Low-cost manufacturing, usability, and security: an analysis of bluetooth simple pairing and Wi-Fi protected setup

  • Authors:
  • Cynthia Kuo;Jesse Walker;Adrian Perrig

  • Affiliations:
  • Carnegie Mellon University;Intel Corporation;Carnegie Mellon University

  • Venue:
  • FC'07/USEC'07 Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Financial cryptography and 1st International conference on Usable Security
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Bluetooth Simple Pairing and Wi-Fi Protected Setup specify mechanisms for exchanging authentication credentials in wireless networks. Both Simple Pairing and Protected Setup support multiple setup mechanisms, which increases security risks and hurts the user experience. To improve the security and usability of these specifications, we suggest defining a common baseline for hardware features and a consistent, interoperable user experience across devices.