Whonixcheck Hardening

Prevent Autostart

To prevent whonixcheck from automatically starting, run.

[select code]

sudo systemctl mask whonixcheck

sudo systemctl mask whonixcheck

Prevent Downloading Whonix News and Whonix User Census Counting

This will prevent downloading of Whonix News and Whonix census (counting of Whonix users).

Open /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf in an editor with root rights.

If you are using a graphical Whonix or Qubes-Whonix, run.

[select code]

kdesudo kwrite /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

kdesudo kwrite /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

If you are using a terminal-only Whonix, run.

[select code]

sudo nano /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

sudo nano /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

Add the following content.

[select code]

whonixcheck_skip_functions+=" download_whonix_news "

whonixcheck_skip_functions+=" download_whonix_news "

Prevent Polluting TransPort

Deactivate the TransPort Test for better Stream Isolation.

Open /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf in an editor with root rights.

If you are using a graphical Whonix or Qubes-Whonix, run.

[select code]

kdesudo kwrite /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

kdesudo kwrite /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

If you are using a terminal-only Whonix, run.

[select code]

sudo nano /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

sudo nano /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

Add the following content.

[select code]

WHONIXCHECK_DISABLE_TRANS_PORT_TEST="1"

WHONIXCHECK_DISABLE_TRANS_PORT_TEST="1"

Save.

Prevent Running apt-get

This prevents the running of apt-get by whonixcheck.

Open /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf in an editor with root rights.

If you are using a graphical Whonix or Qubes-Whonix, run.

[select code]

kdesudo kwrite /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

kdesudo kwrite /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

If you are using a terminal-only Whonix, run.

[select code]

sudo nano /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

sudo nano /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

Add the following content.

[select code]

whonixcheck_skip_functions+=" check_operating_system "

whonixcheck_skip_functions+=" check_operating_system "

Prevent torproject.org Connections

Deactivate SocksPort Test, TransPort Test and Tor Browser Update check.

Open /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf in an editor with root rights.

If you are using a graphical Whonix or Qubes-Whonix, run.

[select code]

kdesudo kwrite /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

kdesudo kwrite /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

If you are using a terminal-only Whonix, run.

[select code]

sudo nano /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

sudo nano /etc/whonix.d/50_user.conf

Add the following content.

[select code]

WHONIXCHECK_DISABLE_SOCKS_PORT_TEST="1"
WHONIXCHECK_DISABLE_TRANS_PORT_TEST="1"
whonixcheck_skip_functions+=" check_torbrowser "

WHONIXCHECK_DISABLE_SOCKS_PORT_TEST="1" WHONIXCHECK_DISABLE_TRANS_PORT_TEST="1" whonixcheck_skip_functions+=" check_torbrowser "

Save.

License

Whonix Whonixcheck Hardening wiki page Copyright (C) Amnesia <amnesia at boum dot org>
Whonix Whonixcheck Hardening wiki page Copyright (C) 2012 - 2018 ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LP <adrelanos@riseup.net>

This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details see the wiki source code.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the wiki source code for details.

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