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SUPERIOR INTERNET PRIVACY WITH WHONIX

As handy as an app - delivering maximum anonymity and security.

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LEARN WHAT IS WHONIX?

Whonix gives your desktop
Maximum privacy and anonymity on the Internet
More reliability and security than any other tool on the market!


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Whonix runs like an app inside your operating system - keeping you safe and
anonymous. Whonix is available for

Windows
Linux
MacOS
Qubes
KVM
On USB
ISO


IS WHONIX SAFER THAN VPNS? COPY OR SHARE THIS DIRECT LINK! CLICK = COPY COPIED
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Whonix VPNs Hidden IP address (basic) Your IP address acts as a global unique
identifier which is linked to your real identity. Any website or server you are
connecting to knows your IP address. Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) keep
a log of IP addresses assigned to you and when you used them. The IP address
reveals your approximate physical location to any destination you connect to.
Hidden Identity Even if your IP is hidden trackers can use "Fingerprinting"
techniques to identify you.

Hiding your identity is harder than just hiding your IP!

Whonix protects from browser fingerprinting, and website traffic fingerprinting.
No Logging Whonix cannot log user IP addresses or activity. This is due to a
fundamental architecture design decision to keep maximum user privacy.

Most VPNs have a policy of not storing any user data. But if they were forced to
do so they could start storing user data easily. Leak Shield Even if a
connection is tunneled it can be hijacked inside the browser. One leaky
connection already compromises the user's anonymity. Whonix has a watertight
leak shield.

Some VPN providers also have a fail-closed mechanism however the quality varies
very much and fails against malware. Server Relays avg. The servers used for
tunneling MUST NOT know the user. This is only possible if there are multiple
and independent servers as relays on a strict need-to-know basis and
onion-layered encryption.

Some VPN providers provide double VPN but it’s still the same provider and lacks
distributed trust by design. 4 1 Virus / Malware Protection A malware (virus)
free system is crucial because a lot malware is stealing the user's data and
identity. Whonix is based on Kicksecure, a hardened, well documented Linux so
the user is already safer.

Some VPN subscriptions contain anti-malware scanners but their capability is
limited . A better approach is to prevent any malware from entering the system
through security hardening and knowledge. Compare more features ▼ ... ...
Keyboard Typing Cloak Trackers can identify their targets by their keyboard
typing style. Whonix prevents this kind of attack. Timestamp Attack Protection
Trackers can identify their targets by minimal divergence from the standard time
in the network requests called time attacks. Whonix prevents this kind of
attack. App Stream Isolation In Whonix distinct pre-installed applications are
routed through different network paths for maximum security. Open Source /
Freedom Whonix has a full dedication to Open Source and Freedom Software. Only
some VPNs have open source elements and even less are fully Open Source. Pricing
FREE or
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Learn More: Whonix versus VPNs


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For the even more paranoid, there is a lesser-known Tor-enabled OS called Whonix
↗

I use Qubes and a Whonix gateway literally everyday
1 2 3

Whonix adds a layer of anonymity to your business tasks. ↗

Whonix is about as anonymous as an OS can get before it all becomes too
inconvenient for normal use. ↗

All of our staff are aware, for anything privacy critical, Whonix is our go-to
solution. Anybody who takes privacy serious should have a Whonix VM at least. ↗

Whonix, an operating system you can run in a virtual machine to maximize your
online anonymity; it’s ideal for maintaining a secret identity. ↗

 * Das linux-basierte Betriebssystem Whonix setzt von Anfang an auf Sicherheit.
   ↗
 * Whonix protects user anonymity by routing internet connections through Tor’s
   network. ↗
 * Tarnkappe - Mit Whonix anonym im Internet surfen ↗
 * Viele Webseiten verfolgen ihre Besucher mit ausgeklügelten Trackingmechanis
   men. Whonix macht Schluss damit, ohne dass man Browser-Einstellungen ändern
   muss. ↗
 * The Internet was not designed with anonymity in mind, but things have
   changed. Anonymity has become a necessary and legitimate objective in many
   applications. ↗
 * This split design allows the user to remain completely anonymous and
   mitigates the risk of DNS leaks, which reveal private information such as
   your web browsing history. ↗
 * Das linux-basierte Betriebssystem Whonix setzt von Anfang an auf Sicherheit.
   ↗
 * Whonix protects user anonymity by routing internet connections through Tor’s
   network. ↗
 * Tarnkappe - Mit Whonix anonym im Internet surfen ↗
 * Viele Webseiten verfolgen ihre Besucher mit ausgeklügelten Trackingmechanis
   men. Whonix macht Schluss damit, ohne dass man Browser-Einstellungen ändern
   muss. ↗
 * The Internet was not designed with anonymity in mind, but things have
   changed. Anonymity has become a necessary and legitimate objective in many
   applications. ↗
 * This split design allows the user to remain completely anonymous and
   mitigates the risk of DNS leaks, which reveal private information such as
   your web browsing history. ↗
 * Das linux-basierte Betriebssystem Whonix setzt von Anfang an auf Sicherheit.
   ↗
 * Whonix protects user anonymity by routing internet connections through Tor’s
   network. ↗
 * Tarnkappe - Mit Whonix anonym im Internet surfen ↗
 * Viele Webseiten verfolgen ihre Besucher mit ausgeklügelten Trackingmechanis
   men. Whonix macht Schluss damit, ohne dass man Browser-Einstellungen ändern
   muss. ↗
 * The Internet was not designed with anonymity in mind, but things have
   changed. Anonymity has become a necessary and legitimate objective in many
   applications. ↗
 * This split design allows the user to remain completely anonymous and
   mitigates the risk of DNS leaks, which reveal private information such as
   your web browsing history. ↗

