Method and Apparatus for Processing Authentication Request Message in a Social Network
First Claim
1. A method for processing an authentication request message in social network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a social network server, the authentication request message sent by a first client to a second client to establish a social relationship with the second client;
determining, by the social network server, a relationship chain information indicative of an indirect social network relationship between the first client and the second client; and
forwarding, by the social network server, the authentication request message and the obtained relationship chain information to the second client, the relationship chain information being used by the second client to authenticate the authentication request message.
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Abstract
The present disclosure presents a method and apparatus for processing an authentication request message in a social network. In order to resolve the problems of the inefficiency in confirming request to establish social relationship by a user and inadequacy of parameter provided for authentication under existing technologies, the present disclosure provides a method. The method includes: receiving, by a social network server, the authentication request message sent by a first client to a second client to establish a social relationship with the second client; determining, by the social network server, a relationship chain information indicative of an indirect social network relationship between the first client and the second client; and forwarding, by the social network server, the authentication request message and the obtained relationship chain information to the second client, the relationship chain information being used by the second client to authenticate the authentication request message.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for processing an authentication request message in social network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a social network server, the authentication request message sent by a first client to a second client to establish a social relationship with the second client; determining, by the social network server, a relationship chain information indicative of an indirect social network relationship between the first client and the second client; and forwarding, by the social network server, the authentication request message and the obtained relationship chain information to the second client, the relationship chain information being used by the second client to authenticate the authentication request message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for processing an authentication request message in social network, the apparatus comprising:
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an acquisition module that obtains a relationship chain information indicative of an indirect social network relationship between a first client and a second client after obtaining the authentication request message sent by the first client to the second client to establish a social relationship with the second client; and a sending module that forwards the authentication request message and the obtained relationship chain information to the second client, the relationship chain information being used by the second client to authenticate the authentication request message. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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