MANAGING APPLICATIONS IN NON-COOPERATIVE ENVIRONMENTS

摘要

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for managing applications in non-cooperative environments. Embodiments of the invention provide the ability to manage non-cooperative applications and operating systems. For example, applications and operating systems at a user's (e.g., an information worker's) personal device (e.g., smartphone) can be appropriately managed to provide more secure access to a corporate IT infrastructure. An IT worker can programmatically repackage an application, deploy it to a user's personal device, and manage the user's ability to use the application through policy.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for grouping a plurality of applications together in a container, the computer-implemented method comprising:
determining that a plurality of amended applications are permitted to exchange data with one another based on accessed policies; based on the determination that the plurality of amended applications are permitted to exchange data with one another based on accessed policies, grouping a plurality of corresponding target applications together in a container, the grouping comprising, for each amended application in the plurality of amended applications:
updating a policy applicable to a corresponding target application to provide the corresponding target application with increased privileges to exchange data with other corresponding target applications in the plurality of corresponding target applications; and isolating the container from at least one other application by restricting the at least one other application from exchanging data with any of the plurality of target applications.