Hi Lukasz, >> doc/mgmt-api.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++-- >> 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/doc/mgmt-api.txt b/doc/mgmt-api.txt >> index e15a78f3e4b7..dfcf719dc757 100644 >> --- a/doc/mgmt-api.txt >> +++ b/doc/mgmt-api.txt >> @@ -1646,8 +1646,25 @@ Set Privacy Command >> This command is used to enable Low Energy Privacy feature using >> resolvable private addresses. >> >> - The value 0x00 disables privacy mode, the value 0x01 enables >> - privacy mode. >> + The value 0x00 disables privacy mode, the values 0x01 and 0x02 >> + enable privacy mode. >> + >> + With value 0x01 the kernel will always use the privacy mode. This >> + means resolvable private address is used when the controller is >> + discoverable and also when pairing is initiated. >> + >> + With value 0x02 the kernel will use privacy mode with resolvable >> + private address. In case the conroller is pairable and discoverable >> + the identity address is used. Also when pairing is initiated, the >> + connection will be established with the identity address. >> + > So once device is not discoverable, RPA will be used in advertising, right? Yes. Non-discoverable devices will always advertise with RPA. >> + Exposing the identity address when pairable and discoverable or >> + during initated pairing can be a privacy issue. For dual-mode >> + controllers this can be neglected since its public address will >> + be exposed over BR/EDR anyway. > > Since privacy mode 0x02 for LE controllers seems to have a little or > even no sense, maybe it should be not allowed ? We could do that, but I do not want to limit this. I consider this a policy decision the daemon can make by itself. If you for example have a LE only mode controller and want to use a static address as identity address and you are fine with exposing it during pairing, so be it. Regards Marcel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
