Security policy enforcement for mobile devices connecting to a virtual private network gateway
US8479279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing secure policy enforcement for mobile devices is presented. A mobile device is connected to a computer system, the computer system having an active Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel with a VPN gateway. The computer system runs a security policy check on the mobile device. A determination is made whether the mobile device passed the security policy check and when the mobile device does pass the security policy check, a certificate is issued to the mobile device. The mobile device then uses the certificate to connect to a VPN.
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