Block USB Wired Mouse

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kamalakannan OP

Created Apr ’25

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Hi Everyone!

I want to block the USB wired mouse from accessing my machine. Which framework is used to implement ?

PS: I have already tried DriverKit Framework but it requires Apple's paid developer account. What will be alternative ?

Answered by DTS Engineer in 836537022

I want to block the USB wired mouse from accessing my machine. Which framework is used to implement ?

The right answer here really depends on exactly what you're trying to prevent and why, however, the options I would lean toward would probably be to seize the device using the IOUSBHost framework or CoreHID. In either case, that will mean that the system routes all access/control to your app, which means the rest of the system won't get events from the mouse.

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Kevin Elliott
DTS Engineer, CoreOS/Hardware

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DTS Engineer OP

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Apr ’25

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I want to block the USB wired mouse from accessing my machine. Which framework is used to implement ?

The right answer here really depends on exactly what you're trying to prevent and why, however, the options I would lean toward would probably be to seize the device using the IOUSBHost framework or CoreHID. In either case, that will mean that the system routes all access/control to your app, which means the rest of the system won't get events from the mouse.

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Kevin Elliott
DTS Engineer, CoreOS/Hardware

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