Patent ID: 9111117
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a content server, a request from a first communication device to share sensitive content via a second communication device, wherein the first communication device is associated with an account for a communication service provided by a network provider; sending, from the content server, a message including a hyperlink to the sensitive content to the second communication device associated with a phone number, wherein the message is addressed to the second communication device; receiving, by the content server, an authentication message indicating that the second communication device is associated with the phone number, wherein the authentication message is sent to the content server by an authentication server; and responsive to receipt of the authentication message by the content server, making the sensitive content accessible via the second communication device without requiring that the second communication device be associated with any account for the communication service provided by the network provider, wherein the sensitive content is not made accessible via the second communication device without receipt of the authentication message.