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SEALING SECRET DATA WITH A POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SENSOR-BASED CONSTRAINT

  • US 20130047197A1
  • Filed: 08/19/2011
  • Published: 02/21/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a request to access secret data from an application executing on a mobile computing device;

    responsive to receiving the request, retrieving a policy that defines whether the user is authorized to access the secret data, the policy comprising at least one value that is tied to at least one sensor on the mobile computing device;

    retrieving a sensor reading from the at least one sensor on the mobile computing device of the user;

    causing a processor on the mobile computing device to determine whether the policy has been satisfied based at least in part upon a comparison between the at least one value that is tied to the at least one sensor and the sensor reading from the at least one sensor; and

    if and only if the policy is satisfied, providing the application with the secret data.

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