Patent ID: 9679163
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method implemented in a computing environment for providing application extension management, the method comprising: installing a plurality of application extensions in a central repository; providing, by an extension management application, an extension management interface configured for: enabled, disabled, and actively in use; based at least in part on the usage policy and a usage status of the at least one of the plurality of users, receiving a selection of at least one application extension of the plurality of application extensions for access by the at least one user; providing access to the at least one selected application extension via the extension management interface on a device of the at least one user; identifying at least a subset of the plurality of application extensions associated with the at least one user, wherein at least one first extension of the subset of the plurality of application extensions comprises a mandatory access setting and at least one second extension of the subset of the plurality of application extensions comprises an optional access setting; and providing access to each of the subset of the plurality of application extensions via the extension management interface on the device of the at least one user.