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Sensitive data aliasing

  • US 10,146,957 B1
  • Filed: 12/11/2017
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computerized method of encoding data sets containing sensitive information and generating aliases to represent data elements, the method comprising:

  • providing access to sensitive personal data sets in a storage device, wherein the sensitive personal data sets include encrypted data elements using an encryption method, wherein the encrypted data elements are used to disguise or hide user-identification information; and

    by operating at least one computer,using aliases independent from the data elements to generate an association between the aliases and the encrypted data elements; and

    providing at least two levels of restricted access to the encrypted data elements, including a first level through which authorized users retrieve information from or associated with the sensitive personal data sets but without the user-identification information, wherein the user-identification information is disguised or hidden by way of a first encryption method, and including a second level through which another set of authorized users retrieve information from or associated with the sensitive personal data sets and with access to the user-identification information even though the user-identification information is disguised or hidden by way of the first encryption method, wherein the second level of the restricted access includes carrying out a method of decryption.

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