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Has anyone tried it? https://milkv.io/vega I was looking for an open hardware switch and this seems like the best bet. Unfortunately, only the controlling OS seems to be open, the core chip/the networking chip is a common proprietary chip. Still, has anyone tried it? How difficult is it to setup? Looks pretty straightforward to setup and seems to have any kind of feature you'd need from a switch in a homelab environment, but what do you think? Should I wait for a more open option or go with the Vega for now?
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We're happy to announce that, for the first time ever, [BusKill cables can be purchased in-person](https://www.buskill.in/leipzig-proxystore/) in Leipzig, Germany. [![[BusKill] Our Dead Man Switch Magnetic USB Breakaway cables are Now Available in-person in Leipzig, Germany at ProxyStore](https://www.buskill.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/leipzig-proxystore-featuredImage9.jpg)](https://www.buskill.in/leipzig-proxystore/) The BusKill project has partnered with [ProxyStore](https://www.buskill.in/leipzig-proxystore/) to make BusKill laptop kill cords finally available from a brick-and-mortar location. You can now go to the following location and purchase a BusKill cable with cash or cryptocurrency. > Bernhard-Göring-Straße 162 > 04277 Leipzig > Germany # About BusKill BusKill is a laptop kill-cord. It's a USB cable with a magnetic breakaway that you attach to your body and connect to your computer. | [](https://www.buskill.in/#demo) | |:--:| | *Watch the [BusKill Explainer Video](https://www.buskill.in/#demo) for more info [youtube.com/v/qPwyoD_cQR4](https://www.youtube.com/v/qPwyoD_cQR4)* | If the connection between you to your computer is severed, then your device will lock, shutdown, or shred its encryption keys -- thus keeping your encrypted data safe from thieves that steal your device # About ProxyStore [ProxyStore](https://www.buskill.in/leipzig-proxystore/) has, among other things, a **proxy ordering service** where you can: 1. order items from the Internet anonymously, 2. pay anonymously, and 3. get the goods forwarded to you (by mail) or pick them up (in-store) **ProxyStore accepts cash in-store** or anonymously via-mail (20 fiat currencies accepted), cryptocurrencies (Monero and Bitcoin), bank transfers, Paypal and more. In addition to their ordering services, ProxyStore offers key community services at its [physical location in Leipzig](https://www.buskill.in/leipzig-proxystore/), including high-security paper shredding (P-7/F-3), MIC-free printing, and a cabinet with TAILS for anonymous Internet surfing. ## Resellers welcome! If you operate a shop selling open-source security hardware and you'd like to sell BusKill cables, please [contact us](https://buskill.in/contact) about our wholesale pricing :) ## Buy BusKill in-person in Germany Order at [shop.proxysto.re](https://shop.proxysto.re/category/3) or stop by in-store to purchase a BusKill cable. Bitcoin, monero, and fiat (cash) are all accepted payment methods at ProxyStore. Stay safe, The BusKill Team https://www.buskill.in/ http://www.buskillvampfih2iucxhit3qp36i2zzql3u6pmkeafvlxs3tlmot5yad.onion
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We're happy to announce that we were [successfully able to initiate a BusKill lockscreen trigger using a 3D-printed BusKill](https://www.buskill.in/3d-print-2023-08) prototype! | [](https://www.buskill.in/3d-print-2023-08/) | |:--:| | *Watch the [3D Printable BusKill Proof-of-Concept Demo](https://www.buskill.in/#demo) for more info [youtube.com/v/Q-QjHelRvvk](https://www.youtube.com/v/Q-QjHelRvvk)* | via [@Goldfishlaser@lemmy.ml](https://lemmy.ml/u/Goldfishlaser) # What is BusKill? BusKill is a laptop kill-cord. It's a USB cable with a magnetic breakaway that you attach to your body and connect to your computer. | [](https://www.buskill.in/#demo) | |:--:| | *Watch the [BusKill Explainer Video](https://www.buskill.in/#demo) for more info [youtube.com/v/qPwyoD_cQR4](https://www.youtube.com/v/qPwyoD_cQR4)* | If the connection between you to your computer is severed, then your device will lock, shutdown, or shred its encryption keys -- thus keeping your encrypted data safe from thieves that steal your device. # Why? While [we do what we can](https://buskill.in/buskill-onion-service-tor/) to allow at-risk folks to [purchase BusKill cables anonymously](https://buskill.in/bitcoin-black-friday-2022/#privacy), there is always the risk of [interdiction](https://docs.buskill.in/buskill-app/en/stable/faq.html#q-what-about-interdiction). We don't consider hologram stickers or tamper-evident tape/crisps/glitter to be sufficient solutions to supply-chain security. Rather, the solution to these attacks is to build open-source, disassembleable, and easily inspectable hardware whose integrity can be validated without damaging the device and without sophisticated technology. Actually, the best way to confirm the integrity of your hardware is to build it yourself. Fortunately, printing your own circuit boards, microcontroller, or silicon has a steeper learning curve than a BusKill cable -- which is essentially just a USB extension cable with a magnetic breakaway in the middle. Mitigating interdiction via 3D printing is one of many reasons that [Melanie Allen](https://github.com/Goldfishlaser) has been diligently working on prototyping a 3D-printable BusKill cable this year. In our [latest update](https://buskill.in/3d-print-2023-08/), we hope to showcase her progress and provide you some OpenSCAD and `.stl` files so you can experiment with building your own and help test and improve our designs. # Print BusKill [](https://www.buskill.in/3d-print-2023-08) If you'd like to reproduce our experiment and print your own BusKill cable prototype, you can [download the stl files](https://www.buskill.in/3d-print-2023-08) and [read our instructions](https://www.buskill.in/3d-print-2023-08) here: * [buskill.in/3d-print-2023-08/](https://www.buskill.in/3d-print-2023-08) # Iterate with us! **If you have access to a 3D Printer, you have basic EE experience, or you'd like to help us test our 3D printable BusKill prototype, please** [let us know](https://buskill.in/contact). The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and we're eager to finish-off this 3D printable BusKill prototype to help make this security-critical tool accessible to more people world-wide!
