Disabling USB ports to prevent unauthorized data transfers

[Murali Potla <pmurali softprotechnologies com>]

Hi ..

Can we control access to the USB ports. there are four USB ports on my
machine.. I wanted to define exactly what type of device may be
connected to the ports .. 

Non-storage devices such as scanners or mice can use the USB port. Any
storage device, including cameras, disk drives or handheld devices
should not be allowed . Is this possible under Linux (Fedora Core 1). 

Thanks in advance for your suggestions 

Murali