EXTENSIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR UNTRUSTED MEDIUM DEVICE CONFIGURATION VIA TRUSTED MEDIUM

摘要

An extensible architecture for untrusied medium (e.g., wireless) device configuration via trusted medium. The architecture can be employed to associate a device that-an uotrusted medium {e.g.. wireless connection). Association is effected using a trusted medium, for example, a wired connection. The architecture can facilitate configuration of the device to communicate {e.g.. securely) via an untrusted medium (e.g.. wireless connection). Configuration of the device can be based, at least in part, upon information exchanged via a trusted medium (e.g., wired connection). The device can send an association request to a driver and receives an association response from the driver. If the association is successful, the association response can include, for example, configuration information (e.g.. encryption key) to enable the device to communicate (e.g., securely) via the untrusied medium. If the association is unsuccessful, the association response can include, for example, error information.