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• Introduction
• About
• Based on Kicksecure
• Documentation
• FAQ
• Advanced Documentation
• Support

For advanced users seeking detailed information on topics ranging from file transfers, security configurations, platform support, to miscellaneous technical details and more. Explore the extensive range of topics to delve deeper into the capabilities of Whonix.

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File Transfers and SSH / SSHFS

• Add a USB Device to VirtualBox
• Mount and Inspect Images (VDI, Raw, VMDK)
• Security Overview
• Shared Folders
• SSH or SSHFS into Whonix-Gateway^™
• SSH or SSHFS into Whonix-Workstation^™
• SSHFS into Whonix-Workstation: Standalone Instructions
• Transfer Files via ISO Images
• Transfer Files via a VDI File

Miscellaneous

• Alternative Networks / OSes
  • Android Applications and Games
  • GNUnet
  • Usenet Applications
• Applications
  • Chromium
  • Chrome
• Configuration Activities
  • Configuration Files and Drop-In Folders
  • Grub
  • How-to: Install PyLRU in Whonix
  • Install Debian (-based) Linux Distributions in a Folder
• Research Papers
  • Anonymity Bibliography: Anonymity Research 1977-2020
  • Psychology and Security Resource Page
• VM Operations
  • connect to localhost from VM
  • Connections between two different Whonix-Workstations
  • Access Local Network, Host or Clearnet Internet from VM
  • Virtual Hard Disk Size Increase
  • Nested Virtualization
  • VirtualBox Tuning
• Real Open Source Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Open Source Business Models

Platform Support

• Whonix
  • Whonix for KVM
  • Whonix for QEMU
  • Whonix for Qubes OS
  • Whonix on Unsupported Virtualization Platforms
  • Whonix for VMware
  • Whonix with a Physically-Isolated Gateway
  • Whonix-Gateway on the Raspberry Pi 3 B (RPI3)

Security

• Download Security
• CPUID - Security and Privacy Threats
• Leak Tests
• Signify: Cryptographically Sign and Verify Files
• VM Fingerprinting
• VPN Firewall

Tor

• Alternative DNS Resolvers
• Configure Tor's SocksProxy in Whonix-Workstation: see Stream Isolation
• Encrypted DNS / DNSCrypt / httpsdnsd over Tor
• Hide Tor and Whonix Usage
• Host a Bridge or Tor Relay
• Issues Tracker
  • Core Tor
  • The Tor Project
  • Tor Browser
• Protect against Identity Correlation via Circuit Sharing: see Stream Isolation
• Tor
  • Blacklist Outgoing Connections to Select Domains
  • Non-Persistent Entry Guards
  • Speculative Tor Attacks
  • Torify Host Operating System
• Tor Gateway Connections on the Local Network with a PPTP VPN
• Transport UDP Tunnels over Tor with a VPN
• Vanguards

Whonix-specific Activities and Configurations

• Backups and Restore
  • Backup Whonix VMs
  • Manually Create Whonix VM Settings
  • Full Raw Disk Backup
• Builds
  • Build and Update Whonix from Source Code
  • Manually Creating Whonix
• Design
  • Boot Clock Randomization
  • Protocol Leak and Fingerprinting Protection
  • Technical Design
  • Whonix Security Roadmap
• Desktop Environments
  • Other Desktop Environments
• Firewalls
  • Whonix-Gateway Firewall
  • Whonix-Workstation Firewall
  • Whonix-Workstation is Firewalled
• Issues Tracker
  • Development Forum
  • GitLab
  • GitHub
  • Phabricator (Legacy Issue Tracker)
• Multiple Instances
  • Multiple Qubes-Whonix^™ Templates
  • Multiple Tor Browser Instances
  • Multiple Whonix-Gateway
  • Multiple Whonix-Workstation
• Operating Systems
  • Torify non-Whonix Operating Systems via Whonix-Gateway
  • Use Whonix-Workstation with Custom-Gateway
• Packages
  • Apparmor profile everything
  • apt-file - show which files are being included by a package
  • command-not-found - suggest installation of missing software packages in terminal
  • debug-misc: Enable Easier Debugging
  • hardened-kernel patch
  • security-misc: Enhance Miscellaneous Security Settings
  • swap-file-creator
• Repositories and Packages
  • Whonix APT Repository and Enabling / Disabling
  • Whonix Debian Packages and Safe Removal
• Connectivity
  • Access Local Network, Host or Clearnet Internet from Virtual Machine (VM)
• Whonix-Gateway
  • Access Whonix-Gateway Ports from the Host
  • Non-bridge Censorship Circumvention Tools
  • Whonix-Gateway System DNS
  • Whonix-Gateway Traffic: Transparent Proxying
• Whonix-Workstation
  • Access Whonix-Workstation Ports from the Host
• Whonix Miscellaneous
  • Connections Between Whonix-Gateway and Whonix-Workstation
  • Manually Updating Tor Browser if torbrowser-updater Breaks
  • Open a Port(s) in Whonix and Port Forwarding
  • Redirect Whonix-Workstation or Unix Domain Socket Files to Whonix-Gateway
  • Sparse Files

Incomplete Articles (mixed)

These articles are incomplete. Contributions are welcome.

• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• Owncloud
• Server Security Guide
• Systemd

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