October 10, 2008
NIST Releases Guide to Bluetooth Security
Describes security capabilities of Bluetooth-based technologies
The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has released a Guide to Bluetooth Security which describes the security capabilities of technologies based on Bluetooth, an open standard for short-range radio frequency communication. The document gives recommendations to organizations employing Bluetooth technologies on securing them effectively. SP 800-121 supersedes the original SP 800-48, Wireless Network Security: 802.11, Bluetooth and Handheld Devices, which was released in 2002 and was replaced in July 2008 by SP 800-48 Revision 1, Guide to Securing Legacy IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks.
