Bluetooth security attacks: comparative analysis, attacks, and countermeasures

摘要

People routinely use Bluetooth headsets with their mobile phones without thinking. The tedium of pairing is largely a thing of the past, and Bluetooth for mobile devices is now ubiquitous. With that familiarity, however, comes risk. Very few people stop to think about the security of their Bluetooth communications and what it would mean should those communications be disrupted, intercepted, or otherwise compromised. The authors of this book, however, are just such people. Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction to Bluetooth communications and outlines the authors' goals in writing the book. The basic security mechanisms and configuration within Bluetooth are examined in some detail in chapter 2. The four Bluetooth security modes, as well as device addressing, pairing, authentication, and encryption, are discussed. Chapter 3 reveals the known vulnerabilities with Bluetooth security. Various weaknesses in encryption and device configuration are explored.