Strategy based feature disablement
Provided is a strategy based feature disablement that includes determining a device/browser combination based on an indication that a user device is attempting to access a resource. The device/browser combination is compared to a database of device/browser combinations. Access to the resource is allowed based on a determination that the device/browser combination is not included in the database of device/browser combinations. Alternatively, the resource is reconfigured based on a determination that the device/browser combination is included in the database of device/browser combinations.
1. A system, comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory that includes instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
request and receive one or more device attributes in response to a call by a device to an application function provided by an application;
compare the one or more device attributes to one or more rules in a database that describe devices for which access to the application function is blocked;
selectively control access to the application function based on first results of a result of the comparison, wherein the application function is blocked when the device attributes match the one or more rules;
maintain a listing of blocking groups and selectively perform functional blocking or uniform resource identifier based blocking as a function of the device; and
determine, based on an input attribute vector comprising historical information and data associated with problems of device browser combinations, an inferred parameter related to a device and browser combination; and
make a plurality of inserts into database tables in lieu of a complete software version release, wherein additional device attributes that describe devices and the inferred parameter related to a device and browser combination for which access to the application function is blocked are appended to the database and code indicates whether a particular feature is blocked or not blocked for said device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to output information related to blocking of the application function.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the instructions identify the one or more device attributes that resulted in the blocking of the application function.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to invoke an alternate application function after the application function is blocked.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to intercept the call to the application function.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more rules blocks the application function to comply with regulatory requirements.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more rules blocks an application function to avoid malfunctioning of the function.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the application function accesses a resource at particular uniform resource indicator.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more device attributes include at least one of device capability, operating system, operating system version, browser name, or browser version.
10. A method, comprising:
intercepting a call by a device to an application function provided by an application;
receiving one or more device attributes;
selectively controlling access to the application function based on first results of a comparison of the one or more device attributes to one or more rules stored in a database, wherein the application function is blocked when the one or more device attributes match the one or more rules;
maintaining a listing of blocking groups and selectively performing functional blocking or uniform resource identifier based blocking as a function of the device;
determining, based on an input attribute vector comprising historical information and data associated with problems of device browser combinations, an inferred parameter related to a device and browser combination; and
making a plurality of inserts into database tables in lieu of a complete software version release, wherein additional device attributes that describe devices and the inferred parameter related to a device and browser combination for which access to the application function is blocked are appended to the database and code indicates whether a particular feature is blocked or not blocked for said device.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising outputting information related to the blocked access to the application function.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising identifying the one or more device attributes that resulted in the blocked access to the application function.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising invoking an alternate application function when the application function is blocked.
14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising blocking access to a function that accesses a resource at a particular network address.
15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining the one or more device attributes to be at least one of a device type, an operation system name, and a browser name.
16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising blocking uploading from a particular browser that is below a defined version or revision level as specified by at least one of the one or more rules.
17. A computer-readable storage device storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
intercepting a call by a device to an application function of an application;
receiving one or more device attributes;
selectively controlling access to the application function based on first results of a comparison of the one or more device attributes to one or more rules stored in a database, wherein the application function is blocked when the one or more device attributes match the one or more rules;
maintaining a listing of blocking groups and selectively performing functional blocking or uniform resource identifier based blocking as a function of the device;
determining, based on an input attribute vector comprising historical information and data associated with problems of device browser combinations, an inferred parameter related to a device and browser combination; and
making a plurality of inserts into database tables in lieu of a complete software version release, wherein additional device attributes that describe devices and the inferred parameter related to a device and browser combination for which access to the application function is blocked are appended to the database and code indicates whether a particular feature is blocked or not blocked for said device.
18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , the operations further comprising outputting information related to the blocked access to the application function.
19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 18 , the operations further comprising identifying the one or more device attributes that resulted in the blocked access to the application function.
20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , the operations further comprising invoking an alternate application function when the application function is blocked.