Method and Apparatus for Authentication and Promotion of Services
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an authentication request from a services platform;
retrieving local credentials to authenticate access to a storage;
authenticating the access to the storage based, at least in part, on the local credentials;
if authenticated, determining that account information for the services platform is in the storage, the account information including authentication credentials associated with the services platform, a security policy associated with the services platform, or a combination thereof; and
generating a response to the authentication request based, at least in part, on the account information.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for authenticating services at a device. An authentication request from a services platform is received at a device. Local credentials to authenticate access to a storage are retrieved. The access to the storage is authenticated based, at least in part, on the local credentials. If authenticated, it is determined that account information for the services platform is in the storage. The account information includes authentication credentials associated with the services platform, a security policy associated with the services platform, or a combination thereof. A response to the authentication request is generated based, at least in part, on the account information.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an authentication request from a services platform; retrieving local credentials to authenticate access to a storage; authenticating the access to the storage based, at least in part, on the local credentials; if authenticated, determining that account information for the services platform is in the storage, the account information including authentication credentials associated with the services platform, a security policy associated with the services platform, or a combination thereof; and generating a response to the authentication request based, at least in part, on the account information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive an authentication request from a services platform; retrieve local credentials to authenticate access to a storage; authenticate the access to the storage based, at least in part, on the local credentials; if authenticated, determine that account information for the services platform is in the storage, the account information including authentication credentials associated with the services platform, a security policy associated with the services platform, or a combination thereof; and generate a response to the authentication request based, at least in part, on the account information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
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receiving an authentication request from a services platform; retrieving local credentials to authenticate access to a storage; authenticating the access to the storage based, at least in part, on the local credentials; if authenticated, determining that account information for the services platform is in the storage, the account information including authentication credentials associated with the services platform, a security policy associated with the services platform, or a combination thereof; and generating a response to the authentication request based, at least in part, on the account information. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method comprising facilitating access, to at least one interface to allow access to a service via at least one network, the service configured to:
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cause, at least in part, actions that result in sending to a device an authentication request; cause, at least in part, the device to retrieve local credentials to authenticate access to a storage; cause, at least in part, the device to authenticate the access to the storage based, at least in part, on the local credentials; if authenticated, cause, at least in part, the device to determine that account information for the services platform is in the storage, the account information including authentication credentials associated with the services platform, a security policy associated with the services platform, or a combination thereof; and cause, at least in part, the device to generate a response to the authentication request based, at least in part, on the account information. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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33-77. -77. (canceled)
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