Modifying security state with secured range detection

For a proxy device, a method for establishing a communication connection between a target device and a trusted device, the method comprising:

• announcing an availability of the trusted device;
• in response to the announced availability, receiving a first request from the target device;
• and
• upon receiving the first request from the target device, sending a second request to the trusted device, wherein the trusted device establishes the communication connection based on the second request.

A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program which when executed by a set of processing units of a target device establishes a communication connection between the target device and a trusted device, the program comprising sets of instructions for:

• scanning for availability of a trusted device;
• based on the scan, identifying a particular trusted device;
• sending a request for the particular trusted device to a proxy device that sends a request to the particular trusted device;
• and
• establishing a communication connection with the particular trusted device.

A device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• announce an availability of a trusted device, the trusted device being separate from the device;
• in response to the announced availability, receive a first request from a target device, the target device being separate from the device and the trusted device;
• and
• upon receipt of the first request from the target device, sending a second request to the trusted device, wherein the trusted device establishes a communication connection with the target device based at least in part on the second request.