Implantable Sensory Prosthesis Secure Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional authentication methods, such as passwords and biometric data, are vulnerable to breaches and usability limitations, making them ineffective for secure access to restricted systems and devices.
Innovation Solution
An implantable sensory prosthesis system generates a code using a secret stored within the device, transmitting stimulation signals to the recipient, which is perceived as a unique authentication method difficult for unauthorized entities to guess, facilitating secure access without the need for remembered passwords.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional authentication methods (passwords, biometric data) are used, then users can access systems and devices, but these methods are vulnerable to breaches and usability limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an implantable sensory prosthesis as an intermediary device between the user and the authentication system. The prosthesis generates and transmits stimulation signals that convey authentication codes to the user's nervous system, serving as a secure mediator that eliminates the need for traditional password management while maintaining high security standards
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical authentication systems (keyboards, biometric scanners, password prompts) with a neurostimulation-based system. Instead of requiring users to physically input passwords or present biometric data, the system uses electrical stimulation signals to communicate authentication codes directly to the user's nervous system, substituting mechanical interaction with neurological communication
2Ease of operation
If passwords are used for authentication, then users can access restricted systems, but users bear the mental burden of remembering passwords
Solution Approach 1:
The implantable prosthesis serves itself by automatically generating authentication codes and transmitting them to the user through stimulation signals. The system eliminates the need for users to externally store or remember authentication information, as the prosthesis itself manages the secret and delivers the code when needed, making the authentication process self-service and memory-free for the user
3Reliability
If implantable sensory prosthesis generates codes using stored secrets, then authentication security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into the implantable prosthesis device. The same device that provides sensory stimulation to the user's nervous system is also equipped with cryptographic capabilities to generate and transmit authentication codes. By making the prosthesis multi-functional, the patent avoids adding separate dedicated authentication hardware, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while maintaining high security standards
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AI summary
An apparatus includes a housing configured to be implanted in or on a recipient. The apparatus further includes circuitry within the housing, the circuitry including at least one storage device configured to store at least one secret. The circuitry is configured to generate, using the at least one secret, at least one code corresponding to the at least one secret and to transmit at least one stimulation signal to the recipient, the at least one stimulation signal indicative of the at least one code.