diff --git a/bin/omarchy-provision-owner b/bin/omarchy-provision-owner
index b5321a4d..f4bff333 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-provision-owner
+++ b/bin/omarchy-provision-owner
@@ -747,6 +747,12 @@ create_user() {
   echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" >/etc/sudoers.d/00-omarchy-wheel
   chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/00-omarchy-wheel
 
+  if omarchy-pkg-present usbguard; then
+    source "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/helpers/usb-authorization.sh"
+    usb_authorization_add_user "$username"
+    systemctl try-restart usbguard.service
+  fi
+
   source "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/helpers/browser-policy.sh"
   for dir in "${BROWSER_POLICY_MANAGED_DIRS[@]}"; do
     [[ -d $dir || -L $dir ]] || continue
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization b/bin/omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ba77a0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:summary=Stop asking before new USB devices can access the system
+# omarchy:args=[--boot-only] [--yes]
+# omarchy:requires-sudo=true
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+assume_yes=0
+boot_only=0
+
+while (( $# > 0 )); do
+  case "$1" in
+  --yes) assume_yes=1 ;;
+  --boot-only) boot_only=1 ;;
+  -h | --help)
+    echo "Usage: omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization [--boot-only] [--yes]"
+    echo
+    echo "Disables Omarchy's USB approval prompts and restores the kernel's"
+    echo "normal default-allow behavior."
+    echo "Use --boot-only to keep USBGuard enabled after the system starts."
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization: unknown option '$1'. Try --help." >&2
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if (( boot_only )); then
+  if (( ! assume_yes )); then
+    gum style --foreground 212 --bold "Remove USB authorization from boot"
+    echo
+    echo "USBGuard will continue blocking unknown devices after its service starts."
+    echo "Devices can reach kernel drivers earlier during boot."
+    echo
+    gum confirm "Disable USB authorization from kernel boot?" || exit 130
+  fi
+
+  sudo omarchy-usb-authorization-boot disable
+  echo
+  echo "Boot-time USB authorization is disabled and takes effect after reboot."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+state_dir="$HOME/.local/state/omarchy/usb-authorization"
+unit="$HOME/.config/systemd/user/omarchy-usb-authorization.service"
+
+if (( ! assume_yes )); then
+  gum style --foreground 212 --bold "Remove USB device authorization"
+  echo
+  echo "New USB devices will be allowed to bind to kernel drivers without approval."
+  echo
+  gum confirm "Disable USB device authorization?" || exit 130
+fi
+
+# Rebuild a permissive boot image before stopping USBGuard. If rebuilding
+# fails, the command stops here and leaves the complete policy enabled.
+sudo omarchy-usb-authorization-boot disable
+
+systemctl --user disable --now omarchy-usb-authorization.service 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -f "$unit"
+systemctl --user daemon-reload
+
+if omarchy-pkg-present usbguard; then
+  sudo usbguard remove-user "$USER" 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+if omarchy-pkg-present usbguard; then
+  sudo systemctl disable --now usbguard.service 2>/dev/null || true
+  sudo omarchy-usb-authorization-restore-default
+fi
+
+if [[ -d $state_dir/requests ]]; then
+  find "$state_dir/requests" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -delete
+  rmdir "$state_dir/requests" 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+rm -f "$state_dir/package-installed-by-omarchy" \
+  "$state_dir/policy-generated-by-omarchy" \
+  "$state_dir/service-enabled-by-omarchy"
+rmdir "$state_dir" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "USB device authorization is disabled."
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization b/bin/omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0c21c558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:summary=Ask before new USB devices can access the system
+# omarchy:args=[--boot] [--yes]
+# omarchy:requires-sudo=true
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+assume_yes=0
+from_boot=0
+
+while (( $# > 0 )); do
+  case "$1" in
+  --yes) assume_yes=1 ;;
+  --boot) from_boot=1 ;;
+  -h | --help)
+    echo "Usage: omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization [--boot] [--yes]"
+    echo
+    echo "Trusts USB devices that are connected now, then blocks new devices"
+    echo "until you approve them from an Omarchy notification."
+    echo
+    echo "--boot also blocks USB devices from the start of kernel boot. Connected"
+    echo "devices are added to USBGuard's policy, but remain unavailable before"
+    echo "USBGuard starts, including at an encrypted-disk password prompt."
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization: unknown option '$1'. Try --help." >&2
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+state_dir="$HOME/.local/state/omarchy/usb-authorization"
+unit_source="$OMARCHY_PATH/default/systemd/user/omarchy-usb-authorization.service"
+unit="$HOME/.config/systemd/user/omarchy-usb-authorization.service"
+rules_file=/etc/usbguard/rules.conf
+daemon_config=/etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf
+
+source "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/helpers/usb-authorization.sh"
+
+if (( ! assume_yes )); then
+  if (( from_boot )); then
+    gum style --foreground 212 --bold "USB authorization from boot"
+  else
+    gum style --foreground 212 --bold "USB device authorization"
+  fi
+  echo
+  echo "Devices connected now will be trusted. Disconnect anything you do not trust."
+  echo "New USB devices will remain blocked until you approve them."
+  if (( from_boot )); then
+    echo
+    echo "Boot-time protection blocks all USB devices until USBGuard starts."
+    echo "A USB keyboard will not work at an encrypted-disk password prompt, even"
+    echo "when it is connected now. Continue only if unlock and recovery do not"
+    echo "depend on USB input."
+  fi
+  echo
+  if (( from_boot )); then
+    gum confirm "Enable USB authorization from kernel boot?" || exit 130
+  else
+    gum confirm "Enable USB device authorization?" || exit 130
+  fi
+fi
+
+omarchy-pkg-add usbguard
+
+usb_authorization_require_secure_settings "$daemon_config"
+
+mkdir -p "$state_dir" "${unit%/*}"
+chmod 700 "$state_dir"
+
+if ! usb_authorization_rules_present "$rules_file"; then
+  policy=$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/omarchy-usb-policy.XXXXXXXXXX")
+  trap 'rm -f "$policy"' EXIT
+  chmod 600 "$policy"
+  usb_authorization_generate_policy "$policy"
+  sudo install -Dm600 -o root -g root "$policy" "$rules_file"
+  touch "$state_dir/policy-generated-by-omarchy"
+fi
+
+# This user can inspect USBGuard events and approve the device named by an
+# event. Policy and daemon parameters remain unavailable through the IPC ACL.
+sudo usbguard add-user "$USER" \
+  --devices=list,listen,modify \
+  --policy=list \
+  --exceptions=listen
+
+sudo systemctl enable usbguard.service
+# add-user ACL changes are loaded only when the daemon starts, so restart an
+# existing service as well as starting a fresh one.
+sudo systemctl restart usbguard.service
+
+ln -sfn "$unit_source" "$unit"
+systemctl --user daemon-reload
+systemctl --user enable --now omarchy-usb-authorization.service
+
+if (( from_boot )); then
+  # Take the trust snapshot only after USBGuard is enforcing the policy. Every
+  # ID is resolved by the daemon, and no device-controlled descriptor text is
+  # passed to a privileged command.
+  usb_authorization_trust_present_devices
+  sudo omarchy-usb-authorization-boot enable
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "USB device authorization is enabled."
+echo "Devices connected during setup remain trusted; new devices require approval."
+if (( from_boot )); then
+  echo "Boot-time authorization is enabled and takes effect after reboot."
