usbarmory/usbarmory

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1495 stars · 220 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

USB armory is an open source hardware design for a compact secure computer built into a USB stick form factor, based on ARM SoCs. This repository hosts the hardware design files and developer documentation for the Mk I and Mk II board models.

Use cases

• build a portable secure computing device on a USB stick
• run a private Linux environment on untrusted hosts
• develop embedded security tooling on open hardware
• use a compact headless ARM computer for pentesting
• experiment with open source hardware board designs
• carry an encrypted personal server in a pocket

When to choose

• you need open hardware with published schematics and CERN OHL licensing
• you want a tiny ARM computer that powers from a USB port
• you need a trusted portable environment for security work

When to avoid

• you need a general-purpose desktop with graphics and peripherals
• you want a ready-made consumer product rather than a developer board
• you need high compute power or GPU workloads

Facets

application · maturity active

security embedded developer-tools security hardware embedded-systems privacy embedded cross-platform open-source-hardware secure-computer usb-stick arm hardware-design cern-ohl linux

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