Vehicle Service Activation via Startup Verification and Countdown
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current method for activating Internet of Vehicles services lacks security measures to ensure that the user activating the service is the vehicle owner, leading to potential leakage of vehicle information and malicious binding by others.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a TSP server that receives vehicle information from a mobile terminal, starts a countdown, extracts vehicle information from a vehicle-started event, and activates the service only if the information matches, ensuring the user is the owner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional activation method using only vehicle information input is used, then ease of operation is improved, but security and reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by sending an activation request message and starting a countdown timer before completing the activation. The vehicle must be started within this predetermined time period, which verifies ownership in advance before the service is fully activated. This preliminary verification step ensures that only the legitimate owner can activate the service.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by monitoring whether the vehicle is actually started within the countdown period. The TSP server receives vehicle startup events and compares the vehicle information from the startup event with the information provided during activation request. This feedback loop confirms that the person activating the service has physical access to and control over the vehicle.
2Adaptability or versatility
If vehicle information is transmitted for activation, then service activation capability is improved, but information security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification by checking whether the vehicle information matches between the activation request and the actual vehicle startup event before completing activation. This preliminary check prevents unauthorized activation even if vehicle information is leaked, because the attacker would need both the information and physical access to start the vehicle within the countdown period.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the vehicle startup event as an intermediary verification mechanism. Instead of directly trusting the vehicle information provided by the user, the system uses the actual vehicle startup (which requires physical access) as an intermediary proof of ownership. This intermediary step bridges the gap between information-based activation and physical ownership verification.
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AI summary
An Internet of Vehicles service activation method comprises: receiving first vehicle information of a vehicle to be activated, which is sent by a mobile terminal; when the received first vehicle information is comprised in a vehicle information database, sending an activation request message to the mobile terminal and starting a countdown of a preset time period; when a vehicle-started event sent by a vehicle-mounted terminal is received before the end of the countdown, extracting, from the vehicle-started event, second vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle-mounted terminal; and when the first vehicle information is the same as the second vehicle information, activating an Internet of Vehicles service of the vehicle to be activated.