Secure session

A secure session is a secure connection between two XBee nodes of a network—a server and a client—where the pair can send and receive encrypted data that only they can decrypt. In a secure session, the XBee devices can act as client or server:

• Client. The device that is attempting to log in and send secured data/commands.
• Server. The device that is being logged into and will receive secured data/commands.

Secure sessions provide a way to password-protect communication between two nodes on a network above and beyond the security of the network itself. With secure sessions, a device can 'log in', or create a session with another device that is encrypted and only readable by the two nodes involved. By restricting certain actions—such as remote AT commands or OTA firmware updates—to be only allowed over one of these secure sessions, you can make it so access to the network does not allow network configuration.

Note To learn more about this feature and how it works, refer to the user guide for your XBee RF module.