[Bluez-users] Encrypted and unencrypted connections at the same time

[Bluez-users] Encrypted and unencrypted connections at the same time

[Sebastian Clauß]

Hi,

I have a MS optical desktop elite (mouse and keyboard).
The keyboard supports an encrypted connection, but the mouse doesn't.
So, I want to enable encryption and authentication by default,
but want to disable it for the mouse.
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then enable it again.

Is there a way configure hcid or hidd in a way, e.g. by hcid.conf,
so that this setting is recognized automatically (i.e. a special configurat=
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for the mouse)?

Sebastian


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Re: [Bluez-users] Encrypted and unencrypted connections at the same time

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Sebastian,

> I have a MS optical desktop elite (mouse and keyboard).
> The keyboard supports an encrypted connection, but the mouse doesn't.
> So, I want to enable encryption and authentication by default,
> but want to disable it for the mouse.
> When I enable authentication/encryption, the laptop wants to make a secure 
> connection also to the mouse, but obviously this does not work. So, I have to 
> switch authentication/encryption off temporarily to connect to the mouse, and 
> then enable it again.

you switch into security mode 3 and don't know what it is.

> Is there a way configure hcid or hidd in a way, e.g. by hcid.conf,
> so that this setting is recognized automatically (i.e. a special configuration 
> for the mouse)?

Try to start the hidd --server with the --encrypt switch. It should then
request encryption for the keyboards.

Regards

Marcel




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Re: [Bluez-users] Encrypted and unencrypted connections at the same time

[Sebastian Clauß]

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Am Montag, 14. Februar 2005 20:11 schrieb Marcel Holtmann:
> Hi Sebastian,
>
> > I have a MS optical desktop elite (mouse and keyboard).
> > The keyboard supports an encrypted connection, but the mouse doesn't.
> > So, I want to enable encryption and authentication by default,
> > but want to disable it for the mouse.
> > When I enable authentication/encryption, the laptop wants to make a
> > secure connection also to the mouse, but obviously this does not work.
> > So, I have to switch authentication/encryption off temporarily to connect
> > to the mouse, and then enable it again.
>
> you switch into security mode 3 and don't know what it is.
>
Hmm, my description was not really correct: I start with security mode 3 
(encryption/authentication), wait until the keyboard is connected, then 
switch off encryption/authentication, wait until the mouse is connected, then 
switch back to security mode 3. So, the keyboard connection is encrypted, but 
the mouse connection not.

> > Is there a way configure hcid or hidd in a way, e.g. by hcid.conf,
> > so that this setting is recognized automatically (i.e. a special
> > configuration for the mouse)?
>
> Try to start the hidd --server with the --encrypt switch. It should then
> request encryption for the keyboards.
>
This does not work (hidd: unrecognized option `--encrypt').
(I use bluez-utils 2.10).

best regards

Sebastian

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Re: [Bluez-users] Encrypted and unencrypted connections at the same time

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Sebastian,

> > > I have a MS optical desktop elite (mouse and keyboard).
> > > The keyboard supports an encrypted connection, but the mouse doesn't.
> > > So, I want to enable encryption and authentication by default,
> > > but want to disable it for the mouse.
> > > When I enable authentication/encryption, the laptop wants to make a
> > > secure connection also to the mouse, but obviously this does not work.
> > > So, I have to switch authentication/encryption off temporarily to connect
> > > to the mouse, and then enable it again.
> >
> > you switch into security mode 3 and don't know what it is.
> >
> Hmm, my description was not really correct: I start with security mode 3 
> (encryption/authentication), wait until the keyboard is connected, then 
> switch off encryption/authentication, wait until the mouse is connected, then 
> switch back to security mode 3. So, the keyboard connection is encrypted, but 
> the mouse connection not.

haven't you thought that this might be a wrong thing and that we have a
better solution for it ;)

> > > Is there a way configure hcid or hidd in a way, e.g. by hcid.conf,
> > > so that this setting is recognized automatically (i.e. a special
> > > configuration for the mouse)?
> >
> > Try to start the hidd --server with the --encrypt switch. It should then
> > request encryption for the keyboards.
> >
> This does not work (hidd: unrecognized option `--encrypt').
> (I use bluez-utils 2.10).

The latest release is bluez-utils-2.15.

Regards

Marcel




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Re: [Bluez-users] Encrypted and unencrypted connections at the same time

[Sebastian Clauß]

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Am Dienstag, 22. Februar 2005 00:28 schrieb Marcel Holtmann:
> Hi Sebastian,
>
> > > > I have a MS optical desktop elite (mouse and keyboard).
> > > > The keyboard supports an encrypted connection, but the mouse doesn't.
> > > > So, I want to enable encryption and authentication by default,
> > > > but want to disable it for the mouse.
> > > > When I enable authentication/encryption, the laptop wants to make a
> > > > secure connection also to the mouse, but obviously this does not
> > > > work. So, I have to switch authentication/encryption off temporarily
> > > > to connect to the mouse, and then enable it again.
> > >
> > > you switch into security mode 3 and don't know what it is.
> >
> > Hmm, my description was not really correct: I start with security mode 3
> > (encryption/authentication), wait until the keyboard is connected, then
> > switch off encryption/authentication, wait until the mouse is connected,
> > then switch back to security mode 3. So, the keyboard connection is
> > encrypted, but the mouse connection not.
>
> haven't you thought that this might be a wrong thing and that we have a
> better solution for it ;)
>
Of course my "solution" might be wrong, I just was not sure, whether my 
initial explanation described this "solution" correctly. 

> > > > Is there a way configure hcid or hidd in a way, e.g. by hcid.conf,
> > > > so that this setting is recognized automatically (i.e. a special
> > > > configuration for the mouse)?
> > >
> > > Try to start the hidd --server with the --encrypt switch. It should
> > > then request encryption for the keyboards.
> >
> > This does not work (hidd: unrecognized option `--encrypt').
> > (I use bluez-utils 2.10).
>
> The latest release is bluez-utils-2.15.
>
Sorry, I was not aware of it. Now it works as expected, your solution, I 
mean :-)

best regards

Sebastian

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