Push Scan Credential Control on Encrypted Image Processing Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing scanning systems, authentication information transmitted over unencrypted communication paths is vulnerable to eavesdropping, leading to potential spoofing and data leakage risks.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a control mechanism in the processing terminal to determine the encryption status of communication with the image processing apparatus and restrict push scans if encryption is not satisfied, ensuring authentication information is only transmitted over encrypted channels or in secure environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If push scan is enabled to allow convenient scanning operations, then ease of operation is improved, but authentication information becomes vulnerable to eavesdropping on unencrypted communication paths
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary determination of communication encryption status before enabling push scan functionality. The processing terminal checks whether communication with the image processing apparatus is encrypted in advance, and only enables push scan when encryption is confirmed, preventing authentication information from being transmitted over unencrypted paths
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary control mechanism (the processing terminal's determination unit) that mediates between the push scan instruction and the communication channel. This intermediary checks encryption status and controls whether the push scan instruction is transmitted, acting as a gatekeeper to prevent unencrypted transmission of authentication information
2Reliability
If encryption is implemented to secure authentication information, then security is improved, but device complexity increases due to encryption status determination and conditional control
Solution Approach 1:
The processing terminal integrates multiple functions into a single determination unit: it determines communication encryption status, decides whether to enable push scan, and controls instruction transmission. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into one module rather than requiring separate components for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on the encryption status of the communication channel. The determination unit continuously monitors communication conditions and dynamically enables or disables push scan functionality accordingly, allowing the system to adapt to changing network environments without requiring complex static configuration
3Reliability
If push scan is restricted when communication is unencrypted to prevent information leakage, then security is improved, but scanning functionality becomes limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts its scanning functionality based on communication conditions. When encryption is detected, push scan is enabled; when unencrypted, it is restricted. This dynamic adaptation maintains security while preserving functionality in appropriate environments
Solution Approach 2:
The determination unit receives feedback about the communication encryption status and uses this information to control push scan functionality. This feedback mechanism ensures that the system automatically adjusts its behavior based on actual communication conditions, maintaining both security and functionality
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AI summary
There is provided with an information processing apparatus. A controlling unit, in a case where a condition related to at least any of a mode of communication with an image processing apparatus, a form of a connection with an image processing apparatus, and an authorization level of communication with an image processing apparatus is satisfied, enables an instruction for a push scan to the image processing apparatus. A sending unit transmits to the image processing apparatus a credential to be used in transmission processing in a push scan. The controlling unit, in a case where a condition related to at least any of the mode of communication, the connection form, and the authorization level is not satisfied, controls to not perform an instruction for a push scan to the image processing apparatus.