Scrambled Authentication Data via Text-String Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing authentication techniques are inadequate in protecting individuals against identity theft and fraudulent transactions, as they rely on secret authentication data that can be easily obtained by imposters through spying or guessing, and the use of additional identification data on software or hardware tokens is complex and costly.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that convert secret authentication data into scrambled data by associating different text-strings with each item of information, capturing these scrambled data along with biometric data using a communications device, and conducting authentication transactions with the scrambled data, which includes adding new text-strings to the user's personal authentication lexicon after successful authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If secret authentication data is used during authentication transactions, then authentication can be conducted, but the data can be easily obtained by imposters through spying or guessing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication data by associating different text-strings with each item of information in the secret authentication data. This creates scrambled authentication data where individual components are meaningless without the corresponding text-string mappings, preventing imposters from obtaining useful information through spying or guessing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces text-strings as intermediary elements that mediate between the user and the authentication system. These text-strings act as a protective layer, converting direct authentication data into scrambled form that requires the intermediary text-string mappings to decode, thereby blocking imposter access.
2Reliability
If additional identification data on software or hardware tokens is used to eradicate identity theft, then security is improved, but the system becomes complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the text-string association system universal and applicable to various authentication scenarios without requiring separate token hardware or software. The same scrambling mechanism can be applied across different authentication contexts, eliminating the need for additional specialized identification data systems.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring physical or software tokens, the patent creates a virtual copy of the authentication process where the secret authentication data is transformed into scrambled form through text-string associations. This digital transformation eliminates the need for separate token infrastructure while maintaining security.
3Ease of operation
If SMS messaging techniques are used for authentication transactions, then authentication can be conducted, but imposters can circumvent the technique
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamics into the authentication process by allowing text-strings to be changed or updated. This creates a dynamic authentication system where the scrambling mappings can evolve over time, making it difficult for imposters to circumvent the system through static exploitation methods used against SMS authentication.
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AI summary
A method for improving the security of secret authentication data during authentication transactions is provided that includes converting the secret authentication data of a user into scrambled secret authentication data by associating a different text-string with each item of information included in the secret authentication data. The method also includes capturing the scrambled secret authentication data with a communications device, and conducting an authentication transaction with the captured authentication data.