Re: Controlling specific USB devices on Windows XP

While I'm not sure about any products there are some tricks you can
follow to limit writing to usb devices in sp2. While not quite as
easy as the SUB lockdown through Vista's GPO you could try this:

http://www.petri.co.il/disable_writing_to_usb_disks_in_xp_sp2.htm

On 6/13/06, Ken S <ken.securitylist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am investigating the possibility of locking down Windows computers
to only allow specific USB devices to attach. I'm considering the
mtrust product from www.m-systems.com, which the marketing materials
say can force users to only use their particular USB storage devices
(or those that they OEM to others, like Kingston, Verbatim, etc.).

Does anyone have experience with this package? If so, what are the
pros and cons?

Also, are there other solutions are out there that can ensure only
specific USB storage devices are allowed on a system?

Is there anything specific for biometric USB storage?

Any comments on the effectiveness of such software?

Thanks,

Ken S

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