Method and Arrangements for Control of Consumption of Content Services

A method in a client for allowing a user of the client to get access to content protected by parental control, the method comprising:

• sending to a content server a request for consuming a certain content that has a content-specific parental rating level,
• if the content-specific parental rating level is more restrictive than a user-specific parental level of the user:
• receiving a first message indicating that a parental control verification code is required;
• prompting the user to enter the parental control Verification code;
• receiving the parental control verification code;
• and
• sending the parental control verification code in a second message comprising authorization information wherein the parental control verification code is inserted instead of a password in the second message.

A server for controlling content to be consumed by a user, the server comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive from a client of a user a request for consuming a certain content, the user having a user-specific parental rating level and the content having a content-specific parental rating level,
• a processor configured to check if the content-specific parental rating level of the requested content is more restrictive than the user-specific parental level of the user,
• a transmitter configured to send a first message indicating that parental control verification is required;
• wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a parental control verification code in a second message comprising authorization information wherein the parental control verification code is inserted instead of a password in the second message, and
• wherein the processor is further configured to verify the parental control verification code.

A client configured to allow a user of the client to get access to content protected by parental control, the client comprising:

• a transmitter configured to send to a content server a request for consuming a certain content having a content-specific parental rating level;
• a receiver configured to receive, if the content-specific parental rating level is more restrictive than a user-specific parental rating level of the user, a first message indicating that a parental control verification code is required;
• a user interface configured to prompt the user to enter the parental control verification code and to receive the parental control verification code;
• and
• wherein the transmitter is further configured to send the parental control verification code in a second message comprising authorization information wherein the parental control verification code is inserted instead of a password in the second message.