Patent ID: 9148448
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless mobile device configured to communicate with a policy data storage located remotely from the wireless mobile device, the wireless mobile device comprising: a processor configured to be placed in a first security mode of operation responsive to the wireless mobile device receiving first instructions from the policy data storage located at a remote location, the first instructions containing a first administrative selection; the processor further configured to be placed in a second security mode of operation responsive to the wireless mobile device receiving second instructions from the policy data storage at the remote location, the second instructions containing a second administrative selection, wherein at least one of the first and second security modes of operation are initiated without intervention from a user of the wireless device and causes the processor to use one or more security algorithms corresponding to one or more security schemes stored in the policy data storage at the remote location, and wherein at least one of the first and second security modes of operation force use of at least one cryptographic algorithm selected from the one or more security algorithms; and a display configured to visually indicate a current security mode of operation to a user of the wireless mobile device, wherein the processor is configured to transmit an indication of the wireless mobile device's current security mode to a remote administrator that selects the first and second administrative selections.