Date Published: May 2017 (includes updates as of Jan. 19, 2022)
Supersedes:
SP 800-121 Rev. 2 (05/08/2017)
Author(s)
John Padgette (Accenture Federal Services), John Bahr (Bahr Engineering), Mayank Batra (Qualcomm Technologies International), Marcel Holtmann (Intel), Rhonda Smithbey (Spanalytics), Lily Chen (NIST), Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecurity)
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.
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...
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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.
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Keywords
Bluetooth; information security; network security; wireless networking; wireless personal area networks
Control Families
Access Control; System and Services Acquisition; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity