Context-Aware Remote Access Control System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Organizations face challenges in securing remote access to their computing resources due to reliance on weak authentication methods, particularly password protection, which is inadequate against growing cyber threats in the era of cloud-based services.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and apparatus that combines data from client devices, users, and information technology services to determine and enforce access policies dynamically, using a processor to receive and combine data on client devices, users, and networks, and control remote access accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If password protection is used for access control, then ease of operation is improved, but security reliability deteriorates due to weak authentication against cyber threats
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based access control system as an intermediary between users and enterprise resources. This mediator collects multiple data types (user profile, device information, network context, resource requirements) and applies complex policies to make intelligent access decisions, replacing simple password checks with comprehensive contextual authentication while maintaining user convenience through automated policy evaluation
2Reliability
If multiple data types are combined for access control decisions, then security reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the access control system into distinct functional modules: user profile collection, device information gathering, network context analysis, resource requirement determination, and policy evaluation. Each module handles specific data types and processing logic, making the overall complex system manageable and maintainable while enabling comprehensive security assessment
Solution Approach 2:
The access control system is designed as a universal platform that can evaluate multiple data types (user, device, network, resource) through a single integrated policy engine. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise be separate authentication systems into one unified solution, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive security
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AI summary
A computer implemented method of remote access computer security, the method comprising steps a computer processor is programmed to perform, the steps comprising: by a computer, receiving and combing data on a client device, data on a user of the client device, data on a network, and data on an information technology service, determining a policy for controlling remote access to the information technology service based on the combined data, and controlling remote access of the user to the information technology service using the remote client device over the network, based on the determined policy.