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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Robert Harwell Thibadeau, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Harwell Thibadeau, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for recovering a password includes: obtaining a request code from a data storage device, transmitting the request code to an external authority that produces a recovery code from the request code, and using the recovery code to recover a password and an encryption key from a hidden area of the data storage device. An apparatus that can be used to implement the method is also provided.