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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Craig B. Lurey, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Darren S. Guccione, Wheaton, IL (US);
Craig B. Lurey, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Darren S. Guccione, Wheaton, IL (US);
Keeper Security, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for protecting confidential information. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of files where each file contains at least one item of secret information, such as a password for a private account. Access to the plurality of files is password protected with a master password. To access the plurality of files, the master password must be entered into a master password entry field. The files are deleted upon successive entry of incorrect passwords into the master password entry field a predetermined number of times.