Session Security Alignment for Cloud Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
In cloud computing environments, existing single-sign-on solutions struggle to align security token validity periods across different services and systems, leading to potential security vulnerabilities and unnecessary re-authentication, especially when dealing with complex systems and varying security requirements.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that synchronizes the validity periods of security tokens by setting the second authentication token's validity period equal to the predefined session time specified in the first authentication token, ensuring aligned and secure access to system resources without requiring manual alignment of system settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional single-sign-on solutions are used in cloud computing environments, then users can access multiple systems with one login, but security token validity periods become misaligned across different services causing security vulnerabilities and re-authentication issues
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the validity period of the second authentication token based on the predefined session time from the first authentication token. Instead of using fixed or default validity periods, the solution makes the token validity dynamic and adaptive to the specific session requirements, ensuring alignment between different authentication tokens across services.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the validity period parameter of the second authentication token to match the predefined session time from the first authentication token. This parameter adjustment ensures that both tokens remain valid for the same duration, preventing security vulnerabilities and re-authentication issues while maintaining single sign-on functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different validity periods are used for authentication tokens in cloud services, then each service can optimize security independently, but misalignment causes unexpected re-authentication and user inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary alignment of validity periods by setting the second authentication token's validity period equal to the predefined session time from the first authentication token before the session begins. This preliminary action prevents misalignment issues during the session, eliminating the need for re-authentication and saving user time.
3Reliability
If manual alignment of token validity periods is performed, then security can be maintained, but configuration burden and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic alignment of authentication token validity periods without requiring manual configuration. The server automatically sets the second authentication token's validity period based on the predefined session time from the first authentication token, eliminating the need for administrators to manually configure and maintain token alignment across multiple services.
Data Source
AI summary
Granting an aligned secured access to a resource for a client system. A first authentication token and a first validity time period value are received from a first server. The first authentication token includes an authorization for accessing the system resource and the predefined session time. The first authentication token including the predefined session time is sent from the client system to a second server. A second validity period value of a second validity period of a second authentication token for a service provided by the second server to the client system is set equal to the received predefined session time. The second authentication token for the second validity period is sent from the second server to the client system such that an aligned secured access is granted for the client system to the resource.