Protecting a system from attack via a device attached to a USB port

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PATENT NO 11347671
APP PUB NO 20220019549A1
SERIAL NO

16930738

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A method for protecting a system from a malicious USB device. The method includes one or more computer processors interrupting a universal serial bus (USB) enumeration process corresponding to a first USB device operatively couple to a system. The method further includes determining whether the first USB device is a human interface device (HID) based on a set of descriptor values corresponding to the first USB device. The method further includes responding to determining that that first USB device is a HID by generating a validation challenge. The method further includes presenting the validation challenge to a user of the system. The method further includes responding to determining that the user fulfils one or more actions of the validation challenge by resuming the USB enumeration process corresponding to the first USB device.

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  • KYNDRYL, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jimenez, Mendez Kevin Heredia, CR 9 7
Liebinger, Portela Franz Friedrich San Pablo de Heredia, CR 18 48
Rodriguez, Bravo Cesar Augusto Alajuela, CR 138 332

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