Peer-to-peer authentication for real-time collaboration
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1. Peer-to-peer network software for a unit connectable to a peer-to-peer network comprising:
- collaborative application software adapted to allow collaboration between units on the peer-to-peer network; and
authentication software adapted to produce an authentication level indication concerning the identity of another unit in the peer-to-peer network, wherein the possible authentication levels include a high authentication level and a low authentication level, the low authentication level being some evidence of unit authentication, wherein the collaborative application software uses the authentication level indication to decide whether to allow a collaboration with another unit, wherein at least one collaborative application allows a collaboration with another unit when the authentication level indication is high but does not allow a collaboration with another unit when the authentication level indication is low.
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Abstract
A peer-to-peer collaborative network system is described. The peer-to-peer collaborative network system uses an authentication system with multiple levels of authentication. This allows some collaboration applications to allow a collaboration with a high authentication level, but not to allow a collaboration with a lower level of authentication. Other collaborative applications can allow a collaboration with the lower level of authentication.
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1. Peer-to-peer network software for a unit connectable to a peer-to-peer network comprising:
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collaborative application software adapted to allow collaboration between units on the peer-to-peer network; and
authentication software adapted to produce an authentication level indication concerning the identity of another unit in the peer-to-peer network, wherein the possible authentication levels include a high authentication level and a low authentication level, the low authentication level being some evidence of unit authentication, wherein the collaborative application software uses the authentication level indication to decide whether to allow a collaboration with another unit, wherein at least one collaborative application allows a collaboration with another unit when the authentication level indication is high but does not allow a collaboration with another unit when the authentication level indication is low. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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producing an authentication level indication concerning the identity of another unit in a peer-to-peer network, wherein the possible authentication levels include a high authentication level and a low authentication level, the low authentication level being some evidence of unit authentication; and
using the authentication level indication to decide whether to allow a collaboration with another unit, wherein at least one collaborative application allows a collaboration when the authentication level indication is high but does not allow a collaboration when the authentication level indication is low. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium containing a program that executes the following procedure:
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producing an authentication level indication concerning the identity of another unit in a peer-to-peer network, wherein the possible authentication levels include a high authentication level and a low authentication level, the low authentication level being some evidence of unit authentication; and
using the authentication level indication to decide whether to allow a collaboration with another unit, wherein at least one collaborative application allows a collaboration when the authentication level indication is high but does not allow a collaboration when the authentication level indication is low. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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