Patent ID: 9323918
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a server associated with a second party, an electronic request sent from a network address associated with a device, the electronic request requesting recovery of a password associated with a first party; sending, by the server, a webpage to the network address associated with the device, the webpage for generating an interface for selecting a third party to authorize the recovery of the password, the interface comprising one of a field for entering an identity of the third party and a list that contains the identity of the third party; receiving, by the server, a selection of the third party sent from the network address associated with the device, the selection input via the interface; retrieving, by the server, a contact address associated with the third party; sending, by the server, an electronic message to the contact address associated with the third party, the electronic message requesting that the third party authorize the recovery of the password associated with the first party; receiving, by the server, authorization from the third party for the recovery of the password associated with the first party; and resetting, by the server, the password associated with the first party responsive to the authorization authorized by the third party.