Enterprise Device Recovery
First Claim
1. A method for an administrator of an enterprise to recover a user secure storage device in conjunction with a third-party service without the administrator knowing a user secure storage device password, the method comprising:
- communicatively coupling an administrator secure storage device with a host computer;
communicatively coupling the user secure storage device with a host computer;
authenticating the administrator secure storage device to the third-party service;
performing one or more decryptions on an encrypted portion of data with an enterprise private key and a shared administrator private key to produce information associated with the user secure storage device password; and
logging the administrator into the user secure storage device using the information associated with user secure storage device password without the administrator knowing the user secure storage device password.
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Abstract
An administrator of an enterprise can recover a user secure storage device in conjunction with a third-party service without the administrator knowing a user secure storage device password. The administrator secure storage device is communicatively coupled with a host computer. A user secure storage device is communicatively coupled with a host computer. The administrator secure storage device is authenticated to the third-party service. One or more decryptions are performed on an encrypted portion of data with an enterprise private key and a shared administrator private key to produce information associated with the user secure storage device password. The administrator is logged into the user secure storage device using the information associated with the user secure storage device password without the administrator knowing the user secure storage device password.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for an administrator of an enterprise to recover a user secure storage device in conjunction with a third-party service without the administrator knowing a user secure storage device password, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling an administrator secure storage device with a host computer; communicatively coupling the user secure storage device with a host computer; authenticating the administrator secure storage device to the third-party service; performing one or more decryptions on an encrypted portion of data with an enterprise private key and a shared administrator private key to produce information associated with the user secure storage device password; and logging the administrator into the user secure storage device using the information associated with user secure storage device password without the administrator knowing the user secure storage device password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for facilitating an administrator of an enterprise to recover a user secure storage device in conjunction with a third-party service without the administrator knowing a user secure storage device password, the system comprising:
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an administrator secure storage device communicatively coupled with a host computer; the user secure storage device communicatively coupled with a host computer; and an administrator recovery module located on the administrator secure storage device, the administrator recovery module configured to recover a user secure storage device in conjunction with a third-party service without the administrator knowing a user secure storage device password. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer readable storage medium having a program embodied thereon, the program executable by a processor to perform a method for an administrator of an enterprise to recover a user secure storage device in conjunction with a third-party service without the administrator knowing a user secure storage device password, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling an administrator secure storage device with a host computer; communicatively coupling the user secure storage device with a host computer; authenticating the administrator secure storage device to the third-party service; performing one or more decryptions on an encrypted portion of data with an enterprise private key and a shared administrator private key to produce information associated with the user secure storage device password; and logging the administrator into the user secure storage device using the information associated with the user secure storage device password without the administrator knowing the user secure storage device password.
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30. A method for recovering a user secure storage device in conjunction with a third-party service, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling the user secure storage device with a host computer; obtaining a password provided by the third-party service; and recovering the user secure storage device using the password. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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