POSIX Session Trust for Redundant Login Elimination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are often required to manually input credentials twice when accessing a traditional environment after establishing a connection to a POSIX compliant environment, which is redundant and prone to user errors, and lacks security and efficiency in credential management.
Innovation Solution
Automatically verify credentials to access a traditional environment after securely connecting to a POSIX compliant environment, leveraging the trust established between the two environments to bypass manual input, using secure methods such as public/private keys for authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual credential input is required for both POSIX compliant environment and traditional environment, then security verification is performed, but user operation complexity increases and time is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary credential verification when establishing the secure connection to the POSIX compliant environment. The credentials verified in this first authentication are then automatically reused for accessing the traditional environment, eliminating the need for users to input credentials twice. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction by maintaining security verification while significantly reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the credential verification processes of two separate environments (POSIX compliant and traditional) into a single unified authentication flow. By combining these verification steps and allowing the first authentication to serve both purposes, the system maintains rigorous security checks while reducing the number of separate credential inputs required from the user.
2Reliability
If manual credential input is required twice, then security is maintained, but time is wasted and user errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs the credential verification in advance during the secure connection establishment to the POSIX compliant environment. This preliminary authentication result is then leveraged to automatically grant access to the traditional environment without requiring users to wait through a second manual credential input process, thereby reducing login time while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically retrieves and reuses the credentials that were already verified for the POSIX compliant environment when accessing the traditional environment. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually re-enter credentials, reducing both login time and the potential for user errors while preserving security through automated credential management.
3Ease of operation
If automatic credential reuse is implemented, then ease of operation improves, but security risk may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs rigorous credential verification in advance before allowing automatic credential reuse. By establishing the secure connection with verified credentials first, the system ensures that only authenticated users can automatically access the traditional environment, thereby maintaining security while improving ease of operation for legitimate users.
Solution Approach 2:
The secure connection to the POSIX compliant environment acts as an intermediary layer that mediates between the user and the traditional environment. This intermediary requires successful authentication before allowing automatic credential reuse, creating a security checkpoint that prevents unauthorized access while enabling convenient access for authenticated users.
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AI summary
Embodiments herein describe bypassing a step that would otherwise prompt a user to manually input credentials to access a traditional environment after establishing connection to a POSIX environment. In some embodiments, the credentials used to login to the POSIX compliant environment can be automatically inputted into a field that enables access to a traditional environment. In other embodiments, the use of archived credentials can be used once a connection to a POSIX compliant environment is established, providing access to a traditional environment. Additionally, a level of trust between the POSIX compliant environment and the traditional environment can be established enabling access to the traditional environment.