Hi Whonix devs,
Namecoin dev here. Some of you are probably already familiar with Namecoin. For those of you who aren’t, it’s basically DNS on a blockchain. We were the first project to fork the Bitcoin codebase (bac…

This thread is for technical discussion of how Namecoin might be integrated into Whonix. Conceptual / high level discussion (e.g. “Should Namecoin integration happen in Whonix?”) should go in Namecoin Integration in Who…

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Defenses against Scams, Social Engineering and (Spear) Phishing

Exploiting custom protocol handlers for cross-browser tracking in Tor, Safari, Chrome and Firefox








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Needs to be documented in Whonix wiki once tested, triaged:
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Contains all enhancements there were recently released.


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qubes-template-whonix-gw-15 4.0.6-202106242108 (r4.0) · Issue #2526 · QubesOS/updates-status · …

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The long awaited, fantastic and incredible Whonix 16 release is now here! Many thanks to our contributors and devs. Changelog: Some additional changes involving dracut were added on top for this release tag. Have at it:

Whonix: A High Security Method of Surfing the Internet Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy. Whonix mitigates the threat of common attack vectors while maintaining usability. Online anonymity is realized via fail…

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use APT sources.list signed-by for Whonix repository
fixed live mode not booting issue
fixed desktop background ima…

Whonix : A High Security Method of Surfing the Internet
Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy. Whonix mitigates the threat of common attack vectors while maintaining usability.…

As per Whonix Support Schedule, this post serves as Whonix version 15 deprecation notice.
Whonix 16 stable has been released for all platforms.

Qubes-Whonix 16 has been Released! (Debian 11 bullseye based) - Major Rel…

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Tor 0.4.6.8

Tor Browser 11.0.1

sdwdate can now fix time even if Whonix-Gateway is starting with very slow clock us…

I guarantee you, this release is the most useful present you’re getting this Christmas and it’s not something you’ll be rushing to the store to return ASAP.



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What would be the security impact of a passwordless Whonix-Gateway user user account, if any?
background:


The conventional wisdom is “use strong Linux user account passwords”.
In Whonix documentation chapter Change …