Patent ID: 8732853
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a link sharer, a request to share a server-stored content item as a sharable link; receiving, from the link sharer, one or more specifications of one or more restrictions on how the sharable link is used to access to the server-stored content item; wherein at least one of the one or more restrictions is a restriction on a manner of authentication required to access the server-stored content item using the sharable link; receiving, from an authenticated link submitter, a first request to access the server-stored content item at the sharable link, the link submitter being different from the link sharer; in response to receiving the first request to access the server-stored content item, prompting the link submitter to create a password or pin code to access the server-stored content item using the sharable link; after receiving the first request, receiving, from the link submitter, a second request to access the server-stored content item at the shareable link; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.