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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: junkiebug on December 30, 2012, 12:08 am
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Just want to know what you guys think. I have all my tor/pgp/etc. files stored on an encrypted usb. I have also disabled my paging (swap) file. However, I haven't quite figured out liberte and I'm running on windows 7. Is this safe enough? Should I maybe encrypt my entire system partition?
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Look into Tails I couldn't figure out Liberte and Tails is pretty cool and I think you can use Truecrypt with it.
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+1 for Tails. There are a lot of threads on the forum with people having problems with Liberte.
And if you can fully encrypt your hard drive, definitely do that.
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if u traust peopl hare in forum wit u life four answer tan u alrady no safe. go bak to sellin shoe or find info off tis site for securitey questions.
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if u traust peopl hare in forum wit u life four answer tan u alrady no safe. go bak to sellin shoe or find info off tis site for securitey questions.
Retards. Retards everywhere.
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That shit was funny BruceCampbell. Can't stop laughing.
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if u traust peopl hare in forum wit u life four answer tan u alrady no safe. go bak to sellin shoe or find info off tis site for securitey questions.
Retards. Retards everywhere.
Needs a viking hammer punch i think Bruce. ;)
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if u traust peopl hare in forum wit u life four answer tan u alrady no safe. go bak to sellin shoe or find info off tis site for securitey questions.
Retards. Retards everywhere.
lol!!
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I would also reccommend not installing Java, Flash Player or Adobe Reader to name a few.
A bunch of trojans use vulnerabilities in these add on programs to install onto your computer without your knowing.
As soon as you get a keylogging trojan on your PC you are pretty much screwed.
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I would also reccommend not installing Java, Flash Player or Adobe Reader to name a few.
The nice thing about the Tor Browser Bundle is that it comes with NoScript, which is preconfigured to block Flash and Java even when disabled.
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true, but even having these installed poses a risk if for instance browsing the clearnet with a borwser that does not block such addons ...
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I use tails, how safe is it when talking about being totally anonymus?
Pd, im using an old netbook because i cant seem to get my tails to work on my macbook pro, any help?
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Thanks for the input, guys.
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I use tails, how safe is it when talking about being totally anonymus?
If by totally anonymous you mean that your Tor circuits are indistinguishable from all the others, at a technical level, that is true of all Tor clients, not just the one that runs on Tails. Of course, you can fuck that up at a level above the technical infrastructure. If you log into your Facebook or Gmail account, linked to your real identity, there's nothing Tor can do for you. If you post 600+ messages on a forum, like me :), you're not technically anonymous, just pseudonymous, since all my previous posts can be linked to one identity, you just don't know who I am.
What I suspect you mean is, can a local observer identify what I'm doing on the other end? I think that's what most people worry about, because they view the network backwards. The sites you visit can only see the exit node, they have no idea whether you're in America, England, Germany, or Pakistan. Your language might give you away, but that's another threat above the technical infrastructure.
No, a local observer has no idea what you're viewing, and the site you're visiting has no idea who you are. That's the point of selecting 3 random nodes in the network. Tails doesn't make you more anonymous on the Tor network. It only prevents you from writing stuff to your hard drive. Full disk encryption offers a similar level of security, but that has nothing to do with anonymity.
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Cheers Astor that was a great summary and very helpful!
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I use tails, how safe is it when talking about being totally anonymus?
If by totally anonymous you mean that your Tor circuits are indistinguishable from all the others, at a technical level, that is true of all Tor clients, not just the one that runs on Tails. Of course, you can fuck that up at a level above the technical infrastructure. If you log into your Facebook or Gmail account, linked to your real identity, there's nothing Tor can do for you. If you post 600+ messages on a forum, like me :), you're not technically anonymous, just pseudonymous, since all my previous posts can be linked to one identity, you just don't know who I am.
What I suspect you mean is, can a local observer identify what I'm doing on the other end? I think that's what most people worry about, because they view the network backwards. The sites you visit can only see the exit node, they have no idea whether you're in America, England, Germany, or Pakistan. Your language might give you away, but that's another threat above the technical infrastructure.
No, a local observer has no idea what you're viewing, and the site you're visiting has no idea who you are. That's the point of selecting 3 random nodes in the network. Tails doesn't make you more anonymous on the Tor network. It only prevents you from writing stuff to your hard drive. Full disk encryption offers a similar level of security, but that has nothing to do with anonymity.
Thank you very much astor!! Thats the info i needed, i really appreciate it.