How secure is sending files over Bluetooth?
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If I pair my Android phone and my laptop, I can share files over Bluetooth from the phone to the laptop. I've started finding this a really convenient method for me to send files to a Linux laptop without needing to install a separate app on either the phone or my laptop. Especially when I'm away from my home network (I use SFTP at home).
How secure is this? Is there encryption by default and could someone else nearby with a receiver potentially decode the file you're sending?
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[email protected]replied to [email protected] last edited by
No, thanks:
It uses a WebRTC peer-to-peer connection. WebRTC needs a signaling server that is only used to establish a connection. The server is not involved in the file transfer.
If your devices are paired and behind a NAT, the PairDrop TURN Server is used to route your files and messages.
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[email protected]replied to [email protected] last edited by
What's so bad about servers?
Both are open source.
The signaling server just sees the IPs of your devices and matches them by roomID.
The turn server sees only locally encrypted files and your IPs (and it is used only IF you are behind a NAT).
As far as I see, there is no way for anything bad happening, but I am happy to learn if you know something. If you need it for a proof, I'd gladly give you some of my IPs and encrypted files - see what you can do with them.
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[email protected]replied to [email protected] last edited by
I'd rather not upload my files on remote servers. No matter if open source or no
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[email protected]replied to [email protected] last edited by
The file does not get uploaded to remote servers. It passes through them, fully encrypted, and the server does not have the keys to decrypt your files.
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[email protected]replied to [email protected] last edited by
If it passes through, that means it is present on the server's storage, even if for a short period of time
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[email protected]replied to [email protected] last edited by
All your data and traffic passes through various routers and servers (both of which are computers and have memory) while you do anything on the internet (You can find the list of such computers by doing a traceroute). But because it is end to end encrypted - you don't care.
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this is why i have developed my own cloud solution. a file server that i host myself
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