I would be very happy with a method of verifying hardware even if it included destruction. I think my biggest risk is that the hardware is compromised before I

I would be very happy with a method of verifying hardware even if it included destruction. I think my biggest risk is that the hardware is compromised before I become its owner. I would feel comfortable buying 5 of everything, picking one at random to keep and verify/destroying the other 4. Depending on my results of this process, the cost of the hardware, and the sensitivity of the applications I could see my increasing the number of items I would need to purchase. I can also see "verification" companies that test a statistically significant sample of devices before reselling them to individuals.