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Researchers working with us:

keystroke obfuscation

Vinnie Monaco, the author of the paper Obfuscating Keystroke Time Intervals to Avoid Identification and Impersonation has written kloak - Obfuscate keystroke timings to help protect privacy due to Whonix request. It is now pre-installed by default in Whonix.

See also Keystroke and Mouse Deanonymization.

TCP ISN CPU Information Leak Protection tirdad

• https://bitguard.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/an-analysis-of-tcp-secure-sn-generation-in-linux-and-its-privacy-issues/
• https://github.com/Kicksecure/tirdad
• https://github.com/0xsirus/tirdad

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TCP ISNs and Temperature induced clock skews

Ethan White, the author Practical deanonymization using CPU load covert channels helping us with CPU-induced latency Covert Channel Countermeasures.

TODO: https://phabricator.whonix.org/T530#10274

single-gw multiple-ws vs multiple-gw multiple-ws mapped 1:1

Tor Project research wanted blog post on single-gw multiple-ws vs multiple-gw multiple-ws mapped 1:1 in progress

• https://phabricator.whonix.org/T567#11239
• https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2016-December/011720.html
• Dev/Multiple Workstations

See Also

If you found that interesting, you might also like the following pages.

• Advanced Deanonymization Attacks
• Dev/Advanced Deanonymization Attacks
• What we do, Things the Whonix project is working on; Innovate; Cooperate; Mentor; Educate; Maintenance
• Dev/research

Upstream

Kicksecure Hardened

Redirection to Kicksecure Documentation

NOT-SELFCONTAINED: This wiki page is not self-contained by design. This It only includes details specific to Whonix. For full understanding, please follow the link below to the Kicksecure wiki, which provides more complete background and instructions.

• Introduction: Whonix Documentation Introduction, User Expectations, Footnotes and References, User Expectations - What Documentation Is and What It Is Not
• Whonix is based on Kicksecure^™: Whonix is built on top of Kicksecure. This means it uses many of the same security tools, design concepts, and configurations.
• Kicksecure is based on Debian: Kicksecure is developed using Debian as its base. Debian is a widely used, stable, and free Linux operating system.
• Inheritance: As a result, Whonix is also based on Debian.
• Debian is GNU/Linux-based: Debian is built using the GNU/Linux operating system. GNU provides essential tools and Linux is the system’s kernel (core).
• Shared documentation benefits: Since each system is based on the one below it, a lot of documentation and guides are shared. This reduces the need to duplicate information.
• Inherited documentation: Most instructions and explanations are inherited from Kicksecure or Debian, unless otherwise specified.
• Shared principles: The systems share similar security goals and setup instructions. In most cases, users can follow Kicksecure documentation when using Whonix.
• Keep using Whonix: This does not mean users should switch to Kicksecure. This page only points to related, helpful information.
• Where to apply the instructions: Follow the instructions inside Whonix unless specifically stated otherwise.
• Wiki editors notice: This information is pulled from a reusable wiki template: upstream_wiki. (See which pages use this.)
• Comparison: Whonix versus Kicksecure
• Documentation compatibility: Because Whonix is based on Kicksecure, you can often follow Kicksecure’s instructions as long as you apply them in the right place.
• Summary: Whonix is built on top of Kicksecure, which itself is based on Debian. Debian is a GNU/Linux operating system. This layered design means Whonix inherits many features, tools, and documentation from both Kicksecure and Debian.
• Click here: Visit the related page in the Kicksecure wiki for full documentation and background:

Dev/research

• Note: Re-interpretation...

Apply the instructions inside Whonix, not inside Kicksecure.

Kicksecure: Perform these steps inside Kicksecure.

Instead, apply the steps inside Whonix-Workstation.

Kicksecure for Qubes: Perform these steps inside Qubes kicksecure-18 Template.

Instead, use the whonix-workstation-18 Template for these steps.

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