jatwis

jatwis is a simple application designed to run scripts when a device is reported as stolen. it works by polling an https or sftp url for a success code. if the resource is accessible, it runs a script and optionally creates a lockfile to prevent multiple triggers. jatwis can also be run on multiple devices at the same time, so you can for example revoke access from an ssh key server-side once a device is reported stolen.

configuration

jatwis is configured by giving it command-line arguments. for a full list and explanation of all possible arguments run man jatwis, or jatwisd --help.

set-up

clone this repository and run make install as root to install the jatwisd binary in your $PATH. edit the command-line arguments in the systemd unit (located at /etc/systemd/system/jatwis.service). start/enable the systemd unit by running systemctl enable --now jatwis as root.