I've thrown a set of picks in my checked luggage for the past few years for Defcon as well as pen-testing gigs. I don't know if it's technically allowed or not, but I've never had any trouble.
I did have some trouble one year coming back from Defcon with a laptop I had purchased with NoOS installed. I got selected for a screening and the TSA agent wasn't happy with the fact that it didn't boot into anything. On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Adrian Crenshaw <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > I'm going to be bringing some odd stuff to Defcon, and I'll be flying. > The PHUKD devices and home brew stuff may look odd to the inspectors, and I > know some of you have brought odd items like lockpicks. I know the safest > bet is to ship the stuff to the hotel, but I hate having my gear out of my > control. I'm thinking this would even make a cool article: How not to get > reamed by the TSA. Here are the key points: > > 1. Ever taken home brew electronics with you? > 2. Did the TSA raise eyebrows? > 3. How about lockpicks and other items? > 4. How easy are TSA approved locks to pick? I imagine easy since there are > standardized. > > I'm guessing home brew electronics is safer stuff to bring than home brew > chemicals at least. Side note: If you have a prescription for a controlled > substance, I wander what happens if the K9s flag your luggage? > > > Adrian > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > -- Andrew http://blog.psych0tik.net _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
