Virtual Endpoint Provisioning for Secure Cloud Service Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing private network technologies such as MPLS, VPN, APN, and IPSEC are cumbersome, slow, difficult to manage, and costly, making it challenging to build secure and reliable communications for cloud-based services.
Innovation Solution
A mobile virtual endpoint eco-system that utilizes APN, DNN, VPN, and network slicing to manage access to cloud-based services based on device and user identification, ensuring secure and reliable communication through private network connections using cloud-native configurations and predictive/AI-based capacity management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional private network technologies (MPLS, VPN, APN, DNN, IPSEC) are used to build secure communications, then security and reliability are improved, but network management complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual endpoint as an intermediary component that simplifies network management. The virtual endpoint acts as a mediator between cloud-based services and end user devices, handling authentication, authorization, and traffic routing decisions. This intermediary layer abstracts the complexity of traditional private network technologies while maintaining security and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtualized copy of network functions through the virtual endpoint platform. Instead of managing physical network infrastructure for each service, the system provides a virtual representation that can be instantiated and configured dynamically. This virtual copy approach reduces management complexity while maintaining the security functions of traditional private networks.
2Reliability
If traditional private network technologies are deployed, then secure communications are achieved, but deployment speed and ease of setup are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual endpoint platform performs preliminary configuration and provisioning actions before actual service deployment. Service providers can pre-configure authentication rules, authorization policies, and traffic routing parameters in the virtual endpoint system. When a service needs to be deployed, these pre-configured virtual endpoints can be instantiated rapidly without time-consuming manual network setup.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical network configuration processes with automated virtualization mechanisms. Traditional manual setup of VPNs, APNs, and other private network elements is substituted by programmatic provisioning of virtual endpoints through standardized interfaces. This automation significantly accelerates deployment speed while maintaining security functions.
3Reliability
If comprehensive private network management is implemented, then communication security is improved, but operational cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual endpoint platform provides multi-functional capabilities through a single unified system. The same virtual endpoint infrastructure handles multiple functions including authentication, authorization, traffic routing, security policy enforcement, and service provisioning. This universality eliminates the need for separate dedicated systems for each function, reducing operational costs while maintaining comprehensive security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts operational parameters based on service requirements and traffic conditions. The virtual endpoint can modify authentication strictness, authorization scopes, and routing policies in response to changing conditions. This dynamic parameter adjustment allows the system to maintain security at lower operational cost by optimizing resource allocation based on actual usage patterns rather than maintaining maximum security settings uniformly.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining provisioning information associated with a service provider where the provisioning information includes a mapping of identifications of a group of end user devices to cloud-based services of the service provider; determining, according to the provisioning information, that an end user device of the group of end user devices is permitted to access a service endpoint associated with a particular cloud-based service of the cloud-based services of the service provider; and facilitating the particular cloud-based service for the end user device utilizing a private network connection, the service endpoint and a private endpoint associated with the service provider. Other embodiments are disclosed.