Security model for live applications in a cloud collaboration platform

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11379205-B2
Application number	US-202017015527-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2020
Priority date	Oct 26, 2018
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing a security model to customizable live applications in a cloud collaboration platform. The security approach may dedicate a frame to each live application, serving the frame from a different domain than a document in which the live application is embedded. This approach ensures that more stringent security requirements may be required of the live application and allows the data presented to the live application to be narrowly tailored. The security model may further leverage sandbox attributes and content-security policies to restrict the behavior of sandboxed and non-sandboxed live applications in accordance with best security practices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
generating, by one or more processors, a live application in a document associated with a cloud collaboration platform, wherein the live application is generated within a frame of the document, wherein the live application is assigned a type, and wherein the live application corresponds to a first software application that is different from a second software application associated with the document;
associating, by the one or more processors, the live application with a subdomain based on the type; and
providing, by the one or more processors, the frame from a different domain than the document, wherein the different domain includes the subdomain, and wherein the cloud collaboration platform exposes a data set to the live application through an application programming interface based on the subdomain.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a sandbox attribute that limits actions performable by the live application within the frame.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a content-security policy that limits external content that the live application can access.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frame and the document communicate via a bridge application programming interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, auto-complete values based on an input entered in the live application; and
displaying, by the one or more processors, a response to the input including the auto-complete values.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, by the one or more processors, account information and document information to the live application while preventing access to other data used by the cloud collaboration platform.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the content security policy comprises an exception for an external resource.

8. A system, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
generate a live application in a document associated with a cloud collaboration platform, wherein the live application is generated within a frame of the document, wherein the live application is assigned a type and a subdomain based on the type, and wherein the live application corresponds to a first software application that is different from a second software application associated with the document; and
provide the frame from a different domain than the document, wherein the different domain includes the subdomain, and wherein the cloud collaboration platform exposes a data set to the live application through an application programming interface based on the subdomain.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the frame comprises a sandbox attribute that limits actions performable by the live application within the frame.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the frame comprises a content-security policy that limits external content that the live application can access.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the frame and the document communicate via a bridge application programming interface.

12. The system of claim 8 , the at least one processor further configured to:
determine auto-complete values based on an input entered in the live application; and
display a response to the input including the auto-complete values.

13. The system of claim 8 , the at least one processor further configured to:
provide account information and document information to the live application while preventing access to other data used by the cloud collaboration platform.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the content security policy comprises an exception for an external resource.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:
generating a live application in a document associated with a cloud collaboration platform, wherein the live application is generated within a frame of the document, wherein the live application is assigned a type and a subdomain based on the type, and wherein the live application corresponds to a first software application that is different from a second software application associated with the document; and
providing the frame from a different domain than the document, wherein the different domain includes the subdomain, and wherein the cloud collaboration platform exposes a data set to the live application through an application programming interface based on the subdomain.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein the frame comprises a sandbox attribute that limits actions performable by the live application within the frame.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein the frame comprises a content-security policy that limits external content that the live application can access.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein the frame and the document communicate via a bridge application programming interface.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
determining auto-complete values based on an input entered in the live application; and
displaying a response to the input including the auto-complete values.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
providing account information and document information to the live application while preventing access to other data used by the cloud collaboration platform.

Assignees

• Salesforce Com Inc

Inventors

• Tung Julie
• Nayak Rajeev
• Gibbs Kevin
• Taylor Bret
• Su Yang
• Botwick Nate
• Razavi Pedram
• Goodfriend Scott
• Mahdi Nikrad
• Chung Andy
• Hamlin Drew
• Linehan Patrick
• Westwood Sophia
• Simon Lindsey
• Banga Shrey
• Berlin Diana

Classifications

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F9/5077

  Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources (specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455) · CPC title

• H04L63/10

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title

• G06F9/541 Primary

  via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications · CPC title