Scripting the keyboard and mouse to be disabled

Hello all,
I have a need to temporarily disable both for security reasons, and then enable them again. Can someone help me out? I am fairly new to AppleScript, so please keep it simple if possible.
Thanks in advance,
Jerefrog

'I have a need to temporarily disable both for security reasons, and then enable them again. Can someone help me out?... so please keep it simple if possible.' - you cannot, via AppleScript, ... for security reasons.
Sadly, you just missed the lastest Philadelphia Area AppleScript Users Group [PAASUG] meeting.
Other Philly MUGs: 'Mac Programmers SIG', 'MLMUG', 'Macs@PACS'', 'MacBUS', and 'PHAD', to list only several.
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