Pre-validating Token-Based Access Control for Blockchain Gating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing token-based access control systems face challenges in efficiently validating blockchain wallet pre-authentication at on-location gating, leading to slow throughput and potential unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
The system implements pre-validation of blockchain wallets through a computing system that receives a digital signature and wallet address, stores the wallet address with an identifier, and uses this identifier for later access requests, reducing the need for real-time cryptographic operations at on-location access points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If real-time cryptographic validation is performed at on-location access points, then security against unauthorized access is maintained, but processing speed and throughput are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary cryptographic validation of wallet addresses and generates validation proofs before the access request reaches the on-location gating system. This pre-computation eliminates the need for time-consuming real-time cryptographic operations at the access point, thereby maintaining security while significantly improving throughput speed.
2Reliability
If comprehensive blockchain data verification is performed at each access point, then access control security is ensured, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and validates the essential cryptographic proof elements (wallet address validation, token ownership verification) in a separate pre-processing stage before the access request reaches the on-location system. This separation removes the time-consuming blockchain verification operations from the critical path at the access point, reducing validation time while maintaining security.
3Reliability
If real-time wallet validation is performed at on-location gating, then unauthorized access is prevented, but system complexity and computational load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary validation service that handles the complex cryptographic operations and blockchain verification. This intermediary layer processes wallet addresses and generates validation proofs that can be quickly verified by the on-location gating system using simple hash comparisons, thereby preventing unauthorized access while reducing the computational complexity and load at the edge devices.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for blockchain token-based access control in which an access control rule sets an access condition that is satisfied if a wallet address holds one or more specified non-fungible tokens or tokens having specified attributes. To conduct in-person or on-location token-based gating, the system may employ pre-authentication of a wallet address. An identifier may be stored securely on both the system and a user device following pre-authentication. When seeking access, a user device provides identification data generated based on the identifier and the system verifies that the identification data was generated based on the identifier and, on that basis, retrieves a pre-authenticated wallet address. It then verifies using blockchain data that the wallet address holds the requisite token or tokens to satisfy the access condition.