234b:0000 — Gnuk Token

This is the USB identifier for a Gnuk Token manufactured by Free Software Initiative of Japan. The vendor ID 234b is registered to Free Software Initiative of Japan with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0000 is the product ID that Free Software Initiative of Japan assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 234b:0000 Free Software Initiative of Japan Gnuk Token.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 234b:0000 Free Software Initiative of Japan Gnuk Token

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 234b:0000, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 234b:0000. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=234b, idProduct=0000.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_234B&PID_0000
USB\VID_234B&PID_0000&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_234B&PID_0000"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    Gnuk Token:
      Product ID: 0x0000
      Vendor ID: 0x234b  (Free Software Initiative of Japan)

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

234b  Free Software Initiative of Japan
	0000  Gnuk Token

• 234b:0001 NeuG True RNG

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