On-Demand Security Policy Activation
AssigneeAirWatch LLC
InventorsErich Stuntebeck, Jonathan Blake Brannon
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Abstract
On-demand activation of a security policy may be provided. Upon receiving a selection of a link, a profile identified by a security policy associated with the link may be activated and the link may be opened according to the security policy. In some embodiments, opening the link according to the security policy may comprise redirecting the opening of the link from a first application to a second application.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled).
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile computing device, a user selection of a resource locator, wherein the resource locator comprises a reference to a resource;
- determining, using the mobile computing device, whether the selected resource locator is associated with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) policy;
- and
- in response to determining that the resource locator is associated with the VPN policy:
- launching, at the mobile computing device, a VPN connection, wherein the VPN connection permits access to the resource referred to by the resource locator according to the VPN policy;
- and
- accessing the resource referred to by the resource locator using the VPN connection.
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile computing device, performs a method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile computing device, a user selection of a resource locator, wherein the resource locator comprises a reference to a resource;
- determining, using the mobile computing device, whether the selected resource locator is associated with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) policy;
- and
- in response to determining that the resource locator is associated with the VPN policy:
- launching, at the mobile computing device, a VPN connection, wherein the VPN connection permits access to the resource referred to by the resource locator according to the VPN policy;
- and
- accessing the resource referred to by the resource locator using the VPN connection.
A system comprising:
- a memory storage storing program code;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory storage, wherein, upon execution, the program code causes the processor to perform stages including:
- rendering a resource locator for display in a user interface of a mobile computing device;
- receiving a user selection of the resource locator, wherein the resource locator comprises a reference to a resource;
- determining whether the selected resource locator is associated with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) policy;
- and
- in response to determining that the resource locator is associated with the VPN policy:
- launching a VPN connection, wherein the VPN connection permits access to the resource referred to by the resource locator according to the VPN policy;
- and
- accessing the resource referred to by the resource locator using the VPN connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.