Cryptography Response System Using Tracker Seed Rainbow Tables

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional systems lack a quick and effective response mechanism for malicious events, such as ransomware attacks, which necessitates an enhanced cryptography-based response system to rapidly identify and counteract encryption attacks.

Innovation Solution

The system generates tracker seeds, encrypts them using various encryption algorithm key pairs, stores these in rainbow tables, and uses these tables to identify and decrypt data affected by malicious events, allowing for rapid response and collaboration with third-party entities through a cloud-based platform.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If conventional systems are used for responding to malicious events, then system simplicity is maintained, but response speed and effectiveness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresponse speedVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by generating tracker seeds and creating rainbow tables containing pre-computed encryption key pairs before malicious events occur. When a ransomware attack happens, the system can quickly match encrypted tracker seeds against the pre-built rainbow tables to identify the encryption algorithm and retrieve decryption keys, eliminating the need for time-consuming brute-force attacks during the actual incident.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system prepares cryptographic countermeasures in advance by storing multiple encryption algorithm key pairs in rainbow tables. This beforehand cushioning ensures that when a malicious event occurs, the system already has potential decryption keys ready, providing a buffer that enables rapid response without requiring complex real-time computation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

2Reliability

If encryption algorithms are used to protect data, then data security is improved, but the ability to quickly decrypt maliciously encrypted data deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata securityVSAvoiddecryption time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates copies of encryption key pairs and stores them in rainbow tables alongside encrypted tracker seeds. When data is maliciously encrypted, the system can quickly search the rainbow tables for matching encrypted tracker seeds and retrieve the corresponding decryption keys, avoiding time-consuming brute-force attacks while maintaining the security of the original encryption algorithms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the search parameter from attempting to break encryption algorithms to searching for matching encrypted tracker seeds in pre-computed rainbow tables. This parameter change transforms an computationally intensive cryptographic breaking problem into a much faster pattern matching problem, significantly reducing decryption time while preserving data security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If rainbow tables with multiple key pairs are created, then decryption capability is improved, but storage requirements and table size increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedecryption capabilityVSAvoidstorage space

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential information needed for rapid identification by storing encrypted tracker seeds and their corresponding decryption keys in rainbow tables. Rather than storing complete encryption algorithm implementations or excessive key pairs, the system extracts and stores only the critical matching patterns, reducing storage requirements while maintaining versatile decryption capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Difficulty of detecting and measuring

If tracker seeds are encrypted and stored in entity systems, then detection capability is improved, but system vulnerability to encryption attacks increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemalicious event detectionVSAvoidencryption attack impact

Core Design Contradiction:

Difficulty of detecting and measuringVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces tracker seeds as intermediary elements that are encrypted and stored alongside the important data. When a malicious event occurs, these tracker seeds serve as mediators for identification - their encrypted forms are matched against rainbow tables to identify the encryption algorithm used, enabling detection without exposing the actual important data to decryption risks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11722518B2System for providing enhanced cryptography based response mechanism for malicious attacks

Publication Date: 2023.08.08 BANK OF AMERICA CORP

AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for providing enhanced cryptography based response mechanism for malicious attacks. The system is configured for generating one or more tracker seeds, storing the one or more tracker seeds in at least one entity system associated with an entity, identifying a malicious event associated with data in the at least one entity system, in response to identifying the malicious event, identifying an encryption algorithm and a key for the malicious event based on the one or more tracker seeds, and decrypting the data in the at least one entity system based on the encryption algorithm key pair.