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Re: Hardware hassles: Linux vs. Windows



William Ballard wrote on 2004-12-16 07:31:
On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 07:13:18AM +0200, ocl wrote:

This opinion of mine will be valid (AFAIC) until

a) there is a way to authenticate these PnP devices

b) someone comes up a workable solution that enables per-user
  authorization for these PnP devices [in a single-sign-on
  environment]

MS is going to lockdown usb devices in Longhorn.

They are beginning to learn, then.. But, USB is not enough;
all portable (PnP) devices should be /lockdownable/..

IMO, anything that is likely to bring in, or take out data (inc.
binaries) needs to be authorized and authenticated. Linux is no
exception.

Cheers,
Ray



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