, applies data obfuscation algorithms, and stores these indicators in a database, allowing for authorized access and deobfuscation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data obfuscation is applied to protect sensitive information, then data security is improved, but the ability to identify and access the original data deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces placeholder indicators as intermediary elements that bridge the gap between obfuscated data and its identification. These indicators are stored separately from the actual data artifacts but maintain references to them, allowing the system to identify and access obfuscated data without exposing the original sensitive information. The placeholder acts as a mediator that preserves data security while enabling data identification and retrieval.
2Reliability
If data is obfuscated to maintain privacy, then data privacy is improved, but the ability to retrieve and use the data deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data storage system into separate components: the actual data artifacts, the placeholder indicators, and the mapping relationships between them. This segmentation allows the data to remain obfuscated and private while the placeholder indicators provide a separate access pathway. Users can interact with placeholders rather than direct data artifacts, simplifying access operations while maintaining data privacy through obfuscation.
3Reliability
If obfuscation algorithms are applied to data artifacts, then data protection is improved, but the complexity of managing and tracking obfuscated data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates placeholder indicators that serve as simplified copies or representations of the actual data artifacts. Instead of managing the complexity of obfuscated data directly, the system manages references to the data through placeholders. These placeholders contain essential identification information without including the actual sensitive data, reducing the complexity of data management operations while maintaining strong data protection through the obfuscation algorithms applied to the original artifacts.
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AI summary
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for identification of obfuscated electronic data through placeholder indicators. The present invention is configured to electronically receive, from a computing device of a user, a request to obfuscate one or more data artifacts stored on a first database; retrieve, from a data obfuscation repository, one or more data obfuscation algorithms; implement the one or more data obfuscation algorithms on the one or more data artifacts; generate one or more placeholder indicators identifying the one or more data obfuscation algorithms implemented on the one or more data artifacts; create one or more data fields corresponding to the one or more masked data artifacts on the first database; store the one or more placeholder indicators in the one or more data fields; and update the first database with the one or more masked data artifacts and the one or more placeholder indicators.