This is because Whonix consists of two (virtual) machines. One machine solely runs Tor and acts as a gateway, which we call Whonix-Gateway. The other machine, which we call Whonix-Workstation, is on a completely isolated network. Only connections through Tor are possible.
This is only a very brief introduction. See Documentation and/or Technical Design for a more comprehensive description, security features and threat model. To find out how secure/anonymous Whonix is, see Security Overview.
Whonix is produced independently from the Tor® anonymity software and carries no guarantee from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else.|
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Whonix is an Anonymous Operating System. It hides your IP/location and uses Tor to anonymize your data traffic. This means that neither the contacted server, nor any eavesdropper on your connections, nor the operators of the Tor network themselves can realize which webservice you use.
Basically all programs can used together with Whonix.
It is possible, with the help of Whonix, to use applications via Tor, which are not capable of proxy support by themselves.
Everything is explained in [Documentation].
Adobe Flash anonymously Browse The Web Anonymously Anonymous IRC Anonymous Publishing Anonymous E-Mail with Mozilla Thunderbird and TorBirdy Add a proxy behind Tor (Tor -> proxy) Based on Debian GNU/Linux. Based on the Tor anonymity network. Based on Virtual Box. Can torify almost any application. Can torify any operating system Can torify Windows. Chat anonymously. Circumvent Censorship. DNSSEC over Tor ¹ Encrypted DNS ¹ Encrypted Communication Full IP/DNS protocol leak protection. Hide the fact that you are using Tor ¹ Hide the fact you are using Whonix Hide installed software from ISP Isolating Proxy Java anonymously Javascript anonymously Location/IP hidden servers Mixmaster over Tor Prevents anyone from learning your IP. Prevents anyone from learning your physical location. Private obfuscated bridges supported. Protects your privacy. Protocol-Leak-Protection and Fingerprinting-Protection Secure And Distributed Time Synchronization Mechanism Security by Isolation Send Anonymous E-mails without registration Stream isolation to prevent identity correlation through circuit sharing Virtual Machine Images VPN/Tunnel Support Whonix is produced independently from the Tor (r) anonymity software and carries no guarantee from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else. Transparent Proxy Tunnel Freenet through Tor Tunnel i2p through Tor Tunnel JonDonym through Tor Tunnel Proxy through Tor Tunnel Retroshare through Tor Tunnel SSH through Tor Tunnel UDP over Tor ¹ Tunnel VPN through Tor Tor enforcement TorChat ¹ Free Software, Libre Software, Open Source ¹ via Optional Configuration
The default user is: user
The default password is: changeme
Then, check first the [About] and [Warning] pages to make sure that Whonix is the right tool for you and that you understand well its limitations.
The default user is: user
The default password is: changeme
Download Whonix 0.5.6 from sourceforge.net
It is important to check the integrity of the virtual machine images you downloaded to make sure no man in the middle attack or file corruption happened. (See [DownloadSecurity].)
Whonix virtual machine images are cryptographically signed using OpenPGP by Whonix developer adrelanos. OpenPGP is a standard for data encryption that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication through the use of keys owned by its users.
If you already know how to use an OpenPGP key you can download the Whonix signing key and the Whonix signatures straight away.
Otherwise, read our instructions to check the virtual machine images integrity:
You can learn about the signing key on the Trusting Whonix Signing Key page.
Go there..
http://sourceforge.net/p/whonix/wiki/Download/
Read and apply: Security Advice before installing Whonix.
Just import both Whonix .ova images into Virtual Box. Do not change any settings! (You could do that later.) Do not change MAC address!
The .ova images should be imported into Virtual Box. There is also highly experimental support for [VMware], but only Virtual Box is fully supported, rather use Virtual Box.
There is a tutorial with screenshots, see [Install].
There are also Video Tutorials.
If you still need help, please go to the User Help Forum.
Read more...
http://sourceforge.net/p/whonix/wiki/Download/#verify-the-whonix-virtual-machine-images
(1). Install and start Virtual Box. Click on File -> Import Appliance...
(2). Click on Choose.
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http://sourceforge.net/p/whonix/wiki/Install/
The default user is: user
The default password is: changeme
Immediately change it!
Login as root:
sudo su
Change root and user password:
passwd passwd user
and follow the instructions.
Regularly check for security updates and apply them with:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Don't wonder... To prevent against time zone leaks, the system clock inside Whonix was set to UTC. This means it may be a few hours before or ahead of your host system clock. Do not change!
Don't use the suspend/safe/resume feature of Virtual Box, unless you understood the Network Time Synchronization chapter from the Advanced Security Guide.
If your host clock is more than 1 hour in past or more than 3 hour in future, Tor can't connect. In this case fix your host clock manually (right click on clock). (Check for empty battery.) Then power off Whonix-Gateway and power Whonix-Gateway on again, Tor should be able to connect again. If your host clock is even more off, you could get into trouble updating your host operating system so have an eye on it that it's somewhat accurate.
