Resource Feature Transfer

A method implemented by an identity management service to deliver a consistent user experience during unauthenticated and authenticated interaction of users with resources, the method comprising:

• obtaining feature-relevant parameters that describe characteristics of interaction of an unauthenticated user of a computing device with at least one of the resources;
• determining features to make accessible to the unauthenticated user while interacting with the at least one resource based on a comparison of the feature-relevant parameters to feature rules;
• returning a feature token to the computing device that indicates one or more determined features, the feature token enabling the at least one resource to be presented to the unauthenticated user with the one or more determined features;
• responsive to receiving, from the computing device, the feature token and authentication information that authenticates the unauthenticated user to a corresponding user profile, merging the one or more determined features with authorized features indicated for the user profile;
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• exposing an indication of merged features that is retrievable by the computing device, the indication of merged features enabling the at least one resource to be presented to the authenticated user with the determined features and the authorized features.

A system to transfer resource features made accessible during an unauthenticated portion of interaction with at least one resource to an authenticated portion of interaction with the at least one resource, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
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• computer-readable storage media having stored thereon instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to implement a feature transfer module to perform operations comprising:
• obtain a determined feature token that indicates the resource features to make accessible to a user when interacting with the at least one resource during the unauthenticated portion;
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• responsive to receiving authentication information to authenticate the user to a corresponding user profile, initiating feature transfer to make the resource features accessible to the user when interacting with the at least one resource during the authenticated portion, the initiating comprising sending the determined feature token with the authentication information to an identity management service configured to merge the one or more determined features with authorized features associated with the corresponding user profile.