Pairing

1 article tagged "Pairing" on the BLE Inspector blog.

This collection brings together every Pairing article published on the BLE Inspector blog. "BLE Pairing and Bonding: Security Explained" — each one is a practical, hands-on guide written for engineers and system integrators who work with BLE Inspector in real industrial deployments. Whether you are choosing between protocols, troubleshooting a connection, or planning an integration, these articles cover the concepts, the trade-offs, and the step-by-step details you need.

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August 11, 2026·How-To

BLE Pairing and Bonding: Security Explained

Pairing vs bonding, LE Legacy vs LE Secure Connections (ECDH P-256), the four association models, the STK/LTK key hierarchy, AES-CCM encryption, IRK-based privacy, Security Mode 1 levels, and how to debug auth failures on macOS.

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