USB-C kan få skydd mot skadliga enheter
Organisationen USB Implementers Forum har lanserat en autentiseringsstandard som ska göra användandet av gränssnittet säkrare. Det rapporterar Engadget. Med protokollet på plats ska det gå att bekräfta identiteten på hårdvara som ansluts via USB-C direkt vid inkopplingen. Användaren kan därmed tillåta att endast certifierade enheter kan användas, något som skyddar mot exploatering av olika slag.
Skyddet är inte på något sätt ett krav, utan enbart en rekommendation.
USB Implementers Forum
Wikipedia (en)
The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) is a not for profit organization created to promote and support the Universal Serial Bus. Its main activities are the promotion and marketing of USB, Wireless USB, USB On-The-Go, and the maintenance of the specifications, as well as a compliance program.
It was formed in 1995 by the group of companies that developed USB. Notable members include Hewlett-Packard, NEC, Microsoft, Apple Inc., Intel, and Agere Systems.
The working committees within USB-IF are:
Device Working Group
Compliance Committee
Marketing Committee
On-The-Go Working GroupThe USB-IF web caters for developers who can freely sign up to the developer web-forums and access documentation, however to join a working group one has to work for a member company or register as a member. The developer forums cover USB hardware and software development and is not an end-user forum.
In 2014, they announced a USB connection called "USB Type-C". It transfers data with rates up to 10 Gbit/s and charges devices with up to 100 Watts.The board of directors consists of Apple, HP Inc., Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Renesas Electronics, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments.
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