Qubes Certification for EMI hardened hardware
Qubes Certification for EMI hardened hardware
The Qubes OS Project aims to partner with a select few computer vendors to ensure that Qubes users have reliable hardware purchasing options. We aim for these vendors to be as diverse as possible in terms of geography, cost, and availability. Warning: The Qubes OS Project certifies only...
Certain computing platforms like smart phones are more resilient when it comes to EMI/EMC (harmful electromagnetic interference) than others. Defense computers, for example, are designed to meet specifications like TEMPEST and MIL-STD-461. Although "Qubes Air" or cloud Qubes which could run on a cellular platform has been proposed, more development is required. Defense computers like Roda or GRiD can be found on eBay and from government surplus but the models do not have sufficient CPU power (core2duo in the instances I have seen which is close to Pentium and not nearly the i5 / i7 Intels required). There are also EMI shielding sprays with silver particles that might be applied to consumer laptops as another alternative to explore. Other than that, does anyone have ideas about creating an EMI fortified platform prototype that would be compatible with Qubes?
https://www.roda-computer.com/technology/mil-std-standards/
https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qubes-air-qubes-in-the-cloud/921
https://mgchemicals.com/products/conductive-paint/conductive-spray-paint/emi-shielding/