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Roaming content wipe actions across devices

  • US 9,900,295 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2014
  • Issued: 02/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented in a first computing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from a second computing device, content protected based on a key, the content having been encrypted, and the key being associated with a third computing device that is being managed by a management policy; and

    determining whether the first computing device is being managed by the management policy, wherein;

    in response to determining that the first computing device is being managed by the management policy the method further includes associating, by the first computing device, the key with the first computing device; and

    in response to determining that the first computing device is not being managed by the management policy the method further includes;

    maintaining, at the first computing device, the association of the key with the third computing device rather than associating the key with the first computing device; and

    using the key associated with the third computing device to retrieve plaintext content from the protected content.

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