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Re: BadUSB discussion
From: Greg KH <greg () kroah com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 07:00:13 -0700
On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 09:56:34AM -0400, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
For example, you could register keyboards by serial number with the system,
Most USB keyboards in the system do not have a unique serial number. Heck, most USB devices in the system do not have a unique serial number, the only USB device that is required to do so is a USB printer, everything else is free to not have one at all, or have the same serial number for all devices made of that type. Never treat a USB serial number as "unique", except for a USB printer, sorry. greg k-h
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