Merge branch 'elimisteve-patch-4'

This commit is contained in:
Andrew David Wong 2017-04-27 10:47:20 -05:00
commit 37eb4c7f92
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 8CE137352A019A17

View File

@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Security Warning about USB Input Devices
If you connect USB input devices (keyboard and mouse) to a VM, that VM will effectively have control over your system. If you connect USB input devices (keyboard and mouse) to a VM, that VM will effectively have control over your system.
Because of this, the benefits of using a USB qube are much smaller than using a fully untrusted USB qube. Because of this, the benefits of using a USB qube are much smaller than using a fully untrusted USB qube.
In addition to having control over your system, such VM can also sniff all the input your enter there (for example, passwords in the case of a USB keyboard). In addition to having control over your system, such VM can also sniff all the input you enter there (for example, passwords in the case of a USB keyboard).
There is no simple way to protect against sniffing, but you can make it harder to exploit control over input devices. There is no simple way to protect against sniffing, but you can make it harder to exploit control over input devices.