Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unlock and recovery for encrypted devices
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Application No.: US16778968Application Date: 2020-01-31
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Publication No.: US11295004B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Yogesh A. Mehta , Octavian T. Ureche , Scott R. Shell , Innokentiy Basmov , Peter Novotney , Christopher L. Walstad
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Arent Fox LLP
- Main IPC: G06F21/45
- IPC: G06F21/45 ; G06F21/62 ; H04L9/08 ; H04L9/32

Abstract:
A computing device can perform operations to unlock encrypted volumes of the computing device while the computing device is in a recovery environment. In some examples, the computing device can work in conjunction with a test computing device to unlock the encrypted volumes using an unlock token and a PIN. In other examples, the computing device can perform operations without a test computing device. For example, the computing device can, while in the recovery environment, use credentials associated with a user of the computing device to obtain a recovery password to unlock keys for interpreting the encrypted volumes. In some examples, the computing device can use a shortened recovery password in conjunction with anti-hammering capabilities of a Trusted Platform Module in order to unlock keys for interpreting the encrypted volumes. These and other operations can facilitate secure unlock of volumes of encrypted data on a consumer device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200167462A1 UNLOCK AND RECOVERY FOR ENCRYPTED DEVICES Public/Granted day:2020-05-28
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