Secure Edge Route Maps with Minimal SCC Agent Routing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing edge computing architectures lack the ability to securely manage and route confidential data generated at network edges, necessitating a solution to ensure data confidentiality and secure transfer to cloud or target destinations.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a Security and Compliance Center (SCC) agent at edges to detect data confidentiality levels, map security levels to travel routes, and dynamically adjust routes based on detected confidentiality, ensuring secure data transfer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If data is transferred through standard network routes in edge computing, then transfer speed and efficiency are improved, but data confidentiality and security are compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transfer speedVSAvoiddata confidentiality

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts data transfer routes based on real-time detection of confidentiality levels. The SCC agent continuously monitors data sensitivity and modifies the travel plan accordingly, transitioning from static routing to dynamic adaptive routing that responds to changing security conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The Security and Compliance Center (SCC) agent acts as an intermediary between the data source and the cloud destination. It detects confidentiality levels and determines appropriate safety levels for route selection, mediating the transfer process to ensure both speed and security requirements are met.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If a fixed route is used for data transfer, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability to security threats is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverouting system complexityVSAvoidroute adaptability

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-establishes multiple potential travel plans with different safety levels before data transfer begins. The SCC agent detects confidentiality levels in advance and selects the appropriate pre-planned route, avoiding the need for complex real-time route calculation while maintaining adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes routing parameters (safety level, route path) based on the detected confidentiality level of the data. Different confidentiality levels map to different safety levels and corresponding travel plans, allowing the system to adapt to various security requirements without requiring a completely new routing architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12463944B2Data confidentiality based secure route maps and travel plans for edges based on minimal SCC agent

Publication Date: 2025.11.04 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for data confidentiality is provided. The present invention may include detecting a confidentiality level of data within a source edge. The present invention may include identifying a required safety level of a route of travel based on the detected confidentiality level. The present invention may include selecting the route of travel based on the required safety level and the detected confidentiality level.