+fi
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-boot b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-boot
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e72139a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-boot
@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:summary=Manage USB authorization from the start of kernel boot
+# omarchy:args=<enable|disable>
+# omarchy:requires-sudo=true
+# omarchy:hidden=true
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+drop_in=/etc/limine-entry-tool.d/usb-authorization.conf
+setting='KERNEL_CMDLINE[default]+=" usbcore.authorized_default=0"'
+limine_conf=/boot/limine.conf
+limine_defaults=/etc/default/limine
+boot_path=/boot
+kernel_parameter=usbcore.authorized_default=0
+snapshot_begin='# Omarchy USB authorization begin'
+snapshot_setting='SNAPSHOT_KERNEL_PARAMETERS+=usbcore.authorized_default=0'
+snapshot_end='# Omarchy USB authorization end'
+
+usb_authorization_cmdline_has_parameter() {
+  local cmdline="$1" parameter="$2" word
+
+  for word in $cmdline; do
+    [[ $word == "$parameter" ]] && return 0
+  done
+
+  return 1
+}
+
+usb_authorization_secure_boot_enabled() {
+  local value variable
+
+  for variable in /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/SecureBoot-*; do
+    [[ -r $variable ]] || continue
+    value=$(od -An -t u1 -j 4 -N 1 "$variable")
+    value=${value//[[:space:]]/}
+    [[ $value == "1" ]] && return 0
+  done
+
+  return 1
+}
+
+usb_authorization_verify_boot_entries() {
+  local expected="$1" config="$2" esp="$3"
+  local machine_id="${4:-$(</etc/machine-id)}"
+  local secure_boot="${5:-auto}"
+  local actual_hash embedded_cmdline expected_hash image mode path paths section
+
+  if [[ $secure_boot == "auto" ]]; then
+    if usb_authorization_secure_boot_enabled; then
+      secure_boot=enabled
+    else
+      secure_boot=disabled
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [[ ! -r $config ]]; then
+    echo "Cannot verify the generated Limine boot entries in $config." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  paths=$(mktemp /tmp/omarchy-usb-boot-paths.XXXXXXXXXX)
+  section=$(mktemp /tmp/omarchy-usb-boot-cmdline.XXXXXXXXXX)
+
+  if ! awk -v expected="$expected" -v machine_id="$machine_id" -v parameter="$kernel_parameter" '
+    function contains_parameter(value, count, fields, field_index) {
+      count = split(value, fields, /[[:space:]]+/)
+      for (field_index = 1; field_index <= count; field_index++) {
+        if (fields[field_index] == parameter) return 1
+      }
+      return 0
+    }
+
+    function finish_entry(found) {
+      if (!target_os || !is_kernel) return
+      entries++
+
+      if (has_cmdline) {
+        found = contains_parameter(cmdline)
+        if ((expected == "enabled" && !found) || (expected == "disabled" && found)) bad = 1
+      }
+
+      if (path == "") {
+        bad = 1
+      } else {
+        print (has_cmdline ? "external" : "embedded") "\t" path
+      }
+    }
+
+    /^\/[^/]/ {
+      finish_entry()
+      target_os = 0
+      is_kernel = 0
+      has_cmdline = 0
+      cmdline = ""
+      path = ""
+      next
+    }
+
+    /^[[:space:]]*comment:[[:space:]]*machine-id=/ {
+      target_os = index($0, "machine-id=" machine_id) > 0
+      next
+    }
+
+    /^[[:space:]]*\/\// {
+      finish_entry()
+      is_kernel = 0
+      has_cmdline = 0
+      cmdline = ""
+      path = ""
+      next
+    }
+
+    /^[[:space:]]*comment:[[:space:]]*kernel-id=/ {
+      is_kernel = target_os
+      next
+    }
+
+    is_kernel && /^[[:space:]]*path:[[:space:]]*/ {
+      path = $0
+      sub(/^[[:space:]]*path:[[:space:]]*/, "", path)
+      next
+    }
+
+    is_kernel && /^[[:space:]]*cmdline:[[:space:]]*/ {
+      has_cmdline = 1
+      cmdline = $0
+      sub(/^[[:space:]]*cmdline:[[:space:]]*/, "", cmdline)
+      next
+    }
+
+    END {
+      finish_entry()
+      if (entries == 0) bad = 1
+      exit bad
+    }
+  ' "$config" >"$paths"; then
+    rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+    echo "The generated Limine kernel entries do not all have USB authorization $expected." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -r mode path; do
+    if [[ $path != 'boot():/'* ]]; then
+      rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+      echo "Cannot verify the kernel image referenced by Limine: $path" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    image="$esp/${path#'boot():/'}"
+    image=${image%%#*}
+    if [[ ! -r $image ]]; then
+      rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+      echo "Cannot verify the kernel image referenced by Limine: $image" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $path == *'#'* ]]; then
+      expected_hash=${path##*#}
+      actual_hash=$(b2sum "$image")
+      actual_hash=${actual_hash%% *}
+      if [[ $actual_hash != "$expected_hash" ]]; then
+        rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+        echo "The verification hash for $image does not match the generated Limine entry." >&2
+        return 1
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    : >"$section"
+    if ! objcopy -O binary --only-section=.cmdline "$image" "$section" 2>/dev/null; then
+      [[ $mode == "external" ]] && continue
+      rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+      echo "Cannot inspect the embedded kernel command line in $image." >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+    embedded_cmdline=$(tr '\0' '\n' <"$section")
+
+    # Without Secure Boot, Limine's external command line takes precedence.
+    # Under Secure Boot, systemd-stub uses a nonempty embedded .cmdline.
+    if [[ $mode == "external" && $secure_boot == "disabled" ]]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    # A signed UKI can ignore Limine's external cmdline and use its embedded
+    # .cmdline instead. If one exists, both representations must agree.
+    if [[ -z $embedded_cmdline ]]; then
+      if [[ $mode == "external" || $expected == "disabled" ]]; then
+        continue
+      fi
+      rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+      echo "The generated kernel image $image has no verifiable kernel command line." >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $expected == "enabled" ]]; then
+      if ! usb_authorization_cmdline_has_parameter "$embedded_cmdline" "$kernel_parameter"; then
+        rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+        echo "The generated kernel image $image does not enable boot-time USB authorization." >&2
+        return 1
+      fi
+    elif usb_authorization_cmdline_has_parameter "$embedded_cmdline" "$kernel_parameter"; then
+      rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+      echo "The generated kernel image $image still enables boot-time USB authorization." >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  done <"$paths"
+
+  rm -f "$paths" "$section"
+}
+
+usb_authorization_rebuild_and_verify() {
+  local expected="$1" config="$2" esp="$3"
+  local machine_id="${4:-$(</etc/machine-id)}" secure_boot="${5:-auto}"
+
+  if ! limine-mkinitcpio; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # limine-mkinitcpio-hook can swallow an individual kernel build failure and
+  # still return success, so its exit status alone is not a safety boundary.
+  usb_authorization_verify_boot_entries "$expected" "$config" "$esp" "$machine_id" "$secure_boot"
+}
+
+usb_authorization_snapshot_block_status() {
+  local config="$1"
+
+  [[ -r $config ]] || return 2
+  awk -v begin="$snapshot_begin" -v setting="$snapshot_setting" -v end="$snapshot_end" '
+    $0 == begin { begin_count++; state = 1; next }
+    $0 == setting { setting_count++; if (state == 1) state = 2; next }
+    $0 == end { end_count++; if (state == 2) valid_count++; state = 0; next }
+    { state = 0 }
+    END {
+      if (begin_count == 0 && setting_count == 0 && end_count == 0) exit 1
+      if (begin_count == 1 && setting_count == 1 && end_count == 1 && valid_count == 1) exit 0
+      exit 2
+    }
+  ' "$config"
+}
+
+usb_authorization_enable_snapshot_setting() {
+  local config="$1" status temporary
+
+  if usb_authorization_snapshot_block_status "$config"; then
+    return 0
+  else
+    status=$?
+  fi
+  if (( status != 1 )); then
+    echo "Refusing to modify the USB authorization block in $config." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  temporary=$(mktemp "${config}.XXXXXXXXXX")
+  cp --preserve=mode,ownership "$config" "$temporary"
+  {
+    cat "$config"
+    printf '\n%s\n%s\n%s\n' "$snapshot_begin" "$snapshot_setting" "$snapshot_end"
+  } >"$temporary"
+  mv -f "$temporary" "$config"
+}
+
+usb_authorization_disable_snapshot_setting() {
+  local config="$1" status temporary
+
+  if usb_authorization_snapshot_block_status "$config"; then
+    status=0
+  else
+    status=$?
