ON-DEMAND SERVICE SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A RISK OF ACCESS AS A CONDITION OF PERMITTING ACCESS TO THE ON-DEMAND SERVICE
First Claim
1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
- receiving a request to access an on-demand service from a requestor associated with one of a plurality of entities of the on-demand service;
determining that the request to access the on-demand service is from a source providing a risk of access, the determination being based at least in part on stored information associated with at least one of a plurality of users or the one of the plurality of entities; and
managing the risk of access to the on-demand service by the requestor as a condition of permitting the requestor to access the on-demand service.
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Abstract
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for managing a risk of access to an on-demand service as a condition of permitting access to the on-demand service. These mechanisms and methods for providing such management can enable embodiments to help prohibit an unauthorized user from accessing an account of an authorized user when the authorized user inadvertently loses login information. The ability of embodiments to provide such management may lead to an improved security feature for accessing on-demand services.
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12 Claims
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1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
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receiving a request to access an on-demand service from a requestor associated with one of a plurality of entities of the on-demand service; determining that the request to access the on-demand service is from a source providing a risk of access, the determination being based at least in part on stored information associated with at least one of a plurality of users or the one of the plurality of entities; and managing the risk of access to the on-demand service by the requestor as a condition of permitting the requestor to access the on-demand service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim wherein managing the risk of access to the on-demand service by the requestor includes generating a document.
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request to access an on-demand service from a requestor associated with one of a plurality of entities of the on-demand service; determining that the request to access the on-demand service is from a source providing a risk of access, the determination being based at least in part on stored information associated with at least one of a plurality of users or the one of the plurality of entities; and managing the risk of access to the on-demand service by the requestor as a condition of permitting the requestor to access the on-demand service.
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of; receiving a request to access an on-demand service from a requestor associated with one of a plurality of entities of the on-demand service; determining that the request to access the on-demand service is from a source providing a risk of access, the determination being based at least in part on stored information associated with at least one of a plurality of users or the one of the plurality of entities; and managing the risk of access to the on-demand service by the requestor as a condition of permitting the requestor to access the on-demand service.
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