Methods of dynamically securing electronic devices and other communications through environmental and system measurements leveraging tailored trustworthy spaces and continuous authentication

A system for securing one or more devices using a tailored trustworthy space rule (“TTS rule”), comprising:

• a device comprising a processor, a memory, and a sensor, wherein the processor is communicatively coupled to the memory and the sensor;
• wherein the memory contains an application and a TTS rule, and the processor is configured to load and execute the application;
• wherein the processor is configured to obtain a first measurement from the sensor prior to loading the application;
• wherein the processor is configured to perform a first check comparing the first measurement against one or more values defined by the TTS rule;
• and
• wherein, upon passing the first check, the processor is configured to proceed with loading the application.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium embodying a set of instructions for securing a device using tailored trustworthy space rules (“TTS rules”), wherein the device is configured to perform a first action and wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor in the device, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining a security certificate from a certificate server using an out-of-band process;
• encrypting and storing the security certificate in a certificate store on the device;
• obtaining a configuration comprising a device-wide TTS rule from a system server;
• obtaining application data comprising an application configured to perform a second action and an application-specific TTS rule from an application server;
• storing the application data in an application store on the device;
• prior to executing the application, comparing a first measurement from a sensor in the device to the device-wide TTS rule and the application-specific TTS rule;
• if the first measurement fails either the device-wide TTS rule or the application-specific TTS rule, either refraining from executing the application or preventing the application from performing the second action in accordance with the device-wide TTS rule or the application-specific TTS rule, respectively;
• during execution of the application, comparing a second measurement from the sensor to the device-wide TTS rule and the application-specific TTS rule;
• if the second measurement fails either the device-wide TTS rule or the application-specific TTS rule, either ceasing execution of the application or preventing the application from performing the second action in accordance with the device-wide TTS rule or the application-specific TTS rule, respectively;
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• if either the first measurement or the second measurement fails the device-wide TTS rule, preventing the device from performing the first action in accordance with the device-wide TTS rule.