Three-Element-Core Mechanism for Secure Data Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cybersecurity systems face vulnerabilities due to co-mingled functions, reliance on trust, and inefficiencies in data sharing and encryption, particularly with blockchain integration, leading to breaches and lack of control over data protection and access.
Innovation Solution
A tightly coupled, distributed three-element-core mechanism comprising Key Masters, Registries, and Cloud Lockboxes with integrated Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for micro-segmentation encryption, triangulation of identities and privileges, and identity masking, enabling secure data sharing and cross-platform encryption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional cryptography and centralized access control are used, then data protection is provided, but system complexity increases and single points of failure create vulnerabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized access control system into distributed segments: each user has a personal key pair, and access control is segmented across multiple independent components (user interface, authentication service, data storage). This eliminates the single point of failure while maintaining security through distributed key management and access control decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication service that mediates between users and data storage. This intermediary handles authentication and access control without requiring direct access to encrypted data, reducing system complexity by centralizing security logic in a dedicated service layer rather than embedding it throughout the system.
2Reliability
If multiple incompatible security products are deployed, then security coverage is improved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal authentication service that handles multiple security functions through a single interface: user authentication, authorization, key management, and data access control. This multi-functional service replaces multiple separate security products while maintaining comprehensive security coverage, thereby improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges previously separate security functions (authentication, authorization, key management, data protection) into a unified system. The authentication service combines multiple security operations into a single coordinated process, eliminating the need for operators to manage multiple incompatible products while maintaining comprehensive security coverage.
3Ease of operation
If data is shared by duplicating data, then access control is simplified, but loss of information increases due to loss of control over data sharing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses cryptographic copying through key distribution rather than data duplication. Instead of copying data and managing multiple copies, the system distributes encrypted data with unique decryption keys to each authorized user. This maintains information integrity while enabling controlled access, as only users with the correct key can access the data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the access control logic from the data storage layer and places it in the authentication service. This extraction allows the system to maintain a single copy of data while implementing sophisticated access control through cryptographic key management and authentication protocols, preventing unauthorized access without requiring data duplication.
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AI summary
The present application generally relates to systems, devices, and methods to conduct the secure exchange of encrypted data using a three-element-core mechanism consisting of the key masters, the registries and the cloud lockboxes with application programming interfaces providing interaction with a wide variety of user-facing software applications. Together the mechanism provides full lifecycle encryption enabling cross-platform sharing of encrypted data within and between organizations, individuals, applications and devices. Further the mechanism generates chains of encrypted blocks to provide a distributed indelible ledger and support external validation. Cross-verification among users, applications and the mechanism deliver both enterprise and business ecosystem cyber security features. Crowdsourcing of anomaly detection extends to users and to subjects of the data. Robust identity masking offers the benefits of anonymization while retaining accountability and enabling two-way communications. The mechanism may also provide high availability through multi-level fail over or operations to multiple instances of the core mechanism.