Patent ID: 7308703
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for providing protection of data accessible by a mobile device comprising: a location configuration module for pre-configuring a plurality of locations, each pre-configured location associated with a security policy, and at least one of the pre-configured locations being user-definable; a location detection module for detecting a location associated with a network environment in which the mobile device is operating; a location verification module for verifying that the detected location corresponds to one of the pre-configured locations, wherein the detected location is verified using a cryptographic authentication protocol between the mobile device and a server, wherein the server responds to a query from the mobile device to confirm that the detected location corresponds to one of the pre-configured locations; a policy setting module being communicatively coupled to the location detection module for communication of the detected location, the policy setting module determining a current security policy based upon a comparison of the detected location and at least one of the pre-configured locations, the current security policy determining accessibility of data for the mobile device; and a policy enforcement control module being communicatively coupled to the policy setting module for communication of the current security policy, the policy enforcement control module comprising one or more enforcement mechanism modules for enforcing the current security policy.