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Similar concerns should be made for Thunderbolt devices, which have direct PCIe access - much more low-level and dangerous than USB could be. The only system I'
by elagost 8y ago
Similar concerns should be made for Thunderbolt devices, which have direct PCIe access - much more low-level and dangerous than USB could be. The only system I've seen implement this is Gnome3 - it has a section in its system preferences for configuring Thunderbolt devices[0] and the Bolt daemon.[1]
[0] https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Whiteboards/ThunderboltAccess https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Whiteboards/ThunderboltAccess
[1] https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Bolt-Project-Thunderbolt-Secure https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Bolt-Pro...
- gruez 8y agoApparently windows has this too: https://www.startech.com/faq/thunderbolt-3-authentication-pop-up-messages https://www.startech.com/faq/thunderbolt-3-authentication-po.... Not sure whether that's the default behavior or how to enable it.