SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CENTRALLY MANAGING POLICIES ASSIGNABLE TO A PLURALITY OF PORTABLE END-POINT SECURITY DEVICES OVER A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system for centrally managing policy files prescriptively assignable to a plurality of portable end-point security devices over a network comprising:
- a central management console in processing communications with at least one administration server, said central management console being configured to;
define a plurality of group folders on said at least one administration server;
said plurality of group folders being permissively accessible by said plurality of portable end-point security devices upon presentation of proper credentials to at least said plurality of portable end-point security devices;
define separate file-based policies for each of said plurality of group folders;
selectively assign said plurality of portable end-point security devices to one or more of said plurality of group folders in at least partial dependence on said defined separate policies;
wherein said separate policies are inherited by said portable end-point security devices from said assigned plurality of group folders when operatively coupled thereto.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for centrally managing policies prescriptively assignable to a plurality of portable end-point security devices over a network is provided. Various embodiments incorporate an central management console configured to define a plurality of group folders on at least one administration server accessible by the plurality of portable end-point security devices, define separate policies for each of the plurality of group folders, assign the plurality of portable end-point security devices to one or more of the plurality of group folders in a many to many relationship such that the separate policies of the plurality of group folders are inherited by the portable end-point security devices when operatively coupled thereto. In an embodiment, the portable end-point security devices are disposed as a handheld computer peripheral device connectable to a computer system using a communications port.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for centrally managing policy files prescriptively assignable to a plurality of portable end-point security devices over a network comprising:
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a central management console in processing communications with at least one administration server, said central management console being configured to;
define a plurality of group folders on said at least one administration server;
said plurality of group folders being permissively accessible by said plurality of portable end-point security devices upon presentation of proper credentials to at least said plurality of portable end-point security devices;
define separate file-based policies for each of said plurality of group folders;
selectively assign said plurality of portable end-point security devices to one or more of said plurality of group folders in at least partial dependence on said defined separate policies;
wherein said separate policies are inherited by said portable end-point security devices from said assigned plurality of group folders when operatively coupled thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for centrally managing policy files prescriptively assignable to a plurality of portable end-point security devices over a network comprising:
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defining a plurality of group folders on at least one administration server;
said plurality of group folders being permissively accessible by said plurality of portable end-point security devices upon presentation of proper credentials to at least said plurality of portable end-point security devices;
defining separate file-based policies for each of said plurality of group folders;
selectively assigning said plurality of portable end-point security devices to one or more of said plurality of group folders in at least partial dependence on said defined separate policies;
wherein said separate policies are inherited by said portable end-point security devices from said assigned plurality of group folders when operatively coupled thereto. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product embodied in a tangible form comprising executable instructions for a processor associated with at least one administration server to:
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generate a plurality of group folders on said at least one administration server;
said plurality of group folders being permissively accessible by a plurality of portable end-point security devices upon presentation of proper credentials to said at least one administration server;
generate separate file-based policies for each of said plurality of group folders;
selectively assign said plurality of portable end-point security devices to one or more of said plurality of group folders in at least partial dependence on said defined separate policies;
wherein said separate policies are inherited by said portable end-point security devices from said assigned plurality of group folders when operatively coupled thereto. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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