+  fi
+  (( status == 1 )) && return 0
+  if (( status != 0 )); then
+    echo "Refusing to modify the USB authorization block in $config." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  temporary=$(mktemp "${config}.XXXXXXXXXX")
+  cp --preserve=mode,ownership "$config" "$temporary"
+  awk -v begin="$snapshot_begin" '
+    $0 == begin { skip = 2; next }
+    skip > 0 { skip--; next }
+    { print }
+  ' "$config" >"$temporary"
+  mv -f "$temporary" "$config"
+}
+
+usb_authorization_rewrite_boot_cmdlines() {
+  local expected="$1" config="$2" machine_id="${3:-$(</etc/machine-id)}"
+  local backup temporary
+
+  backup=$(mktemp "${config}.omarchy-usb-backup.XXXXXXXXXX")
+  temporary=$(mktemp "${config}.omarchy-usb-new.XXXXXXXXXX")
+  cp --preserve=mode,ownership "$config" "$backup"
+  cp --preserve=mode,ownership "$config" "$temporary"
+
+  if ! awk -v expected="$expected" -v machine_id="$machine_id" -v parameter="$kernel_parameter" '
+    function rewrite_cmdline(line, prefix, value, count, fields, field_index, result, found) {
+      prefix = line
+      sub(/cmdline:.*/, "cmdline:", prefix)
+      value = line
+      sub(/^[[:space:]]*cmdline:[[:space:]]*/, "", value)
+      count = split(value, fields, /[[:space:]]+/)
+      result = ""
+      found = 0
+      for (field_index = 1; field_index <= count; field_index++) {
+        if (fields[field_index] == parameter) {
+          found = 1
+          continue
+        }
+        if (fields[field_index] != "") result = result (result == "" ? "" : " ") fields[field_index]
+      }
+      if (expected == "enabled") result = result (result == "" ? "" : " ") parameter
+      return prefix (result == "" ? "" : " ") result
+    }
+
+    /^\/[^/]/ { target_os = 0 }
+    /^[[:space:]]*comment:[[:space:]]*machine-id=/ {
+      target_os = index($0, "machine-id=" machine_id) > 0
+    }
+    target_os && /^[[:space:]]*cmdline:[[:space:]]*/ {
+      print rewrite_cmdline($0)
+      next
+    }
+    { print }
+  ' "$config" >"$temporary"; then
+    rm -f "$backup" "$temporary"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  mv -f "$temporary" "$config"
+  if ! limine-enroll-config; then
+    mv -f "$backup" "$config"
+    limine-enroll-config >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    echo "Restored $config because its bootloader verification data could not be updated." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  rm -f "$backup"
+}
+
+main() {
+  local had_drop_in=0 had_snapshot_setting=0 snapshot_status temporary
+
+  if (( EUID != 0 )); then
+    echo "Error: omarchy-usb-authorization-boot must run as root" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  case "${1:-}" in
+  enable)
+  if usb_authorization_snapshot_block_status "$limine_defaults"; then
+    snapshot_status=0
+  else
+    snapshot_status=$?
+  fi
+  if (( snapshot_status == 2 )); then
+    echo "Refusing to modify the USB authorization block in $limine_defaults." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # Quote the expected value because the Limine key contains glob brackets.
+  if [[ -e $drop_in ]] && [[ $(<"$drop_in") != "$setting" ]]; then
+    echo "Refusing to replace the existing $drop_in." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  usb_authorization_enable_snapshot_setting "$limine_defaults"
+
+  if [[ ! -e $drop_in ]]; then
+    install -d -m755 "${drop_in%/*}"
+    temporary=$(mktemp "${drop_in}.XXXXXXXXXX")
+    trap 'rm -f "$temporary"' EXIT
+    printf '%s\n' "$setting" >"$temporary"
+    chmod 644 "$temporary"
+    mv -f "$temporary" "$drop_in"
+    trap - EXIT
+  fi
+
+  if ! limine-mkinitcpio ||
+    ! usb_authorization_rewrite_boot_cmdlines enabled "$limine_conf" ||
+    ! usb_authorization_verify_boot_entries enabled "$limine_conf" "$boot_path"; then
+    echo "Boot-time USB authorization remains configured in $drop_in; rerun this command after fixing the boot-image error." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  ;;
+  disable)
+  if usb_authorization_snapshot_block_status "$limine_defaults"; then
+    had_snapshot_setting=1
+  else
+    snapshot_status=$?
+    if (( snapshot_status == 2 )); then
+      echo "Refusing to modify the USB authorization block in $limine_defaults." >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -e $drop_in ]]; then
+    if [[ $(<"$drop_in") != "$setting" ]]; then
+      echo "Refusing to remove the modified $drop_in." >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    had_drop_in=1
+    rm -f "$drop_in"
+  elif (( ! had_snapshot_setting )) && usb_authorization_verify_boot_entries disabled "$limine_conf" "$boot_path"; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  usb_authorization_disable_snapshot_setting "$limine_defaults"
+  if ! limine-mkinitcpio ||
+    ! usb_authorization_rewrite_boot_cmdlines disabled "$limine_conf" ||
+    ! usb_authorization_verify_boot_entries disabled "$limine_conf" "$boot_path"; then
+    if (( had_drop_in )); then
+      printf '%s\n' "$setting" >"$drop_in"
+      chmod 644 "$drop_in"
+    fi
+    if (( had_snapshot_setting )); then
+      usb_authorization_enable_snapshot_setting "$limine_defaults"
+    fi
+    echo "USBGuard remains required because the boot images could not be verified as default-allow." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  ;;
+  *)
+  echo "Usage: omarchy-usb-authorization-boot <enable|disable>" >&2
+  exit 2
+  ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+if [[ ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} == "$0" ]]; then
+  main "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-event b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-event
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..53182715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-event
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:hidden=true
+# omarchy:summary=Create an approval request for a blocked USB device
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+[[ ${USBGUARD_IPC_SIGNAL:-} == "Device.PresenceChanged" ]] || exit 0
+[[ ${USBGUARD_DEVICE_EVENT:-} == "Insert" ]] || exit 0
+[[ ${USBGUARD_DEVICE_TARGET:-} == "block" ]] || exit 0
+[[ ${USBGUARD_DEVICE_ID:-} =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || exit 0
+[[ -n ${USBGUARD_DEVICE_RULE:-} ]] || exit 0
+
+requests="$HOME/.local/state/omarchy/usb-authorization/requests"
+mkdir -p "$requests"
+chmod 700 "${requests%/*}" "$requests"
+
+# The token is safe to carry through the presentation launcher's command
+# string. The device-controlled rule itself stays in a mode-0600 JSON file and
+# is never interpolated into a shell command.
+token="request-$(printf '%s\0%s' "$USBGUARD_DEVICE_ID" "$USBGUARD_DEVICE_RULE" | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+request="$requests/$token.json"
+temporary=$(mktemp "$requests/.request.XXXXXXXXXX")
+trap 'rm -f "$temporary"' EXIT
+
+jq -n \
+  --arg id "$USBGUARD_DEVICE_ID" \
+  --arg rule "$USBGUARD_DEVICE_RULE" \
+  '{id: $id, rule: $rule}' >"$temporary"
+chmod 600 "$temporary"
+mv -f "$temporary" "$request"
+
+omarchy-notification-send \
+  --app-name omarchy-action \
+  --urgency critical \
+  --glyph 󰖀 \
+  "USB accessory blocked" \
+  "Click to review it. Keep it blocked unless you recognize the device." \
+  --exec omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation \
+  omarchy-usb-authorization-review "$token"
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-restore-default b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-restore-default
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e5844db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-restore-default
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:summary=Restore the kernel's default USB authorization state
+# omarchy:requires-sudo=true
+# omarchy:hidden=true
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if (( EUID != 0 )); then
+  echo "Error: omarchy-usb-authorization-restore-default must run as root" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# USBGuard intentionally leaves root hubs in default-deny mode when it exits.
