User's Manual

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Security
Security Introduction
Each service that the server provides can be configured to require:
 Authorization -The 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 paired, 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.
The server operator responds by clicking the Bluetooth icon in the Windows system tray to