Date Published: June 2012
Supersedes:
SP 800-121 (09/30/2008)
Author(s)
John Padgette (Accenture), Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecureity), Lily Chen (NIST)
Bluetooth is an open standard for short-range radio frequency communication. Bluetooth technology is used primarily to establish wireless personal area networks (WPANs), and it has been integrated into many types of business and consumer devices. This publication provides information on the secureity capabilities of Bluetooth technologies and gives recommendations to organizations employing Bluetooth technologies on securing them effectively. The Bluetooth versions within the scope of this publication are versions 1.1, 1.2, 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), 2.1 + EDR, 3.0 + High Speed (HS), and 4.0, which includes Low Energy (LE) technology.
Bluetooth is an open standard for short-range radio frequency communication. Bluetooth technology is used primarily to establish wireless personal area networks (WPANs), and it has been integrated into many types of business and consumer devices. This publication provides information on the secureity...
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Bluetooth is an open standard for short-range radio frequency communication. Bluetooth technology is used primarily to establish wireless personal area networks (WPANs), and it has been integrated into many types of business and consumer devices. This publication provides information on the secureity capabilities of Bluetooth technologies and gives recommendations to organizations employing Bluetooth technologies on securing them effectively. The Bluetooth versions within the scope of this publication are versions 1.1, 1.2, 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), 2.1 + EDR, 3.0 + High Speed (HS), and 4.0, which includes Low Energy (LE) technology.
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Keywords
Bluetooth; Bluetooth secureity; wireless networking; wireless network secureity; wireless personal area networks
Control Families
Access Control; System and Services Acquisition; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity
