Private Cloud Routing Server for Secure External Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for Smart Device Clients to access private cloud storage servers or services within a home or office environment are cumbersome, often requiring fixed IP addresses, complex router setups, or reliance on public cloud-based routing servers, which compromise privacy and security.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that employs a private cloud routing server and a private cloud call-back server to establish a secure session-based message mechanism, allowing Smart Device Clients to access private cloud services without needing a public cloud-based routing server, thereby bypassing the need for complex router setups and ensuring privacy and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a fixed IP address and port opening are configured on the router to access the private cloud storage server from outside the LAN, then the smart device client can locate and access the server, but the system complexity and security risks increase due to firewall penetration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based routing server as an intermediary between the smart device client and the private cloud storage server. Instead of directly penetrating the router firewall, the client communicates through the cloud routing server which maintains a mapping between the client's dynamic IP address and the server's fixed IP address. This mediator eliminates the need for complex router configurations while enabling external access.
2Ease of operation
If a public cloud-based routing server is used to enable external access to private cloud services, then connectivity is improved, but privacy and security are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a private cloud routing server that is owned and controlled by the user rather than relying on public cloud services. The user's own server acts as the routing intermediary, maintaining the mapping between dynamic client IP addresses and the fixed storage server IP address. This self-service approach eliminates dependency on external public services while preserving privacy and security, as all routing information remains within the user's private infrastructure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic DNS service and port mapping are configured to access the server without a fixed IP address, then accessibility is improved, but the setup complexity and time required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic IP address detection and registration mechanisms where the private cloud routing server proactively monitors and updates the mapping between the user's dynamic IP address and the cloud routing server's address. This preliminary action eliminates the need for manual configuration of dynamic DNS services, as the system automatically adapts to IP changes without requiring user intervention or time-consuming setup procedures.
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AI summary
A method for use with a public cloud network is disclosed. The method includes setting up at least one private cloud routing server (PCRS) and at least one smart device client on the side of the PCRS in a client server relationship. It also includes setting up at least another smart device client on the side of the PCCBS in a client server relationship with the at least one private cloud call-back server (PCCBS). The private cloud call-back server acts as a middleman to relay communication between the smart device client on the side of the PCCBS and the private cloud routing server. The PCCBS will call back the private cloud routing server on demand based on the smart device client request. The at least one private cloud call-back server includes a first message box associated therewith.