Bluetooth is a technology that allows for wireless communication between hosts.
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Are smart watches secure?
My Pebble smartwatch, like many (most?) other smart watches, uses Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth Smart, BLE, BTLE, etc) to communicate with my smart phone.
There's some security in the link, ...
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Strategies against jamming attacks?
We have some devices which are designed to use standard frequencies/protocols, such as GSM, CDMA, GPS, Wifi and Bluetooth, among others. While our focus is not thought to be used for high-profile ...
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How to sniff Bluetooth traffic using Android?
I have two Arduinos using Bluetooth to communicate one with another. Is it possible to sniff the Bluetooth conversation between the two devices?
An Android solution would be great, I heard of hcidump ...
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Is it possible to War Drive for specific Bluetooth devices? What is the range?
Is it possible for someone to remotely/covertly scan for Bluetooth devices? If so, what is the operational range of this scanner?
My concern is that a Bluetooth based door lock will emit a signal ...
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What risks are there with a Bluetooth based door lock, and are there any mitigations?
There are a few interesting Bluetooth door locks on the market that use version Bluetooth 4.0 however there seems to be a few issues with this
E0 Encryption flaws
Risks during pairing
Attacks ...
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Is it safe to connect mobile devices to rental cars? [duplicate]
Many modern cars feature Bluetooth connections and USB ports that allow passengers to connect them with mobile phones and digital music players (and smartphones, which serve as both). Is it safe to ...
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What about AD2P vulnerability?
My goal is to create a simple one-way intercom using B Speech TX2 and B Speech RX2, an Audio2Bluetooth and Bluetooth2Audio converter.
My question is, how secure is the audio(in my case voice) being ...
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What can an attacker do with Bluetooth and how should it be mitigated?
What are the security risks of Bluetooth and what technologies and best practices should be used to protect my device? What can an attacker do once a malicious device is paired with mine?
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Does a TMSI change often enough to prevent tracking?
A company called Path Intelligence has a product called Footpath which uses the TMSI, WiFi MAC address, and bluetooth MAC address to track phones as they move through stores.
However, I don't see ...
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Are there Bluetooth attacks on Smartphones that will not notify the user of the attack?
Are there Bluetooth attacks on Smartphones that will not notify the user of the attack?
Specifically forcing a reset or opening an application.
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Intercept data sent via bluetooth
I am trying to re-write a closed-source application, originally deployed on mobile devices, that lets you command and control a certain type of mechanical robots via bluetooth.
The new application I ...
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Securing Windows 7 using Bluetooth
I'm thinking of using my iPhone as a device combined with a low power bluetooth usb key. So when the phone is gone the workstation locks. (I don't want it to unlock the workstation though, I'd prefer ...
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Can you pick up any device specific information by monitoring bluetooth signals? [closed]
Could I use some sort of permanent device ID broadcasted by the bluetooth radio in my phone to do something like unlock my door?
I don't want to have to ever pair the device, or take it out of my ...
