Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Shi Chen

Shai Guday

Vladimir Holostov

David Neil MacDonald

Triptpal Singh Lamba

Piyush Goyal

Darya Mazandarany

Sidharth Nabar

Tyler Edward Hennessy

Gregory Thomas Caponigro

Various technologies described herein pertain to sharing Wi-Fi credentials based upon relationships in a computer-implemented social network. At least one server computing device of a Wi-Fi credential sharing service receives an identifier from a mobile device and credentials for a Wi-Fi network from the mobile device. The identifier identifies a user of the mobile device. Moreover, the credentials for the Wi-Fi network are desirably shared by the user. Further, contacts of the user are retrieved from the social network. The credentials for the Wi-Fi network are retained in respective accounts of the contacts of the user from the social network. Further, an account of a contact includes credentials for Wi-Fi networks shared with the contact.

Sharing based on social network contacts

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