Gerhard, D., Reinauer, G., Krumböck, A., & Ljuhar, R. (2014). Information management in product development workflows - a novel approach on the basis of pseudonymization of product information. In G. Moroni & T. Tolio (Eds.), 24th CIRP Design Conference (pp. 467–472). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2014.03.180
E307-04 - Forschungsbereich Maschinenbauinformatik und Virtuelle Produktentwicklung E307-02-1 - Forschungsgruppe Maschinenelemente und Luftfahrtgetriebe
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Published in:
24th CIRP Design Conference
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Volume:
21
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Date (published):
2014
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Event name:
24th CIRP Design Conference
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Event date:
13-Apr-2014 - 15-Apr-2014
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Event place:
Milan, Italy
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Number of Pages:
6
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Publisher:
Elsevier BV
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Keywords:
General Materials Science; Product development; security; information management; pseudonymization; access control
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Abstract:
Information stored in the documentation of a product constitutes in many aspects the intellectual property (IP) of an enterprise. This valuable knowledge, built over years of extensive research and development deserves special attention and protection. Especially the context of distributed product development activities and increased collaborations with external partners puts companies at a growing risk that unauthorized individuals obtain access to this prized capital. In this paper, we present a novel concept for managing and sharing sensitive information in product development processes. Product information is separated and subsequently pseudonymized into independent blocks of data fragments which can be reassembled to specific information levels depending on the requirements of the organization. Thus, a user can be given access to that level of information specifically required to complete the task. The product information itself is only available as unordered data fragments and no longer interpretable even in case of data theft. By doing so, a comprehensive protection against internal and external abuse of sensitive product information can be realized which can easily be combined with existing concepts in the field of information protection.
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Information stored in the documentation of a product constitutes in many aspects the intellectual property (IP) of an enterprise. This valuable knowledge, built over years of extensive research and development deserves special attention and protection. Especially the context of distributed product development activities and increased collaborations with external partners puts companies at a growing risk that unauthorized individuals obtain access to this prized capital. In this paper, we present a novel concept for managing and sharing sensitive information in product development processes. Product information is separated and subsequently pseudonymized into independent blocks of data fragments which can be reassembled to specific information levels depending on the requirements of the organization. Thus, a user can be given access to that level of information specifically required to complete the task. The product information itself is only available as unordered data fragments and no longer interpretable even in case of data theft. By doing so, a comprehensive protection against internal and external abuse of sensitive product information can be realized which can easily be combined with existing concepts in the field of information protection.