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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Peter Rexer, San Carlos, CA (US);
Aniket Patil, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Peter Rexer, San Carlos, CA (US);
Aniket Patil, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Box, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
Security enhancement through application access control for cloud-based services and/or storage accounts is disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for providing, via the collaboration environment, applications for use by a user in the collaboration environment. The applications are selectable by a user, through the collaboration environment, for use in interaction and engagement with other users in the collaboration environment in collaboration sessions. The applications that are visible or available for use by the user is configurable by another user (e.g., administrator or IT specialist) with appropriate permissions, though a designated console.