UTILIZING SOCIAL GRAPH FOR NETWORK ACCESS AND ADMISSION CONTROL

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize a social graph to perform network access and admission control.SOLUTION: A technique for providing access control of a network is disclosed. A method may include: receiving a request of a user for accessing the network; receiving a plurality of pieces of data associated with the user wherein the plurality of pieces of data include a plurality of pieces of social data relevant to associations of the user with a social circle; identifying an electronic security policy on the basis of at least the plurality of pieces of social data; and authenticating the user for the network if the electronic security policy permits authentication on the basis of at least the plurality of pieces of social data.