+# Restore both the hub defaults and devices that are still connected.
+shopt -s nullglob
+for attribute in /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb*/authorized_default; do
+  echo 1 >"$attribute"
+done
+for attribute in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/authorized; do
+  echo 1 >"$attribute"
+done
+shopt -u nullglob
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-review b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-review
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..aa3c16c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-review
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:hidden=true
+# omarchy:summary=Review a blocked USB device authorization request
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+token="${1:-}"
+if [[ ! $token =~ ^request-[0-9a-f]{64}$ ]]; then
+  echo "This USB authorization request is invalid or expired." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+request="$HOME/.local/state/omarchy/usb-authorization/requests/$token.json"
+if [[ ! -f $request || -L $request ]]; then
+  echo "This USB authorization request is no longer available." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+id=$(jq -er '.id | select(test("^[0-9]+$"))' "$request")
+expected_rule=$(jq -er '.rule | select(type == "string" and length > 0)' "$request")
+read_blocked_rule() {
+  local line
+
+  while IFS= read -r line; do
+    if [[ $line == "$id: "* ]]; then
+      printf '%s\n' "${line#"$id: "}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done < <(usbguard list-devices --blocked)
+
+  return 1
+}
+
+current_rule=$(read_blocked_rule || true)
+
+if [[ -z $current_rule || $current_rule != "$expected_rule" ]]; then
+  rm -f "$request"
+  echo "That USB device was removed or changed. Connect it again to review it." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+gum style --foreground 212 --bold "Blocked USB accessory"
+echo
+echo "The following details come from the device and can be forged:"
+printf '%s\n' "$current_rule" | LC_ALL=C tr -c '\11\12\15\40-\176' '?'
+echo
+
+choice=$(gum choose \
+  "Allow once" \
+  "Always allow this device" \
+  "Keep blocked") || exit 130
+
+if [[ $choice != "Keep blocked" ]]; then
+  current_rule=$(read_blocked_rule || true)
+  if [[ -z $current_rule || $current_rule != "$expected_rule" ]]; then
+    rm -f "$request"
+    echo "That USB device was removed or changed. Connect it again to review it." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+case "$choice" in
+"Allow once")
+  # Target the complete identity rule instead of USBGuard's numeric ID. IDs can
+  # be reassigned when the daemon restarts while the review dialog is open.
+  usbguard allow-device "$expected_rule"
+  echo "USB accessory allowed until it is disconnected."
+  ;;
+"Always allow this device")
+  usbguard allow-device --permanent "$expected_rule"
+  echo "USB accessory added to the trusted policy."
+  ;;
+"Keep blocked")
+  echo "USB accessory remains blocked."
+  ;;
+esac
+
+rm -f "$request"
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-watch b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-watch
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8b22fdf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-watch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:hidden=true
+# omarchy:summary=Watch USBGuard for devices awaiting user approval
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+event_handler="$OMARCHY_PATH/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-event"
+
+# A device inserted while the graphical session was stopped is already safely
+# blocked by USBGuard. Surface it now so the user can approve it after login.
+while IFS= read -r line; do
+  if [[ $line =~ ^([0-9]+):[[:space:]](block.*)$ ]]; then
+    USBGUARD_IPC_SIGNAL=Device.PresenceChanged \
+      USBGUARD_DEVICE_ID="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" \
+      USBGUARD_DEVICE_EVENT=Insert \
+      USBGUARD_DEVICE_TARGET=block \
+      USBGUARD_DEVICE_RULE="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}" \
+      "$event_handler"
+  fi
+done < <(usbguard list-devices --blocked)
+
+exec usbguard watch --wait --exec "$event_handler"
diff --git a/default/omarchy/omarchy-menu.jsonc b/default/omarchy/omarchy-menu.jsonc
index 7583d8d8..c0dd2eda 100644
--- a/default/omarchy/omarchy-menu.jsonc
+++ b/default/omarchy/omarchy-menu.jsonc
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
   "setup.config": {"icon":"","label":"Config"},
   "setup.security.fingerprint": {"icon":"󰈷","label":"Fingerprint","when":"omarchy-hw-fingerprint","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-setup-security-fingerprint"},
   "setup.security.fido2": {"icon":"","label":"Fido2","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-setup-security-fido2"},
+  "setup.security.usb-authorization": {"icon":"󰖀","label":"USB Device Authorization","checked":"systemctl is-enabled --quiet usbguard.service && systemctl --user is-enabled --quiet omarchy-usb-authorization.service","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization"},
+  "setup.security.usb-authorization-boot": {"icon":"󰖀","label":"USB at Boot","checked":"grep -Fqx 'KERNEL_CMDLINE[default]+=\" usbcore.authorized_default=0\"' /etc/limine-entry-tool.d/usb-authorization.conf 2>/dev/null","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation 'omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization --boot'"},
   "setup.security.sshd": {"icon":"󰣀","label":"SSHD","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-setup-security-sshd"},
   "setup.security.passwordless-sudo": {"icon":"󰟵","label":"Passwordless Sudo","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-sudo-passwordless"},
   "setup.security.sudoless-docker": {"icon":"󰡨","label":"Sudoless Docker","when":"omarchy-sudo-docker --configured","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-setup-security-sudoless-docker"},
@@ -298,6 +300,8 @@
   "remove.security": {"icon":"","label":"Security","title":"Remove"},
   "remove.security.fingerprint": {"icon":"󰈷","label":"Fingerprint","when":"omarchy-pkg-present fprintd","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-remove-security-fingerprint"},
   "remove.security.fido2": {"icon":"","label":"Fido2","when":"omarchy-pkg-present pam-u2f","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-remove-security-fido2"},
+  "remove.security.usb-authorization": {"icon":"󰖀","label":"USB Device Authorization","when":"systemctl is-enabled --quiet usbguard.service","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization"},
+  "remove.security.usb-authorization-boot": {"icon":"󰖀","label":"USB at Boot","when":"grep -Fqx 'KERNEL_CMDLINE[default]+=\" usbcore.authorized_default=0\"' /etc/limine-entry-tool.d/usb-authorization.conf 2>/dev/null","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation 'omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization --boot-only'"},
   "remove.security.sshd": {"icon":"󰣀","label":"SSHD","when":"systemctl is-enabled --quiet sshd","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-remove-security-sshd"},
   "remove.security.sudoless-docker": {"icon":"󰡨","label":"Sudoless Docker","when":"! omarchy-sudo-docker --configured","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-remove-security-sudoless-docker"},
   "remove.ai.hermes": {"icon":"","iconFont":"omarchy","label":"Hermes Desktop","when":"omarchy-pkg-present hermes-desktop","action":"omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-remove-ai-hermes"},
diff --git a/default/systemd/user/omarchy-usb-authorization.service b/default/systemd/user/omarchy-usb-authorization.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfc27a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default/systemd/user/omarchy-usb-authorization.service
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Ask before allowing new USB devices
+After=graphical-session.target dbus.socket
+Requires=dbus.socket
+PartOf=graphical-session.target
+ConditionEnvironment=OMARCHY_PATH
+ConditionEnvironment=WAYLAND_DISPLAY
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecCondition=/usr/bin/systemctl is-active --quiet usbguard.service
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash -lc 'exec "$OMARCHY_PATH/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-watch"'
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=2
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=graphical-session.target
diff --git a/install/config/all.sh b/install/config/all.sh
index a221a398..3ff8d66a 100644
--- a/install/config/all.sh
+++ b/install/config/all.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ run_logged "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/ssh-command-path.sh"
 run_logged "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/ssh-keepalive.sh"
 run_logged "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/docker.sh"
 run_logged "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/snapper.sh"
+run_logged "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/usb-authorization.sh"
 run_logged "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/enable-services.sh"
 run_logged "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/firewall.sh"
diff --git a/install/config/usb-authorization.sh b/install/config/usb-authorization.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..958b82ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/config/usb-authorization.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+echo "Configure USB device authorization"
+
+rules_file="${OMARCHY_USB_AUTHORIZATION_RULES_FILE:-/etc/usbguard/rules.conf}"
+daemon_config="${OMARCHY_USB_AUTHORIZATION_DAEMON_CONFIG:-/etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf}"
+
+source "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/helpers/usb-authorization.sh"
+usb_authorization_require_secure_settings "$daemon_config"
+
+if [[ ! -s $rules_file ]]; then
+  policy=$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/omarchy-usb-policy.XXXXXXXXXX")
+  chmod 600 "$policy"
+
+  if usb_authorization_generate_policy "$policy"; then
+    install -Dm600 -o root -g root "$policy" "$rules_file"
+    rm -f "$policy"
+  else
+    rm -f "$policy"
+    return 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -n ${OMARCHY_INSTALL_USER:-} ]]; then
+  usb_authorization_add_user "$OMARCHY_INSTALL_USER"
+fi
+
+# Installs are followed by a reboot, so enable the daemon without starting it
+# in the live ISO's chroot.
