Configuring browser policy settings on client computing devices

A computer-implemented method for installing browser policy settings on a client computing device, the method comprising:

• transmitting login credentials to a server via a browser on a client computing device;
• receiving, on the client computing device, browser policy data and a public key from the server in response to the login credentials;
• authenticating the browser policy data based on the public key;
• and
• installing browser policy settings based on the authenticated browser policy data on the browser, wherein the browser policy settings based on the browser policy data comprise one or more of:
• compliance settings, behavioral settings, browser or software applications, permission to access one or more websites, restrictions on accessing one or more websites, read permission in a remote document storage unit accessible via the browser, or write permission in a remote document storage unit accessible via the browser, and wherein installing the browser policy settings based on the authenticated browser policy data on the browser comprises storing information based on the browser policy data together with the public key from the server and together with a signature of the client computing device.

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for installing browser policy settings on a computer, the method comprising:

• transmitting, via a browser on the computer, information identifying an enterprise account associated with a user of the computer to a server;
• receiving, on the computer, browser policy data and a public key associated with the server in response to the information identifying the enterprise account;
• authenticating the browser policy data based on the public key;
• and
• installing browser policy settings based on the authenticated browser policy data on the browser, wherein the browser policy settings based on the browser policy data comprise one or more of:
• compliance settings, behavioral settings, browser or software applications, permission to access one or more websites, restrictions on accessing one or more websites, read permission in a remote document storage unit accessible via the browser, or write permission in a remote document storage unit accessible via the browser, and wherein installing the browser policy settings based on the authenticated browser policy data on the browser comprises storing information based on the browser policy data together with the public key from the server and together with a signature of the computer.

A system for installing policy settings on a client computing device, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive, at a server, information identifying an enterprise account associated with a user of the client computing device, wherein the client computing device comprises a browser, and
• transmit, via a network, in conjunction with a public key of the server, browser policy data associated with the enterprise account associated with the user of the client computing device, wherein the browser policy data identifies browser policy settings to be installed on the browser, wherein the browser policy data identifies browser policy settings to be installed on the browser, wherein the browser policy settings identified by the browser policy data comprise one or more of:
• compliance settings, behavioral settings, browser or software applications, permission to access one or more websites, restrictions on accessing one or more websites, read permission in a remote document storage unit accessible via the browser, or write permission in a remote document storage unit accessible via the browser, and wherein the browser policy data is transmitted for storage, on the client computing device, together with the public key of the server and a signature of the client computing device.