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franctorres
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Unblock only 1 usb port

Hi mates is there any propper way to configure a policy in Harmony Endpoint that block almost all the usb ports and left 1 port unblocked?

 

Regards

 

Francisco

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Swiftyyyy
Advisor

I don't believe so.
I haven't been able to find any settings that influence specific USB controllers/ports, just a general policy.
It would be difficult to manage across devices as well; not every device comes with the same USB port configuration.

And I'm not sure what you'd actually accomplish through this

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J_B
Collaborator

I think your best bet would be to do something within the BIOS.  Sometimes the BIOS will allow you to disable/enable certain ports and most manufactures provide tools that allows you to configure the BIOS remotely or using a script. 

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jcortez
Employee
Employee

@franctorres 

What @Swiftyyyy said is accurate. This is not possible using MEPP (Media Encryption and Port Protection) and also would be very difficult and nearly impossible due to trying to do this with different makes and models of machines.


Justin Cortez
Technology Leader | Endpoint Cyber Security Products | Americas Endpoint Team
G_W_Albrecht
Legend
Legend

Usually, hot glue is used to achieve this ! 🤣

CCSE CCTE CCSM SMB Specialist
the_rock
Legend
Legend

@G_W_Albrecht Always making us laugh LOL...thanks brother.

Watching people do, say unconventional things, I would agree...though Gorilla glue is (I hear) THE BEST 😉

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G_W_Albrecht
Legend
Legend

You could take it as a joke, but this is a valid method. Only drawback is that you have no revert option 😎

CCSE CCTE CCSM SMB Specialist
the_rock
Legend
Legend

I know 🙂

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G_W_Albrecht
Legend
Legend

If you have some trust in your users you could seal it only - stuff a paper bit in to save contacts and seal with hot glue. This is removable.

CCSE CCTE CCSM SMB Specialist
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