Techniques for authenticating a device for wireless docking

摘要

Examples are disclosed for a first device to wirelessly dock to a second device. In some examples, a first device may receive identification from the second device for wirelessly docking. The first device may determine whether the second device is allowed to wirelessly dock and if allowed an authentication process may be implemented. The first device may then wirelessly dock to the second device based on a successful authentication. Other examples are described and claimed.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
circuitry for a first device; a memory capable of storing a first list of one or more approved devices; a receive component to be executed by the circuitry to receive a first information element (IE) including identification information for a second device; a list component to be executed by the circuitry to compare the identification information for the second device to the first list of one or more allowed devices for wirelessly docking to the first device; a modify component to be executed by the circuitry to modify a jointly derived pairwise master key (PMK) based on the comparison indicating the second device is approved for wirelessly docking to the first device and cause the first device to transmit a modify request message comprising a directive to direct the second device to modify the PMK in a same manner used to modify the PMK on the first device; an authenticate component to be executed by the circuitry to authenticate the second device using a modified PMK; and a dock component to be executed by the circuitry to cause the first device to wirelessly dock to the second device based on a successful authentication.