METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCRYPTING AND DECRYPTING SECRETS USING ESCROW AGENTS

A method for securing a secret of a client using an escrow agent operatively connected to the client includes initiating enrollment of the client with the escrow agent, wherein the enrollment results the escrow agent generating a key pair comprising a public key and a private key, obtaining the public key from the escrow agent, wherein the private key is not shared with the client, encrypting the secret with the public key to obtain an encrypted secret, and storing the encrypted secret on the client.