Deploying wireless docking as a service

A method comprising:

• establishing, by a wireless dockee, a secure wireless communication connection with a wireless docking center;
• transmitting, by the wireless dockee, to the wireless docking center, an ASP session request for a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center;
• transmitting, by the wireless dockee, to the wireless docking center, a passphrase for authenticating with the wireless docking service;
• and
• accessing the wireless docking service.

A device comprising a wireless docking center comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• establish a secure wireless communication connection with a wireless dockee;
• receive from the wireless dockee, an ASP session request for a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center;
• receive, from the wireless dockee, a passphrase for authenticating with the wireless docking service;
• determine whether the wireless dockee is authorized to access the wireless docking service based on the received passphrase;
• responsive to determining that the wireless dockee is not authorized to access the wireless docking service, deny the wireless dockee access to the wireless docking service;
• and
• responsive to determining that the wireless dockee is authorized to access the wireless docking service, grant the wireless dockee access to the wireless docking service.

A device comprising a wireless dockee, comprising:

• establish a secure wireless communication connection with a wireless docking center;
• transmit to the wireless docking center, an ASP session request for a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center;
• transmit to the wireless docking center, a passphrase for authenticating with the wireless docking service;
• and
• access the wireless docking service.

A wireless docking center comprising:

• means for establishing a secure wireless communication connection with a wireless dockee;
• means for receiving from the wireless dockee, an ASP session request for a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center;
• means for receiving from the wireless dockee, a passphrase for authenticating with the wireless docking service;
• means for determining whether the wireless dockee is authorized to access the wireless docking service based on the received passphrase;
• means for denying, by the wireless docking center, the wireless dockee access to the wireless docking service responsive to determining that the wireless dockee is not authorized to access the wireless docking service;
• and
• means for granting, by the wireless docking center, the wireless dockee access to the wireless docking service responsive to determining that the wireless dockee is authorized to access the wireless docking service.

A device comprising:

• means for establishing a secure wireless communication connection with a wireless docking center;
• means for transmitting, to the wireless docking center, an ASP session request for a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center;
• means for transmitting, to the wireless docking center, a passphrase for authenticating with the wireless docking service;
• and
• means for accessing the wireless docking service.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:

• establish a secure wireless communication connection with a wireless dockee;
• receive, from the wireless dockee, an ASP session request for a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center;
• receive, from the wireless dockee, a passphrase for authenticating with the wireless docking service;
• determine whether the wireless dockee is authorized to access the wireless docking service based on the received passphrase;
• responsive to determining that the wireless dockee is not authorized to access the wireless docking service, deny the wireless dockee access to the wireless docking service;
• and
• responsive to determining that the wireless dockee is authorized to access the wireless docking service, grant the wireless dockee access to the wireless docking service.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:

• establish a secure wireless communication connection with a wireless docking center;
• transmit to the wireless docking center, an ASP session request for a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center;
• transmit to the wireless docking center, a passphrase for authenticating with the wireless docking service;
• and
• access the wireless docking service.