Authorization and authentication based on an individual's social network
US8806584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/60
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing a graph structure comprising a plurality of nodes and edges where each node represents a user, receiving a request from an external service provider identifying a first user who is requesting to access content on the external service provider, accessing a white list comprising a set of users associated with the external service provider, and authenticating the first user to access content on the external service provider if the first user is connected in the graph structure to a user on the white list by a series of nodes and edges that does not comprise an unauthorized node.
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