Electronic device performing wireless communication with accessory device, and operating method thereof
The present disclosure provides methods and electronic devices for performing wireless communication with an accessory device. In some embodiments, an electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions to receive, from at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, a first decryption key. The processor is further configured to receive, from an accessory device through the wireless communication circuit, an advertising packet. At least one portion of the advertising packet is encrypted with a first encryption key. The processor is further configured to decrypt the at least one portion of the advertising packet with the first decryption key. The processor is further configured to transmit, to the at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, information comprised in the decrypted advertising packet. The first decryption key corresponds to the first encryption key.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a wireless communication circuit;
a memory storing instructions;
a display; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless communication circuit, the memory, and the display,
wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
receive, from at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, a first decryption key and store the first decryption key in the electronic device;
receive, from an external device through the wireless communication circuit, an advertising packet, at least one portion of the advertising packet being encrypted with a first encryption key;
decrypt the at least one portion of the advertising packet with the first decryption key; and
transmit, to the at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, information comprised in the decrypted advertising packet,
wherein the first decryption key corresponds to the first encryption key,
wherein the advertising packet includes device information of the external device and encrypted additional information associated with the external device, the device information of the external device is not encrypted,
based on the encrypted additional information not being decrypted with the first decryption key, transmit, to the at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, location information of the electronic device and the device information, and
based on the encrypted additional information being decrypted with the first decryption key, transmit, to the at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, the location information of the electronic device and the device information and display, on the display, at least portion of the additional information decrypted using the first decryption key.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
receive, from the at least one server, a second encryption key associated with the external device;
encrypt the location information of the electronic device and the device information with the second encryption key; and
transmit, to the at least one server, the encrypted location information of the electronic device and the encrypted device information.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
transmit, to the at least one server, information associated with the electronic device with the location information of the electronic device and the device information.
4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein:
the first encryption key and the first decryption key are symmetric keys, and
the second encryption key is a public key.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
based on the encrypted additional information being decrypted with the first decryption key, transmit, to the at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, the at least portion of the additional information decrypted using the first decryption key.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sound output device,
wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
audibly provide, using the sound output device, at least one of the device information, the location information of the electronic device and the at least portion of the additional information.
7. An electronic device, comprising:
a wireless communication circuit;
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless communication circuit and the memory,
wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
establish a connection with a first external device;
onboard the first external device to at least one server;
register, with the at least one server, a second external device meeting a friend condition;
request, to the first external device through the connection, a first decryption key;
transmit, to the second external device through the at least one server, the first decryption key received from the first external device; and
receive, from the at least one server, location information of the second external device, and information comprised in an advertising packet that has been decrypted using the first decryption key by the second external device, after the connection is released,
wherein the advertising packet includes device information of the first external device and additional information associated with the first external device, and wherein the device information is not encrypted and the additional information is encrypted with a first encryption key,
based on the encrypted additional information being decrypted using the first decryption key by the second external device, receive, from the at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, the location information of the second external device and the device information, and
based on the encrypted additional information being decrypted using the first decryption key by the second external device, receive, from the at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, the location information of the second external device, the device information and at least portion of the additional information decrypted by the second external device.
8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
receive, from the at least one server, information associated with the second external device with the location information of the second external device and the at least portion of the additional information decrypted by the second external device.
9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the location information of the second external device is encrypted with a second encryption key.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein:
the first decryption key and the first encryption key are symmetric keys, and
the second encryption key is a public key.
11. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
determine that the second external device meets the friend condition, based on the second external device accessing a same access point (AP) as the electronic device, when onboarding the first external device to the at least one server.
12. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
determine that the second external device meets the friend condition, based on the second external device being at a predetermined location.
13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
determine the predetermined location based on at least one of a user account and a location of the electronic device.
14. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
determine that the second external device meets the friend condition, based on the second external device being authenticated based on a certificate.
15. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a display,
wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
display, on the display, at least one of the device information, the location information of the second external device and the at least portion of the additional information decrypted using the first decryption key.
16. An electronic device, comprising:
a wireless communication circuit;
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless communication circuit and the memory,
wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
determine that a first external device meets a first condition;
onboard a second external device based on an onboarding request received from a third external device;
receive, from the third external device through the wireless communication circuit, a first decryption key;
transmit, to the first external device through the wireless communication circuit, the first decryption key; and
receive, from the first external device through the wireless communication circuit, location information of the first external device and information comprised in an advertising packet, at least a portion of the advertising packet having been decrypted using the first decryption key,
wherein the advertising packet includes device information of the second external device and encrypted additional information associated with the second external device, the device information of the second external device is not encrypted,
based on the encrypted additional information not being decrypted using the first decryption key by the first external device, receive, from the first external through the wireless communication circuit, the location information of the first external device and the device information, and
based on the encrypted additional information being decrypted using the first decryption key by the second external device, receive, from first external through the wireless communication circuit, the location information of the first external device, the device information and at least portion of the additional information decrypted by the first external device.
17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
transmit, to the first external device, an encryption key in response to a first request of the first external device; and
receive, from the first external device, the location information of the first external device, the device information and the at least portion of the additional information encrypted with the encryption key.
18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
receive, from the first external device, information associated with the first external device with the location information of the first external device and the at least portion of the additional information.
19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
transmit, to the third external device, at least one of the information associated with the first external device, the location information of the first external device, and the at least portion of the additional information.
20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
register, as a friend device, the first external device meeting the first condition.