From: Harald Schmitt <linux@hschmitt.de>
To: "linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org" <linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Why doesn't plugins/sixaxis.c set devices as Trusted?
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:16:00 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <559BDF20.9090905@hschmitt.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <559B5633.8000102@ahsoftware.de>
Am 07.07.2015 um 06:31 schrieb Alexander Holler:
> Am 06.07.2015 um 15:17 schrieb Bastien Nocera:
>> Hey,
>>
>> I don't understand the reason why plugins/sixaxis.c doesn't set the
>> device as trusted when plugged in.
>
> It's because of security. If you trust a bluetooth device on Linux,
> you're trusting it for all services.
Just as a side note: This is not a good security rule. Why should I
trust a game controller on any other service then controlling my game moves?
Best regrads,
Harald
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-07-07 14:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-07-06 13:17 Why doesn't plugins/sixaxis.c set devices as Trusted? Bastien Nocera
2015-07-07 4:31 ` Alexander Holler
2015-07-07 5:11 ` Bastien Nocera
2015-07-07 5:34 ` Alexander Holler
2015-07-07 6:49 ` Alexander Holler
2015-07-07 5:35 ` Bastien Nocera
2015-07-07 14:16 ` Harald Schmitt [this message]
2015-07-09 20:26 ` Alexander Holler
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