Intelligent command filtering using cones of authentication in an internet of things (IoT) computing environment
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAndrew R. Jones, Gregory J. Boss, Jeremy R. Fox, John E. Moore, Jr.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are provided for masking unauthorized commands in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment by a processor. One or more commands issued to an IoT device may be filtered according to a selected cone of authentication to distinguish between primary users and secondary users to aid in validation of the one or more commands.
Claims14
A method, by a processor, for masking unauthorized commands in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment, comprising:
- filtering one or more commands issued to an IoT device according to a selected cone of authentication to distinguish between primary users and secondary users to aid in validation of the one or more commands;
- wherein the selected cone of authentication has an opening angle of a defined degree;
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- increasing the degree of the opening angle of the selected cone of authentication in response to detecting that a primary user is moving closer to the IoT device, and decreasing the degree of the opening angle in response to detecting that the primary user is moving farther from the IoT device.
A system, for masking unauthorized commands in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment, comprising:
- one or more processors with executable instructions that when executed cause the system to:
- filter one or more commands issued to an IoT device according to a selected cone of authentication to distinguish between primary users and secondary users to aid in validation of the one or more commands;
- wherein the selected cone of authentication has an opening angle of a defined degree;
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- increase the degree of the opening angle of the selected cone of authentication in response to detecting that a primary user is moving closer to the IoT device, and decrease the degree of the opening angle in response to detecting that the primary user is moving farther from the IoT device.
A computer program product for masking unauthorized commands in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment by one or more processors, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- an executable portion that filters one or more commands issued to an IoT device according to a selected cone of authentication to distinguish between primary users and secondary users to aid in validation of the one or more commands;
- wherein the selected cone of authentication has an opening angle of a defined degree;
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- an executable portion that increases the degree of the opening angle of the selected cone of authentication in response to detecting that a primary user is moving closer to the IoT device, and decreases the degree of the opening angle in response to detecting that the primary user is moving farther from the IoT device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.