Patent ID: 8856879

Claim:
One or more computer-readable storage devices storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, configure one or more devices associated with a service to perform operations comprising: receiving, by the one or more devices associated with the service, a request from at least one trustee of a plurality of trustees for a respective account recovery code, the respective account recovery code for use by an account holder in conjunction with other account recovery codes sent to other trustees of the plurality of trustees during an account recovery process to recover access to an account of the account holder with the service, the plurality of trustees being designated by the account holder as trustees for the account recovery process, the account having initial access information for accessing the account and the account recovery process not recovering the initial access information; transmitting a query to the at least one trustee, the query related to a manner in which the account holder requested the at least one trustee obtain the respective account recovery code; receiving a response to the query from the at least one trustee; sending, by the one or more devices associated with the service, a warning message to the at least one trustee to enhance security based at least in part on at least one answer provided in response to the query, wherein the warning message is configured to provide the at least one trustee with information to assist at least in part in determining whether or not to proceed with the acquisition of the respective account recovery code.