ANONYMOUS SINGLE SIGN-ON TO THIRD-PARTY SYSTEMS

摘要

An online system receives from a third-party application on a client device, an anonymous login request to anonymously log a user of the online system into a third-party system associated with the third-party application. Responsive to receiving the anonymous login request, the online system generates a permissions user interface (UI) that provides an interface component including an option for the user to anonymously log into the third-party system using the user's login information for the online system. The online system provides the permissions UI to the client device, and receives permissions information from the client device. The online system generates an anonymous identifier that allows the user to login to the third-party system. The online system provides the anonymous identifier to the third-party application to allow anonymous login of the user into the third-party system in accordance with the permissions information.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a third-party application on a client device of a user, an anonymous login request to anonymously log the user of an online system into a third-party system associated with the third-party application; responsive to receiving the anonymous login request, generating by the online system a permissions user interface (“UI”) that provides an interface component including an option for the user to anonymously log into the third-party system using the user's login information for the online system; providing the permissions UI to the client device, wherein responsive to input from the user, the permissions UI generates permissions information confirming that the user has requested to anonymously log into third party system without the online system sharing any personally identifiable information (“PII”) of the user with the third-party application and third-party system; receiving the permissions information from the client device; generating an anonymous identifier that allows the user to login to the third-party system; and providing the anonymous identifier to the third-party application to allow anonymous login of the user into the third-party system in accordance with the permissions information.