Transaction Manager for Secure Cloud Data Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data processing systems face inefficiencies and complexities in handling data transactions across different computing environments, particularly in cloud-based systems, due to lack of commonality in data flow and encryption, and inadequate assurance of data origin and path.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for executing transactions within a data processing system that involves initializing transactions with multiple elements, determining expected values, comparing actual values, and controlling security functions based on the comparison, while also enabling data translation and secure routing across disparate environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional encryption and key management cycles are used for data protection in cloud computing, then data security is improved, but system complexity and processing time increase exponentially
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a transaction manager as an intermediary component that coordinates security operations across multiple computing instances. This manager handles encryption, decryption, and key management centrally, allowing individual instances to focus on business logic while maintaining security without implementing complex security mechanisms themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The transaction manager provides universal security services that can be applied across different computing instances, data types, and communication protocols. A single security framework handles multiple functions including encryption, authentication, authorization, and key management, eliminating the need for instance-specific security implementations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cloud service providers with distinct data flow formats are integrated, then service versatility is improved, but data flow compatibility and translation complexity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The transaction manager acts as a protocol translator and intermediary between different cloud service providers with distinct data formats. It receives data from various providers in their native formats, translates them into a unified internal representation, and forwards them to the appropriate computing instances, eliminating the need for each instance to understand multiple proprietary formats.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the data flow handling into separate concerns: data reception from various providers, format translation, security processing, and data delivery. This segmentation allows the transaction manager to specialize in protocol conversion while computing instances specialize in business logic, improving overall system versatility without increasing instance complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If data is transmitted through multiple cloud environments with different security protocols, then routing flexibility is improved, but assurance of data origin and path reliability worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The transaction manager implements feedback mechanisms that track data flow through the transaction lifecycle. It maintains records of data origin, transmission paths, and security operations performed, allowing verification of data integrity and origin assurance even when data traverses multiple cloud environments with different security protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
Security operations such as encryption and authentication are performed preliminarily at the transaction initiation stage by the transaction manager. This preliminary security processing ensures that data is protected before entering the complex routing environment, and the manager maintains awareness of the data's journey throughout the transaction process.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for enabling reliable transactions of data communications are provided. A processing device according to one embodiment includes a management interface and a security module. The management interface is configured to initialize a transaction having a plurality of transaction elements. The transaction is a unit of work including a set of one or more logically related data elements or functions for accomplishing a single task. The management interface is further configured to determine at least one expected value for at least one transaction element and to compare at least one actual value with the at least one expected value to obtain a comparison element. The security module is configured to execute security processes based on the comparison element.