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Would a high voltage loop, for breaking components, be a good solution to an attack like this? Like, fry the electronic components to verify it's just plain met
by rhema 8y ago
Would a high voltage loop, for breaking components, be a good solution to an attack like this? Like, fry the electronic components to verify it's just plain metal on the insides?
- proee 8y agoPerhaps, but it could start a fire. You might consider plugging into a power supply and measuring if there is any current draw.
- walrus01 8y agoUSB type A male-to-female inline ammeters are really cheap, and accurate to 0.1W. I got one for ten bucks.
- foobar1962 8y agoHow do you know THAT doesn’t have a surveillance device inside?
- walrus01 8y agoSort of a "it's turtles all the way down" type problem, but one could always x-ray it.
- metaphor 8y ago+/-20mA seems a bit coarse...with modern low-power silicon, imagining it wouldn't be too difficult to skate under that radar.
- gumby 8y agoLikely fry the conductors in the cable too. Might as well cut the cable in half...or leave it in the home of your enemy.
- ars 8y agoA USB C cable has active electronics inside it, they are used to define the wire gauge on the conductors and the length of the cable.
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoRight. Also the Apple cords have an entire ARM micro in them for cable authentication.
- timpattinson 8y agoJust do an insulation test at say 250V using a commonly available 'megger' device