Physical key secure peripheral interconnection

1. A method, comprising:

providing a device;

providing a first dock;

establishing a connection between the device and the first dock;

in response to establishing the connection, receiving, by the device, an electrical dock identifier from the first dock;

after establishing the connection, determining if the connection is a first connection between the device and the first dock;

if the connection is the first connection between the device and the first dock, completing a handshake between the device and the first dock;

after completing the handshake between the device and the first dock, pairing the device and the first dock, wherein the pairing indicates the connection is allowed;

during the pairing, exchanging security keys between the device and the first dock;

after exchanging the security keys, starting a first session between the device and the first dock;

determining, by the device, a dock type of the first dock;

accessing, by the device, a configuration model for the first dock using the electrical dock identifier received from the first dock; and

configuring a multiplexer of the device to establish output configurations of pins of the device for the determined dock type using the configuration model.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first session is over a wired connection.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising if the connection is not the first connection between the device and the first dock, determining if a signal strength of the connection between the device and the first dock is above a signal threshold, wherein the signal threshold indicates a physical proximity of the device to the first dock, wherein the signal threshold is automatically set, predetermined, or established by a user, and wherein the connection is a wireless connection.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

if the signal strength between the device and the first dock is not above the signal threshold, ignoring the connection; and

if the signal between the device and the first dock is above the signal threshold, exchanging the previously exchanged security keys.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising determining if the previously exchanged security keys compare to stored information, wherein the previously exchanged security keys are compared to a list of allowed security keys that were created in a previous session between the device and the first dock.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising, if the previously exchanged security keys do compare to the stored information, starting a new session between the device and the first dock.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising, if the previously exchanged security keys do not compare to the stored information, ignoring the connection.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first dock is connected to one or more peripheral devices.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

after starting the first session, determining, by the device, that the device has been moved away from the first dock;

determining, by the device, if a signal strength of the connection between the device and the first dock is above a signal threshold, wherein the signal threshold is automatically set, predetermined, or established by a user; and

if the signal strength is not above the signal threshold, terminating the first session.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

after terminating the first session, determining, by the device, that the device has been moved toward the first dock;

determining, by the device, if the signal strength between the device and the first dock is above the signal threshold;

if the signal strength is above the signal threshold, exchanging the previously exchanged security keys;

determining if the previously exchanged security keys compare to stored information, wherein the previously exchanged security keys are compared to a list of allowed security keys that were created in a previous session between the device and the first dock;

if the previously exchanged security keys do compare to the stored information, restoring the first session, wherein the first session begins again at a state in which the first session was terminated.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

after terminating the first session, locking the first dock to prevent the first dock from operating with another device.

12. A device, comprising:

a memory;

a processor in communication with the memory, the processor operable to:

establish a connection between the device and a first dock;

in response to establishing the connection, receive an electrical dock identifier from the first dock;

after establishing the connection, determine if the connection is a first connection between the device and the first dock;

if the connection is the first connection between the device and the first dock, complete a handshake between the device and the first dock;

after completing the handshake between the device and the first dock, pair the device and the first dock, wherein the pairing indicates the connection is allowed;

during the pairing, exchange security keys between the device and the first dock;

after exchanging the security keys, start a first session between the device and the first dock;

determine a dock type of the first dock;

access a configuration model for the first dock using the electrical dock identifier received from the first dock; and

configure a multiplexer of the device to establish output configurations of pins of the device for the determined dock type using the configuration model.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein if the connection is not the first connection between the device and the first dock, the processor is further operable to:

determine if a signal strength of the connection between the device and the first dock is above a signal threshold, wherein the signal threshold indicates a physical proximity of the device to the first dock, and wherein the signal threshold is automatically set, predetermined, or established by a user.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

if the signal strength between the device and the first dock is not above the signal threshold, ignore the connection; and

if the signal strength between the device and the first dock is above the signal threshold, exchange the previously exchanged security keys.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine if the previously exchanged security keys compare to stored information, wherein the previously exchanged security keys are compared to a list of allowed security keys that were created in a previous session between the device and the first dock;

if the previously exchanged security keys do compare to the stored information, start a new session between the device and the first dock; and

if the previously exchanged security keys do not compare to the stored information, ignore the connection.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions causing a processor of a device to execute a method for managing the docking of the device, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

instructions to establish a connection between the device and a first dock;

in response to establishing the connection, instructions to receive an electrical dock identifier from the first dock;

in response to establishing the connection, instructions to determine if the connection is a first connection between the device and the first dock;

if the connection is the first connection between the device and the first dock, instructions to complete a handshake between the device and the first dock;

after completing the handshake between the device and the first dock, instructions to pair the device and the first dock, wherein the pairing indicates the connection is allowed;

during the pairing, instructions to exchange security keys between the device and the first dock;

after exchanging the security keys, instructions to start a first session between the device and the first dock;

instructions to determine a dock type of the first dock;

instructions to access a configuration model for the first dock using the electrical dock identifier received from the first dock; and

instructions to configure a multiplexer of the device to establish output configurations of pins of the device for the determined dock type using the configuration model.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , the computer-executable instructions further comprising:

if the connection is not the first connection between the device and the first dock, instructions to determine if a signal strength of the connection between the device and the first dock is above a signal threshold, wherein the signal threshold indicates a physical proximity of the device to the first dock.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , the computer-executable instructions further comprising:

if the signal strength between the device and the first dock is not above the signal threshold, instructions to ignore the connection; and

if the signal strength between the device and the first dock is above the signal threshold, instructions to exchange the previously exchanged security keys.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , the computer-executable instructions further comprising instructions to determine if the previously exchanged security keys compare to stored information, wherein the previously exchanged security keys are compared to a list of allowed security keys.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , the computer-executable instructions further comprising:

if the previously exchanged security keys do compare to the stored information, instructions to start a new session between the device and the first dock; and

if the previously exchanged security keys do not compare to the stored information, instructions to ignore the connection.