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Wireless Security

Bluetooth 3.0 + HS: Compromising Your Security at 24 Mbps

On April 21, 2009, the Bluetooth 3.0 specification was adopted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). This new specification includes new attributes such as: *High speed data transfer of large files (~24 Mbps) *Bluetooth low energy The new specification achieves these new attributes by including an 802.11 radio, aka Wi-Fi, that allows lower energy usage when attempting to transfer large amounts of data. While ultra-wideband (UWB provides ~480Mbps) was widely rumored to be included in the upcoming specification, it was absent from the final release.

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