Managing application access to certificates and keys

摘要

Plural modes of operation, each associated with a class attribute, may be established on a mobile device. The present application discloses a method of handling an application launch request, a computing device for carrying out the method and a computer readable medium for adapting a processor to carry out the method. The method includes receiving a launch request identifying an application that is to be launched, acquiring an identity for the application, acquiring a class for the application, labeling the application with the identity and the class and launching the application.

主权项

1. A method of handling attempted access to a store in a memory of a device, the method comprising:
receiving, at a computing device, from an application, a request for access to the store; detecting an identity attribute for the application; detecting a class attribute for the application, wherein the class attribute for the application is associated with a mode of operation of the device; basing a namespace of the application on the identity attribute for the application and the class attribute for the application; determining that the application can access the store, wherein the determining that the application can access the store comprises determining that the store is in the namespace of the application; and based on the determining, processing the request.