[Bluez-users] Re: Bluetooth security in bluez ?

[Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi>]

On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 12:40:08PM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> Hi Anssi,
> 
> > > setting auth and encrypt in hcid.conf enables security mode 3, which is
> > > not what most people want. Leave it off and use security mode 1/2 and
> > > let the remote device trigger the security mechanism.
> > 
> > How can you tell whether a connection is encrypted or not in Bluez if
> > security mode is 2?
> 
> check with "hcitool con"
> 
> Connections:
>         < ACL 00:0A:xx:xx:xx:xx handle 43 state 1 lm MASTER ENCRYPT 

Great, thanks. Are RFCOMM connections for dialup usually encrypted? I
have Bray & Sturman's BT book, but it only mentions in passing that
"RFCOMM will enforce security for dialup networking" where it talks
about the security manager.

Anssi



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