Re: Why doesn't plugins/sixaxis.c set devices as Trusted?

[Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>]

On Tue, 2015-07-07 at 06:31 +0200, Alexander Holler wrote:
> 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. In case of the sixaxis it means 
> you're not only trusting it (the BT-MAC) as an input device, but also 
> as 
> a network device.
> 
> Now if you trust any plugged in device which says it's a sixaxis, I 
> would tell my arduino to say it's an sixaxis with a MAC from one of 
> my 
> BT-dongles to get a magic device which gives me wireless remote 
> access 
> on every linux box with BT when I plug it in once.
> 
> That means you want user interaction, besides just plugging in a 
> device.

What should the pairing process look like then? Because the current
workflow is absolutely dreadful.