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Guide to Bluetooth Security

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Author(s)

John Padgette, John Bahr, Mayank Batra, Rhonda Smithbey, Lily Chen, Karen Scarfone

Abstract

Bluetooth wireless technology is an open standard for short-range radio frequency communication used primarily to establish wireless personal area networks (WPANs), and has been integrated into many types of business and consumer devices. This publication provides information on the security capabilities of Bluetooth and gives recommendations to organizations employing Bluetooth wireless 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), 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2. Versions 4.0 and later support the low energy feature of Bluetooth.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-121, Revision 2
Report Number
800-121, Revision 2

Keywords

Bluetooth, information security, network security, wireless networking, wireless personal area networks

Citation

Padgette, J. , Bahr, J. , Batra, M. , Smithbey, R. , Chen, L. and Scarfone, K. (2022), Guide to Bluetooth Security, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-121r2-upd1, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934038 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created January 19, 2022, Updated November 29, 2022
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