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RE: Re: Serious flaws in bluetooth security lea d to disclosure of personal data
From: Tom Arseneault <TArseneault () counterpane com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:51:10 -0800
Actualy you have it wrong (at least as far as BT 1.0 goes, but I have not found a change in the later rev's by looking at the release notes). Class 3 with 0dbm (1mw) is 10m while class 1 with 20dbm is 100m (Note that the higher power has the farther range) According to my reading Class 1 is the most common power level and 10cm was the minimum range before you start getting reciver saturation. Thomas J. Arseneault Security Engineer Counterpane Internet Security tarseneault () counterpane com -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Seifried [mailto:listuser () seifried org] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 1:26 PM To: Schmehl, Paul L; bugtraq () securityfocus com; full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Serious flaws in bluetooth security lead to disclosure of personal data Actually there are three classes of bluetooth: Class 3 with with 0 dBm (1 mW), 100M or so range (usually as a seperate dongle, not many devices have this capability built in as it eats batteries, however several "base station" products do it). Class 2 with 4 dBm (2.5 mW), 10M or so range (the "usuall" one) Class 1 with 20 dBm (100 mW) 10cm range (i.e. physically next to something). Oh wait. What happens if you get a really good antenna and radiate at a much higher power, hmmm... you can probably talk to bluetooth devices farther away... Sort of like 802.11. Plus you need to consider high volume enclosed spaces like elevators, turnstiles at subways, building entrances, hotel lobbies, airport lounges, etc. People are already slapping fake fronts/keypads/card readers onto ATM's to gather megnetic strip information and PIN numbers (allowing them to clone your card and raid your account), how hard would it be to build a battery powered bluetooth equivalent? Kurt Seifried, kurt () seifried org A15B BEE5 B391 B9AD B0EF AEB0 AD63 0B4E AD56 E574 http://seifried.org/security/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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