+systemctl enable usbguard.service
diff --git a/install/helpers/usb-authorization.sh b/install/helpers/usb-authorization.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..219a8e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/helpers/usb-authorization.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+usb_authorization_config_value() {
+  local config="$1" key="$2"
+  local awk_command=(awk)
+
+  if [[ ! -r $config ]]; then
+    if [[ $config == "/etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf" ]]; then
+      awk_command=(sudo awk)
+    else
+      echo "Cannot read USBGuard configuration: $config" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  "${awk_command[@]}" -F= -v key="$key" '
+    /^[[:space:]]*#/ { next }
+    $1 ~ "^[[:space:]]*" key "[[:space:]]*$" {
+      value=$0
+      sub(/^[^=]*=[[:space:]]*/, "", value)
+      sub(/[[:space:]]*$/, "", value)
+      print value
+      exit
+    }
+  ' "$config"
+}
+
+usb_authorization_rules_present() {
+  local rules="$1"
+
+  if [[ -r $rules ]]; then
+    [[ -s $rules ]]
+  elif [[ $rules == "/etc/usbguard/rules.conf" ]]; then
+    sudo test -s "$rules"
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+usb_authorization_require_secure_setting() {
+  local config="$1" key="$2" expected="$3" actual
+
+  actual=$(usb_authorization_config_value "$config" "$key")
+  if [[ $actual != "$expected" ]]; then
+    echo "USBGuard's $key must be '$expected' before Omarchy enables it." >&2
+    echo "Current value: ${actual:-<unset>} in $config" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+usb_authorization_require_secure_settings() {
+  local config="$1"
+
+  usb_authorization_require_secure_setting "$config" ImplicitPolicyTarget block
+  usb_authorization_require_secure_setting "$config" PresentDevicePolicy apply-policy
+  usb_authorization_require_secure_setting "$config" InsertedDevicePolicy apply-policy
+  usb_authorization_require_secure_setting "$config" AuthorizedDefault none
+  usb_authorization_require_secure_setting "$config" RestoreControllerDeviceState false
+}
+
+usb_authorization_generate_policy() {
+  local policy="$1"
+
+  usbguard generate-policy >"$policy"
+  if [[ ! -s $policy ]] || ! grep -q '^allow ' "$policy"; then
+    echo "USBGuard did not generate a usable policy; nothing was enabled." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+usb_authorization_add_user() {
+  local user="$1"
+
+  # This user can inspect USBGuard events and approve the device named by an
+  # event. Policy and daemon parameters remain unavailable through the IPC ACL.
+  usbguard add-user "$user" \
+    --devices=list,listen,modify \
+    --policy=list \
+    --exceptions=listen
+}
+
+usb_authorization_trust_present_devices() {
+  local line id
+  local count=0
+  local -a devices
+
+  mapfile -t devices < <(usbguard list-devices)
+
+  for line in "${devices[@]}"; do
+    if [[ $line =~ ^([0-9]+):[[:space:]] ]]; then
+      id="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+      usbguard allow-device --permanent "$id"
+      (( ++count ))
+    fi
+  done
+
+  if (( count == 0 )); then
+    echo "USBGuard did not report any connected USB devices; boot authorization was not enabled." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/install/omarchy-base.packages b/install/omarchy-base.packages
index 76e74110..3579c27c 100644
--- a/install/omarchy-base.packages
+++ b/install/omarchy-base.packages
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ udiskie
 ufw
 ufw-docker
 unzip
+usbguard
 usage
 uwsm
 vi
diff --git a/install/user/first-run/enable-user-units.sh b/install/user/first-run/enable-user-units.sh
index 9865fc20..67addca5 100755
--- a/install/user/first-run/enable-user-units.sh
+++ b/install/user/first-run/enable-user-units.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ systemctl --user enable --now \
   omarchy-sleep-lock.service \
   omarchy-migrate-notify.service \
   omarchy-fcitx5.service \
-  omarchy-crash-watch.service
+  omarchy-crash-watch.service \
+  omarchy-usb-authorization.service
diff --git a/manual/48-security.md b/manual/48-security.md
index 45750398..76f1db24 100644
--- a/manual/48-security.md
+++ b/manual/48-security.md
@@ -6,7 +6,20 @@ Omarchy takes security extremely seriously. This is meant to be an operating sys
 2. *Firewall is enabled by default*: All incoming traffic is blocked by default except for port 53317 for [LocalSend](https://localsend.org/). Even ssh is off until you turn it on via _Setup > Security > SSHD_, which opens port 22 (rate limited against brute force) as part of the setup. We even lock down Docker access using the [ufw-docker](https://github.com/chaifeng/ufw-docker) setup to prevent that your containers are accidentally exposed to the world.
 3. *Arch always have the latest updates*: Arch, the underlying distro that Omarchy is built on, is a rolling distribution. This means that any security vulnerability that's discovered and patched in any package is quickly available for install using `omarchy-update`. You're always running the latest, most secure versions of everything that way.
 4. *Omarchy maintains its own packages and mirror*: Omarchy only relies on packages from Arch's own core/extra/multilib repositories and its own Omarchy Package Repository by default. You can install software directly from AUR, but the base install doesn't — only a few optional installs, like the third-party browsers, pull from the AUR.
-5. *Cloudflare protects us from DDoS*: All the Omarchy distribution infrastructure — the ISOs, the Omarchy packages, the Arch mirror — is protected behind Cloudflare's formidable DDoS shield and hosted on their CDN. This provides superb availability.
+5. *New USB devices require approval*: Omarchy trusts the USB devices present during installation, then blocks newly connected accessories until you approve them. This keeps an unknown accessory from reaching a matching kernel driver merely because it claims a supported device identity.
+6. *Cloudflare protects us from DDoS*: All the Omarchy distribution infrastructure — the ISOs, the Omarchy packages, the Arch mirror — is protected behind Cloudflare's formidable DDoS shield and hosted on their CDN. This provides superb availability.
+
+## USB Device Authorization
+
+USB device authorization is enabled by default. Omarchy uses USBGuard to trust the devices connected during installation and block USB devices it has not seen before. When a device is blocked, click the persistent notification and choose whether to allow it once, always allow it, or keep it blocked.
+
+You can turn the protection off from _Remove > Security > USB Device Authorization_. _Setup > Security > USB Device Authorization_ turns it back on with the existing trusted-device policy.
+
+Only approve hardware you recognize. A malicious USB device can forge the manufacturer, model, serial number, and device class shown during review. Permanent approval is a convenience for accessories you control, not proof of the device's identity.
+
+The policy protects devices connected after USBGuard starts during boot. It does not replace operating-system and driver security updates, and USB devices needed before the service starts, such as a keyboard used to unlock an encrypted disk, remain governed by the kernel's boot-time policy.
