Secure Digital Information Management with Unified Event Logging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer systems for secure digital information management do not provide comprehensive event traceability throughout the entire lifecycle of digital information, often limiting traceability to specific phases such as production or preservation, and lack a unified, secure recording mechanism across all lifecycle phases.
Innovation Solution
A computer system with detection means that record events in a shared event log across production, preservation, and consumption phases, utilizing independent detection modules and a securing module to ensure secure and centralized logging of all events, including creation, modification, deletion, duplication, and consultation of digital information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traceability is implemented only during the preservation phase, then the preservation security is improved, but the complete lifecycle traceability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The event log structure is designed to serve multiple lifecycle phases (production, preservation, consumption) through a unified recording mechanism. The same log format and detection means are used across all phases, allowing the system to maintain preservation security while achieving complete lifecycle traceability without requiring separate tracking systems for each phase.
2Reliability
If separate event logs are used for different lifecycle phases, then the phase-specific security is improved, but the unified traceability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges separate event logs for different lifecycle phases into a single unified event log. This consolidation reduces the complexity of managing multiple log systems while maintaining the security requirements of each phase through a standardized recording format that captures all necessary events across production, preservation, and consumption phases in one centralized location.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive event detection is implemented across all lifecycle phases, then the complete traceability is improved, but the system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The detection means are designed with multi-functionality to handle all lifecycle phases (production, preservation, consumption) using a unified approach. This universal detection mechanism reduces system complexity by eliminating the need for separate detection systems for each phase while maintaining complete traceability across the entire digital information lifecycle through standardized event capturing.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a computer system (10) for the secure management of digital information implementing probative value traceability of that digital information, the system in particular being usable in the field of digital archiving, and comprising information production means (12), information preservation means (14), information distribution and consumption means (16) and means (18) for the traceability of digital information including a log (24) of events relative to digital information and detection means (22), to record that event in the event log (24).The detection means (22) are further able to detect each event relative to each item of digital information during the production thereof and during the distribution or consumption thereof, to record that event in the event log (24) that is shared between these different means.