Linux hardware security tools
Tools
Popular Linux hardware security tools
PCILeech (Direct Memory Access (DMA) attack)
hardware security
This type of tooling could be used to attack a system via the hardware itself. It can be used to disable authentication mechanisms or implant nefarious software components.
USB Canary (device monitoring)
hardware security, system monitoring
USB Canary is a tool to monitor the addition or removal of USB devices while a computer is locked. This small utility is written in Python and can provide an alert.
USBGuard (USB device whitelisting)
hardware security, system hardening
USBGuard would be used to define what devices are welcome and lock out the others. It uses a whitelist to define which devices are allowed and defines what they can do.
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