Session Security Token Generation for Stateless Protocol Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computer networking systems face inefficiencies in security token management, particularly in stateless protocols where clients must be validated for each interaction, leading to prolonged authentication sequences and resource wastage.
Innovation Solution
A process is implemented where a service provider generates a session security token after validating a client's initial security token, allowing subsequent requests to use this token, which is more readily processed, and includes features for monitoring token validity and updating tokens as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a client is validated for each interaction in stateless protocols, then security is maintained, but the authentication sequence length increases and resource wastage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs preliminary validation of the client's security token before processing the actual service request. This preliminary action establishes a session security token that can be used for subsequent requests, avoiding the need to repeat the full authentication sequence for each interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a session security token as an intermediary between the initial security token and the service requests. This intermediary token carries authentication information and allows the client to access services without repeatedly providing full authentication credentials, thus reducing authentication sequence length while maintaining security.
2Reliability
If a security token is generated for each request, then security is ensured, but system efficiency decreases and resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server generates a session security token in advance after the initial authentication, before the client makes subsequent service requests. This preliminary token generation allows efficient handling of multiple requests without repeating the full token generation process for each request.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the concept of copying authentication information into a session security token that can be reused across multiple requests. Instead of generating a new security token for each request, the system copies the authentication essence into a persistent session token that serves multiple purposes.
3Reliability
If validation is performed for each client-server interaction, then authentication reliability is maintained, but processing time and resource usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The session security token acts as an intermediary that carries authentication information between the client and server for subsequent requests. This intermediary mechanism maintains authentication reliability while significantly reducing the computational resources required compared to full validation for each interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system discards the need for repeated full validation after the initial authentication and session token generation. The session security token recovers and preserves the authentication state, allowing the system to skip resource-intensive validation processes for subsequent requests.
Data Source
AI summary
A service provider may provide one or more services to and/or for a client. Providing a service may involve receiving a service request including a security token at the service provider and determining whether the security token is valid. Providing the service may also involve determining a session security token if the security token is valid and generating a service response including the session security token. Providing the service may further involve receiving a service request including the session security token, determining whether the session security token is valid, and, if the session security token is valid, generating a second service response.