ENFORCEMENT OF PROXIMITY BASED POLICIES

摘要

Embodiments of the disclosure are related to enforcing a policy on a computing device, or a companion device, based upon its proximity to another computing device, or an anchor device. In one example, the anchor device and companion device can report their location with respect to one another to a policy server. The policy server can determine whether the anchor device and proximity device are in proximity to one another as well as determine whether a policy should be applied to the companion device based upon whether it is in proximity to the anchor device.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying program code executable in a computing device, the program code being configured to cause the computing device to at least:
obtain a first location indication associated with an anchor device, the first location indication being at least one of a geographic location or a network location of the anchor device; obtain a second location indication associated with a companion device, the second location indication being at least one of a geographic location or a network location of the companion device; identify a policy stored in a data store that associates the anchor device and the companion device, the policy specifying a security requirement that when the first location and the second location are within a proximity, the companion device can be accessed using a reduced authentication, and when the first location and the second location are not within the proximity, the companion device cannot be accessed using the reduced authentication; determine whether the policy is violated based at least in part upon the first location indication and the second location indication; and issue a command to the companion device in response to a determination that the policy is violated based at least in part upon the first location indication and the second location indication, the command requiring that the companion device be accessed in accordance with the security requirement.