Methods, devices, and computer readable storage devices for sharing sensitive content securely

A content server, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a request from a first communication device to share sensitive content via a second communication device, wherein the first communication device is associated with an account for a communication service provided by a network provider;
• sending, to the second communication device, a message including a hyperlink to the sensitive content;
• receiving an authentication message, wherein the authentication message is received from an entity other than the second communication device;
• and
• responsive to receipt of the authentication message, making the sensitive content accessible via the second communication device without requiring that the second communication device be associated with any account for the communication service provided by the network provider, wherein the sensitive content is not made accessible via the second communication device without receipt of the authentication message.

A non-transitory computer readable storage device having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor included in a content server, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request from a first communication device to share sensitive content via a second communication device, wherein the first communication device is associated with an account for a communication service provided by a network provider;
• sending, to the second communication device, a message including a hyperlink to the sensitive content;
• receiving an authentication message, wherein the authentication message is received from an entity other than the second communication device;
• and
• responsive to receipt of the authentication message, making the sensitive content accessible via the second communication device without requiring that the second communication device be associated with any account for the communication service provided by the network provider, wherein the sensitive content is not made accessible via the second communication device without receipt of the authentication message.