SSL Cross-Wiring for Inter-Network Socket Connectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems face challenges in establishing secure and efficient inter-network connectivity between different cloud computing environments and data centers, particularly due to network and security constraints imposed by firewalls and load balancers, which hinder direct communication and require complex configuration.
Innovation Solution
A transporter system that employs protocol switching and cross-wiring to establish secure connections between applications in different networked environments, using a transporter server and client to facilitate communication via SSL connections that are modified to basic socket channels, allowing uninterpreted data exchange without requiring additional configuration in the target network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If SSL connections are established for secure inter-network communication, then security is improved, but protocol compatibility and direct communication capability deteriorate due to firewall and load balancer restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a transporter system comprising a transporter server and transporter client as an intermediary component. The transporter client in the target network environment establishes SSL-encrypted tunnel channels with the transporter server in the source network environment. This intermediary tunneling mechanism allows secure SSL connections to bypass firewall and load balancer restrictions, enabling protocol-compatible communication between different network environments while maintaining security requirements.
2Productivity
If direct communication channels are established between different network environments, then communication efficiency is improved, but security control and network restriction compliance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication path into distinct components: a command channel for control signaling and separate tunnel channels for data transmission. The transporter system divides the communication flow into encrypted SSL segments that can be independently managed. This segmentation allows security controls to be applied at different levels - the command channel maintains security through authenticated SSL connections while tunnel channels provide efficient data transfer, resolving the contradiction between communication efficiency and security control.
3Reliability
If complex configuration is implemented to achieve secure inter-network access, then security is improved, but administrative complexity and configuration overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The transporter system implements self-service capabilities where the transporter client automatically discovers and establishes tunnel channels with the transporter server without requiring manual configuration in the target network environment. The system performs self-configuration through automated SSL certificate validation and tunnel establishment protocols. This eliminates the need for complex administrative configuration while maintaining security requirements, as the secure connections are established through automated processes rather than manual setup.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of protocol switching and cross-wiring to enable inter-network connectivity are described. For example, a transporter system including a transporter server and a transporter client can securely connect applications to resources in differing networked environments (e.g., clouds and/or data centers). The transporter client may establish data channels as secure socket layer (SSL) connections (e.g., Secure Websockets (WSS)) between a resource in one networked environment and a transporter server that is in communication via a proxy channel with an initiator device in another networked environment. Upon completing the build of a data path between the initiator device and the resource, the handling protocol of the data channels that are established as SSL connections can be modified to a basic socket-level channel (e.g., transmission control protocol, user datagram protocol, etc.) to permit socket-level data stream communications without restrictions.