Providing access control and persona validation for interactions

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more network interfaces to communicate on a communication channel;
• one or more network interfaces to communicate on a verification channel;
• a processor adapted to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to perform a method comprising:
• interacting, as a first device, with a second device on a communication channel;
• determining, over the verification channel with a verification service, that an identity of a user interacting on the second device is a verified identity according to the verification service based on whether or not the user has logged into a verification service client application on the second device;
• determining a persona of the user;
• querying a third-party entity to make a determination whether the persona is validated and to correspondingly determine a current privilege level;
• and
• managing interaction with the second device according to the determination whether the persona is validated and the corresponding current privilege level.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a server over a verification channel, a notification of an interaction on a communication channel between a first device and a second device;
• determining, by the server, that an identity of a user interacting on the second device is a verified identity based on whether or not the user has logged into a verification service client application on the second device;
• determining, by the server, a persona of the user;
• querying, by the server, a third-party entity to validate the persona;
• and
• informing, from the server to the first device over the verification channel, whether the identity of the user interacting on the second device is a verified identity and whether the persona is validated, wherein the first device is caused to manage interaction with the second device according to the identity verification, persona validation, and a current privilege level associated with the persona validation.

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more network interfaces to communicate with a computer network on at least a verification channel;
• a processor coupled to the network interfaces and adapted to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to perform a method comprising:
• receiving, over the verification channel, a notification of an interaction on a communication channel between a first device and a second device;
• determining that an identity of a user interacting on the second device is a verified identity based on whether or not the user has logged into a verification service client application on the second device;
• determining a persona of the user;
• querying a third-party entity to validate the persona;
• and
• informing, to the first device over the verification channel, whether the identity of the user interacting on the second device is a verified identity and whether the persona is validated, wherein the first device is caused to manage interaction with the second device according to the identity verification, persona validation, and a current privilege level associated with the persona validation.