HONOR Band 5

Classification

HONOR Band 5
Classification
Grade	C
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Classification date
Information
Name	Honor Band 5
Brand by Parent	Honor by Honor Terminal Co., Ltd
Generation	5
Model(s)	CRS-B19S
Release date	2019-07-29
Type/Category	Smart band
Website	[1]
Status	End of life
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Dimensions	43mm × 17.2mm × 11.5mm
Mass	22.7 g
Operating system	device
Companion App	Honor Health
CPU
GPU
Memory
Storage
Battery
Power
Charging
Display
Camera
Sound
Connectivity

Device
Criterion	Value	Proof(s)	Comment
Known hardware tampering	Rare	[2]	The Honor Band 5 is a low-cost consumer smart band with limited hardware value for tampering. There is no public evidence of mass-produced tampered units or common tampering incidents in the market.
Known vulnerabilities	Rare	[3]	CVE databases (e.g., CVE Details) list no critical or high-severity hardware/software vulnerabilities specific to the Honor Band 5. Minor, niche vulnerabilities (if any) are not publicly documented.
Prior attacks	None	[]	No credible reports, security blogs, or industry publications have documented targeted attacks (e.g., data breaches, unauthorized access) against the Honor Band 5 in consumer or enterprise use cases.
Updatability	Rare	[4]	Honor provided occasional firmware updates for the Band 5 in the first 1–2 years post-launch (e.g., bug fixes for health tracking). However, updates ceased after 2021, and no new updates are available now.
Category score	2

System
Criterion	Value	Proof(s)	Comment
Authentication with other systems	Partial	honor-band-5-user-guide	Honor provided occasional firmware updates for the Band 5 in the first 1–2 years post-launch (e.g., bug fixes for health tracking). However, updates ceased after 2021, and no new updates are available now.
Communications	Encrypted with up-to-date encryption	[5]	The band only authenticates with its companion app (Huawei Health/Honor Health) via Bluetooth pairing (no multi-system integration like enterprise SSO or third-party service authentication). Pairing is required for data sync but not for basic offline use.
Storage	Encrypted with obselete encryption	[]	The band stores limited data (e.g., step counts, sleep logs) locally. While no official docs confirm "up-to-date encryption," it likely uses basic encryption (not cutting-edge standards like AES-256) given its entry-level positioning.
Category score	2

User Authentication
Criterion	Value	Proof(s)	Comment
Account management	Basic	honor-health-app-guide	Account management is handled via the companion app (Huawei ID/Honor ID), offering only basic functions: account creation, password reset, and profile editing. No advanced features (e.g., role-based access, multi-factor authentication for account changes) exist.
Authentication	Basic	[6]	The band has no built-in user authentication (e.g., PIN, biometrics). Authentication relies solely on the companion app’s account login (basic password-based login, no biometric verification for app access to band data).
Brute-force protection	Absent	[]	The band itself has no password or PIN, so brute-force protection is irrelevant. The companion app may have basic rate limiting for login attempts, but this is not specific to the band and is not officially verified for Honor Band 5’s use case
Event logging	Absent	[]	There is no logging of access events (e.g., when the band pairs with a phone, when data is synced) on the band or in the companion app. Users cannot view a history of device access or data retrieval.
Passwords	Default/Common/Easy to guess	honor-band-5-pairing-guide	The band uses no mandatory password for initial setup. Bluetooth pairing is automatic (no unique passcode required), and the companion app’s account password has no strict complexity requirements (e.g., no mandatory mix of letters/numbers). This makes weak passwords common.
Category score	3

Grade	C