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Begin forwarded message: Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:17:55 -0700 From: "Robert Hulvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Cfrg] Invitation to review Bluetooth Simple Pairing draft specification Hello, My name is Robert Hulvey and I am a Systems Engineer with Broadcom Corp. working on Bluetooth products. I participate in several groups within the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) including the Core Specification Working Group (CSWG), the Human Interface Device (HID) Working Group, and the Bluetooth Architecture Review Board (BARB). Within the CSWG, we have been developing a feature called Simple Pairing to address the weaknesses which were part of the original Bluetooth specification's pairing mechanism. Our hope is that the new pairing method will be FIPS compliant, and as such we would appreciate your review and feedback on whether we are on track to achieve this goal. "Pairing" refers to the method of associating 2 devices so that they can communicate via the Bluetooth wireless protocol. Note that Simple Pairing is just a first step, and does nothing to change the Bluetooth encryption mechanism (the Massey-Rueppel stream cipher, also known within the specification as E0). We anticipate changing to AES in counter-mode, similar to what WiFi currently uses, in a future version of the specification. The following is a link to a whitepaper which has been made publicly available for the express purpose of encouraging outside review of the the draft specification. Please feel free to forward this to any other interested parties. See: <http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Apply/Technology/Research/Simple_Pairing .htm> http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Apply/Technology/Research/Simple_Pairing. htm Please send any feedback to the address shown in the document ( <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]), but please also copy me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your time. Best Regards, -Rob Robert W. Hulvey Principal Systems Engineer Broadcom Corporation Mobile <http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=16215+Alton+Parkway&csz=Irvi ne%2C+CA+92618&country=us> & Wireless Group 16215 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.broadcom.com <http://www.broadcom.com/> tel: mobile: 949-926-6239 310-384-0996 <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=30065054807&v0=565779&k0=68427479> Add me to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a signature like this? --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
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