A system of securing communications, comprising a plurality of computer
peripheral resources, a beacon in signal communication with and located
proximate each computer peripheral resource and configured to communicate
using RF signals and ultrasound signals, and a portable device configured
to request a listing of the computer peripheral resources using wireless
network communication and to guide a user to a selected one of the
computer peripheral resources using the RF and the ultrasound signals by
way of the corresponding beacon, the portable device and the selected
computer peripheral resource being configured to exchange encryption keys
validated using signals from the beacon and to communicate with each
other using encrypted network communication. Also provided is a
communication system, comprising first and second portable devices
respectively configured to use RF signals and ultrasound signals and to
exchange encryption keys and to communicate with each other using
encrypted network communication.