Systems, methods and media for securely executing remote commands using cross-platform library

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more interfaces configured to provide communication with one or more devices over a network;
• and
• a processor, in communication with the one or more interfaces, configured to run an instance of a cross-platform library stored in memory that is configured to:
• receive a remote command for implementing a policy from a server over the network, wherein the remote command includes a set of components including a triggering event and an action to be taken when the triggering event is detected and wherein the cross-platform library includes a list of functions that can be executed at the apparatus;
• evaluate the remote command by parsing the remote command to extract the set of components and interpreting the parsed set of components to determine whether the action can be implemented using at least one function in the cross-platform library;
• and
• if it is determined that the action can be implemented using the function in the cross-platform library, select the function in the cross-platform library for implementing the action by setting up the function to be executed when the triggering event is detected.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions operable to cause an apparatus running an instance of a cross-platform library to:

• receive a remote command for implementing a policy from a server over a network, wherein the remote command includes a set of components including a triggering event and an action to be taken when the triggering event is detected and wherein the cross-platform library includes a list of functions that can be executed at the apparatus;
• evaluate the remote command using the cross-platform library by parsing the remote command to extract the set of components and interpreting the parsed set of components to determine whether the action can be implemented using at least one function in the cross-platform library;
• and
• if it is determined that the action can be implemented using the function, select the function in the cross-platform library for implementing the action by setting up the function to be executed when the triggering event is detected.