Apple Service Diagnostic application on USB key?

Apple Service Diagnostic application on USB key? I found the following in a text file, and I would like to use the Apple Service Diagnostic Application from a bootable USB key but I cannot find where to download it or set it up? Also is this free software or does it require a separate licence? It sounds like it would be a useful tool for diagnosing Mac problems.
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Guest [Entry]

"It is available to the public for expensive, and to Apple certified admins/engineers/developers for free. You can find copies of it floating around the Web though.

Once a copy is obtained, it is a simple matter of making an image of the CD, and restoring the image to a thumb drive, where it can be booted on an Intel Mac (USB booting)."

Guest [Entry]

"I'm an Apple certified technician, so I have access to GSX (Global Services Exchange, Apple's premiere technician resource). According to their documentation on ASD:

Can you use a FireWire hard disk or
USB flash 'thumb' drive instead of a
USB hard disk to start up ASD 3S119 or
later?

No. A USB hard disk is required; ASD
3S119 or later is not designed or
supported for use with any other type
of media.

I haven't tested this myself, and I don't know why it wouldn't work, but that's what Apple officially says."