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Does PGP Endpoint protect USB, Firewire, and PCMCIA (cardbus) devices?

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Does PGP Endpoint protect USB, Firewire, and PCMCIA (cardbus) devices?

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Since USB, FireWire, and PCMCIA are bus types, and not true ports, devices attached using these bus systems are recognized based on their device type, not on how they are connected. For example, an external CD-ROM drive attached to a PC per USB will be recognized as device type CD-ROM, and will therefore be controlled using the same mechanism and settings as an internal CD-ROM drive. Also, since most MP3 based devices (like iPod) behave to the OS as removable drives, you may have the choice to ban them from your network blocking them as a generic removable, or as an iPod specifically.