[RIPE Atlas Ambassadors] power supplies

Dear RIPE Atlas ambassadors,

Thank you very much for your feedback. We see that you take your task very seriously and with a lot of enthusiasm by reporting this issue to us.
At this point in time we cannot come back with a definite reply about including a power supply to the probes shipments, but we will be looking into it after the holidays. We will consider the logistical factors alongside the advantages and disadvantages you have highlighted.

Thank you again for your participation and support.
Best wishes for 2016!

Michela on behalf of the RIPE Atlas Team

> On 30 Dec 2015, at 10:18, Dean Pemberton <dean at deanpemberton.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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> 
> Dean
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