Commands for managing Device Control

-D is a prefix indicating that the command belongs to the group of commands to manage Device Control.

kics-control --get-device-list

This command outputs the list of devices installed on a host or connected to it, or exports a list of connected devices to a JSON file.

Command syntax

kics-control [-D] --get-device-list [--all] [--json] [--export <file>]

Arguments and keys

--all lists all connected devices.

--json lists connected devices in JSON format.

--export <file> – export the list of connected devices to a file, formatted as a list of trusted devices. You need to specify the full path to the JSON file.

kics-control --trusted-devices

The command lets you view the list of trusted devices, add and remove devices from the list, and import the list of trusted devices from a file.

Command syntax

kics-control [-D] --trusted-devices [--list] [--add <identifier>] [--delete <identifier>] [--merge|--add|--replace --file <file>]

Arguments and keys

--list – display the list of trusted devices.

--add <identifier> – add a device to the list of trusted devices by device ID or device ID mask.

--delete <identifier> – delete a device from the list of trusted devices by device ID or device ID mask.

--merge merges the lists of trusted devices. If the current list and the imported list contain entries for a device with the same ID, the existing entries are updated. For devices that are not in the current list, entries are added.

--add adds the current list of trusted devices when importing. Only entries for devices not previously on the list of devices are added to the list.

--replace replaces the current list of trusted devices. The existing list of trusted devices is replaced with the imported list.

--file <file> – import a list of trusted devices from the specified file. You need to specify the full path to the JSON file.

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