Advanced Security Guide Introduction
Basics[edit]
Before reading or applying instructions in the Advanced Security Guide, users should first review information found in the Computer Security Education and Basic Security Guide sections.
Important References[edit]
Users are also recommended to learn more about the following topics:
- Anonymizing MAC Addresses: Readers interested in this topic can also read the development discussion and draw their own conclusions.
- Connections between Whonix-Gateway and Whonix-Workstation.
- Entropy.
- Restrict TransPort: This is explained under Whonix-Workstation is firewalled.
- Stream Isolation.
- Time Attacks.
- Whonix Design: Technically-minded users can review the recommendations on how less-than-ideal specifications could be improved.
- Whonix Documentation: Some application-specific documentation will have no relevance, but a thorough study of various entries will increase the user's awareness and gradually improve anonymity and security practices.
Useful External Links[edit]
- Debian Security Information
- Debian / Ubuntu Linux Install Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) Software. [1]
- Linux Administrator's Security Guide
- Linux Server and Network Security
- Securing Debian Manual
- What steps do you take to secure a Debian server?
- Ubuntu documentation - Antivirus
- Ubuntu wiki - Basic Security [2]
- Ubuntu wiki - Did I Just Get Owned?
License[edit]
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ See also: AIDE Debian package and the AIDE homepage.
- ↑ Since Ubuntu is based on Debian.
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