Security Tool for Application Installation Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of applications from various sources on computers and mobile devices poses a risk of malware, viruses, and noncompliance with licensing requirements, exposing systems to security vulnerabilities and potential hacks.
Innovation Solution
A security tool that detects and prevents application installations until they pass internal checks, verifying the source as trusted, scanning for malware, and ensuring sufficient licenses are available, storing safe applications in a repository for controlled installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users download and install applications from various sources, then the system gains functionality and user productivity, but the risk of malware, viruses, and security vulnerabilities increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a security tool as an intermediary between users and applications. This tool intercepts installation attempts, scans applications for malware, verifies source trustworthiness, and checks licensing compliance before allowing installation. The security tool acts as a mediator that enables application installation while filtering out harmful content, thus resolving the contradiction between gaining functionality and avoiding malware risks.
2Ease of operation
If users install applications without restriction, then ease of operation is improved, but licensing compliance and system security deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The security tool implements a feedback mechanism by monitoring installation attempts and providing real-time verification of licensing compliance. When a user attempts to install an application, the tool checks whether the organization has proper licensing rights and provides feedback by either allowing or blocking the installation. This automated feedback loop maintains licensing compliance while preserving user convenience, as users still initiate installations but the system automatically verifies compliance.
3Reliability
If the security tool performs comprehensive checks on all applications, then system security is improved, but installation time and processing duration increase
Solution Approach 1:
The security tool performs preliminary scanning and verification actions before the actual installation process begins. By conducting malware scans, source verification, and license checks in advance, the tool ensures that only safe and compliant applications are installed. This preliminary action approach maintains high security standards while optimizing installation time, as the verification process occurs before the user commits to the full installation duration.
Data Source
AI summary
A memory stores a catalog of applications and a catalog of trusted sources. A processor detects that a first user attempted to install an application, determines that a source of the application is in the catalog of trusted sources, scans the application to determine that the application does not contain a virus, and determines that there is a first license that allows the first user to install the application. The processor also stores the application into a repository and adds the application to the catalog of applications. The processor receives a request from a second user to install the application, determines that the application is in the catalog of applications, and determines that there is a second license that allows the second user to install the application. The processor further retrieves the application from the repository and initiates installation of the application on a device of the second user.