Methods and systems for recovering data using dynamic passwords

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
• receive, at a user device, one or more regenerated identity factors;
• send, by the user device to a server, a hash of the one or more regenerated identity factors for comparison against a hash of one or more identity factors;
• receive, at the user device and from the server, a salt when the hash of the one or more regenerated identity factors matches the hash of the one or more identity factors, the salt configured to be generated by the server and sent to the user device;
• generate, at the user device, a recovered dynamic password based on the one or more regenerated identity factors and the salt, the generating the recovered dynamic password including:
• generate a recovered string including (1) at least one of the one or more regenerated identity factors, (2) the salt, and (3) one or more hashes of the at least one of the one or more regenerated identity factors;
• and
• hash the recovered string using a hash algorithm;
• decrypt, at the user device and using the recovered dynamic password, an encrypted data key to recover a data key;
• and
• decrypt, at the user device and using the data key, a plurality of encrypted data items to recover a plurality of data items.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

• receive, at a user device, one or more regenerated identity factors;
• send, by the user device and to a server, a hash of the one or more regenerated identity factors for comparison against a hash of one or more identity factors;
• receive, at the user device and from the server, a salt when the hash of the one or more regenerated identity factors matches the hash of the one or more identity factors, the salt configured to be generated by the server and sent to the user device;
• generate, at the user device, a recovered dynamic password based on the one or more regenerated identity factors and the salt, the generating the recovered dynamic password including:
• generate a recovered string of at least one of the one or more regenerated identity factors and the salt;
• and
• hash the recovered string using a hash algorithm;
• decrypt, at the user device and using the recovered dynamic password, an encrypted data key to recover a data key;
• generate, at the user device, a facial recognition key by decrypting, using the recovered dynamic password, an encrypted facial recognition key received from the server;
• capture, at the user device, a regenerated image of the user;
• send, from the user device, the facial recognition key and the regenerated image to the server for comparison of the regenerated image to an original image that is accessed by decrypting the encrypted original image with the facial recognition key;
• and
• receive, at the user device and from the server, a plurality encrypted data items when the regenerated image matches the original image;
• and
• decrypt, at the user device and using the data key, the plurality of encrypted data items to recover a plurality of data items.