Tiered Federated Authentication Module Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face burdensome authentication processes when interacting with multiple applications on electronic devices, requiring repeated verification of identity, which can be inconvenient and insecure.
Innovation Solution
A tiered identification federated authentication system that compiles authentication credentials for multiple applications, aggregates them into a tiered authentication module with varying security levels, and enables access based on previously validated credentials, reducing the need for repeated authentication by leveraging higher authentication ranks for access to applications with lower requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual authentication is performed for each application, then security is improved, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system is segmented into multiple tiers with different security levels. Each application is assigned to a specific authentication tier based on its security requirements. Users authenticate once at their highest achieved tier, and the system segments the authentication requirement by comparing the user's tier against the application's required tier, allowing access without re-authentication when the user's tier meets or exceeds the application's requirement.
2Reliability
If repeated authentication is required for multiple applications, then security is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication by determining the user's highest authentication tier in advance. This preliminary action stores the user's authentication level, so when the user accesses subsequent applications, the system can quickly compare the stored tier against the application's requirements and grant access without requiring the user to re-authenticate, thereby eliminating repeated authentication time.
3Manufacturing precision
If authentication credentials are compiled for each application, then access control precision is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication tier system serves multiple functions: it determines user authentication level, compares against application requirements, and controls access permissions. Instead of implementing separate authentication credential compilation for each application, the universal tier-based system handles all authentication decisions through a single mechanism that works across all applications, reducing system complexity while maintaining precise access control.
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AI summary
The present disclosure describes a tiered identification federated authentication network system. Embodiments compile one or more authentication credentials required for access to each of a plurality of applications to generate an authentication set for each application. The system may aggregate the plurality of authentication sets to form a tiered federated authentication module having multiple rankings, wherein each rank is associated with an authentication set; wherein a higher ranked authentication set corresponds to more stringent authentication credentials and a lower ranked authentication set corresponds to less stringent authentication credentials. The system may receive a request from a user for access to a current application, determine if the user has previously authenticated to a higher ranked application and, if so, enable access to the current application, without requiring the user to authenticate again.