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US 10,855,470 B2Granted
USB security gateway
AssigneeHigh Sec Labs Ltd.
InventorAviv Soffer
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Abstract
A USB security gateway device is integrated within a host computer. The USB security gateway device is used for protecting a USB port of a host computer against interaction with unauthorized USB device. The USB security gateway device qualifies any USB peripheral device before it allows it to interact with the host device. Qualification parameters are stored in the USB security gateway device and are reprogrammable.
Claims20
A secure USB filter device comprising:
- a USB jack, to connect to a USB device;
- a USB host emulator,
- coupled to said USB jack, to emulate a host computer in front of said USB device;
- at least a first USB host port,
- to connect to a first host computer;
- at least a first USB device emulator,
- coupled to said first host computer via said at least first USB host port,
- to emulate said USB device in front of said first host computer;
- a system controller, coupled to said USB host emulator for monitoring and providing management and security for the secure USB filter device by allowing only approved USB device to interact with said first host computer;
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- an illuminated push-button switch coupled to a timer such that:
- pressing said illuminated push-button switch allows connecting said USB device for a preset duration of time, and wherein said illuminated push-button switch provides
- indication that said USB device is coupled to a selected host computer.
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