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Connections are forced through Tor®. DNS leaks are impossible, and even malware with root privileges cannot discover the user's real IP address. Leak tested through corridor (Tor® traffic whitelisting gateway) and other leak tests.
Booting into VM Live Mode is a simple as choosing Live Mode in the boot menu. Alternatively Debian, Kicksecure and perhaps other Debian based hosts can boot their existing host operating system into Host Live Mode.
Whonix ™ is based on Kicksecure ™ which is a a security-hardened Linux distribution.
Whonix utilizes Tor®, which provides an open and distributed relay network to defend against network surveillance.
Keystrokes can be used to track users. To prevent this, Whonix comes with kloak installed by default.
Time attacks are defeated by Boot Clock Randomization and secure network time synchronization through sdwdate (Secure Distributed Web Date).
Prevent de-anonymization of Tor onion services through Tirdad kernel module for random ISN generation.
Whonix uses Kernel Hardening Settings as recommended by the Kernel Self Protection Project (KSPP).
Run Android applications using Anbox (outdated) or Whonix-Custom-Workstation using Android x86.
Additional security hardening measures and user education through Whonix provide better protection from viruses.
Running low on RAM isn't a security problem. swap-file-creator will create an encrypted swap file.
Whonix is the safest way to Host Location Hidden Services / Onion Services.
You don’t have to trust our word that it respects and protects you. It is independently verifiable by security experts and software developers around the world. This improves security and privacy for everyone.
Your data always belongs to you, and only you. We don’t make advertising deals or collect sensitive personal data. We’re funded directly by our users paying what they want. And that’s how it should be.
In oversimplified terms, Whonix is just a collection of configuration files and scripts. Whonix is not a stripped down version of Debian; anything possible in "vanilla" Debian GNU/Linux can be replicated in Whonix. About Whonix
Whonix is Freedom Software and contains software developed by the Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project.
All of Whonix source code is licensed under OSI Approved Licenses. We respect the rights of our users. All of Whonix is available for review, scrutiny, modification, and redistribution by anyone. This improves security and privacy for everyone.
Be wary of those confidently calling themselves all-knowing, all-perfect. Whonix is an actively maintained research project making constant improvements -- no shortcomings are ever hidden from users.