Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing a connection between a device and a server resource, the method comprising: establishing the connection between the device and a first server of the server resource; registering a connection identifier relating to the connection between the device and the first server in a first database entry of a database arrangement; pre-computing, at the first server, an encrypted alert for the device, the alert being provided with a pre-defined future communication sequence number; and transmitting the alert from the first server to the database arrangement for storage in association with the first database entry of the database arrangement.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus comprising interface circuitry to interface with a device that is to be provisioned by the apparatus; and secure enclave circuitry. The secure enclave circuitry is configured to: maintain provisioning data with which the device is to be provisioned; establish a secure connection with the device; perform, with the device and via the secure connection, an attestation process in respect of said provisioning data; and subsequent to successfully completing said attestation process, provisioning the device with the provisioning data, via the secure connection.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, the present techniques relate to a computer implemented method for establishing a secure communication session between a client device and a server resource.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus comprising secure enclave circuitry and document owner circuitry. The document owner circuitry is configured to determine a document to be shared, generate a plurality of share data units, transmit each share data unit of the plurality of share data units to a corresponding shareholder device, and provision the secure enclave circuitry with data indicative of the document to be shared. The secure enclave circuitry is configured to receive putative share data units from at least one of the corresponding shareholder devices, determine whether the received putative share data units satisfy a sharing policy, and responsive to the received putative share data units satisfying the sharing policy and based on the data indicative of the document to be shared, provide the document to be shared to said at least one of the corresponding shareholder devices.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing a connection between a device and a server resource, the method comprising: establishing the connection between the device and a first server of the server resource; registering a connection identifier relating to the connection between the device and the first server in a first database entry of a database arrangement; pre-computing, at the first server, an encrypted alert for the device, the alert being provided with a pre-defined future communication sequence number; and transmitting the alert from the first server to the database arrangement for storage in association with the first database entry of the database arrangement.