System and method for facilitating communications based on trusted relationships

摘要

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for facilitating communications based on a trusted relationships. A system configured to practice the method first receives a communication request from a second communication device for a specific resource, wherein the communication request is based, at least in part, on trust information generated by a previously established trusted relationship. The system confirms, via an access to a trust database and using the trust information, (1) an identity of a sender of the communication request and (2) access permissions for a requested resource. Then, if the identity and the access permissions are confirmed, the system establishes communications between the first communications device and the second communications device in response to the communication request according to the specific resource. The trust information can include a trust user ID and a trust key.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
identifying a trusted relationship between a first user of a first organization and a second user of a second organization, wherein the trusted relationship is assigned one of a plurality of security levels depending on a level of user knowledge; when the trusted relationship is identified, generating a cryptographic key; receiving a request to establish a communication between the first user and the second user; and establishing, via a processor and in response to the request, an encrypted communication between the first user and the second user based on the cryptographic key.