Subject: Re: [Bluez-devel] Using ASCII based files for link key storage
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:54:19 +0200

Hi Guylhem,

> > I just wrote some code do deal with the link key storage and to support
> > the device name cache. I don't fully like it and I think it contains
> > some bugs, but it is better than nothing. So feel free to send me
> > patches to improve it. And btw using the hcitool with name cache support
> > is very great in my environment.
> 
> Some general thoughts:
>  - regarding keys, an ascii version to ease manipulation would be
>    great. I hate it when I have to rm all the keys because one device
>    has a problem.

this is now working with the new code in the CVS and it is really nice.
I should have done this a long time ago.

>    Even worse - some device can only pair with 1 other
>    device. If I was able to share keys between my desktop, my laptop and
>    my handheld that would be great(but maybe the bt device will use the
>    bt address too and refuse that)

The link key is bound to the BD_ADDR and so this is not possible unless
you set the BD_ADDR of all your devices to the same.

>  - regarding names : would it be possible to replace bt address by
>    nicknames? My devices send back a FQDN on scan because that's the
>    way I set them up, but it would be much better if I could address
>    them with that FQDN too.

I will not add support for this in the next release, but I am open for
such a feature.

Regards

Marcel


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