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Kris Efland

Martha Zimet

Vijayshankar Subramanian

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate controlled access to a communication device in accordance with predefined security levels in an independent manner that does not require a network connection. In the context of a method, a combination lock code is associated with a predefined security level for the communication device. The method also includes receiving input indicative of rotation of a multi-function physical dial carried by the communication device. The method also determines whether the input corresponds to the combination lock code and, in an instance in which the input does correspond to the combination lock code, permits access to the communication device in a manner consistent with the predefined security level.

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