Patent ID: 8646057

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by an OpenID network device and from an end device, a user log in to a single sign-on service; logging in, by the OpenID network device, the end device to an OpenID account that provides the single sign-on service; receiving, by the OpenID network device and from a third party service provider network device, a request to authenticate a user associated with the end device and a request to receive user data associated with the user; providing, by the OpenID network device, a user interface to the end device to allow the user to confirm his/her sign-in to the third party service provider network device and confirm a release of the user data; receiving, by the OpenID network device and from the end device, a confirmation with regard to the user's sign-in to the third party service provider network device and the release of the user data; and sending, by the OpenID network device and to the third party service provider network device, a message including an indication that the user is authenticated and the user data.