Apparatus, systems, and methods for providing policy in network-based applications

摘要

The disclosed subject matter provides apparatus, systems, and methods for preventing a user from disabling a software extension to a network-based application, thereby allowing a computing device to enforce the software extension even if the user wants to disable the software extension. The disclosed apparatus, systems, and methods can prevent a user from disabling a software extension by blocking an access to a communications network via the network-based application when the software extension is disabled.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more interfaces configured to provide communication with a computing device via a communication network; non-transitory memory configured to maintain computer readable instructions and a status table, wherein the status table includes information indicative of a status of a software extension associated with a network-based application instantiated on the computing device; a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the computer readable instructions are configured to cause the processor to:
determine, based on the information in the status table, the status of the software extension associated with the network-based application, wherein the status of the software extension is indicative of whether the software extension is enabled or disabled; andwhen the software extension is disabled, send a network stop message to the computing device to cause a network access of the network-based application to be disabled.