Methods and systems for intelligently controlling access to computing resources

A system for controlling the access of an endpoint computing system to a resource accessible by a host computing system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory connected to the processor storing instructions to control the operation of the processor to perform the steps of
• identifying within at least one of the endpoint and host computing systems a plurality of conditions, each condition having a state;
• establishing a policy based upon the state of each of the plurality of conditions for access to the resource by the endpoint computing system, the policy including at least one rule and an analysis method for determining compliance with the rule;
• collecting the state of each of the plurality of conditions;
• processing the state of each of the plurality of conditions using the analysis method;
• determining, based on the processing, the compliance of the conditions with the rule;
• and
• controlling, based on the determining, the access of the endpoint computing system to the resource.

A method for generating signals to control the access of an endpoint computing system to a resource in a host computing system, comprising:

• collecting a state for each of a plurality of conditions in at least one of the endpoint computing system and the host computing system;
• identifying a policy for determining access of the endpoint computing system to the resource, the policy including at least one rule and an analysis method for determining compliance with the rule;
• processing, using the analysis method, the state of each of the plurality of conditions;
• determining, based upon the processing, if the plurality of conditions are in compliance with the rule;
• and
• generating, based upon the determining, a signal usable to control the access of the endpoint computing system to the resource.

A system for generating signals to control the access of an endpoint computing system to a resource in a host computing system, comprising:

• means for collecting a state for each of a plurality of conditions in at least one of the endpoint computing system and the host computing system;
• means for identifying a policy for determining access of the endpoint computing system to the resource, the policy including at least one rule and an analysis method for determining compliance with the rule;
• means for processing, using the analysis method, the state of each of the plurality of conditions;
• means for determining, based upon the processing, if the plurality of conditions are in compliance with the rule;
• and
• means for generating, based upon the determining, a signal usable to control the access of the endpoint computing system to the resource.

A program product storing instructions operable on computer to control the computer to generate signals to control the access of an endpoint computing system to a resource in a host computing system,

• the instructions stored on the program product operable to control the computer to perform the steps of:
• collecting a state for each of a plurality of conditions in at least one of the endpoint computing system and the host computing system;
• identifying a policy for determining access of the endpoint computing system to the resource, the policy including at least one rule and an analysis method for determining compliance with the rule;
• processing, using the analysis method, the state of each of the plurality of conditions;
• determining, based upon the processing, if the plurality of conditions are in compliance with the rule;
• and
• generating, based upon the determining, a signal usable to control the access of the endpoint computing system to the resource.