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SOCIAL DEVICE SECURITY IN A SOCIAL NETWORK

  • US 20130091540A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2012
  • Published: 04/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A secure social network infrastructure having a plurality of circles, each of the plurality of circles being defined by at least a first member, the secure social network infrastructure being supported by a communication network, the secure social network infrastructure comprising:

  • a social user device that supports both communication pathway security and a human member;

    a social networking system that supports communication pathway security in communicating with the social user device via the communication network;

    the social networking system having a security requirement associated with a first circle of the plurality of circles;

    the social networking system configured to attempt to authenticate both the human member and the social user device, the authentication of the social user device being based at least in part on the security requirement associated with the first circle of the plurality of circles; and

    the social networking system further configured to determine, based on a result of the authentication attempt, access rights for both the social user device and the human member to the first circle of the plurality of circles.

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