# SM - example usage of the Security Manager to pair and encrypt

Demonstration of possible usage of the Security Manager. Security Manager deals with pairing, authentication and encryption.

The application demonstrates usage as a central and a peripheral. The central will connect to any connectable device present. Please have one ready and advertising. Application will attempt pairing. Please authorise your peer device to pair.

Upon success it will disconnect and start advertising to demonstrate usage as a peripheral. Please scan and connect using your peer device. Upon connection grant pairing if prompted. Upon success the application will disconnect. Observe the terminal to keep track of the sequence. 

# Running the application

## Requirements

The sample application can be seen on any BLE scanner on a smartphone. If you don't have a scanner on your phone, please install :

- [nRF Master Control Panel](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.mcp) for Android.

- [LightBlue](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/lightblue-bluetooth-low-energy/id557428110?mt=8) for iPhone.

Information about activity is printed over the serial connection - please have a client open. You may use:

- [Tera Term](https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/index.html.en)

Hardware requirements are in the [main readme](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os-example-ble/blob/master/README.md).

## Building instructions

Building instructions for all samples are in the [main readme](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os-example-ble/blob/master/README.md).

Note: example currently doesn't use ST provided stack and instead uses a Cordio port for the ST.
