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Sven
The Subliminal PressModern hardware with the latest kernel is advised for operators of the current and maintained #QubesOS version 4.3.
The features of the system are nearly the same as the previous generations. One interesting innovation is the possibility to change
VM Persistent/User modes in Qubes Manager when updating or configuring
http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Sysmaint
Compare with #Whonix in Vmware
https://fekir.info/post/immutable-machines-with-virtualbox/
Considier RO in regard to Stateless Relays (a gateway, a browser, a relay server)
Bandwidth-Weighted algorithm (performance vs security trade-off)
"Tor relays build reputation over time: a relay that has been running for months earns bandwidth flags that make it more useful to the network"
@torproject @FreedomofPress
live RAM Relay
http://uy3qxvwzwoeztnellvvhxh7ju7kfvlsauka7avilcjg7domzxptbq7qd.onion/websites/lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2015-July/038493.html
#Gentoo @gentoo @installgentoo
#FreedomOfThePress #FreedomOfThePressFoundation #Press #News #Journalism #ComputationalJournalism #Stateless #Immutable #ConfidentialComputing
#infosec #Qubes #Fedora #Tor #Innovation #Science #CS #IT #Linux
300clouds
Crest of LightI was going to have a little side quest and try Whonix, which is known to be a privacy focused distro that can be run in VirtualBox. However, I ran into trouble, that can be fixed by reading some documentation (it was related to adding additional kernel components). However, I'll do that later on because learning should be my priority. Before focus solidifies, I often need these little diversions to get my brain locked in.
Adam Jurkiewicz
He who controls the Time, Controls the Chances!
Are dispvm.py type=int really numbered randomly? #maths #mathematics #randomness (still searching for a solution) @ThePSF @pythonclcoding
#Serendipity in computation with the perfect random number generator. Hyper-order is deranged.
#QubesOS #Entropy Verification
https://forums.whonix.org/t/entropy-quality/18057
"just because *you* can't figure it out, and just because I can't figure it out doesn't mean that it is ipso facto something which a really bright NSA analyst working in Fort Meade can't figure out. (Or heck, a really clever Intel engineer who has full visibility into the internal design of an Intel CPU..." see -->
https://kicksecure.com/wiki/Dev/Entropy
https://chronox.de
https://systemd.io/RANDOM_SEEDS/
#Whonix @whonix
PARAMS #Kernel #Linux
* random.trust_cpu=off
* rng_core.default_quality=1000
(enroll may not be possible in #coreboot BIOS)
Embeded Security (#TPM)
https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Embedded_Security_Subsystem
Interesting code-base for robust randomness
--> crates.io rands #rust
https://crates.io/crates/rand
Entropy Quality
I am trying to confirm that it is safe to generate very high-importance private keys in Qubes Whonix. I’ve read every Wiki post and GitHub issue that Qubes/Whonix have on this topic (excellent work there Patrick) and I am close to being confident enough, but I want to be certain of a few more things. I think the main sources of credited entropy are the kernel’s in-built “Linus Jitter Dance” [1][2], haveged and jitterentropy-rngd. There’s also some uncredited entropy from dom0’s getrandom(0) [3]...
Norbi📷🚴♀️💻#whonix version 18 is broken for me with virtualbox.
Can't set the right keyboard layout - there is an entry complaining about that for ch_fr or fr_ch in the forum - and copy/paste on Virtualbox does no longer work.
I'll remove Whonix 17 but I don't understand why the latest and greatest #wayland was chosen but is not really usable.
Obviously, there will be no solution in the foreseeable future for virtualbox and depending on it was a mistake !
Can't set the right keyboard layout - there is an entry complaining about that for ch_fr or fr_ch in the forum - and copy/paste on Virtualbox does no longer work.
I'll remove Whonix 17 but I don't understand why the latest and greatest #wayland was chosen but is not really usable.
Obviously, there will be no solution in the foreseeable future for virtualbox and depending on it was a mistake !
ILS EsteLa sicurezza di un sistema operativo vista da una prospettiva diversa, per chi non vuole davvero fidarsi di nulla.
https://estelinux.serviziliberi.it/qubes-os-quando-la-sicurezza-diventa-architettura/
#QubesOS #Whonix #Sicurezza #Privacy #SoftwareLibero #SistemiOperativiSicuri
Qubes OS: quando la sicurezza diventa architettura
Immagina un sistema operativo che non si limiti a “difendersi” dalle minacce, ma che le renda quasi irrilevanti per progettazione. Non un antivirus, non un firewall aggiuntivo, ma una vera filosofia: separare tutto in compartimenti stagni. Benvenuto nel mondo di Qubes OS. L’idea alla base è semplice quanto potente: