Generic server framework for device authentication and management and a generic framework for endpoint command dispatch

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems are described for enrolling a user's bring-your-own-device for secure connection to a company's enterprise computer network. From her mobile device, user clicks on a uniform resource locator (URL) to connect with the login web page on the enterprise network. After authentication, checks are performed to verify that the user has authorization to enroll the type of electronic device, and the profile is installed on the device. A notification is sent to the device by a server on the enterprise network, and a secure workspace application is pushed to the device along with configuration data that automatically links the workspace with the parent device enrollment. Once the user launches the secure workspace application the workspace access configuration data and initializes enrollment with the enterprise network, resulting in a linking of the secure workspace application with its parent device enrollment. The workspace is registered as a child of the parent device, and the lifecycle of the workspace is thus linked to that of the parent.