Remote verification for configuration updates

摘要

In various embodiments, a control client is configured to determine whether or not the most current configuration profile has been installed within a corresponding mobile device. In particular embodiments, the client is configured to store its own copy of a configuration profile and to compare its copy with the most current configuration profile generated by a device management system as well as to the configuration profile currently installed and applied by a configuration manager within the mobile device. Each configuration profile includes an embedded verification token that facilitates this process. Furthermore, the client may be configured to inform the device management system as to whether or not the current configuration profile has been installed. The device management system may govern enterprise access by the mobile device based on whether or not the current configuration profile has been installed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
establishing a connection between a client application hosted by a mobile device and a device management system remote from the mobile device; receiving, by the client application, a first current configuration profile location of a current configuration profile external to the mobile device, the current configuration profile comprising one or more current configuration settings to be installed within the mobile device and a current verification token embedded within the one or more current configuration settings; and determining, by the client application, whether or not the current configuration profile matches a reference configuration profile including a reference verification token stored within the mobile device, wherein the client application determines whether or not the current configuration profile matches the reference configuration profile at least in part by comparing the current verification token to the reference verification token.