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To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com>
Subject: Re: BadUSB - On Accessories that Turn Evil,
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In message <201410061956.s96Ju8S3089675@fire.js.berklix.net>, "Julian H. S=
tacey
" writes:

>For FreeBSD,
>  I guess for serious security, every new device that is connected
>  & recognised by /sbin/devd should in future be personaly authorised
>  by a human !  One can no longer trust what reports itself to be
>  eg a keyboard to actually Be a keyboard, etc.

"no longer" ?

When you could you *ever* trust a USB device about anything ?

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