Device Management System for Secure Electronic Document Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current scheduling technologies for managing meetings and controlling access to electronic documents on mobile devices are inefficient, often bogged down by various inefficiencies, and lack effective control over information access and security.
Innovation Solution
A device management system that generates policy data for electronic documents, determining if client devices meet required hardware and software configuration attributes before allowing access, and enforcing access policies to ensure authorized access and secure data handling, including rendering information inaccessible when leaving a specified location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If current scheduling technologies are used to manage meetings and control access to electronic documents on mobile devices, then basic scheduling functions can be performed, but the system efficiency is poor and data security control is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary device qualification checks before allowing document access or download. The device management system evaluates hardware and software attributes of client devices in advance, and only devices meeting specified policies are granted access to electronic documents, preventing security issues before they occur
Solution Approach 2:
A device management system acts as an intermediary between users and electronic documents on mobile devices. This intermediary enforces access policies, manages device qualifications, and controls document access based on hardware and software attributes, improving both security and efficiency
2Reliability
If access control policies are enforced to ensure data security, then unauthorized access is prevented, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device management system automatically evaluates device qualifications and enforces access policies without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the complexity of policy enforcement, device assessment, and access control decisions, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining strong security
3Reliability
If device qualification checks are performed to ensure secure document access, then data security is improved, but the time required for document access increases
Solution Approach 1:
Device qualification assessments are performed in advance before document access is needed. The device management system evaluates hardware and software attributes beforehand, stores the qualification status, and uses this pre-assessed information to quickly grant or deny document access without repeating the full evaluation process each time
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback on device qualification status and document accessibility to users. This feedback mechanism helps users understand why access is granted or denied based on their device's attributes, reducing confusion and repeated access attempts that would waste time
Data Source
AI summary
A device management system is configured to manage access to electronic documents on client devices using policies. The policies specify one or more download and processing restrictions to be enforced with respect to the particular electronic document at client devices for example, particular hardware and software configurations that are required at client devices before data is permitted to be downloaded to those client devices. The policies may also specify other requirements that must be satisfied before data is permitted to be downloaded to those client devices, for example, user authentication.