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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2015
Bromium, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ian Pratt, Cambridge, GB;
Bromium, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Approaches for protecting a computing device against malicious code using an attack vector involving a USB device. A computing device prevents a USB device from communicating operational input to the computing device using a USB port residing on or coupled to the computing device unless consent data is stored on the computing device. Consent data is data that affirms consent provided by a user of the computing device to allow the USB device to communicate with the computing device using the USB port. Note that the lack of consent data stored on the computing device does not prohibit the USB device from identifying itself to the computing device. In this way, if the USB device comprises malicious code or has been designed in a malicious manner, the USB device will be unable to submit operational input to the computing device without the consent of the user.