Enter Peripheral Security

Abstract

An input peripheral agent (114A or 402) for intercepting input commands on the host (111 or 400) and prior to determining whether to allow the command to be processed by the operating system (115B) of the host (111 or 400), or whether Implement policy conditions and whitelist conditions before ignoring commands on hosts (111 or 400). In one embodiment, the policy conditions and whitelist conditions can be changed dynamically by a remote network manager without changing, stopping and / or restarting the incoming peripheral agent (114A or 402) and / or host (111 or 400) .

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to input peripheral device security. Background technique [0002] Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) are generally considered relatively safe devices because people use them to transact money. However, like any other device with memory and processing power, ATMs are vulnerable to malware, viruses and eavesdropping software. [0003] Modern ATMs often include peripheral device ports or wireless technologies (such as WiFi, Wait). This may allow a peripheral device or device to be paired with the ATM. Generally speaking, wireless technology can guarantee security through encryption keys. Peripheral ports may be hidden from plain sight, but service engineers know where they are and how to access them, and some skilled hackers may know how to access them. [0004] A keypad is a specific peripheral that can facilitate connection to an ATM for legitimate and / or malicious reasons. From the keypad, service engineers can use k...

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Problems solved by technology

However, this approach is too restrictive, as authorized users of the ATM may have a legitimate need to access blocked keystrokes or keystroke sequences

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