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You might be able to use it to prevent BadUSB like attacks. Something looks like an USB stick with data on it, you plug it in. The device tells the computer tha
by est31 8y ago
You might be able to use it to prevent BadUSB like attacks. Something looks like an USB stick with data on it, you plug it in. The device tells the computer that it's a keyboard and sends keypresses to install some virus or something. [1]
I don't know about the particulars of this standard though, maybe it's just some DRM thing and soon you'll have to buy expensive dell mice for dell laptops or something like it's already the case with gamepads and consoles.
[1]: https://srlabs.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SRLabs-BadUSB-BlackHat-v1.pdf https://srlabs.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SRLabs-BadUSB-B...
- dcbadacd 8y agoIn addition to any software (especially semiconductor vendor's) being additional attack surface, if you already have connected your device to something it could have already cause damage (Nintendo Switch situation, USB Killers and etc.), not even considering "trusted" devices being faulty. The only thing this provides is DRM.