Secure Analysis Application for Anonymous Web Browsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users navigating unsecure networks, such as the Internet, are exposed to various data security risks, highlighting the need for increased web browsing security.
Innovation Solution
A computing apparatus with a secure analysis application establishes a web browsing session, selects a secure web container and egress node to route web content, and displays the content to the user, while masking the user's location and identity from the web server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a user directly accesses web content from their device, then the access is simple and direct, but the user's location and identity are exposed to the web server creating security risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces secure web containers and egress nodes as intermediary components between the user device and web servers. These intermediaries mask the user's actual location and identity by presenting fabricated location information to web servers, thereby protecting user security without requiring complex changes to the user's device or browsing habits
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the web browsing architecture into distinct functional components: user devices, secure analysis applications, secure web containers, egress nodes, and web servers. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while maintaining security boundaries, resolving the contradiction by distributing complexity across multiple specialized elements rather than concentrating it in one place
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the user's actual location is used for web requests, then the requests are straightforward, but the user's identity and location are revealed to potential threats
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates copies of location information - specifically, fabricated location data that mimics the structure and format of real location information. These copied location details are presented to web servers instead of actual user location, protecting security while maintaining the appearance of legitimate browsing requests without significant overhead
3Reliability
If multiple secure web containers and egress nodes are introduced to mask location, then security is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of secure web containers and egress nodes into a coordinated system where these components work together as an integrated anonymity infrastructure. By combining their functions and managing them through a unified secure analysis application, the system achieves strong anonymity protection while controlling overall complexity through coordinated operation rather than independent management of each component
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AI summary
Embodiments described herein may be directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, computer program products, computer-executable instructions, and/or applications for securely and anonymously accessing web resources and customizable attribution of identity. In accordance with the present disclosure, a user may inspect and analyze a webpage as well as the underlying source code from an “arm's length” using a secure analysis application to prevent exposure on the user's local machine. The secure analysis application may provide increased flexibility in masking and/or modifying the user's digital persona to external websites.