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Controlling mobile device access to secure data

US8959579B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2013
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/63
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various aspects of the disclosure relate to providing secure containers or data vaults for data of one or more managed applications. In some embodiments, each managed application may be assigned its own private data vault and/or may be assigned a shared data vault that is accessible to at least one other managed application. As the managed application executes, calls for access to the data may be intercepted and redirected to the secure containers. Data stored in a secure container may be encrypted according to a policy. Other aspects relate to deleting data from a secure container, such as via a selective wipe of data associated with a managed application. Further aspects relate to configuring and creating the secure containers, retrieving key information required to encrypt/decrypt the data stored in the secure containers, and publishing the managed applications, policy information and key information for download to a mobile device.

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