…



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Whonix handles all your activity in a virtual machine and forces all Internet
traffic through the Tor network to provide the strongest protection of your IP
address.


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ELITE SPY DEFENSE

Hiding your identity is harder than just hiding your IP. Whonix provides a full
spectrum anti-tracking protection.


MAXIMUM ANONYMITY

Whonix provides maximum anonymity by design by utilizing the best privacy
technologies and research.


12 YEARS OF SUCCESS

For over 12 years we have successfully protected our users from everyday
trackers and even from high level attacks. And we're just getting started!


CYBER SECURITY BEST PRACTICES

You can't be anonymous without being secure. Security hardened operating system
Kicksecure is the core of Whonix.


BULLETPROOF IP PROTECTION

Whonix has powerful protection measures against trackers, malware and many more
attack vectors to get your IP address.


CLOAKING YOUR TYPING STYLE

Your typing behavior can be used to identify you. Whonix prevents this with a
cloak for your keystrokes.

 * Hosting Location Hidden Servers Whonix is the safest way to Host Location
   Hidden Services / Onion Services.
 * Tor Connection Destination Viewer (tor-ctrl-observer) tor-ctrl-observer shows
   connection information of applications using Tor.
 * Warrant Canary A canary confirms that no warrants have ever been served on
   the Whonix project.
 * Based on Debian Whonix is based on Debian, one of the most reliable Linux
   distributions.
 * Digitally signed releases Downloads are signed so genuine Whonix releases can
   be verified.
 * SUID Disabler and Permission Hardener SUID Disabler and Permission Hardener
   enhances system security by strengthening the isolation of ...
 * Time Attack Protection Sophisticated attackers can identify you by the
   milliseconds that your system clock deviates fro...
 * Not even WE know Whonix has a strong organisational separation which means:
   Even we do not have access to IP conn...
 * The Everything Tor OS All traffic is routed through the Tor anonymity
   network. No exceptions. Whonix is the "All Tor O...
 * Virtualizer friendly Since Whonix runs in a virtualizer it provides an
   abstraction layer from the host operating syst...
 * Anonymous Web Server Anonymously hosting a web server such as nginx is
   extremely difficult. With Whonix it's possible...
 * Tor Browser Tor Browser is optimized for anonymity, provides protection from
   browser fingerprinting. And mil...
 * Kernel Self Protection Settings Whonix uses strong Kernel Hardening Settings
   as recommended by the Kernel Self Protection Projec...
 * Live Mode Whonix offers a much requested Live Mode. After the session all
   data will be gone.
 * Based on Linux Linux is highly reliable, secure, free and open source. That's
   why Whonix is based on Kicksecure...
 * Onion Website Option Our website offers an alternative onion version. This
   offers a higher connection security betwee...
 * Advanced Firewall Our Firewall is configured specifically for anonymously and
   securely using the Internet.
 * Virus Protection Whonix provides additional security hardening measures and
   user education for better protection ...
 * Brute Force Defense Whonix protects Linux user accounts against brute force
   attacks by using pam tally2.
 * Risk Minimization AppArmor profiles restrict the capabilities of commonly
   used, high-risk applications.
 * Stream Isolation Distinct applications are isolated and routed through
   different paths in the network.
 * Discovery / Traffic Analysis Attack Protection Whonix provides vanguards
   against guard discovery and related traffic analysis attacks.
 * Strong Linux User Account Separation Linux User Account Separation is not
   always a given on Linux systems. In Whonix it is.
 * Strong Anonymity, privacy and security settings Well researched and tested
   privacy and security settings improve your anonymity against known at...
 * Extensive Documentation The more you know, the safer you can be: Extensive
   Whonix Documentation
 * Vibrant Community Our vibrant Whonix community features Forums, Contributors
   and RSS.
 * Console Lockdown Legacy login methods can be a security risk. Console
   Lockdown disables them for improved securit...
 * Swap File Creator Running low on RAM isn't a security problem with
   swap-file-creator. It will create an encrypted ...
 * Entropy Enhancements Better encryption thanks to preinstalled random number
   generators.
 * CPU Information Leak Protection (TCP ISN) Prevent de-anonymization of Tor
   onion services via utilization of the Tirdad kernel module for r...
 * Hosting Location Hidden Servers Whonix is the safest way to Host Location
   Hidden Services / Onion Services.
 * Tor Connection Destination Viewer (tor-ctrl-observer) tor-ctrl-observer shows
   connection information of applications using Tor.
 * Warrant Canary A canary confirms that no warrants have ever been served on
   the Whonix project.
 * Based on Debian Whonix is based on Debian, one of the most reliable Linux
   distributions.
 * Digitally signed releases Downloads are signed so genuine Whonix releases can
   be verified.
 * SUID Disabler and Permission Hardener SUID Disabler and Permission Hardener
   enhances system security by strengthening the isolation of ...
 * Time Attack Protection Sophisticated attackers can identify you by the
   milliseconds that your system clock deviates fro...
 * Not even WE know Whonix has a strong organisational separation which means:
   Even we do not have access to IP conn...
 * The Everything Tor OS All traffic is routed through the Tor anonymity
   network. No exceptions. Whonix is the "All Tor O...
 * Virtualizer friendly Since Whonix runs in a virtualizer it provides an
   abstraction layer from the host operating syst...
 * Anonymous Web Server Anonymously hosting a web server such as nginx is
   extremely difficult. With Whonix it's possible...
 * Tor Browser Tor Browser is optimized for anonymity, provides protection from
   browser fingerprinting. And mil...

