Method and apparatus for processing authentication request message in a social network
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, directly by a social network server, an authentication request message to establish a social relationship between a first client and a second client, the request message being sent by the first client;
determining, by the social network server and after receiving the authentication request message sent by the first client, a relationship chain information indicative of an indirect social network relationship between the first client and the second client;
determining, by the social network server, the relationship chain information between the first client and the second client based on identification information of the first client identification and information of the second client and a correlation between the identification information of the first and second clients and respective relationship chain information of the first and second clients; and
forwarding, by the social network server and in response to determining the relationship chain information between the first client and the second client, the authentication request message and the determined relationship chain information to the second client, the determined relationship chain information being for use by the second client to authenticate the authentication request message,wherein the determining the relationship chain information includes determining a third client that has a direct social network relationship with both the first client and the second client.
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Abstract
In order to resolve the problems of the inefficiency in confirming a request to establish a social relationship by a user and inadequacy of parameters provided for authentication under existing technologies, the present disclosure provides a method and apparatus which employs a social network server for determining relationship chain information indicative of an indirect social network relationship between a first client and a second client and for forwarding the authentication request message and the obtained relationship chain information to the second client.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, directly by a social network server, an authentication request message to establish a social relationship between a first client and a second client, the request message being sent by the first client; determining, by the social network server and after receiving the authentication request message sent by the first client, a relationship chain information indicative of an indirect social network relationship between the first client and the second client; determining, by the social network server, the relationship chain information between the first client and the second client based on identification information of the first client identification and information of the second client and a correlation between the identification information of the first and second clients and respective relationship chain information of the first and second clients; and forwarding, by the social network server and in response to determining the relationship chain information between the first client and the second client, the authentication request message and the determined relationship chain information to the second client, the determined relationship chain information being for use by the second client to authenticate the authentication request message, wherein the determining the relationship chain information includes determining a third client that has a direct social network relationship with both the first client and the second client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10)
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5. An apparatus for processing an authentication request message in a social network, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; and computer readable media storing modules, which are executable by the one or more processors, the modules including; 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 receiving directly from the first client the authentication request message sent by the first client to establish a social relationship with the second client; and a sending module that, in response to obtaining the relationship chain information by the acquisition module, forwards the authentication request message and the obtained relationship chain information to the second client, the relationship chain information being for use by the second client to authenticate the authentication request message, wherein the acquisition module determines the relationship chain information between the first client and the second client based on identification information of the first client and identification information of the second client and a correlation between the identification information of the first and second clients and respective relationship chain information of the first and second clients, and wherein determination of the relationship chain information, by the acquisition module, includes determining a third client that has a direct social network relationship with both the first client and the second client. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
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