Browser-based secure desktop applications for open computing platforms

摘要

Example browser-based secure desktop applications for open computing platforms are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to provide secure desktop functionality to a computing platform comprises providing, in response to a first request, a secure desktop application to the computing platform, the secure desktop application for execution by a browser on the computing platform, and establishing a secure communication connection between a service node and the secure desktop application, the secure communication connection to provide the secure desktop application with access to a trusted entity, the secure communication connection being accessible to a trusted application downloaded to the computing platform for execution by the browser in association with the secure desktop application, the secure communication connection being inaccessible to an untrusted application not executed in association with the secure desktop application.

主权项

1. A method to provide secure desktop functionality, the method comprising:
providing, in response to a first request, a first secure desktop application to a first computing platform, the first secure desktop application to be executed by a first browser on the first computing platform; and establishing a secure communication connection between a service node and the first secure desktop application, the secure communication connection to exchange personal information between the first secure desktop application and a trusted entity server via the service node during a first secure desktop session associated with the first secure desktop application, the trusted entity server being separate from the service node and the first computing platform, the secure communication connection also being accessible to a trusted application downloaded to the first computing platform, the trusted application being different from the first secure desktop application and to be executed by the first browser in association with the first secure desktop application, the secure communication connection being inaccessible to an untrusted application not executed in association with the first secure desktop application.