Patent ID: 9160537
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a personal identification device, an encrypted first section and a decrypted second section of a biometric encryption key, wherein the second section includes a digital signature, the second section having been decrypted by a server using a private key associated with the server and the digital signature having been decrypted by the server using a public key associated with a second personal identification device; verifying, by the personal identification device, a validity of the digital signature using the public key associated with the second personal identification device; decrypting, by the personal identification device, the encrypted first section of the biometric encryption key; and combining, by the personal identification device, the first section of the biometric encryption key and the second section of the biometric encryption key to restore the biometric encryption key when the validity of the signature is verified.