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* origin/pr/35: Added ref to FAQ to security guidelines on assigning USB controllers. Added ref to FAQ in security guidelines on using USBVM.
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Many laptops will also allow one to disable various hardware (Camera, BT, Mic, etc) **in BIOS**. This might or might not be safe, depending on how much you trust your BIOS vendor.
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If the VM will not start after you have assigned a USB controller, look at [this faq](../UserFaq/#i-created-a-usbvm-and-assigned-usb-controllers-to-it-now-the-usbvm-wont-boot)
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Creating and Using a USBVM
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The connection of an **untrusted USB external drive to Dom0** may involve some risk because Dom0 reads **partition tables** automatically, and also because the whole USB stack is put to work **to parse** all the USB device info first, to determine if it is a USB Mass Storage, and to read its config, etc. This happens even if the drive is then assigned and mounted in another VM.
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To avoid this risk it is possible to prepare and utilize a **USBVM**. However this is not presently recommended for beginners, as Xen does not yet provide a working PVUSB, and so only USB Mass Storage devices could be passed to individual VMs later (via qvm-block). This involves that a USBVM cannot be preinstalled and the whole thing cannot be automatized. So avoid it if you have doubts.
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To avoid this risk it is possible to prepare and utilize a **USBVM**. However this is not presently recommended for beginners, as Xen does not yet provide a working PVUSB, and so only USB Mass Storage devices can be passed to individual VMs later (via qvm-block). This means that a USBVM cannot be preinstalled and the whole thing cannot be automated. So avoid it if you have doubts.
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Also avoid it if you do not have a **USB controller free of input devices** or programmable devices. However, as already noted most laptops use PS-2 for keyboards and touchpad devices which do not cause problems.
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Also avoid it if you do not have a **USB controller free of input devices** or programmable devices, for the reasons above. However, as already noted most laptops use PS-2 for keyboards and touchpad devices which do not cause problems.
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An **USBVM** operates like a dedicated temporary parking area, used just to prevent any contact between dom0 and the USB drive. Then, every time you connect an **untrusted USB external drive** to a USB port managed by that USB controller, you need to attach it to the VM that needs it, using qubes manager or [terminal](/doc/StickMounting/). Again, this **works only for disk-like USB devices**. Other devices cannot be currently virtualized. So once you assign their controller to your **USBVM** they'll be no more available.
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3. Give it "red" or "orange" or "yellow" label.
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4. In the AppVM's settings, go to the "devices" tab. Find your USB controller in the "Available" list. Move it to the "Selected" list.
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5. Click OK. Restart the AppVM. (Restarting may not even be required.)
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6. **In dom0 terminal**, run
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6. Set the VM to start automatically at Boot using the VM Manager, (under VM Settings), or **In dom0 terminal**, run
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{% highlight trac-wiki %}
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qvm-prefs -s usbvm autostart true
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This will cause your new **USBVM** to automatically start when the system starts up. So that in case you forgot to start it and then accidentally plugged a USB stick (or your colleague at work did it while you were at lunch), **it won't compromise the Dom0**.
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If the USBVM will not start, look at [this faq](../UserFaq/#i-created-a-usbvm-and-assigned-usb-controllers-to-it-now-the-usbvm-wont-boot)
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Dom0 Precautions
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