Single-Point-of-Access Cyber System for Secure Interoperability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cyber environments lack assurance of security, privacy, and control over access to cyber activities and assets, with inadequate identification of individuals and devices, and inability to provide interoperable use of cyber devices and content.
Innovation Solution
A single-point-of-access cyber system that ensures proper identification of individuals and devices, provides selective access control, and enables interoperable use of cyber devices and content through a universal interactive operating system, integrating private and public cyber activities into one system with secure and efficient architecture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional cyber environment is used, then accessibility and ease of operation are improved, but security, privacy, and control over access to cyber activities and assets deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a single-point-of-access system that acts as an intermediary between users and the cyber environment. This mediator establishes and verifies user identities, manages access rights, and controls interactions with cyber assets, thereby providing security and privacy while maintaining ease of access through a unified interface
2Device complexity
If traditional cyber identification methods are used, then system complexity is reduced, but identification accuracy and reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification and verification actions before granting access to the cyber environment. By establishing user identities and access rights in advance through a centralized single-point-of-access mechanism, the system ensures accurate identification without requiring complex distributed verification processes throughout the cyber environment
3Reliability
If selective access control is implemented, then privacy and security are improved, but system complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The single-point-of-access system provides universal access control functionality that manages selective privacy and security requirements through a unified interface. This multi-functional system handles user identification, authentication, authorization, and access monitoring in one centralized location, thereby improving privacy and security without significantly increasing operational difficulty for users
4Adaptability or versatility
If interoperable use of cyber devices is enabled, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but system complexity and integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex task of interoperability management into distinct functional components handled by the single-point-of-access system. By dividing access control, device identification, and interaction management into separate manageable modules within the unified access system, the patent enables interoperable use of diverse cyber devices while keeping integration complexity contained within the access management layer rather than propagating it throughout the entire cyber environment
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AI summary
The system and system components of the present invention provide individuals with both a safe and a secure cyber environment. Within this safe and secure cyber environment each individual and each cyber device is properly identified for all cyber interactions with others and for all cyber interactions with the cyber devices of others. The system also provides individuals with privacy for the individual's cyber activities and cyber assets. Further, the system provides for environment-wide interoperable use of any cyber device, cyber programming, and cyber content.