This chapter is supposed to be as simple and short as possible to provide basic protection. You can archive more security if you understand the Network Time Synchronization chapter from the Advanced Security Guide.
You can further improve the security, see the Security Guide.
Read More...
http://sourceforge.net/p/whonix/wiki/Post%20Install%20Advice/
Go there...
http://sourceforge.net/p/whonix/wiki/Videos/
March 6th, 2013
Six months ago I launched my first commercial project: the Pianocade synthesizer. Several months behind schedule and significantly above budget, I’ve finally managed to ship all the preorders. Needless to say, things did not go as planned.
If you’d asked me a few weeks ago whether I would ever do this again, I’d have laughed (and then maybe cried a little). But as I finished off the last few units, I started thinking about how much I’d learned from the experience. I was surprised to find myself getting excited about giving it another try and seeing if I could make things run more smoothly. I’ve even, heaven help me, started designing a completely new product!
In the meantime, I hope others can also benefit from some lessons I learned while turning my hobby into a business (or at least have a laugh at my expense).
Though in hindsight it seems hopelessly naïve, I thought that taking preorders was the perfect business model: it removes the need for any sort of external investment, while simultaneously demonstrating that demand exists for your product at your price point. My faith in preorders reflected a belief that selling things would be the hard part of starting a business, but in my experience that wasn’t the case: selling was easy, it was actually making things that was hard.
I needed a device that would enable me to interact with my x-box running XBMC, allow me to watch streaming internet TV in the garden, or control my music collection from anywhere in the house, after looking at all the available options, the Portable Media Center Extender was born!
We managed to find a wireless video sender and receiver at a knock down price, the Televes Digidom 7602 AV Video Sender is a 2Ghz Transmitter with a 100m range that also transmits infrared signals over UHF. This was perfect for the job and its compact size made it even more suited. We managed to pick up the transmitter and receiver for £10 which was a bargain, wired them both up and tested them out for range and picture quality. The infrared transmitting function was also tested to ensure it suited our requirements.
Now we had to start thinking about a screen and a case for the project, the minimum width was dictated by the AV sender PCB but the overall dimensions would have to be as small as possible to make it portable At the same time it would need an LCD large enough to be of any use. After looking around at different size displays we eventually decided on the official Sony PSone LCD screen.
The pictures above show the LCD after it has been stripped Here are some specs 5" TFT LCD Screen 7.5v 3a 640×480 Resolution Stereo Sound Output This LCD offered a good resolution at a decent size, managed to get hold of a redundant one and started stripping it. We also decided on a project box from Maplins. The screen size was marked out for a template, cuts were made using a dremel cutting disc to score them, and then snapped off with pliers. The box is nice and shiny aluminum underneath, but the protective sheet was left on until the end to avoid it getting scratched.
Read More...This is the latest beta version of the Korora Linux operating system.
It’s everything you need to try out Korora — you don’t have to erase anything on your current system and it won’t put your files at risk.
Simply take Korora for a test drive on a DVD or USB stick and if you like what you see, you can install Korora directly to your hard drive straight from the Live Media desktop.
Follow the steps to download …
Read More...Korora was born out of a desire to make Linux easier for new users, while still being useful for experts. The main goal of Korora is to provide a complete, easy to use system for general computing.
Originally based on Gentoo Linux in 2005, Korora was re-born in 2010 as a Fedora Remix[1] with tweaks and extras to make the system “just work” out of the box.
Why Fedora? Lots of reasons!
Korora comes in a few installable versions which include both the KDE and GNOME desktops.
Korora sets the default applications to those that we believe end users typically want. For example, Firefox is the default web browser (instead of Konqueror in KDE and Epiphany in GNOME) and VLC is the default media player (instead of Dragon Player in KDE and Totem in GNOME). There is generally one popular program installed for each task, although alternatives (such as the Google Chrome web browser) are available via the package manager for a quick install.
Korora also pre-configures several third party repositories, making it easier to install the additional software that most people uses. These include packages like:
While we are not permitted to distribute Adobe’s Flash plugin, it is available to install out of the box via the package manager.
Korora makes use of the Jockey Device Driver Manager, for simple installation of third party drivers such as those for NVIDIA graphics cards and certain wireless devices.
Korora also comes with all the development tools and kernel headers you need to easily install out of tree kernel modules, such as those required by VirtualBox. These modules are automatically built when you get a new kernel update thanks to Dynamic Kernel Module Support.
The main goal of Korora is to provide a complete, easy to use system for general computing which is assisted by the following:
Note: Korora is not provided or supported by the Fedora Project. Official, unmodified Fedora software is available through the Fedora Project website.
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