Object Authentication via Central Authorization Tokens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current authentication systems for non-human machines and objects require point-to-point communications and human intervention, limiting their ability to use a single credential to access multiple services, which is inefficient and insecure.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that allows non-human machines and objects to use authorization tokens, such as access tokens, obtained from a trusted central authorization server without human input, using passwords or certificates to validate identities and access services from multiple providers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If objects use point-to-point authentication for each service, then security verification is performed, but system complexity increases and automation is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a central authorization server as an intermediary between objects and service providers. The server issues authorization tokens that objects can present to multiple service providers, eliminating the need for point-to-point authentication while maintaining security. This mediator approach reduces system complexity by centralizing authentication management.
Solution Approach 2:
The authorization token serves multiple functions across different service providers, allowing a single credential to work universally across the network. The token can be presented to any service provider that recognizes the authorization server, enabling one object to access multiple services without separate authentication mechanisms for each.
2Reliability
If objects use multiple credentials for different services, then access control is maintained, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The authorization token is designed as a universal credential that can be presented to multiple service providers across the network. A single token, issued by a trusted authorization server, provides access control while simplifying the operation for objects that need to interact with multiple services.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple authentication credentials into a single authorization token. Instead of requiring objects to manage separate credentials for each service, the token consolidates authentication information from the authorization server, making access easier while maintaining security controls.
3Reliability
If human intervention is required for authentication, then security is verified, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Objects automatically obtain authorization tokens from the authorization server and present them to service providers without human intervention. The system enables self-service authentication where machines communicate directly using tokens, eliminating the need for human users to manually authenticate each interaction while maintaining verification security.
Solution Approach 2:
The authorization server performs preliminary authentication and issues tokens in advance, allowing objects to automatically authenticate subsequent interactions without real-time human intervention. This preliminary verification enables automated operations while maintaining security, as the token was already validated by the authorization server before being issued.
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AI summary
Machines, devices, and other objects are configured to use authorization tokens to verify object identities without human input. In examples, the object uses a password to validate the object's identity to an authorization server to obtain an access token for use in multiple applications. In another example, the object uses a certificate to validate the object's identity to an authorization server to obtain an access token. In other examples, any other suitable identifying data may be used to validate the object's identity to an authorization server to obtain an access token. The process of using passwords, certificates, or other validation processes to obtain tokens or other authorization mechanisms allows the object to authenticate themselves without human interaction and to use a single identity to access services from multiple service providers that trust a central authorization server.