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What are the differences between Tails and Whonix?
TailsOS (The Amnesic Incongito Live System)
TailsOS boots off USB and puts you in a live Debian-based linux instance configured to give you out-of-the-box anonymity on potentially any computer system ...
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What are the differences between Tails and Whonix?
I have been researching this field for a media project I am working on, and while I am in no way qualified to answer this question as well as others here, it seems to me that Whonix is the thing to ...
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Is there a way to get portscanning (nmap) to work through Whonix?
You should read about how nmap works and how iptables transproxying works or SOCKS proxying works and then realise that you will not be able to effectively nmap over a whonix gateway nor should you ...
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Can't set master password in the tor browser
It's a bug that will be fixed soon, see: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/40506
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Can't set master password in the tor browser
This got fixed as of 10.5.4 (based on Mozilla Firefox 78.13.0esr):
Source: https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1054
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Releasing a controversial movie torrent using Tor Network for security
I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but because Bittorrent over Tor isn't considered the best thing to to there are other options.
Depending on what you mean by "movie", another option ...
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Releasing a controversial movie torrent using Tor Network for security
At Tor blog they say it is not good idea to seed via Tor network. I think best bet of yours would be using Tor browser to contact anonymously someone from non-standard country to seed the torrent for ...
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I have a few questions about Whonix/Tor
Non-issue.
Whonix by default is using the Tor network as a client only. (Changing this is even difficult.)
You won't be running any kind of relay by using Whonix.
The same goes for the Tor Browser ...
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Could not bind to 127.0.0.1:9050: Address already in use. Is Tor already running? (Whonix)
Good day,
You'll have to run "whonixsetup" after adding your bridges to torrc and reload Tor afterwards.
Either way, going through this should help you get along nicely: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/...
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How can I connect to my vps through Tor?
All traffic issues from within Whonix-Workstation will either be routed through Tor or not routed at all. It's the very core of what Whonix is good for.
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Portscan through whonix gateway
You should read about how nmap works and how iptables transproxying works or SOCKS proxying works and then realise that you will not be able to effectively nmap over a whonix gateway nor should you ...
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what does 'amnesic' in context of Computer science and/or privacy mean?
Amnesic in terms of, for example Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) it is the same as is meant by the medical term. From Wikipedia: "Anterograde amnesia is the inability to transfer new ...
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Whonix Workstation Country Code
Packets won't carry your local time information, application data will though.
You probably want to make your timezone UTC since this is the most "generic" timezone and the easiest to calculate your ...
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Is this setup safe and secure?
First of all, I have to tell you that it it is a very dangerous to use the final addon VPN. Don't use it!
It probably came for free (since it is a Firefox addon), and free vpns are very unreliable. ...
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Bootstrapping of Tor takes so much time
Try using a bridge. There is a chance that your internet service provider is blocking you. This is often the case at workplaces and universities. It really shouldn't take more than 30-60 seconds.
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DHCPREQUEST: send_packet: Operation not permitted
You need to follow Whonix documentation for combining VPNs. Otherwise they conflict with Whonix's firewall.
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Tunnels/Introduction
Should I be concerned or do anything ...
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Whonix proxy and isolation
There are no unsolicited inbound connections except hidden services when you set some up. (Different Tor Hidden Services are automatically stream isolated.) Solicited (related) incoming connections ...
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Using ddclient in Whonix?
No, you cannot directly have an incoming clearnet IP. I.e. you cannot use the public clearnet IP of a Tor exit relay to anonymously host a server.
Explanation on incoming connections / opening ports:
...
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DHT routed through Tor
Well, looks like you're not getting the Tor network principles right, let me explain:
It's not a mistake to use torrents inside Tor network if you're seeding from a hidden service and your retracker ...
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Whonix tor downloader never works for me. It says its an app and not in the (/.tb) folder?
Not normal, but also not a sign for being compromised. See:
Am I compromised?
Debugging your tb-updater issue is not suited for stackexchange, because'd have to provide debug output, answer back and ...
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How to configure Whonix Gateway for communication between two local Workstations in Qubes?
sys-whonix is not set up to forward packets between VMs, and doing has not been evaluated for leaks. Instead, qrexec should be used for inter-vm communication.
In dom0, create a file /etc/qubes-rpc/...
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Using regular Firefox browser with Tor in Qubes-OS
Short answer: If you're sure you understand and accept the fingerprinting risks, then yes, it's fine to use regular Firefox (or any application) in an AppVM connected to a Whonix-Gateway.
Longer ...
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(whonix) Arm shows external ip or loopback address?
Good day,
This seems to have changed with Whonix 13, according to this: https://phabricator.whonix.org/T434
Have a nice day,
Ego
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Unable to connect on tor network error 0.0.2.0:0? i am using a proxy server in college, the bridges obtained are not working.... below are the logs i
This case indicates one of the things:
You have specified the proxy settings wrong It happens when you've mistyped in torrc specifying your proxy server address, port and credentials. Just check it - ...
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Running TorBB on host machine while running Whonix VM setup as guest on the same physical box
Good day,
Running the Tor Browser Bundle, or any browser for that matter parallel to Whonix is not recommend due to the fact that confusing which browser runs on Whonix and which on the host is ...
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Using Whonix Gateway to host web server?
No, do not use the gateway to host the webserver.
Use the workstation to host it. In the torrc file on the gateway, you will point the server:port on the workstation. Instructions can be found on the ...
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Is it normal for Tor to randomly connect to various hidden services?
Not normal for Tor, but normal for Whonix.
It's sdwdate.
Details:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/TimeSync
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Android reverse tethering through Whonix Workstation in virtualbox?
This is unsupported.
Full disclosure:
I am a developer of Whonix.
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Problems with browsing hidden services with Custom Workstation
I've yet to find a better way to do it, but the problem is that Firefox either can't resolve .onion domains, or resolution of .onion is blocked in newer versions of Firefox.
You'll need to configure ...
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