+
+For machines whose disk unlock and recovery never depend on USB input, _Setup > Security > USB at Boot_ can extend the block to the beginning of kernel boot. Omarchy adds every currently connected device to USBGuard's trusted policy, sets `usbcore.authorized_default=0`, and updates current and Limine snapshot boot entries. The trusted policy applies only once USBGuard starts: even a trusted USB keyboard remains unavailable at an earlier encrypted-disk password prompt. _Remove > Security > USB at Boot_ restores the normal early-boot behavior while keeping USBGuard active after startup.
 
 ## Changing your passwords
 
diff --git a/migrations/1789433473.sh b/migrations/1789433473.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47a59c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/1789433473.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+echo "Enable approval for newly connected USB devices"
+
+omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization --yes
diff --git a/test/shell.d/menu-test.sh b/test/shell.d/menu-test.sh
index a424379b..cf8b7a35 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/menu-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/menu-test.sh
@@ -324,6 +324,13 @@ assert(
   defaultById['setup.security.passwordless-sudo'].action.includes('omarchy-sudo-passwordless'),
   'menu places Passwordless Sudo under Setup > Security'
 )
+assert(
+  defaultById['setup.security.usb-authorization'].action.includes('omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization')
+    && defaultById['remove.security.usb-authorization'].action.includes('omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization')
+    && defaultById['setup.security.usb-authorization-boot'].action.includes('omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization --boot')
+    && defaultById['remove.security.usb-authorization-boot'].action.includes('omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization --boot-only'),
+  'menu can enable and remove USB device authorization under Security'
+)
 assert(
   !defaultById['trigger.toggle.direct-boot'] && !defaultById['trigger.toggle.passwordless-sudo'],
   'menu removes the relocated toggles from Trigger > Toggle'
diff --git a/test/shell.d/usb-authorization-test.sh b/test/shell.d/usb-authorization-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..68c8ed56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell.d/usb-authorization-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/base-test.sh"
+
+scratch=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$scratch"' EXIT
+
+stub_bin="$scratch/bin"
+home="$scratch/home"
+rules="$scratch/etc/usbguard/rules.conf"
+daemon_config="$scratch/etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf"
+calls="$scratch/calls"
+
+mkdir -p "$stub_bin" "$home" "${rules%/*}"
+: >"$rules"
+: >"$calls"
+
+cat >"$daemon_config" <<'CONF'
+ImplicitPolicyTarget=block
+PresentDevicePolicy=apply-policy
+InsertedDevicePolicy=apply-policy
+AuthorizedDefault=none
+RestoreControllerDeviceState=false
+CONF
+
+cat >"$stub_bin/omarchy-pkg-missing" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+exit 0
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/omarchy-pkg-present" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+exit 0
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/omarchy-pkg-add" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+printf 'pkg-add <%s>\n' "$*" >>"$CALLS"
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/omarchy-pkg-drop" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+printf 'pkg-drop <%s>\n' "$*" >>"$CALLS"
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/install" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+if [[ $1 == -Dm600 && $2 == -o && $3 == root && $4 == -g && $5 == root ]]; then
+  exec /usr/bin/install -Dm600 "$6" "$7"
+fi
+exec /usr/bin/install "$@"
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/systemctl" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+printf 'systemctl <%s>\n' "$*" >>"$CALLS"
+if [[ $* == "is-enabled --quiet usbguard.service" ]]; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/usbguard" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+case "$1" in
+generate-policy)
+  echo 'usbguard <generate-policy>' >>"$CALLS"
+  echo 'allow id 1d6b:0002 name "Linux Foundation root hub" hash "root"'
+  ;;
+list-devices)
+  if [[ ${2:-} == "--blocked" ]]; then
+    if [[ ${BLOCKED_DEVICE_PRESENT:-1} == 1 ]]; then
+      rule="${BLOCKED_DEVICE_RULE:?}"
+      if [[ -n ${BLOCKED_DEVICE_RULE_FILE:-} && -f $BLOCKED_DEVICE_RULE_FILE ]]; then
+        rule=$(<"$BLOCKED_DEVICE_RULE_FILE")
+      fi
+      printf '17: %s\n' "$rule"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo '4: allow id 1d6b:0002 name "Linux Foundation root hub" hash "root"'
+    echo '5: allow id 0627:0001 name "QEMU USB Tablet" hash "tablet"'
+  fi
+  ;;
+*)
+  printf 'usbguard' >>"$CALLS"
+  printf ' <%s>' "$@" >>"$CALLS"
+  printf '\n' >>"$CALLS"
+  ;;
+esac
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/sudo" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+printf 'sudo' >>"$CALLS"
+printf ' <%s>' "$@" >>"$CALLS"
+printf '\n' >>"$CALLS"
+if [[ $1 == awk && ${!#} == /etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf ]]; then
+  args=("$@")
+  args[-1]="$TEST_DAEMON_CONFIG"
+  exec "${args[@]}"
+elif [[ $1 == test && $2 == -s && $3 == /etc/usbguard/rules.conf ]]; then
+  exec /usr/bin/test -s "$TEST_RULES"
+elif [[ $1 == install && $2 == -Dm600 && $3 == -o && $4 == root && $5 == -g && $6 == root && $8 == /etc/usbguard/rules.conf ]]; then
+  exec /usr/bin/install -Dm600 "$7" "$TEST_RULES"
+elif [[ $1 == omarchy-usb-authorization-restore-default ]]; then
+  echo 1 >"$TEST_SYSFS/usb1/authorized_default"
+  echo 1 >"$TEST_SYSFS/1-2/authorized"
+  exit 0
+elif [[ $1 == omarchy-usb-authorization-boot ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+exec "$@"
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/gum" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+case "$1" in
+style) exit 0 ;;
+choose)
+  if [[ -n ${GUM_REASSIGN_RULE:-} ]]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$GUM_REASSIGN_RULE" >"$BLOCKED_DEVICE_RULE_FILE"
+  fi
+  printf '%s\n' "${GUM_CHOICE:-Keep blocked}"
+  ;;
+confirm) exit 0 ;;
+esac
+STUB
+cat >"$stub_bin/omarchy-notification-send" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+printf 'notification' >>"$CALLS"
+printf ' <%s>' "$@" >>"$CALLS"
+printf '\n' >>"$CALLS"
+STUB
+chmod +x "$stub_bin"/*
+
+export HOME="$home"
+export USER=tester
+export OMARCHY_PATH="$ROOT"
+export CALLS="$calls"
+export PATH="$stub_bin:$ROOT/bin:$PATH"
+export TEST_DAEMON_CONFIG="$daemon_config"
+export TEST_RULES="$rules"
+
+if "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-restore-default" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  fail "the fixed-path USB authorization restore helper requires root"
+fi
+if "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-boot" enable >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  fail "the fixed-path boot authorization helper requires root"
+fi
+! grep -q 'OMARCHY_USB_AUTHORIZATION_.*ROOT\|OMARCHY_USB_AUTHORIZATION_.*FILE\|OMARCHY_USB_AUTHORIZATION_.*CONFIG' \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization" \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization" \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-boot" ||
+  fail "user-facing USB authorization commands do not elevate caller-selected paths"
+pass "USB authorization keeps privileged paths fixed"
+
+"$ROOT/bin/omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization" --yes >"$scratch/setup-output"
+
+grep -qx 'allow id 1d6b:0002 name "Linux Foundation root hub" hash "root"' "$rules" ||
+  fail "USB authorization setup trusts devices present during enrollment"
+[[ $(stat -c %a "$rules") == 600 ]] || fail "USB authorization policy is root-private"
