[RIPE Atlas Ambassadors] power supplies

The security angle isn't a silly one.
There was a talk at Kiwicon recently (no video or presso unfortunately)
which detailed what you could do to a server if you were a malicious USB
device.

https://www.kiwicon.org/the-con/talks/#e197

Not that the ATLAS probe is malicious, but does RIPE certify their entire
supply chain?

Dean

On Wednesday, 30 December 2015, Bashir Yusuf <y.bashir at firstwave.ng> wrote:

> Here in Nigeria facing Same issues wih power and some To my surprise
> thinking the probe could be a means of security breach, but I have acquired
> some USB chargers and will add them to my distribution, thank God we import
> every type of electronic "Junk" I could find all sorts of plugs.
>
> Bashir Yusuf
> CTO- VP Operations
> First Wave Networks
> Suite 22, 1st Avenue Gwarimpa,
> Abuja, Nigeria
> +2347031986969
> www.firstwave.ng
>
> On 29 Dec 2015 18:38, Gaurab Raj Upadhaya <gaurab at lahai.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >
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> > matches my experience with power supplies. The ones i have given
> > without power supplies don't tend to get powered up for a long time.
> >
> > I got a bunch of USB power supplies, with different plugs, from 'Sim
> > Lim' (electronics market in Singapore) to hand out with the probes.
> > they are all sold as phone chargers. This was more effective - but
> > then with every country in Asia with different plugs, had to amass all
> > sorts of plug. Thankfully, they sell every types in Singapore. :)
> >
> > It may be worthwhile to ask Ambassadors if they need power supplies to
> > go with the probes, and of what type. But if the choice is to just
> > send the Euro plugs with the probes, then I think it's a waste.
> >
> > - -gaurab
> >
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Regards,

Dean
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