Patent attributes
A particular method includes receiving a request for a portion of user data from a data repository. The user data is associated with a user. The method includes determining a source of the request. The method includes determining whether the portion of user data can be provided to the source. The method also includes determining at least one type of credential to be supplied from the source when the user data can be provided to the source. The at least one type of credential includes a first authentication when the source is associated with the user and a second authentication when the source is not associated with the user.