Systems and methods for cross-layer secure connection set up

摘要

Described herein are systems and methods for establishing a secure communications channel between electronic devices. In some embodiments, the secure data channel includes a secure layer 2 and a secure layer 3 connection between a client and a server. The secure layer 2 and secure layer 3 connections may be established using information transferred out of band between the client and server.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, said memory having unified pairing protocol (UPP) instructions stored thereon, wherein said UPP instructions when executed by said processor cause said processor to perform the following operations comprising:
encoding out of band information to provide resulting encoded information, into at least one out of band transfer medium using an encoding format that controls a size of the resulting encoded information, said resulting encoded information including at least server network information and server datalink information wherein said server network information comprises a service set identifier, a network security type, a network password, and combinations thereof; and wherein said server datalink information comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address, a host name, a service identification, an operating system (OS) identifier (ID), a port number, and combinations thereof; transferring said resulting encoded information using at least one out of band transfer medium; establishing a secure layer 2 connection between said apparatus and at least one second device using at least said server network information contained in said resulting encoded information; and establishing a secure layer 3 connection between said apparatus and said at least one second device using at least said server datalink information contained in said resulting encoded information, conducting at least one mutual authentication protocol between said apparatus and said at least one second device and conducting at least one man in the middle detection process between said apparatus and said at least one second device.