Token-Based Real-Time Risk Updating for Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems face inefficiencies in real-time risk updating and access control, as they often require processing numerous attributes individually, leading to slower and less efficient access decisions.
Innovation Solution
A token-based system that generates and updates risk tokens in real-time by detecting changes associated with user access, allowing for faster and more efficient risk assessments through the use of dataset tokens and recomputed risk tokens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If security systems process numerous attributes individually for risk assessment, then access control decisions can be comprehensive, but the processing speed and efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual attributes into a single risk token that encapsulates comprehensive risk information. Instead of processing attributes separately, the system combines user credentials, device information, network environment, and other factors into a unified risk token structure, enabling both comprehensive assessment and fast processing through token-based operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the complex attribute set in the form of a risk token. This token serves as a condensed representation that captures the essential risk characteristics without requiring processing of all original attributes individually, thus maintaining decision accuracy while improving processing efficiency
2Reliability
If security systems perform comprehensive risk assessments by examining multiple factors, then access control reliability improves, but the time required for risk updates increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-establishing risk tokens that encapsulate comprehensive risk assessments before actual access decisions are needed. These tokens are updated in advance when changes occur in user credentials, device status, or network conditions, so that when access is required, the comprehensive risk information is already ready, reducing real-time processing time while maintaining reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors changes in risk factors and automatically updates risk tokens accordingly. This feedback loop ensures that risk assessments remain current and reliable without requiring time-consuming re-evaluations, as the system responds to changes by updating existing token structures rather than performing comprehensive reassessments from scratch
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, an apparatus may store a plurality of tokens indicating a user is accessing a resource over a network. The plurality of tokens may include a risk token indicating a risk associated with access by the user to the resource. The apparatus may detect a token indicating a change associated with accessing the resource, and determine that the change triggers a risk update. The apparatus may then generate a dataset token that represents the risk token and the token indicating the change, and communicate the dataset token to a token provider to perform the risk update. The apparatus may then receive a recomputed risk token representing an updated risk. The updated risk may indicate the risk associated with continuing access to the resource with the change.