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Re:Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Co... by throwaway5d097 on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @12:06PM (#20687136)
First thought was whitelisting USB vendor and device IDs, but I guess those could be spoofed. A button above every USB port?

Going back to PS/2 could be an option? Guess that wouldn't be too different from allowing all devices only on a single USB port.

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Re:Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Co... by cevn on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @12:24PM (#20687297)
What if the USB device upon gaining power opened up and poked your button? : P
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Re:Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Co... by dredmorbius on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @03:30PM (#20689371)
Shannon's Ultimate Machine....

https://invidio.us/watch?v=cZ34RDn34Ws

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