Self-Contained Validation Process for Dynamic Vulnerability Mitigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Software applications face vulnerabilities that were unknown at the time of release, leading to potential security breaches, as users may be unaware of these vulnerabilities and lack effective mechanisms for real-time validation and mitigation.
Innovation Solution
A self-contained validation process is initiated within the application, container, virtual machine, or hypervisor, which requests and acts upon a list of vulnerabilities, allowing for self-quarantine or other corrective actions based on identified security threats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional vulnerability scanning is used, then known vulnerabilities can be identified, but new vulnerabilities discovered after release cannot be detected
Solution Approach 1:
The application performs self-validation by requesting vulnerability lists before vulnerabilities can be exploited. The validation process proactively checks for newly discovered vulnerabilities in real-time, rather than waiting for detection after exploitation attempts occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where the application continuously monitors its own vulnerability status by requesting updated vulnerability lists. When vulnerabilities are detected, the system receives feedback and automatically executes corrective actions such as self-quarantine.
2Reliability
If manual security validation is performed, then comprehensive vulnerability checking is possible, but real-time response to new vulnerabilities is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The application performs its own security validation autonomously without requiring external manual intervention. The self-contained validation process automatically requests vulnerability lists, detects issues, and executes corrective actions independently, enabling real-time automated security management.
3Reliability
If vulnerability lists are continuously requested, then real-time security awareness is achieved, but system resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The validation process dynamically adjusts its operation based on system state. The application requests vulnerability lists at appropriate intervals rather than continuously, optimizing the balance between maintaining real-time security awareness and conserving system resources.
Data Source
AI summary
A self-contained validation process is initiated. For example, an application may contain code to initiate the self-contained validation process. The self-contained validation process comprises at least one of: a self-contained application validation process, a self-contained container validation process, a self-contained virtual machine validation process, and a self-contained hypervisor validation process. In response to initiating the self-contained validation process, the self-contained validation process requests a list of vulnerabilities associated with the self-contained validation process. The list of vulnerabilities associated with the self-contained validation process is received. For example, the received list of vulnerabilities may identify a security vulnerability in the application. An action taken based on the received list of vulnerabilities associated with the computer process. For example, the application may self-quarantine itself based on the received list of vulnerabilities.