Pri-Bar Multi-Tool

The Pri-Bar Multi-Tool is a roughly palm-sized device based on an illegally modified version of the Priority Diagnostic Tool, which was originally developed to perform maintenance on starship propulsion systems. The Pri-Bar enables the creation of a z-link between the user’s mind and a chosen device, which allows the user to visualize complex systems as an optical or tactile interface. This interface can take a wide variety of forms, from a rhizomatic web of nodes to three-dimensional constructs of colored light. The Pri-Bar extends this visualization to encryption layers and other security systems; according to debriefings of former hackers, this feature allows them to identify and exploit the vulnerabilities in such systems.

The sensory inputs and outputs of the Pri-Bar can be customized to fit the user’s preferences, such as allowing the user to interact with the interface using only their eye movements and muscle contractions. According to cybersecurity analysts, one exotic interface schema involved customizing the analysis function in a hacking program to sound like a stream of musical notes in order to aid the hacker in identifying patterns.

The Pri-Bar uses a suite of powerful transmitters to allow the device to interface with other systems, as well as a variety of scanning and diagnostic tools to allow the user to obtain the specifications of the target device. The device is lightweight enough to be worn on a belt or harness and can withstand temperatures between -50C and +120C.