What is Whonix-Gateway ™?
From Whonix
Whonix-Gateway ™ is software. Whonix-Gateway ™ runs Tor.
Tor is software. Thousands of volunteers are running computer servers that keep users anonymous on the Internet. It works by moving data across many Tor servers, called Tor relays. The role of each server is to move that data to another server. With the final hop moving data to the end site. As a result, information transmitted in this way is hard to trace. See also why Whonix uses Tor.
Every virtual machine properly connected to Whonix-Gateway ™ will be connect to the Internet using Tor and only Tor.
Users should never run applications such as Firefox inside Whonix-Gateway ™. All applications that the uses wishes to use Tor should be run inside Whonix-Workstation ™.
Figure: Whonix ™ Operating System Design
To learn more about Whonix ™ see Main Page, About and Features.
See Also[edit]
- Configure (Private) (Obfuscated) Tor Bridges
- Whonix-Gateway ™ Hardening
- Multiple Whonix-Gateway ™
- Access Whonix-Gateway ™ Ports from the Host
- Non-bridge Censorship Circumvention Tools
- Whonix-Gateway ™ System DNS
- Whonix-Gateway ™ Traffic: Transparent Proxying
- SSH or SSHFS into Whonix-Gateway ™
- Transfer Files: Host to Whonix-Gateway ™ or Whonix-Workstation ™ via ISO Images
- Chaining Anonymizing Gateways
- Connections Between Whonix-Gateway ™ and Whonix-Workstation ™
- Whonix-Gateway Firewall
Footnotes[edit]
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