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This paper delves into the realms of RF fingerprint (RFF) based on applying the Jensen-Shannon divergence (JSD) to the statistical distribution of noise in RF signals to identify Bluetooth devices. Thus, through a detailed case study, Bluetooth RF noise taken at 5 Gsps from different devices is explored. A noise model is considered to extract a unique, universal, permanent, permanent, collectable, and robust statistical RFF that identifies each Bluetooth device. Then, the different JSD noise signals provided by Bluetooth devices are contrasted with the statistical RFF of all devices and a membership resolution is declared. The study shows that this way of identifying Bluetooth devices based on RFF allows one to discern between devices of the same make and model, achieving 99.5% identification effectiveness. 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