Abstract: An identity provider (IdP) defines an interface for obtaining device posture signals in a flexible manner. Third-party signal providers author plug-ins that conform to the defined interface and make the plug-ins available to the organizations that use their services. The plug-ins incorporate the third-party signals into the authentication logic of the IdP, allowing the authentication logic to obtain organization-defined information about client device posture of the client devices on which user authentication is taking place. This permits different organizations that use the IdP to tailor their authentication processes to the particular types of signals available to them, and to their own particular organization policies. This allows, for example, conformity to organization policies such as user data use policies.

Abstract: An identity provider (IdP) defines an interface for obtaining device posture signals in a flexible manner. Third-party signal providers author plugins that conform to the defined interface and make the plugins available to the organizations that use their services. The plugins incorporate the third-party signals into the authentication logic of the IdP, allowing the authentication logic to obtain organization-defined information about client device posture of the client devices on which user authentication is taking place. This permits different organizations that use the IdP to tailor their authentication processes to the particular types of signals available to them, and to their own particular organization policies. This allows, for example, conformity to organization policies such as user data use policies.

Abstract: An identity provider (IdP) defines an interface for obtaining device posture signals in a flexible manner. Third-party signal providers author plugins that conform to the defined interface and make the plugins available to the organizations that use their services. The plugins incorporate the third-party signals into the authentication logic of the IdP, allowing the authentication logic to obtain organization-defined information about client device posture of the client devices on which user authentication is taking place. This permits different organizations that use the IdP to tailor their authentication processes to the particular types of signals available to them, and to their own particular organization policies. This allows, for example, conformity to organization policies such as user data use policies.

Abstract: The protocols necessary to establish a communication relationship between two wireless devices is established by first boot-strapping a configuration message using a first communication means to establish a temporary communicative state so that the two devices can thereafter explore, authenticate and thereafter establish a formal communication relationship using a second communication means. A transceiver can be used to determine the proximity of one device to another can also be used to establish and convey a configuration message providing the necessary information for the establishment of a communication relationship. Using signals generated by modulated electro-magnetic fields, a configuration message can be sent from one device to another device once the second device comes within a certain proximity of the first. Using this message, the second device can be informed as to the steps necessary to configure a high-bandwidth wireless transceiver for reception of pairing information.