Disable and enable hardware devices

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Ralph

I am trying to find a way to enable and disable a device automatically
depending on if a program is running. For example, I would like to
disable the network card while the calculator is running. I would
hope to find an API call or similar to do this.

Thanks

REB
 
"I would like to disable the network card while the calculator is running."

I'll bet there's a good story behind that.
 
Unfortunately not,

I was just using that as an example. I have an in-house application
that we run that needs to be kept secure. To please the regulatory
folks, I suggested that we disable the computer's access to the
network while someone is using the program. Has to do with the
protection of patient data HIPAA. Now I just have to figure out how
to do that.

REB
 
My institution - a hospital - is also subject to HIPAA and we have no
requirement to disable network access depending on which program a user
happens to be using. We do have software that senses PHI in outbound
transmissions and encrypts the content.
 
THis is more to make sure that nothing from the network can impact the
system. It is a portable medical device and it will need network
access but will not be running virus scanning software. I want to be
able to turn off the NIC and the USB port to ensure that there will be
no unexpected functions (keyboard, mouse, network activity) while the
surgical procedure is underway. These functions will be needed to
transfer patient data at a later time using an encryption app and SSL
encryption to send data to the server. Since we are new to this, the
regulatory folks were ok with disabling the hardware as a way to
mitigate the risks.

REB
 
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