Return-Path: Message-ID: <8c7950360712120508j3da5da11sf79e1c321cc37865@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:08:16 -0500 From: "Shane Volpe" To: "BlueZ users" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [Bluez-users] PAN security questions 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 PAND MAN file lists the following options regarding security: --encrypt -E Enable encryption --secure -S Secure connection The PAND howto (http://bluez.sourceforge.net/contrib/HOWTO-PAN) explains --encrypt as follows: "activates BT security (authentication and encryption)" so then what does the option --secure do? If you use --encrypt I'm assuming During initialization the paraphrase is sent (via the passkey-agent) unencrypted (authentication) and after a PAND connection is finally made only then is the data encrypted is this correct? Regards, Shane ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users