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SWORD dropbox: An OpenWRT-based DIY disposable pen-test tool

by infosecrf on 11/23/17, 9:43 AM with 5 comments

  • by squarefoot on 11/23/17, 4:56 PM

    How does that hardware compare in terms of network throughput and power consumption to MCUs like the Allwinner H2/3? OpenWRT has been ported to that processor and boards like a NanoPI NEO plus a small USB WiFi or a second Ethernet dongle would still cost less, whilst having enough RAM and horsepower to host a full Linux install.

    http://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&p...

    https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/hardware/soc/soc.allwinner.sunx...

  • by _b8r0 on 11/23/17, 4:57 PM

    The recommended hardware uses an MT7620N SoC, which while fine will not necessary play as well with wifi compared to an AR9331-based device, like the Gl.iNet series. It'll work but you might find some performance and/or stability issues.

    Gl.iNet devices are also available on Amazon if you don't want to wait that long for a bit more, and should (but no guarantee) work fine too.

  • by jagermo on 11/23/17, 10:51 AM

    I love it. Aliexpress has the devices fairly cheap, this will be a nice christmas present for my pentesting brother :)

  • by jacob019 on 11/23/17, 1:52 PM

    Pretty nice hardware for the price. 8MB flash and 64MB ram, small form factor, dual NIC and WIFI. That will go far with lede.