APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN A VIRTUAL PERIMETER
First Claim
1. At least one machine-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause an electronic device to perform a method, the method comprising:
- identifying a current context;
receiving a role, according to the current context, in a hierarchy of multiple electronic devices; and
operating in accordance with the role in the hierarchy within a secure perimeter in the current context around the multiple electronic devices, wherein the hierarchy includes a system of security checks based on context information.
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Abstract
Described herein are apparatus, system, and method for protecting electronic devices through the creation of a virtual perimeter among the electronic devices. The virtual perimeter may be generated by the electronic devices themselves. The method performed by an electronic device comprises: identifying a current context; receiving a role, according to the current context, in a hierarchy of multiple electronic devices, and operating in accordance with the role in the hierarchy within a secure perimeter in the current context around the multiple electronic devices, wherein the hierarchy includes a system of security checks based on context information.
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27 Claims
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1. At least one machine-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause an electronic device to perform a method, the method comprising:
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identifying a current context; receiving a role, according to the current context, in a hierarchy of multiple electronic devices; and operating in accordance with the role in the hierarchy within a secure perimeter in the current context around the multiple electronic devices, wherein the hierarchy includes a system of security checks based on context information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device comprising:
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a logic unit to identify a current context; and a security agent capable of performing a role of a top element in a hierarchy of multiple electronic devices in the current context identified by the logic, wherein the hierarchy includes a system of security checks based on context information to form a secure perimeter in the current context around the multiple electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A server comprising:
a security manager module to; register multiple electronic devices; define one or more contexts for the registered multiple electronic devices for providing a secure perimeter in the one or more contexts around the multiple electronic devices; and define a hierarchy for the multiple electronic devices according to the one or more contexts, wherein the security manager module is communicatively coupled to a security agent of an electronic device from among the multiple electronic devices in the hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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18. (canceled)
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20. (canceled)
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