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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide
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Chapter Seven
Security
Security Introduction
Each service that the server provides can
be configured to require:
 Authorizationthe server operator must
acknowledge all connection attempts before a
connection is established.
 Authentication the server requires a Personal
Identification Number (PIN) code or a Link Key
before a connection is established.
 Encryption all data sent between the
Bluetooth client and Bluetooth server is
encrypted. The encryption key is based on the
Authentication Link Key; Encryption requires
that Authentication be enabled.
The default security setting for
Authorization, Authentication and
Encryption is disabled.
Devices can also be paired, a process that
eliminates the need to enter a PIN code
every time access is attempted
Authentication
Authentication is used to verify identity;
it requires a passkey or Link Key from
the remote device. When a remote device
attempts access a visual and/or audio
warning notifies the local operator.
The local operator can open a dialog box
that provides:
 The user-friendly name of the device
attempting access
 The name of the local service that the
remote device is attempting to access
 A place for the local operator to enter a
passkey
The operator of the remote system must
enter the identical passkey or access is
denied.
If the notification is ignored, access is
denied after a preset timeout.
When devices are aired, those devices
automatically exchange a Link Key and
Authentication is carried out without
operator intervention.
Authorization
Authorization is Yes or No, go-no-go
security.
A visual and/or audio warning alerts the
server operator that a remote device is
attempting to connect.