Secure Data Exchange via Remote Server Encryption
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Solution Overview
Problem
The secure exchange of sensitive data over digital cellular wireless communication networks is compromised due to the risk of data theft from telecommunications devices and the inconvenience of repeatedly entering data for similar transactions.
Innovation Solution
A method involving encryption and decryption of data using a cryptographic key pair, where unencrypted data is sent to a second server for storage and secure processing, reducing the need for data storage on the telecommunications device and enhancing authenticity through secure web services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If data is stored on the telecommunications device, then data access is convenient, but security is compromised due to theft risk
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts sensitive data from the telecommunications device and stores it on a remote server instead. The device only keeps encrypted references or tokens, while the actual sensitive information resides externally, eliminating the security risk of device theft while maintaining access convenience through network connectivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary server that acts as a mediator between the telecommunications device and the data. The server handles secure storage and controlled access, allowing the device to access data conveniently without holding the actual sensitive information, thus resolving the security-convenience contradiction.
2Measurement precision
If data is entered manually for each transaction, then data accuracy is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing user data on the remote server during initial setup or previous interactions. During subsequent transactions, the system automatically retrieves and populates forms with this pre-stored data, eliminating the need for repetitive manual entry while maintaining accuracy through the use of previously validated information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically filling transaction forms using data retrieved from the server. The telecommunications device itself performs the data population action without requiring user intervention for each field, thus reducing time consumption while preserving data accuracy through automated retrieval of stored information.
3Reliability
If data is encrypted and stored on a server, then security is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary server to handle the complexity of encryption, decryption, and secure storage operations. The telecommunications device itself remains relatively simple, relying on the server to manage cryptographic operations. This distributes the complexity to a dedicated server infrastructure rather than burdening the end-user device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex local cryptographic mechanisms on the telecommunications device with centralized cryptographic services on the server. The server handles key management, encryption, and decryption operations, substituting distributed mechanical complexity with centralized computational services that are more efficient and easier to manage.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention provides for a telecommunication method of securely exchanging unencrypted data (122) between a telecommunications device (100) and a first server (108) via a digital cellular wireless telecommunications network (102), wherein the telecommunications device is a battery powered mobile end user telecommunications device, wherein the method comprises the steps of: encrypting (200) the unencrypted data using a first encryption algorithm (144) into first encrypted data, sending (202) the first encrypted data to a second server (110) via a first network connection of the digital cellular wireless telecommunications network, storing (204) the first encrypted data by the second server, sending (206) an order request (126) to the first server via a second network connection of the digital cellular wireless telecommunications network by the telecommunications device, sending (208) a data publishing request (128) to the second server, generating (210) a cryptographic key pair (130, 132), sending (212) the first encrypted data, the public key, and the private key to the telecommunications device, decrypting (214) the first encrypted data into the unencrypted data, encrypting (216) the unencrypted data into second encrypted data (136) using the public key, sending (218) the second encrypted data to the second server, generating (220) a web service for providing the second encrypted data via an URL (138), sending (222) the URL to the telecommunications device, sending (224) the URL and the private key, requesting (226) the second encrypted data from the second server, sending (228) the second encrypted data to the first server by the second server using the wired network connection, decrypting (230) the second encrypted data by the first server into the unencrypted data, and combining (232) the order request with the unencrypted data.


