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

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

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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