GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED ACCESS MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE DATA
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- based on receiving first data from a first measuring device, determining a category of the first data;
identifying one or more geographical areas based, at least in part, on the category of the first data;
generating an access policy for the first data based, at least in part, on the identified geographical areas; and
securing access to the first data based, at least in part, on the access policy.
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Abstract
The proliferation of TOT devices has led to an increase in sensitive, cloud-stored data. To provide further protection, TOT device data may be secured by geographically based access controls as a supplement to or in place of traditional password protection. A geographically based access control restricts data accessibility to designated geographical areas. In this manner, a requesting device may not access geo-fence protected TOT device data unless the requesting device is located within a designated geographical area. Geo-fence parameters utilized for creation of a geo-fence policy may be pre-specified or generated based on operating conditions. For example, a user may provide location data, such as an address or geographical coordinate, and a radial distance from the location for which data access is permissible. Additionally, geo-fence parameters can be automatically determined based on criteria such as an TOT device type or data usage characteristics.
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1. A method comprising:
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based on receiving first data from a first measuring device, determining a category of the first data; identifying one or more geographical areas based, at least in part, on the category of the first data; generating an access policy for the first data based, at least in part, on the identified geographical areas; and securing access to the first data based, at least in part, on the access policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media having program code for providing geographically based access controls for data stored therein, the program code to:
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based on receiving first data from a first measuring device, determine a category of the first data; identify one or more geographical areas based, at least in part, on the category of the first data; generate an access policy for the first data based, at least in part, on the identified geographical areas; and secure access to the first data based, at least in part, on the access policy. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory machine-readable medium having program code executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to, based on receiving first data from a first measuring device, determine a category of the first data; identify one or more geographical areas based, at least in part, on the category of the first data; generate an access policy for the first data based, at least in part, on the identified geographical areas; and secure access to the first data based, at least in part, on the access policy. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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