One of the most common questions that I get during a training is - "What do we need to build up an initial hardware hacking lab." Of course, the answer to this question can be heavily tailored based on the goals of the team and their targets, but I wanted to attempt documenting what would make for a good starter lab.
The purpose of this repository is to outline some of the basic equipment needed to begin reverse engineering embedded systems. You can find the entire write-up here or you can look at the individual folders for specific content. These README files will be added to the wiki here for future reference (and will be updated as people provide PRs with more info!)
It should be noted that the following recommendations are my opinion, and none of the links below are affiliate links or anything of the sort. This guide is to help people build out their first lab, not make money.
- Coming Soon!
Is there equipment that you think should be added? Do you have opinions on the equipment listed? Submit a PR with your modifications and we'll integrate it into the wiki!
Before we get to the fun stuff, I wanted to give credit to some folks that helped develop this article. Throughout the development of this guide, I was lucky enough to have some really sharp people offer to help me proofread and provide reccomendations for some of the gear listed in this write up, I've included their names/handles below: