System, apparatus and method for transferring ownership of a device from manufacturer to user using an embedded resource

At least one computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to:

• receive, in an on-boarding system for a first network, a request to transfer ownership of a first device having a trusted execution environment to a new owner;
• receive, in the on-boarding system, notification information from a spectrum analyzer regarding wireless signal information within the first network;
• determine if a potential attacker is within a radio range of the first network based on the wireless signal information;
• responsive to determining that the potential attacker is within the radio range, manipulate a signal strength of the on-boarding system and the first device, to limit an emission range of the on-boarding system and the first device;
• and
• perform a native communication protocol between the on-boarding system and the first device to communicate ownership information to execute the ownership transfer to the new owner, to enable the first device to store the ownership information in a storage of the first device.

A method comprising:

• establishing a first secure session between an on-boarding system of an Internet of Things (IoT) network and a device to be introduced into the IoT network, the device in an unowned state at the introduction;
• computing an owner pre-shared key (PSK) in the device in the first secure session, storing the owner PSK in a storage of the device, and thereafter terminating the first secure session;
• establishing a second secure session between the on-boarding system and the device, using the owner PSK;
• and
• responsive to successfully establishing the second secure session, autonomously updating an ownership state of the device to an owned state.