US Patent 11870898 Split keys for wallet recovery

A system for split keys for wallet recovery includes an interface configured to receive a request to recover a user private key, and a processor configured to provide a request to a credential issuing authority for a first encrypted recovery key share, wherein the request includes a first identification credential, receive the first encrypted recovery key share from the credential issuing authority, provide a request to a trusted organization for a second encrypted recovery key share, wherein the request includes a second identification credential, receive the second encrypted recovery key share from the trusted organization, combine the first encrypted recovery key share and the second encrypted recovery key share to determine a recovered encryption key, and determine the user private key using the recovered encryption key.