Got a used business laptop and found a recessed dongle in it. The original owner says they have no clue, that it’s been in there since they got it. There’s no way a dongle is keeping this thing running, is there? I’ve already swapped the OS, if that matters at all
It looks a lot like a Yubikey, which is used to securely authenticate to company resources like a VPN. Fortunately, unlike losing a hard drive, a Yubikey can be deauthorized by the company and this the device becomes useless for malicious use.
So if you want to use that USB port for something else, it shouldn’t be a problem to remove a Yubikey for the prior user’s employer.
l_b_i@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Looks like a yubikey. You should be able to list usb devices and it would show up.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If it does it will show up as a keyboard
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That’s only true if the password option is enabled.
l_b_i@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
it might enumerate as a HID type device, but it will identify as a yubikey.