Deploying Policies and Allowing Offline Policy Evaluation
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1. A method of operating an information management system comprising:
- providing a device comprising a decision engine to manage information accessible via the device according to a first set of policies stored on the device;
connecting of the device to a network with a server having access to a policy database;
via the server, receiving at the device a second set of policies to replace the first set of policies; and
after receiving the second set of policies at the device, using the decision engine to manage information accessible via the device according to the second set of policies, whether the device is connected or disconnected from the network.
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Abstract
In an information management system, policies are deployed to targets and targets can evaluate the policies whether they are connected or disconnected to the system. The policies may be transferred to the target, which may be a device or user. Relevant policies may be transferred while not relevant policies are not. The policies may have policy abstractions.
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1. A method of operating an information management system comprising:
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providing a device comprising a decision engine to manage information accessible via the device according to a first set of policies stored on the device; connecting of the device to a network with a server having access to a policy database; via the server, receiving at the device a second set of policies to replace the first set of policies; and after receiving the second set of policies at the device, using the decision engine to manage information accessible via the device according to the second set of policies, whether the device is connected or disconnected from the network.
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2. A method comprising:
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providing a server having access to a policy database storing a first set of policies; providing a device, separate from the server, comprising a decision engine, implemented using executable code, to manage information accessible via the device; connecting of the device to a network with the server having access to the policy database; via the network, receiving at the device from the server the first set of policies and storing the first set of policies on the device; providing a first abstraction, referenced by at least one policy of the first set of policies; storing the first abstraction on the device, wherein the first abstraction includes a definition statement used by the device when evaluating the at least one policy of the first set of policies; and using the decision engine of the device to manage information accessible via the device according to the first set of policies stored on the device, even when the device is disconnected to the network. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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providing a device comprising a decision engine, implemented using at least one code module, to control application operation on the device; connecting the device to a network with a server having access to a policy database; via the network, receiving at the device a first set of policies to be stored at the device; retrieving a first abstraction referenced by at least one policy of the first set of policies; and after the receiving of the first set of policies at the device, using the decision engine to control application operation on the device according to the first set of policies stored at the device, even when the device is disconnected to the network, comprising; allowing access by a first application to a first document at the device, wherein a first policy of the first set of policies is evaluated to determine whether to allow access by the first application and the first policy references the retrieved first abstraction; and when access by the first application to the first document is granted according to the first policy, determining whether a document operation is allowable. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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