Session-Based Device Authentication for Secure Information Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers and device manufacturers face challenges in enabling users to share information between devices in a user-friendly manner, particularly in controlling access and reducing complexity, as existing methods require usernames, passwords, and grouping of users, which can be cumbersome and insecure.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that determine identification parameters associated with terminals participating in a communication session to initiate another communication session, allowing for secure and simplified sharing of information without the need for additional authentication credentials, by using existing communication session parameters to establish new connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If usernames and passwords are required for network service configuration, then security is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication mechanism from traditional username/password systems and replaces it with device identifier-based authentication. The system extracts only the essential identification parameters (device IDs, session identifiers) needed for secure connection establishment, eliminating the need for users to manually configure complex credentials while maintaining security through cryptographic authentication protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communication session as an intermediary mechanism that automatically manages authentication. Instead of direct user-to-user credential verification, the system uses session-based identification parameters as mediators that automatically establish trusted connections between devices, reducing configuration complexity while preserving security through the intermediary session management layer.
2Reliability
If usernames and passwords are required for network service configuration, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service authentication where devices automatically generate and exchange identification parameters without user intervention. The system enables devices to autonomously establish secure connections by automatically managing authentication credentials, session identifiers, and device identification, making the process transparent to users while maintaining strong security through automated cryptographic protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary authentication setup during device registration and initial connection establishment. Identification parameters, device identifiers, and security credentials are pre-configured and validated before actual information sharing begins, allowing users to simply initiate connections without dealing with complex authentication during operation.
3Reliability
If groups or circles of users must be defined for information access, then access control is improved, but device complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the traditional user-group-access model into device-level identification parameters and session-based access control. Instead of organizing users into hierarchical groups, the system segments access control into individual device identifiers and session-specific permissions, allowing direct device-to-device access control without time-consuming group management while maintaining granular access control through session parameter configuration.
4Reliability
If traditional authentication methods are used, then security is maintained, but productivity and ease of information sharing deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal authentication framework using identification parameters that works across multiple communication sessions and information sharing scenarios. The same session-based identification mechanism serves multiple functions: authentication, authorization, session management, and device identification, enabling rapid information sharing across different applications and services without requiring separate authentication processes, thus improving productivity while maintaining security.
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AI summary
An approach is provided for using one or more identification parameters of terminals associated with a communication session to initiate another communication session among the terminals. A communication platform determines one or more identification parameters associated with one or more terminals participating in at least one communication session. The communication platform further causes, at least in part, an initiation of at least one other communication session among the one or more terminals based, at least in part, on the one or more identification parameters.