Secure electronic device application connection to an application server
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorGregg OSTROWSKI
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Abstract
The present disclosure presents a system, method and apparatus for creating a secure tunnel between a mobile device and a server. The server can be configured to receive authentication information from the mobile device. The server can be further configured to establish a secure tunnel between the server and mobile device through at least one firewall in response to verification of the authentication information, the secure tunnel allowing the mobile device direct access to at least one application associated with the server. Additionally, the server can be configured to provide, to the mobile device, data associated with the at least one application.
Claims23
A server configured to be located on an enterprise network behind one or more firewalls comprising:
- a non-transitory memory;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory memory;
- the processor configured to execute instructions to:
- receive authentication information associated with a mobile device;
- establish a secure tunnel between the server and mobile device through at least one firewall in response to verification of the authentication information, the secure tunnel providing the mobile device direct access to at least one application associated with the server;
- and
- provide, to the mobile device, in response to a request from the mobile device, data associated with the at least one application associated with the server.
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A mobile device comprising:
- a non-transitory memory;
- a processor coupled to the non-transitory memory;
- the processor configured to execute instructions to:
- request, in response to receiving an input into the mobile device, receipt of data from a server via a secure tunnel, the data being associated with at least one application associated with the server;
- transmit authentication information to the server;
- receive the requested data, which was transmitted over the secure tunnel wherein the secure tunnel is between the mobile device and the server, which is located on an enterprise network behind one or more firewalls;
- the secure tunnel providing the mobile device direct access to at least one application associated with the server.
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A system comprising:
- a server;
- a firewall securely coupled to the server;
- a relay securely coupled to the firewall;
- a wireless network securely coupled to the relay;
- a mobile device securely coupled to the wireless network;
- the mobile device having authentication information stored thereon;
- the server securely coupled to the firewall and having instructions stored thereon to cause the server to:
- execute at least one application configured to allow the mobile device to access data associated with the at least one application;
- receive authentication information from the mobile device;
- establish a secure tunnel between the server and mobile device through at least one firewall and relay in response to verification of the authentication information, the secure tunnel allowing the mobile device direct access to the at least one application associated with the server;
- and
- provide, to the mobile device, data associated with the at least one application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.