Author: rransom Date: 2011-02-27 19:06:25 +0000 (Sun, 27 Feb 2011) New Revision: 24271

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml Log: Stop directing users to obsolete and unsafe live CDs and bundles

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<p> - There isn't any official LiveCD at this point. We're still trying to find good - solutions and trying to understand the security and anonymity implications of - the various options. In the mean time, feel free to check out the list below - and use your best judgement: + Yes. Use <a href="https://amnesia.boum.org/">The (Amnesic) Incognito + Live System</a> or <a href="<page projects/torbrowser>">the Tor Browser + Bundle</a>. </p>

- <p> - LiveCDs: - </p> - - <ol> - <li><a href="https://amnesia.boum.org/">The (Amnesic) Incognito Live - System</a> is a Live System aimed at preserving your privacy and - anonymity: - <ul> - <li> All outgoing connections to the Internet are forced to go through - the Tor network.</li> - <li> No trace is left on local storage devices unless explicitely asked.</li> - <li> It includes Firefox, Tor, Torbutton, Vidalia graphical Tor - controller, Pidgin Instant Messaging client, and lots of other - software.</li> - <li> It's based upon Debian gnu/linux and comes with the GNOME desktop - environment.</li> - </ul> - <li><a href="http://tork.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LiveCD">TorK LiveCD</a> - is Knoppix-based with an emphasis on user-friendliness. You can work - anonymously or non-anonymously while TorK tries to keep you informed of the - consequences of your activity. The TorK LiveCD is experimental, so the aim is - to provide regular releases through 2007 and beyond.</li> - <li><a href="http://mandalka.name/privatix/">Privatix LiveCD/USB</a> is a - debian based live-system including tor, firefox and torbutton which can save - bookmarks and other settings or data on an encrypted usb-key</li> - </li> - </ol> - - <p> - Windows bundles: - </p> - - <ol> - <li><a href="<page projects/torbrowser>">Tor Browser Bundle</a> - for Windows comes with a pre-configured web browser and is self contained - so you can run it from a USB stick.</li> - <li><a href="http://www.janusvm.com/tor_vm/">Tor VM</a> is a successor - to JanusVM. It needs testing from you!</li> - <li><a href="http://janusvm.com/">JanusVM</a> is a Linux kernel and software - running in VMWare that sits between your Windows computer and the Internet, - making sure that your Internet traffic is scrubbed and anonymized.</li> - <li><a href="http://www.xerobank.com/xB_browser.html">xB Browser</a>, - previously known as Torpark, is a Firefox+Tor package for Win32 that can - installed on a USB key. It needs a host Win32 operating system.</li> - </ol> - - <p> - Not currently maintained as far as we know: - </p> - - <ol> - <li>Polippix / Privatlivets Fred is a Danish Knoppix-based LiveCD with Tor - and utilities to encrypt IP-telephony. <a href="http://polippix.org/">Info and - download</a>.</li> - <li>ELE is a Linux LiveCD which is focused on privacy related - software. It includes Tor and you can download it at - <a - href="http://www.northernsecurity.net/download/ele/%22%3Ehttp://www.northernsecuri...</a>.</li> - <li>Virtual Privacy Machine is a Linux LiveCD that includes Firefox, Privoxy, - Tor, some IRC and IM applications, and a set of ipchains rules aimed to prevent - non-Tor traffic from accidentally leaving your computer. More information at - <a href="<wiki>VirtualPrivacyMachine"><wiki>VirtualPrivacyMachine</a>.</li> - <li>Anonym.OS is a LiveCD similar to the above but is based on OpenBSD rather - than Linux for maximum security. It was designed to be anonymous and secure - from the ground up, and thus has some features and limitations not found in - other LiveCDs (Tor related or otherwise). You can obtain more information and - download Anonym.OS from <a href="http://theory.kaos.to/projects.html">Kaos.Theory</a>.</li> - <li>Phantomix is a LiveCD for anonymous surfing and chatting based on the most - recent KNOPPIX release. It comes preconfigured with Privoxy, Tor and Polipo. You can - get it from the <a href="http://phantomix.ytternhagen.de/">Phantomix - Website</a>.</li> - </ol> - - <p> - Please contact us if you know any others. - </p> - <hr>

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