Return-Path: From: Marcel Holtmann To: BlueZ users In-Reply-To: <8c7950360709101256u4a62893dmcd4b342343088a73@mail.gmail.com> References: <8c7950360709061306w39a081f1od1c372dafabc5072@mail.gmail.com> <1189451433.687.59.camel@violet> <8c7950360709101256u4a62893dmcd4b342343088a73@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:56:59 +0200 Message-Id: <1189457819.687.89.camel@violet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] devices always connect with out asking for PIN even with pairing enabled! Reply-To: BlueZ users List-Id: BlueZ users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Hi Shane, > I was not trying to do wild guessing with the hci.conf, I have read > the readme's and MAN files on the hcid.conf. What I'm trying to > better understand is performing secure bluetooth however can't find > documentation on what type of security is available during the initial > paring process. It seem to me that at the hci level is the correct > place to provide security. > > At a minimum I want to provide a unique PIN so that only devices with > that PIN can pair to my unit but I also don't want someone using > hcidump to sit by two of my units that are pairing and get the PIN. > > Ideally it would be great to have something similar to ssh were I > could only allow a certain encrypted key to pair to my device. Then I > could distribute that private encrypted key to all devices that I want > to give connection privilege. That is what I originally thought the > Auth/Encryption option was for in the hcid.conf but after reading the > MAN page I don't believe that is the case. they have been removed from upstream anyway, because they lead to the wrong assumptions. And again, check the manual page for pand or check pand --help for further information. It will give you all needed information. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users