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Show HN: A USB-Rubber-Ducky Blocker (50 Codes)

3 points by pleinairist 4y ago

pleinairist 4y ago
The code is valid for 50 uses. If more are needed, please let me know. The link is to redeem a code for an app for blocking USB-Rubber-Duckies by locking the screen when a keyboard is connected. There are some more features, but that's the main one. Feedback welcome. The link to the app on the Windows Store is https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9P7FV5575G0C https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9P7FV5575G0C The code for use as a standalone code instead of a link is: D9KTW-X2YHQ-XJG4R-DDXDX-HR73Z
pleinairist 4y ago
The instructions here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22336638 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22336638 say: "put your link in the URL field and leave the text field blank." But I see that others do post text, so are the instructions wrong, or did I do right by adding my text in a separate comment as mentioned above as well: "Add a comment to the thread ..."
focusedone 4y ago
This is a very good idea. At some point functionality like this should be baked into OSs or at least available as a GPO (short of a USB device whitelist).
yodon 4y ago
Hey Microsoftie reading this page! Yes you! Could you please tell your VP they should buy or build this into the OS? Thanks!
- pleinairist 4y ago
  You seem to know this site well. Was there something wrong with the post which caused it not to be shown on "show"? Thanks.
joisig 4y ago
Takes me straight to a log-in pge with no additional context, is that intentional?
- pleinairist 4y ago
  It's the link that's created by Microsoft for their promo codes. Linking to the app's page itself would have been a problem because it's not free. It's only free with the promo code. In another comment on this thread I added a link to the app's page, and the promo code as a self standing code so you can use it by yourself. The login page is AFAIK a page to log in to your Microsoft account to use the code. But as mentioned above - see another comment of mine with the details of how to do it manually.

3 points by pleinairist 4y ago

The code is valid for 50 uses. If more are needed, please let me know. The link is to redeem a code for an app for blocking USB-Rubber-Duckies by locking the screen when a keyboard is connected. There are some more features, but that's the main one. Feedback welcome. The link to the app on the Windows Store is https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9P7FV5575G0C https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9P7FV5575G0C The code for use as a standalone code instead of a link is: D9KTW-X2YHQ-XJG4R-DDXDX-HR73Z

pleinairist 4y ago

The instructions here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22336638 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22336638 say: "put your link in the URL field and leave the text field blank." But I see that others do post text, so are the instructions wrong, or did I do right by adding my text in a separate comment as mentioned above as well: "Add a comment to the thread ..."

focusedone 4y ago

This is a very good idea. At some point functionality like this should be baked into OSs or at least available as a GPO (short of a USB device whitelist).

yodon 4y ago

Hey Microsoftie reading this page! Yes you! Could you please tell your VP they should buy or build this into the OS? Thanks!

pleinairist 4y ago
You seem to know this site well. Was there something wrong with the post which caused it not to be shown on "show"? Thanks.

joisig 4y ago

Takes me straight to a log-in pge with no additional context, is that intentional?

pleinairist 4y ago
It's the link that's created by Microsoft for their promo codes. Linking to the app's page itself would have been a problem because it's not free. It's only free with the promo code. In another comment on this thread I added a link to the app's page, and the promo code as a self standing code so you can use it by yourself. The login page is AFAIK a page to log in to your Microsoft account to use the code. But as mentioned above - see another comment of mine with the details of how to do it manually.