Router Pathway Encryption Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication protocols over the Internet often lack encryption, making devices susceptible to hacking and digital security issues, especially when accessing websites that do not support secure protocols like HTTPS.
Innovation Solution
A router or processing circuitry that identifies unencrypted pathways and, if available, establishes an alternative encrypted pathway via a web host to ensure secure communication between client devices and web servers, even when the primary pathway is unencrypted.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If unencrypted communication protocols are used, then device compatibility and ease of operation are improved, but security and susceptibility to hacking worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary encrypted communication pathway between the first device and the second device. When the initial unencrypted pathway is detected, the system automatically establishes an alternative encrypted pathway through intermediary servers or protocols, allowing secure communication without sacrificing compatibility with devices that only support unencrypted protocols.
2Reliability
If encrypted communication pathways are established, then security is improved, but device complexity and processing requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of the communication pathway's encryption status before full communication begins. By proactively identifying whether the initial pathway is encrypted or unencrypted, the system can prepare and switch to an encrypted alternative pathway in advance, reducing the processing burden during active communication and allowing devices to operate in low-power modes when encryption is not needed.
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AI summary
A router includes processing circuitry configured to send a request to a web server to access a website hosted by the web server. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured identify a pathway between a client device and the web server as well as determine whether the pathway is encrypted or unencrypted. In response to determining that the pathway is unencrypted, the processing circuitry is configured to determine whether an alternative pathway between the client device and the web server via a web host of the web server is available and, in response to determining that the alternative pathway is available, cause the alternative pathway to be established in lieu of the pathway.