Temporary Account Credential Generation for Secure Service Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of online services complicates user account management, leading to inconvenience and security risks as users must remember multiple IDs and passwords, and inputting these in public places exposes them to hacking risks.
Innovation Solution
A method where temporary account information is generated and provided by an account server based on user identification, allowing secure access to online services without revealing actual account details, using biometric information and short-range wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users input actual account information to access online services in public places, then service access is enabled, but security risk increases due to potential hacking and information leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a temporary account information generation system as an intermediary between the user and the online service. Instead of directly inputting real account credentials, the system generates temporary account information that acts as a mediator, allowing service access while preventing exposure of actual account details to potential hackers in public environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of account information in the form of temporary account credentials. These temporary credentials replicate the functionality needed for service access but are distinct from the original account information, thereby enabling service usage without compromising the security of the actual account details.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users remember multiple account IDs and passwords for different online services, then service access is maintained, but management complexity and inconvenience increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal account management system where a single user account can access multiple online services through generated temporary credentials. The system performs multiple functions: storing account information, generating temporary credentials, and managing service access, thereby simplifying what would otherwise require multiple separate account management processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple account management operations into a unified system. Instead of managing separate credentials for each service, the system combines account storage, temporary credential generation, and service access management into a single integrated approach, reducing the cognitive load and complexity for users.
3Reliability
If temporary account information is generated and transmitted through communication networks, then security is improved by avoiding direct input of real credentials, but information loss risk increases during transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the parameters of account information by generating temporary credentials with different characteristics than permanent account details. These temporary credentials are designed to be transient and service-specific, changing the nature of the information transmitted over the network from permanent sensitive data to temporary access tokens, thereby reducing the impact of potential information loss.
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AI summary
Provided is a method of providing, by a server, account information, the method including: receiving an account generation request message from a first device; generating first account information, based on user identification information included in the account generation request message; transmitting the generated first account information to the first device; receiving an account use request message from a second device; identifying the first account information and service identification information included in the received account use request message; and transmitting second account information corresponding to the identified first account information and the service identification information, to the second device.