Providing a managed browser
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- loading, by a computing device, a managed browser, the managed browser being configured to provide at least one managed mode in which one or more policies are applied to the managed browser and an unmanaged mode in which the managed browser is no longer managed by at least one device manager and in which the one or more policies are not applied to the managed browser;
receiving, by the computing device, a request to access one or more enterprise resources via the managed browser;
creating, by the computing device, based on at least one policy of the one or more policies, at least one application tunnel from the managed browser to the one or more enterprise resources, the at least one policy of the one or more policies being configured to selectively limit the managed browser'"'"'s ability to create the at least one application tunnel;
obtaining, by the computing device, enterprise data from the one or more enterprise resources via the at least one application tunnel;
obtaining, by the computing device, device state information;
determining, by the computing device, based on the device state information, whether to selectively disable the at least one managed mode of the managed browser; and
in response to determining to selectively disable the at least one managed mode of the managed browser, causing, by the computing device, the at least one managed mode to be disabled by causing the managed browser to enter the unmanaged mode, wherein access to the one or more enterprise resources is blocked when the managed browser is operating in the unmanaged mode.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing a managed browser are presented. In various embodiments, a computing device may load a managed browser. The managed browser may, for instance, be configured to provide a managed mode in which one or more policies are applied to the managed browser, and an unmanaged mode in which such policies might not be applied and/or in which the browser might not be managed by at least one device manager agent running on the computing device. Based on device state information and/or one or more policies, the managed browser may switch between the managed mode and the unmanaged mode, and the managed browser may provide various functionalities, which may include selectively providing access to enterprise resources, based on such state information and/or the one or more policies.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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loading, by a computing device, a managed browser, the managed browser being configured to provide at least one managed mode in which one or more policies are applied to the managed browser and an unmanaged mode in which the managed browser is no longer managed by at least one device manager and in which the one or more policies are not applied to the managed browser;
receiving, by the computing device, a request to access one or more enterprise resources via the managed browser;creating, by the computing device, based on at least one policy of the one or more policies, at least one application tunnel from the managed browser to the one or more enterprise resources, the at least one policy of the one or more policies being configured to selectively limit the managed browser'"'"'s ability to create the at least one application tunnel; obtaining, by the computing device, enterprise data from the one or more enterprise resources via the at least one application tunnel; obtaining, by the computing device, device state information; determining, by the computing device, based on the device state information, whether to selectively disable the at least one managed mode of the managed browser; and in response to determining to selectively disable the at least one managed mode of the managed browser, causing, by the computing device, the at least one managed mode to be disabled by causing the managed browser to enter the unmanaged mode, wherein access to the one or more enterprise resources is blocked when the managed browser is operating in the unmanaged mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing device, comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to; load a managed browser, the managed browser being configured to provide at least one managed mode in which one or more policies are applied to the managed browser and an unmanaged mode in which the managed browser is no longer managed by at least one device manager and in which the one or more policies are not applied to the managed browser; receive a request to access one or more enterprise resources via the managed browser;
create, based on at least one policy of the one or more policies, at least one application tunnel from the managed browser to the one or more enterprise resources, the at least one policy of the one or more policies being configured to selectively limit the managed browser'"'"'s ability to create the at least one application tunnel;obtain enterprise data from the one or more enterprise resources via the at least one application tunnel; obtain device state information; determine, based on the device state information, whether to selectively disable the at least one managed mode of the managed browser; and in response to determining to selectively disable the at least one managed mode of the managed browser, cause the at least one managed mode to be disabled by causing the managed browser to enter the unmanaged mode, wherein access to the one or more enterprise resources is blocked when the managed browser is operating in the unmanaged mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 20)
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18. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a computing device to:
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load a managed browser, the managed browser being configured to provide at least one managed mode in which one or more policies are applied to the managed browser and an unmanaged mode in which the managed browser is no longer managed by at least one device manager and in which the one or more policies are not applied to the managed browser; receive a request to access one or more enterprise resources via the managed browser;
create, based on at least one policy of the one or more policies, at least one application tunnel from the managed browser to the one or more enterprise resources, the at least one policy of the one or more policies being configured to selectively limit the managed browser'"'"'s ability to create the at least one application tunnel;obtain enterprise data from the one or more enterprise resources via the at least one application tunnel; obtain device state information; determine, based on the device state information, whether to selectively disable the at least one managed mode of the managed browser; and in response to determining to selectively disable the at least one managed mode of the managed browser, cause the at least one managed mode to be disabled by causing the managed browser to enter the unmanaged mode, wherein access to the one or more enterprise resources is blocked when the managed browser is operating in the unmanaged mode.
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