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		javajosh on July 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oxide Computer: Docs I'm not worried about dead mice; I'm worried about tampering. I would have hoped there'd be more guidance than "just look and see if anything looks weird". A determined threat actor can easily side-step that check with, for example, careful desoldering/resoldering technique.

scq on July 21, 2023 | [–]

I suspect this step is intended to protect you from FedEx, not the NSA.

gorkish on July 21, 2023 | | [–]

If this is seriously your level of supply chain scrutiny, being an Oxide early adopter probably isn't the best idea.

yencabulator on July 22, 2023 | [–]

I think for the unit price of $1M per rack or more, you can easily afford an armed guard to escort the crate from the factory.

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