Patent ID: 7650406

Claim:
In a computing environment comprising a first device and a second device, the first device and the second device having established a secure association for communication between the first device and the second device, a method for the first device to terminate the secure association, the method comprising: checking, by the first device, whether the first device can communicate with the second device; when the first device determines that the first device is unable to communicate with the second device, saving, by the first device, an indication that termination of the secure association is pending; when the first device is able to communicate with the second device, after saving the indication that termination of the secure association is pending, communicating with the second device to notify the second device that the secure association is to be terminated; and after communicating with the second device to notify the second device, terminating the secure association by the first device, wherein the communication comprises wireless communication, and wherein the first device is unable to communicate with the second device because the first device is not within wireless communication range of the second device.