Method and apparatus for managing user provided access tokens

摘要

A method comprises receiving an additional user provided access token requesting application at a device already having a user provided access token requesting application. The method also comprises requesting information from a user of said device if an access token of one of said applications is to be changed to that of the other of said applications and accepting verification by one of said applications as verification of another of said applications.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the including computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least: store, at the apparatus, a first user provided access token requesting application, wherein the first user provided access token requesting application is associated with an existing access token; receive a second user provided access token requesting application; request, from a user of the apparatus, information indicative of whether an access token of the second user provided access token requesting application is to be changed to the existing access token or to different access token; and use the access token of the second user provided access token requesting application for verification, wherein the access token of the second user provided access token requesting application is changed, based on information provided by the user, to the existing access token or the different access token.