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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Eric D. Knapp, Milton, NH (US);
Eric T. Boice, Peoria, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method includes detecting a peripheral device at a protected node. The method also includes determining whether the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the protected node and determining whether the peripheral device or a device type has been whitelisted or blacklisted. The method further includes granting access to the peripheral device in response to (i) determining that the peripheral device has been checked-in and has not been blacklisted or (ii) determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been whitelisted, even if the peripheral device has not been checked-in. In addition, the method includes blocking access to the peripheral device in response to (i) determining that the peripheral device has not been checked-in and has not been whitelisted or (ii) determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been blacklisted, even if the peripheral device has been checked-in.