+grep -Fqx 'usbguard <add-user> <tester> <--devices=list,listen,modify> <--policy=list> <--exceptions=listen>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "USB authorization grants only the IPC access needed by the approval flow"
+grep -Fqx 'systemctl <restart usbguard.service>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "USB authorization reloads its user ACL before the watcher starts"
+[[ -L $home/.config/systemd/user/omarchy-usb-authorization.service ]] ||
+  fail "USB authorization installs the graphical-session watcher"
+grep -Fqx 'pkg-add <usbguard>' "$calls" || fail "USB authorization ensures USBGuard is installed"
+pass "USB authorization enrolls present devices before enabling default-deny"
+
+generate_count=$(grep -c '^usbguard <generate-policy>$' "$calls")
+"$ROOT/bin/omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization" --yes >"$scratch/setup-existing-output"
+generate_count_after=$(grep -c '^usbguard <generate-policy>$' "$calls")
+(( generate_count_after == generate_count )) || fail "re-enabling preserves the existing trusted-device policy"
+pass "USB authorization setup preserves an existing policy"
+
+: >"$calls"
+"$ROOT/bin/omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization" --boot --yes >"$scratch/setup-boot-output"
+grep -Fqx 'usbguard <allow-device> <--permanent> <4>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "boot authorization trusts the connected root controller"
+grep -Fqx 'usbguard <allow-device> <--permanent> <5>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "boot authorization trusts the connected USB devices"
+grep -Fqx 'sudo <omarchy-usb-authorization-boot> <enable>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "boot authorization uses the fixed-path boot-image helper"
+grep -Fq 'takes effect after reboot' "$scratch/setup-boot-output" ||
+  fail "boot authorization explains when the change becomes active"
+pass "USB authorization can snapshot connected devices for early-boot denial"
+
+boot_conf="$scratch/limine.conf"
+machine_id=$(</etc/machine-id)
+touch "$scratch/vmlinuz-linux"
+boot_hash=$(b2sum "$scratch/vmlinuz-linux")
+boot_hash=${boot_hash%% *}
+printf 'quiet splash\0' >"$scratch/embedded-cmdline"
+historical_uki="$scratch/embedded.efi_sha256_fixture"
+objcopy -I binary -O pei-x86-64 -B i386:x86-64 "$scratch/embedded-cmdline" "$historical_uki"
+objcopy --rename-section .data=.cmdline,alloc,load,readonly,data,contents "$historical_uki"
+embedded_hash=$(b2sum "$historical_uki")
+embedded_hash=${embedded_hash%% *}
+cat >"$boot_conf" <<CONF
+/+Omarchy
+comment: machine-id=$machine_id
+  //linux
+  comment: kernel-id=linux
+  path: boot():/vmlinuz-linux#$boot_hash
+  cmdline: quiet splash
+  //linux-embedded
+  comment: kernel-id=linux-embedded
+  path: boot():/embedded.efi_sha256_fixture#$embedded_hash
+  cmdline: quiet splash
+    ///Snapshots
+      ////linux
+      comment: kernel-id=linux
+      path: boot():/vmlinuz-linux#$boot_hash
+      cmdline: rootflags=subvol=/snapshot quiet splash
+/Other Linux
+comment: machine-id=ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
+  //linux
+  comment: kernel-id=linux
+  path: boot():/other-linux
+  cmdline: quiet splash
+CONF
+
+source "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-boot"
+limine-mkinitcpio() { return 0; }
+limine-enroll-config() { return 0; }
+
+if usb_authorization_rebuild_and_verify enabled "$boot_conf" "$scratch" "$machine_id" enabled 2>/dev/null; then
+  fail "boot authorization rejects Limine's false-success status when entries were not rebuilt"
+fi
+usb_authorization_rewrite_boot_cmdlines enabled "$boot_conf" "$machine_id"
+usb_authorization_rebuild_and_verify enabled "$boot_conf" "$scratch" "$machine_id" disabled ||
+  fail "a non-Secure-Boot snapshot uses its updated external command line"
+if usb_authorization_rebuild_and_verify enabled "$boot_conf" "$scratch" "$machine_id" enabled 2>/dev/null; then
+  fail "an external allow parameter cannot hide a stale embedded UKI command line"
+fi
+printf 'quiet splash usbcore.authorized_default=0\0' >"$scratch/embedded-cmdline"
+objcopy -I binary -O pei-x86-64 -B i386:x86-64 "$scratch/embedded-cmdline" "$historical_uki"
+objcopy --rename-section .data=.cmdline,alloc,load,readonly,data,contents "$historical_uki"
+updated_embedded_hash=$(b2sum "$historical_uki")
+updated_embedded_hash=${updated_embedded_hash%% *}
+sed -i "s/embedded.efi_sha256_fixture#$embedded_hash/embedded.efi_sha256_fixture#$updated_embedded_hash/" "$boot_conf"
+usb_authorization_rebuild_and_verify enabled "$boot_conf" "$scratch" "$machine_id" enabled ||
+  fail "boot authorization updates current and snapshot entries for this machine"
+[[ $(grep -c 'usbcore.authorized_default=0' "$boot_conf") == 3 ]] ||
+  fail "boot authorization leaves another operating system's kernel entries unchanged"
+printf 'stale image' >"$scratch/vmlinuz-linux"
+if usb_authorization_rebuild_and_verify enabled "$boot_conf" "$scratch" "$machine_id" enabled 2>/dev/null; then
+  fail "boot authorization rejects a stale Limine verification hash"
+fi
+: >"$scratch/vmlinuz-linux"
+if usb_authorization_rebuild_and_verify disabled "$boot_conf" "$scratch" "$machine_id" enabled 2>/dev/null; then
+  fail "boot authorization detects a stale deny-by-default boot entry during removal"
+fi
+usb_authorization_rewrite_boot_cmdlines disabled "$boot_conf" "$machine_id"
+printf 'quiet splash\0' >"$scratch/embedded-cmdline"
+objcopy -I binary -O pei-x86-64 -B i386:x86-64 "$scratch/embedded-cmdline" "$historical_uki"
+objcopy --rename-section .data=.cmdline,alloc,load,readonly,data,contents "$historical_uki"
+disabled_embedded_hash=$(b2sum "$historical_uki")
+disabled_embedded_hash=${disabled_embedded_hash%% *}
+sed -i "s/embedded.efi_sha256_fixture#$updated_embedded_hash/embedded.efi_sha256_fixture#$disabled_embedded_hash/" "$boot_conf"
+usb_authorization_rebuild_and_verify disabled "$boot_conf" "$scratch" "$machine_id" enabled ||
+  fail "boot authorization removes the parameter from current and snapshot entries"
+
+snapshot_config="$scratch/limine-defaults"
+printf 'TARGET_OS_NAME="Omarchy"\n' >"$snapshot_config"
+usb_authorization_enable_snapshot_setting "$snapshot_config"
+grep -Fqx 'SNAPSHOT_KERNEL_PARAMETERS+=usbcore.authorized_default=0' "$snapshot_config" ||
+  fail "future Limine snapshots inherit boot-time USB authorization"
+usb_authorization_enable_snapshot_setting "$snapshot_config"
+[[ $(grep -Fxc '# Omarchy USB authorization begin' "$snapshot_config") == 1 ]] ||
+  fail "the snapshot setting remains idempotent"
+usb_authorization_disable_snapshot_setting "$snapshot_config"
+! grep -Fq 'usbcore.authorized_default=0' "$snapshot_config" ||
+  fail "removing boot authorization restores future snapshot defaults"
+pass "boot authorization verifies generated entries despite Limine false-success exits"
+
+: >"$calls"
+"$ROOT/bin/omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization" --boot-only --yes >"$scratch/remove-boot-output"
+grep -Fqx 'sudo <omarchy-usb-authorization-boot> <disable>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "boot-only removal rebuilds the permissive boot policy"
+! grep -Fq 'systemctl <--user disable --now omarchy-usb-authorization.service>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "boot-only removal leaves the userspace approval watcher enabled"
+grep -Fq 'takes effect after reboot' "$scratch/remove-boot-output" ||
+  fail "boot-only removal explains when the change becomes active"
+pass "early-boot denial can be removed without disabling USBGuard"
+
+grep -qx 'usbguard' "$ROOT/install/omarchy-base.packages" || fail "USBGuard is installed by default"
+grep -Fq 'config/usb-authorization.sh' "$ROOT/install/config/all.sh" ||
+  fail "fresh installs configure the USB authorization policy"
+grep -Fq 'omarchy-usb-authorization.service' "$ROOT/install/user/first-run/enable-user-units.sh" ||
+  fail "fresh installs enable the USB approval watcher"
+grep -Fq 'usb_authorization_add_user "$username"' "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-provision-owner" ||
