Re: Security with USB Devices

From: soccer4net@netzero.com
Date: Fri Aug 05 2005 - 17:34:16 EDT


This is true. Any user can install a natively supported device, or any one where the driver is preinstalled.

The purpose of the "Load and unload device drivers" right given to Admins is to prevent the introduction of unstable/malicious drivers to the system, not adding of a new hardware.

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