Proxy Gateway Authentication for Compartment-Level Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing database systems lack robust security measures beyond initial authentication, allowing malicious entities to bypass access controls and access restricted data, and lack granular control over data access permissions.
Innovation Solution
Implement a proxy layer with a gateway that verifies access requests using secure context tokens, allowing per-compartment access control and extending token validity through trusted services, providing additional security layers and granular access management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a gateway on the proxy layer verifies access requests using secure context tokens with per-compartment control, then data security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A gateway is introduced as an intermediary component on the proxy layer between the application layer and database layer. The gateway intercepts and verifies access requests using secure context tokens before forwarding them to the database, providing additional security verification without requiring changes to the existing application or database components.
Solution Approach 2:
Access control is segmented from user-level authentication to compartment-level authorization. The system divides data storage into multiple compartments (e.g., staging compartment, production compartment) and implements granular access control policies for each compartment using context tokens, allowing different access permissions for different data segments.
2Reliability
If multiple layers of access control are implemented beyond initial authentication, then data security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Access permissions and compartment mappings are pre-configured in the system before runtime. When a user authenticates, their context token is pre-populated with authorized compartment identifiers and access levels. This eliminates the need for real-time permission checks during data access operations, streamlining the user experience while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically verifies context tokens and enforces compartment access control without requiring manual intervention from administrators or users. The gateway autonomously validates tokens, checks compartment permissions, and either grants or denies access based on pre-configured policies, reducing operational overhead.
3Manufacturing precision
If per-compartment access control is implemented instead of user-based control, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Access control permissions are assigned at the compartment level rather than uniformly across all data. Each compartment (staging, production, archive) can have distinct access control policies tailored to its specific security requirements. Context tokens contain compartment-specific identifiers that enable precise control over which data segments users can access.
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AI summary
Presented herein are systems and methods of authenticating clients to access data via proxy layers. A gateway on a proxy layer may receive a request from a client to access data in a compartment on the database layer. The request may include a token based at least on an encryption of an identifier of the compartment responsive to successful authentication of the request at an application layer. The gateway may, responsive to identifying the identifier as referencing the compartment, determine that the client is authorized to access the data in the compartment on the database layer through the proxy layer. The gateway may select a permission for the client to access the compartment through the proxy layer based on the context of the request. The gateway may generate an indication that the client is authorized to access the data in accordance with the permission.