CB Protection: USB Drive Shows as Different Serial Number Each Time it's Added
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CB Protection: USB Drive Shows as Different Serial Number Each Time it's Added

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Article ID: 285544

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Products

Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Issue/Introduction

Every time a specific USB drive is plugged in, it receives a new serial number

Environment

  • CB Protection: All Supported Versions
  • Microsoft Windows: All Supported Versions

Cause

The device is not providing a valid serial number to Windows, so Windows generates one randomly. 

Resolution

The CB Protection agent is working as intended, there are no work-arounds for this function. 

Additional Information

The CB Protection agent finds the serial number through the OS's reporting of the device. Because windows cannot find a valid Serial, and generates one, we will also use this random number.