Secure Cloud Browser for Web Resource Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users navigating unsecure networks, such as the Internet, face data security risks due to exposure of location and identity information, necessitating enhanced web browsing security measures.
Innovation Solution
A secure cloud browser system that insulates user devices by establishing a remote cloud browsing session, encrypting data, and providing an encryption key for decryption, while masking digital personas and integrating with translation services and cloud-based storage for secure data handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user device directly accesses Internet content sources, then ease of operation is improved, but security and anonymity are worsened due to exposure of location and identity information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud browser as an intermediary service between the user device and Internet content sources. The cloud browser receives requests from the user device, accesses web content on behalf of the user, and returns the content without exposing the user's location or identity information to the web servers. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining ease of operation while eliminating security risks through anonymization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the web browsing function into two separate components: the cloud browser service running on remote servers and the client application running on the user device. This segmentation allows the computationally intensive and security-sensitive browsing operations to occur on remote servers while the client maintains a lightweight interface, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and security.
2Reliability
If encryption is applied to protect data during cloud browsing sessions, then security is improved, but processing time and complexity are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud browser service automatically manages encryption keys and performs encryption/decryption operations without requiring user intervention. The system generates encryption keys, stores them securely, and applies them to protect browsing data automatically. This self-service approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining high security while minimizing user-facing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs encryption key generation and setup in advance before actual browsing operations begin. Encryption protocols and security configurations are pre-established, allowing seamless secure browsing without real-time complexity for the user. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction between security and complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If user location and identity information is collected for service delivery, then service personalization is improved, but security and anonymity are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud browser service implements different information handling approaches for different purposes: it collects minimal information necessary for service delivery (such as browsing history and preferences) while maintaining anonymity for identification purposes. The system uses anonymous identifiers instead of personal information, resolving the contradiction between service personalization and anonymity by applying different quality standards to different data aspects.
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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 providing a remote cloud browsing session. A remote cloud browsing session may receive a request for Internet content from a user device, access the Internet content from an Internet content source, and transmit second Internet content to the user device based on the requested Internet content.