Secure Query Service for Asynchronous Protected Area Search
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Solution Overview
Problem
In data centers, accessing and managing resources in protected areas is cumbersome for users without clearance, requiring them to rely on cleared administrators, leading to inefficiencies and potential human errors due to the need for manual requests and information relay.
Innovation Solution
A secure query service that allows uncleared users to programmatically obtain unclassified metadata about resources in protected areas through a search orchestration agent, secure transfer service, and resource identification service, using schemas to filter requests and responses to ensure security and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual request and information relay processes are used for accessing protected area resources, then security clearance requirements are maintained, but user efficiency deteriorates and administrative burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
A declassification service is introduced as an intermediary component between protected area resources and uncleared users. This service receives search requests from users, automatically retrieves and declassifies relevant metadata, and returns results without requiring manual administrator intervention. The intermediary handles the security clearance process automatically, improving user efficiency while maintaining security protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service access for uncleared users through automated declassification. Users can directly submit search requests and receive declassified metadata without needing to contact cleared administrators manually. The automated process allows users to independently obtain necessary information, significantly reducing administrative burden and improving operational efficiency.
2Reliability
If manual information relay is used, then security control is maintained, but human errors increase and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The manual mechanical process of information relay between administrators and users is replaced with an automated electronic declassification service. The service uses computerized search and retrieval mechanisms to automatically obtain, declassify, and deliver metadata, eliminating human manual intervention. This substitution reduces both time consumption and human error while maintaining security control through automated clearance verification.
3Reliability
If cleared administrators manually manage resource information requests, then security requirements are satisfied, but administrative workload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The declassification service implements self-service functionality that automatically handles security compliance checks and metadata declassification. When users submit search requests, the service autonomously verifies clearance requirements, retrieves appropriate metadata, and returns results without requiring administrator involvement. This maintains security compliance while completely eliminating the administrative workload associated with manual information relay.
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AI summary
Techniques for asynchronous searching of protected areas of a provider network are described. A method of asynchronous searching of protected areas of a provider network comprises receiving a search request at a secure query service of a provider network, the search request specifying a search condition for one or more resources in a protected area of the provider network, filtering the search request using a first filter to produce a filtered search request, providing the filtered search request to the protected area of the provider network, obtaining a search result based on execution of the search request in the protected area, filtering the search result using a second filter to produce a filtered search result, and generating a search response based on the filtered search result.