https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2108.07190/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46456651urn:hackerpapers:mention:2108.07190:46456651Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:31:52 GMT<p>Regular Bluetooth security is not that great. A lot of it is poor usability where the user can&#x27;t easily know that they don&#x27;t have a secure connection. Setting up a secure connection might involve entering a PIN on each end of the connection which might be challenging for something like a pair of earbuds. This contains a nice discussion of the issues and talks about active attacks: * https://arxiv.org/pdf/2108.07190</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2108.07190/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CR