Patent ID: 9148422
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for secure wireless communications, comprising the steps of: requesting, by a first wireless device, a connection with a second wireless device; determining, by the first wireless device, whether the second wireless device has been previously paired with the first wireless device; determining, by the first wireless device, a security policy of the second wireless device; and bypassing authentication, by the first wireless device, and establishing a connection with the second wireless device if the second wireless device has been previously paired with the first wireless device and if the security policy of the second wireless device is as expected, wherein the step of determining a security policy of the second wireless device comprises the step of checking and controlling file transfers, checking implementation of traffic handling policies, checking the second wireless device for an installed scanning engine, checking the second wireless device for a level and a version of the scanning engine, and checking what was the kind of pairing that happened and what was the data shared between the first and second wireless devices.