System and method controlling access to applications on a mobile device

摘要

Disclosed are systems and methods for controlling access to applications of a mobile device. An example method includes collecting, by a controlled shell of an OS of the mobile device, information about an application of the user device; determining a category designation of the application based on the collected information; determining, by the controlled shell, whether the category designation of the application complies with one or more rules of a usage policy of the mobile device; blocking user access to the application if it is determined that a rule exists prohibiting use of applications in the designated category or if no rule exists permitting use of the applications in the designated category; and permitting user access to the application if it is determined that a rule exists allowing use of applications in the designated category or if no rule exists prohibiting use of the applications in the designated category.

主权项

1. A method for controlling access to applications of a mobile device, the method comprising:
collecting, by a controlled shell of an operating system (OS) of the mobile device, information about at least one application of the mobile device; generating a probability distribution associated with the at least one application based on the collected information, the probability distribution indicating a likelihood that the at least one application belongs to a category designation of a plurality of category designations; determining the category designation of the application based on the probability distribution; determining, by the controlled shell, whether the category designation of the application complies with one or more rules of a usage policy of the mobile device; blocking, by the controlled shell, user access to the application if it is determined that a rule exists prohibiting use of applications in the designated category or if no rule exists permitting use of the applications in the designated category; and permitting, by the controlled shell, user access to the application if it is determined that a rule exists allowing use of applications in the designated category or if no rule exists prohibiting use of the applications in the designated category refrain.