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Method for enabling an administrator to configure a recovery password

  • US 20070157032A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2005
  • Published: 07/05/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enabling a user to protect a password stored in a central repository and maintained by a plurality of recovery authorities and to initiate a backup copy of the user'"'"'s credentials, the method comprising:

  • providing a user with a credential store containing information relating to the user'"'"'s identity;

    generating a different recovery password of any length for each of said recovery authorities;

    encrypting said recovery password for each of said recovery authorities;

    storing said encrypted recovery passwords in said credential store; and

    sending a portion of said information together with said password and said encrypted recovery password by the user from the credential store to the central repository.

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