What is LockOut and where do I get it?

02 Sep 2010

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	What is LockOut and where do I get it?

Solution A feature of SafeConsole v4 Enforce and Enable Edition, LockOut makes sure that nothing but a SafeStick drive may be used as a USB mass storage device on the computers it is installed on.

This stops usage of insecure USB drives and ensures that viruses that run on insecure USB devices cannot infect the computer or network.

USB‐connected peripherals known to use the USB mass‐storage device class;

• External optical drives, such as CD and DVD readers
• USB flash drives
• MP3 players
• USB adapters for other flash memory media (SD, MicroSD...)
• Digital cameras
• Card readers
• Handheld computers
• iPhones and other mobile phones

Note that it will still be possible for users
• to charge portable devices via USB
• to synchronise portable device contacts with Outlook in most cases (when USB mass storage is not utilized)

Install/Uninstall

Contact Softek for the installation files for LockOut.

The LockOut software is delivered as a standard MSI package and can be deployed with a GPO or, if you acquire local administrative privileges, on the affected machine.

It is advised that LockOut be installed first on a test portion of your machines, as it is software that runs at the kernel level.

There may be potential conflicts and issues that need to be solved if you have other kernel addition software running besides it - i.e. disk encryption or other port control software.

It is not advised to run LockOut in conjunction with any other USB‐enabled port control software.

LockOut cannot be configured further at this time.

**NOTE** Contact Softek for the latest LockOut installation files.

User‐visible effects

If any other USB mass‐storage class device is inserted into the user machine and the user tries to access its storage, the user will be notified that this is not allowed:
“You do not have permission to access this disk”

Article Details

Article ID:

597

Created On:

10 Mar 2010 03:03 PM