Peripheral device sandbox

A non-transitory computer readable medium with a computer program stored thereon for authorizing a peripheral device to be operably connected to a host device, wherein when one or more processors of the host device execute the computer program the processors are configured to:

• receive an indication that the peripheral device has been physically connected with the host device;
• generate a sandbox environment within the host device, wherein the peripheral device is configured to communicate with the host device only through the sandbox environment, such that the peripheral device is not provided access to other components of the host device or to a network to which the host device is associated;
• obtain enumeration data from the peripheral device;
• analyze, via the sandbox environment, the peripheral device's enumeration data to obtain a device signature identifying the peripheral device,
• wherein the enumeration data comprises data sizes of messages sent from the peripheral device and timing of the messages sent from the peripheral device, and
• wherein the device signature comprises a comparison of data sizes of messages sent from the peripheral device and timing of the messages sent from the peripheral device;
• compare, via the sandbox environment, the device signature with authorization data to determine if the peripheral device is authorized to operably connect with the host device and/or the host device's associated network;
• and
• if authorized, allow the peripheral device to operably connect with the host device and/or the host device's associated network, or if not authorized, deny the peripheral device to operably connect with the host device and/or the host device's associated network.