Remote Client Credential Caching for Off-Network Ledger Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are often required to authenticate via a network to access resources, which is not feasible when no network connection is available or desired.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a remote client with a distributed ledger stored locally on the client device, allowing off-network access by capturing transaction information, determining device identifiers, retrieving credentials, unlocking ledger access, and terminating sessions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If network authentication is required to access resources, then security is improved, but accessibility without network connection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs authentication credentials verification in advance by establishing a network session to retrieve and validate credentials before the user needs access. The validated credentials are then cached locally on the client device, enabling subsequent off-network access without requiring real-time network connectivity for authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a credential caching mechanism as an intermediary between the authentication server and the resource access system. This intermediary stores validated credentials locally on the client device, allowing the user to access resources offline while maintaining security through pre-validated credentials.
2Reliability
If network session is established for authentication, then authorization is ensured, but network dependency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs authorization validation in advance during the network session establishment phase. Authentication credentials are verified and authorized status is determined before the user needs to access resources. This preliminary authorization check enables the system to grant offline access to authorized users without requiring continuous network connectivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts the authorization decision from the online authentication process and stores it locally as cached credentials. By separating the authorization verification from real-time network dependency, the system allows users to access authorized resources offline while maintaining security through pre-validated credentials.
3Ease of operation
If distributed ledger credential is cached locally, then off-network access is enabled, but credential security management becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic credential caching and management on the client device. The credential caching mechanism automatically retrieves, validates, stores, and manages authentication credentials without requiring manual user intervention. The system handles credential expiration, renewal, and security management autonomously, reducing the complexity burden on users while enabling seamless off-network access.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for off-network access to resources using a remote client. The present invention is configured to receive, from one or more client devices, an off-network resource access request from a user; establish one or more network sessions with the one or more client devices; determine, via the one or more network sessions, one or more device identifiers associated with the one or more client devices; retrieve, from an internal repository, a distributed ledger credential associated with the distributed ledger stored on the one or more client devices; unlock, via the one or more network sessions, access to the distributed ledger for the user via the one or more client devices using the distributed ledger credential; and terminate the one or more network sessions in response to unlocking access to the distributed ledger for the user.