Securely pairing computing devices
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAvi Priev, Avishay Sharaga, Hormuzd Khosravi
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Abstract
In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises a secure storage to store an entry having an identifier of a device to be paired with the apparatus and a master key shared between the apparatus and the device, and a connection logic to enable the apparatus to be securely connected to the device according to a connection protocol in which the device is authenticated based on the identifier received from the device and the master key. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a secure storage to store an entry having an identifier of a device to be paired with the apparatus and a master key shared between the apparatus and the device;
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- a connection logic to enable the apparatus to be securely connected to the device when the device is physically connected to the apparatus via a wired connection according to a wireless connection protocol in which the device is authenticated based on the identifier received from the device and the master key, the connection logic to generate a set of transport keys based on the master key and attribute information received from the device, wherein after the secure connection a communication between the apparatus and the device is to be protected using the set of transport keys.
At least one non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed enable a system to:
- connect a first portion and a second portion of a computing device, while the first portion and the second portion are to be physically connected, according to a wireless communication protocol using a shared key, including generation of a set of transport keys in the first portion and generation of the set of transport keys in the second portion;
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- after the connection of the first portion and the second portion, encrypt data communications between the first portion and the second portion using the set of transport keys.
A system comprising:
- a base portion including one or more user interface devices, a first processor, and a first secure storage including a first entry to store a master key and an identifier for a display portion to couple with the base portion;
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- the display portion including a display, a second processor, and a second secure storage including a first entry to store the master key and an identifier for the base portion, wherein the base portion and the display portion are configured to securely connect according to a wireless connection protocol via a physical connector that couples the base portion and the display portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.