Patent ID: 8613105

Claim:
An apparatus for storing confidential information, comprising: a first server storing a data set related to a first business transaction of a user, the data set configured to be searchable by an authorized administrator; a second server storing a plurality of encrypted files that include confidential information related to a plurality of transactions, including a first encrypted file that includes the confidential information related to the first business transaction of the user; the first server further storing an identifier for the first encrypted file, where the identifier is configured to include at least one key required to access the confidential information related to the first business transaction of the user; a third server to encrypt the plurality of encrypted files using digital certificates issued to respective users; a link between the data set and the identifier; and code for limiting the administrator's access to the plurality of encrypted files, the code for limiting including limiting the administrator to accessing one file at a time, wherein the first encrypted file is searchable within the second server only with the identifier.