WebAPI/Security/Bluetooth

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Web Bluetooth API

References:

Brief purpose of API: The aim of WebBluetooth is to establish a DOM API to set up and communicate with Bluetooth devices. This includes setting properties on adapters and devices, scanning for devices, bonding, and socket initialization for audio and communication.

General Use Cases:

Inherent threats: Privacy, access to sensitive user devices, de-anonimization based on bluetooth state

Threat severity: High

Regular web content (unauthenticated)

Use cases: None

Authorization model for normal content: None

Authorization model for installed content: None

Potential mitigations:

Privileged (approved by app store)

Use cases: None

Authorization model: None

Potential mitigations:

Certified (system-critical apps)

Use cases:

  • Read bluetooth adapter state
  • Start/Stop device discovery
  • List discoverd devices
  • Pair with device

Authorization model: Implicit

Potential mitigations: Status indicator showing active bluetooth connection, user can click the status indicator to cancel the connection. Any limit on types of devices?

Notes

Non-certified use cases are out of scope for 1.0. We will consider those for a subsequent release.