Restricted Zone Interface for Secure Cloud Resource Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cloud management approaches are inadequate for managing resources in a restricted zone, as they prevent direct access to resources and lack the necessary information for proper operation and updates, limiting the ability of customers to execute operational actions on restricted data while adhering to legal and organizational constraints.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves generating primitives, which are operational macros, in a non-restricted zone that can be approved and executed by authorized entities within the restricted zone, allowing for indirect interaction and management of resources through a controlled process that includes simulating the restricted environment and storing approved primitives in both zones for streamlined management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If direct access to restricted zone resources is allowed, then management efficiency and operational speed improve, but data security and compliance with legal constraints deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a restricted zone interface that acts as an intermediary between the non-restricted zone and restricted zone resources. This interface receives operational actions from the non-restricted zone, translates them into appropriate commands, and executes them within the restricted zone without allowing direct access. The interface maintains security constraints while enabling efficient resource management through controlled indirect access.
2Ease of operation
If authorized entities directly manage restricted zone resources, then operational control improves, but the complexity of access control and authorization management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The restricted zone interface enables resources to self-manage by automatically translating operational actions from the non-restricted zone into executable commands within the restricted zone. The system self-adapts to security constraints and authorization requirements without requiring complex manual access control configurations. Authorized entities can operate resources through a simplified interface while the system handles the complexity of access control automatically.
3Device complexity
If conventional cloud management approaches are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but the ability to execute operational actions on restricted data deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cloud environment into a non-restricted zone and a restricted zone, each with its own interface and access control mechanisms. The restricted zone interface is specifically designed to handle operational actions on restricted data, while the non-restricted zone maintains conventional cloud management simplicity. This segmentation allows the system to maintain overall simplicity while providing specialized capability for executing operational actions on restricted resources.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method includes recording one or more actions being performed by an agent using at least one resource of a resource provider environment, the at least one resource being associated with a non-restricted zone in the resource provider environment. The method includes creating a primitive that describes the one or more actions. The primitive is able to be executed on at least one different resource in a restricted zone in the resource provider environment to perform the one or more actions using the different resource. The restricted zone includes resources associated with a customer that are directly accessible only to at least one authorized entity. The method includes submitting the primitive to the restricted zone in the resource provider environment. The primitive is able to be executed by the at least one authorized entity on the at least one different resource in the restricted zone.