SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTAINERIZED DATA SECURITY

• US 20160301676A1
• Filed: 03/10/2016
• Published: 10/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Polyverse Corporation
• Original Assignee: Polyverse Corporation
• Inventors: GOUNARES, Alexander G.
• Granted Patent: US 9,807,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1433 Vulnerability analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1441 Countermeasures against malicious traffic countermeasures against attacks on cryptographic mechanisms H04L9/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066

Abstract

Provided herein are systems and methods useful in facilitating containerized data security. The system may include a data store, a computer processing unit, a network interface, and memory. The memory may contain executable instructions for causing the system to perform a containerized data security method including obtaining a first external communication from a source external to the system; associating the first external communication with the first container; authenticating the first external communication with respect to the first container; providing the first external communication to an unencrypted instance of the first container in the memory; obtaining a first responsive communication from the unencrypted instance of the first container; and providing the first responsive communication to the source external to the system.

Claims

1. A system useful in facilitating containerized data security, the system comprising:

a data store containing at least an encrypted plurality of N containers, including a first container, said first container including data associated with a unit of interest to the system and encrypted instructions corresponding to at least one application; and

a computer processing unit;

a network interface in data communication with said computer processing unit and said data store; and

memory in data communication with said computer processing unit and containing executable instructions for causing said computer processing unit to perform a containerized data security method including;

(a) obtaining a first external communication from a source external to the system;

(b) associating said first external communication with said first container;

(c) authenticating said first external communication with respect to said first container;

(d) providing said first external communication to an unencrypted instance of said first container in said memory;

(e) obtaining a first responsive communication from said unencrypted instance of said first container; and

(f) providing said first responsive communication to said source external to the system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein step (b) of said containerized data security method includes:

obtaining an encrypted version of said first container from said data store;

decrypting encrypted version of said first container; and

instantiating said unencrypted instance of said first container in said memory.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said containerized data security method further includes using information contained in said first external communication to identify a decryption key associated with said first container.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said first container includes only data associated with a first unit of interest to the system and said containerized data security method further includes:

(a) obtaining a second external communication from said source external to the system;

(b) associating said second external communication with said first container;

(c) determining said second external communication is associated with a second unit of interest to the system; and

(d) flagging said source external to the system as a security risk.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said containerized data security method further includes, subsequent to step (e):

encrypting said unencrypted instance of said first container, thereby creating a new encrypted version of said first container; and

providing said new encrypted version of said first container to said data store.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said containerized data security method includes, prior to step (f):

performing a security analysis of said first external communication and said first responsive communication; and

obtaining a favorable result from said security analysis.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said first container includes a virtual middle tier server and a virtual data center.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said first container is a private container.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said first container is a shared container.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said first container is a public container.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein said unencrypted instance of said second container:

obtains said third external communication;

authenticates said third external communication in accordance with said second authentication step;

decrypts said encrypted version of said third container; and

instantiates an unencrypted instance of said third container within said unencrypted instance of said second container.

11. A system useful in facilitating containerized data security, the system comprising:

a data store containing at least;

an encrypted version of a first container, said first container including instructions corresponding to a first authentication step and an encrypted version of a second container, said second container including instructions corresponding to a second authentication step and an encrypted version of a third container;

a computer processing unit;

a network interface in data communication with said computer processing unit and said data store; and

memory in data communication with said computer processing unit and containing executable instructions for causing said computer processing unit to perform a containerized data security method comprising;

(a) obtaining a first external communication from a source external to the system;

(b) associating said first external communication with said first container;

(c) authenticating said first external communication with respect to said first container;

(d) obtaining said new encrypted version of said first container from said data store;

(e) decrypting said encrypted version of said first container; and

(f) instantiating an unencrypted instance of said first container in said memory;

(g) obtaining a first responsive communication from said unencrypted instance of said first container, said first responsive communication being associated with said first authentication step;

(h) providing said first responsive communication to said source external to the system;

(i) obtaining a second external communication from said source external to the system;

(j) associating said second external communication with said first container;

(k) providing said second external communication to said unencrypted instance of said first container;

(l) obtaining a second responsive communication from said unencrypted instance of said first container, said second responsive communication being associated with said second authentication step;

(m) providing said second responsive communication to said source external to the system;

(n) obtaining a third external communication from said source external to the system;

(o) associating said third external communication with said first container; and

(p) providing said third external communication to said unencrypted instance of said first container.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said unencrypted instance of said first container:

obtains said second external communication;

authenticates said second external communication in accordance with said first authentication step;

decrypts said encrypted version of said second container;

instantiates an unencrypted instance of said second container within said unencrypted instance of said first container;

obtains said third external communication; and

provides said third external communication to said unencrypted instance of said second container.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said containerized data security method further includes using information contained in said first external communication to identify a decryption key associated with said first container.

15. A system useful in facilitating containerized data security, the system comprising:

a data store containing at least an encrypted plurality of N containers, including a

first container, said first container including publicly accessible data associated with the system and encrypted instructions corresponding to at least one application; and

a computer processing unit;

a network interface in data communication with said computer processing unit and said data store; and

memory in data communication with said computer processing unit and said data store and containing executable instructions for causing said computer processing unit to perform a containerized data security method including;

(a) obtaining an encrypted version of said first container from said data store;

(b) decrypting said encrypted version of said first container; and

(c) instantiating an unencrypted instance of said first container in said memory

(d) obtaining a first external communication from a source external to the system;

(e) associating said first external communication with said first container;

(f) providing said first external communication to an unencrypted instance of said first container in said memory; and

(g) obtaining a first responsive communication from said unencrypted instance of said first container.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said containerized data security method further includes, providing said first responsive communication to said source external to the system.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said containerized data security method further includes:

(i) discarding unencrypted instance of said first container;

(j) obtaining said encrypted version of said first container from said data store;

(k) decrypting encrypted version of said first container; and

(l) instantiating a second unencrypted instance of said first container in said memory.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said containerized data security method further includes, prior to step (i):

performing a security analysis of said first external communication and said first responsive communication; and

identifying a security risk to the system.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein said containerized data security method further includes:

providing said first responsive communication to said source external to the system; and

instantiating a monitored version of said first container; and

wherein any additional external communications obtained from said source external to the system are directed to said monitored version of said first container.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein steps (i) through (l) are repeated at a regular interval.