Steganographic GUI Access for Hidden Data and Unauthorized Use Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are often presented with excessive and irrelevant information, and unauthorized access is a concern in complex interfaces and workflows, necessitating improved information access and security management.
Innovation Solution
A computing platform embeds steganography within graphical user interfaces, allowing for secure access management by encoding information in images, videos, or NFTs, and uses AI to monitor and remediate unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all information is displayed in the graphical user interface, then users have complete access to information, but users are presented with excessive and irrelevant information that reduces accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts relevant information from the comprehensive data set and embeds it into steganography within the GUI. Only authorized users can extract and view this hidden information, while irrelevant or unauthorized information remains concealed. This resolves the contradiction by providing complete information access to authorized users without exposing excessive information to all users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different information visibility qualities to different users based on their authorization levels. Authorized users experience a GUI with embedded steganographic information available for extraction, while unauthorized users see only the standard interface without hidden content. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between complete information access and user experience.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive information is provided in the interface, then all data is accessible, but unauthorized users can access information they should not see
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces steganography as an intermediary mechanism between the information storage system and user access. The hidden information is embedded within normal GUI elements, creating a layered access structure where authorization verification occurs at the steganographic layer rather than requiring complex access management for all interface elements. This resolves the contradiction by simplifying access management while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent embeds steganographic information within existing GUI elements, creating a nested structure where hidden data is contained within visible interface components. This nesting allows comprehensive information to be provided without increasing apparent interface complexity, as the additional security layer is integrated within the existing structure rather than adding separate management systems.
3Reliability
If steganography is embedded in the graphical user interface, then information security is improved, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the steganographic information embedding function with existing GUI elements. Rather than adding separate security interfaces or mechanisms, the hidden information is combined within standard interface components such as images, videos, or other media elements. This merging approach improves security without proportionally increasing interface complexity, as the security functionality is integrated into the existing interface structure.
4Reliability
If monitoring and remediation of unauthorized access is implemented, then security is enhanced, but processing resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary authorization verification before steganographic information is extracted or accessed. By checking user credentials and authorization levels in advance, the system prevents unauthorized access attempts rather than requiring extensive monitoring and remediation of all access attempts. This preliminary action reduces the need for continuous security monitoring and resource-intensive remediation processes.
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AI summary
A computing platform may generate a graphical user interface. The computing platform may embed, into the graphical user interface, steganography, which may include information corresponding to the graphical user interface that is not displayed on the graphical user interface. The computing platform may receive, from a user device of a user, an interface access request and user access credentials. The computing platform may identify, based on the user access credentials, access permissions of the user, which may define portions of the steganography to which the user has access. The computing platform may record, in a change log, interactions of the user with the graphical user interface. The computing platform may compare the interactions in the change log with the access permissions to identify whether or not unauthorized access is detected. Based on detecting the unauthorized access, the computing platform may initiate security actions for the graphical user interface.