[vhartman]

A master is connecting to a slave using the serial profile. I have implemented the device searching and selection to be handled by my application, however, I would like to also handle the PIN code locally from within my app. Authentication will be set on at the remote side and this causes a window to pop up to input a pin- code. So I would like to avoid this popping up of the window. Has anyone done this before ?

[tatomi00]

This would be really neat. I maybe have need for same.

Anyone?

because it's annoying when dumb slave requests authentication and can't register security settings so you have to type code every time.

[BobbeeTec]

The request for pin code is to prevent people from connecting devices, etc. without authorization.

If there was a way to avoid having to enter a pin code, what exactly would the point be in having security options in the first place?

Simply "pair" the two devices you're using, and you won't need to enter a pin code after that point.

When you "pair" devices, it implies that the devices "trust" each other, and thus security isn't a problem.

Note that you can still encrypt, etc. the communications (although the strength of the current BT protocol isn't particularly strong).

[tatomi00]

Yes I realized that there is no point of having auth. if it can be overridden.
My problem is that pairing is no good because I think that the other device which is requesting auth is supposed to remember devices and their security settings, like bt headset , but it doesn't.

PinkLemon

[BobbeeTec]

As far as I know, all of the Nokia models that support BT remember the settings, etc.

It sounds like the device you're trying to work with isn't a Nokia phone?

[ayulo]

well for my requirements, i would hope that i can override the pin-code pop-up...

I would want to pre-program a pin code so that the user won't have to enter a pin-code..

so even if its the first time two devices , meet, as long as it has my program installed, the user would not have to enter a pin-code..

I know this would be a security issue, i hope the bluetooth spec would device a profile for this?

a scenario would be a client server system.. for example, a first time bluetooth client will just get data from a server.. in this example, it would be better if there was no PIN at all or a pre-programed PIN

... or something like an anonymous user on an ftp server..

[tatomi00]

Yes you are right it's not a nokia phone or phone at all its just dumb device with bt.

PinkLemon

[Ebbster]

May I choose PIN myself?

(If so, WRITE so IN MANUAL).

I consider the usefriendliness of supplied SF to be more than sufficient as a safety guarantor.

How about "pairing" by default?
Or just press "Yes" to confirm.

(Upgraded Nokia SF for 6230 3 times within 24 hrs from getting it, and the Engineers from Helpline now had to leave me for some "Kippis-time").

Yet to connect XP running PC with 6230....