CONTROLLING APPLICATION ACCESS TO MOBILE DEVICE FUNCTIONS

摘要

There is described a method of controlling application access to predetermined functions of a mobile device. The described method comprises (a) providing a set of keys, each key corresponding to one of the predetermined functions, (b) receiving an application from an application provider together with information identifying a set of needed functions, and (c) generating a signed application by signing the received application with each of the keys that correspond to one of the needed functions identified by the received information. There is also described a device for controlling application access and a system for controlling and authenticating application access. Furthermore, there is described a computer program and a computer program product.

主权项

1. A method of controlling application access to predetermined functions of a mobile device, the method comprising:
providing a set of keys, each key corresponding to one of the predetermined functions; receiving an application from an application provider together with information identifying a set of needed functions; and generating a signed application by signing the received application with each of the keys that correspond to one of the needed functions identified by the received information.