+  fail "deferred provisioning grants the new owner approval access"
+grep -Fq 'systemctl try-restart usbguard.service' "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-provision-owner" ||
+  fail "deferred provisioning reloads the new owner ACL"
+grep -Fqx 'omarchy-setup-security-usb-authorization --yes' "$ROOT/migrations/1789433473.sh" ||
+  fail "existing installs enable USB authorization during migration"
+
+: >"$rules"
+: >"$calls"
+export OMARCHY_INSTALL="$ROOT/install"
+export OMARCHY_INSTALL_USER=tester
+export OMARCHY_USB_AUTHORIZATION_RULES_FILE="$rules"
+export OMARCHY_USB_AUTHORIZATION_DAEMON_CONFIG="$daemon_config"
+bash -euo pipefail -c 'source "$OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/usb-authorization.sh"' >"$scratch/install-output"
+grep -qx 'allow id 1d6b:0002 name "Linux Foundation root hub" hash "root"' "$rules" ||
+  fail "fresh installation enrolls devices present during installation"
+grep -Fqx 'usbguard <add-user> <tester> <--devices=list,listen,modify> <--policy=list> <--exceptions=listen>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "fresh installation grants the owner narrowly scoped approval access"
+grep -Fqx 'systemctl <enable usbguard.service>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "fresh installation enables USBGuard for the first boot"
+pass "USB authorization is the default for fresh and existing installations"
+
+malicious_rule='block id 07a6:8513 name "$(touch '"$scratch"'/injected)" hash "attacker" with-interface 02:06:00'
+export BLOCKED_DEVICE_RULE="$malicious_rule"
+USBGUARD_IPC_SIGNAL=Device.PresenceChanged \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_ID=17 \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_EVENT=Insert \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_TARGET=block \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_RULE="$malicious_rule" \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-event"
+
+request=$(find "$home/.local/state/omarchy/usb-authorization/requests" -maxdepth 1 -name 'request-*.json' -print -quit)
+[[ -n $request ]] || fail "a blocked USB device creates a review request"
+[[ $(stat -c %a "$request") == 600 ]] || fail "device-controlled request data stays private"
+[[ $(jq -r .id "$request") == 17 ]] || fail "the request records the USBGuard device id"
+[[ $(jq -r .rule "$request") == "$malicious_rule" ]] || fail "the request preserves the identity snapshot"
+! grep -Fq "$malicious_rule" "$calls" || fail "device text never enters the notification's launch command"
+[[ ! -e $scratch/injected ]] || fail "device text cannot execute during notification"
+token=$(basename "${request%.json}")
+grep -Eq "notification .*<omarchy-usb-authorization-review> <$token>$" "$calls" ||
+  fail "the notification action carries only an opaque request token"
+pass "blocked device metadata remains data across the desktop notification boundary"
+
+GUM_CHOICE='Allow once' "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-review" "$token" >"$scratch/review-once-output"
+grep -Fqx "usbguard <allow-device> <$malicious_rule>" "$calls" || fail "review can allow the exact device once"
+[[ ! -e $request ]] || fail "a completed review consumes its request"
+pass "USB review allows a still-matching device once"
+
+USBGUARD_IPC_SIGNAL=Device.PresenceChanged \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_ID=17 \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_EVENT=Insert \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_TARGET=block \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_RULE="$malicious_rule" \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-event"
+request=$(find "$home/.local/state/omarchy/usb-authorization/requests" -maxdepth 1 -name 'request-*.json' -print -quit)
+token=$(basename "${request%.json}")
+GUM_CHOICE='Always allow this device' "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-review" "$token" >"$scratch/review-always-output"
+grep -Fqx "usbguard <allow-device> <--permanent> <$malicious_rule>" "$calls" || fail "review can persist an exact-device rule"
+pass "USB review supports explicit persistent trust"
+
+USBGUARD_IPC_SIGNAL=Device.PresenceChanged \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_ID=17 \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_EVENT=Insert \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_TARGET=block \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_RULE="$malicious_rule" \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-event"
+request=$(find "$home/.local/state/omarchy/usb-authorization/requests" -maxdepth 1 -name 'request-*.json' -print -quit)
+token=$(basename "${request%.json}")
+device_rule_file="$scratch/blocked-device-rule"
+printf '%s\n' "$malicious_rule" >"$device_rule_file"
+replacement_rule='block id 1d50:60c7 name "Replacement gadget" hash "replacement"'
+allow_count=$(grep -c '^usbguard <allow-device>' "$calls")
+if BLOCKED_DEVICE_RULE_FILE="$device_rule_file" \
+  GUM_REASSIGN_RULE="$replacement_rule" \
+  GUM_CHOICE='Always allow this device' \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-review" "$token" >"$scratch/review-reassigned-output" 2>&1; then
+  fail "review rejects a USBGuard ID reassigned while the approval dialog is open"
+fi
+[[ $(grep -c '^usbguard <allow-device>' "$calls") == "$allow_count" ]] ||
+  fail "an ID reassigned during review cannot authorize a different device"
+[[ ! -e $request ]] || fail "a reassigned-ID review request is discarded"
+pass "USB review revalidates identity after the approval dialog"
+
+USBGUARD_IPC_SIGNAL=Device.PresenceChanged \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_ID=17 \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_EVENT=Insert \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_TARGET=block \
+  USBGUARD_DEVICE_RULE="$malicious_rule" \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-event"
+request=$(find "$home/.local/state/omarchy/usb-authorization/requests" -maxdepth 1 -name 'request-*.json' -print -quit)
+token=$(basename "${request%.json}")
+allow_count=$(grep -c '^usbguard <allow-device>' "$calls")
+if BLOCKED_DEVICE_PRESENT=0 "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-usb-authorization-review" "$token" >"$scratch/review-stale-output" 2>&1; then
+  fail "review rejects a request after its device disappears"
+fi
+[[ $(grep -c '^usbguard <allow-device>' "$calls") == "$allow_count" ]] ||
+  fail "a reused USBGuard id cannot authorize a different device"
+[[ ! -e $request ]] || fail "a stale review request is discarded"
+pass "USB review binds approval to the device snapshot"
+
+sysfs="$scratch/sys/bus/usb/devices"
+mkdir -p "$sysfs/usb1" "$sysfs/1-2"
+echo 0 >"$sysfs/usb1/authorized_default"
+echo 0 >"$sysfs/1-2/authorized"
+export TEST_SYSFS="$sysfs"
+
+"$ROOT/bin/omarchy-remove-security-usb-authorization" --yes >"$scratch/remove-output"
+
+[[ $(<"$sysfs/usb1/authorized_default") == 1 ]] || fail "removal restores root-hub default authorization"
+[[ $(<"$sysfs/1-2/authorized") == 1 ]] || fail "removal reauthorizes devices left connected"
+grep -Fqx 'systemctl <disable --now usbguard.service>' "$calls" || fail "removal stops a service Omarchy enabled"
+grep -Fqx 'usbguard <remove-user> <tester>' "$calls" || fail "removal drops the user's USBGuard IPC access"
+grep -Fqx 'sudo <omarchy-usb-authorization-restore-default>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "removal restores USB authorization only through the fixed-path root helper"
+grep -Fqx 'sudo <omarchy-usb-authorization-boot> <disable>' "$calls" ||
+  fail "removing USB authorization also removes early-boot denial"
+! grep -Fqx 'pkg-drop <usbguard>' "$calls" || fail "disabling keeps the default USBGuard package installed"
+[[ ! -e $home/.config/systemd/user/omarchy-usb-authorization.service ]] ||
+  fail "removal deletes the graphical-session watcher"
+pass "USB authorization removal restores the original default-allow behavior"