…



APPLICATIONS THAT ARE REVIEWED AND PRE-CONFIGURED IN WHONIX

Tor Browser OnionShare Thunderbird KeePassXC HexChat VLC Terminal Electrum
Bitcoin Monero


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OPEN SOURCE

We respect user rights to review, scrutinize, modify, and redistribute Whonix.
This improves security and privacy for everyone.


FREEDOM SOFTWARE

Whonix is Freedom Software and contains software developed by the Free Software
Foundation and the GNU Project.


RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT

Whonix is an actively maintained research project making constant improvements;
no shortcomings are ever hidden from users.


FULLY AUDITABLE

Whonix is independently verifiable by security experts and software developers
around the world. This improves security and privacy for everyone.


COMPLETE RESPECT FOR PRIVACY AND USER FREEDOM

Whonix respects data privacy principles. We don’t make advertising deals or
collect sensitive personal data.


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Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG) performs runtime integrity checking of the
Linux kernel and detection of security vulnerability exploits against the
kernel.
Hardened Malloc Light is a hardened memory allocator which can be used with many
applications to increase security which is already installed by default and will
be enabled by default.
sandbox-app-launcher is an application launcher that can start each application
inside its own restrictive sandbox. Each application runs as its own user, in a
bubblewrap sandbox and confined by AppArmor.
 * Enforce kernel module software signature verification
 * Deactivate malware after reboot from non-root compromise
 * Hardened Linux Kernel
 * Post-quantum cryptography resistant signing of releases
 * Mount Options Hardening
 * Multiple boot modes for better security (user, live, secureadmin and
   superadmin)
 * Full system Mandatory Access Control (MAC) policy - "AppArmor for everything"
 * Untrusted Root User
 * Enforce kernel module software signature verification
 * Deactivate malware after reboot from non-root compromise
 * Hardened Linux Kernel
 * Post-quantum cryptography resistant signing of releases
 * Mount Options Hardening
 * Multiple boot modes for better security (user, live, secureadmin and
   superadmin)
 * Full system Mandatory Access Control (MAC) policy - "AppArmor for everything"
 * Untrusted Root User
 * Enforce kernel module software signature verification
 * Deactivate malware after reboot from non-root compromise
 * Hardened Linux Kernel
 * Post-quantum cryptography resistant signing of releases

…



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Your help is very welcome! As a patron, as a multiplier or even as a
contributor!

Your IP gives away your identity. Cloaking your IP address is difficult because
the Internet is not designed for privacy. Whonix solves this problem by forcing
all connections through multiple anonymity servers with its Dual-VM Architecture
.

DNS leaks are impossible with Whonix. And even malware with root privileges
cannot discover the user's real IP address. Whonix was thoroughly leak tested
through corridor (Tor traffic whitelisting gateway) and other leak tests.

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Internet tracking companies don't even need to know your IP address to be able
to identify you. They use so-called Browser Fingerprinting which can track you
even better than an IP address.

Even your personal typing style or your individual computer time can give away
your identity. Every website has a unique fingerprint so your Internet history
is not even safe with a VPN.

Click = Copy Copied to clipboard! https://www.whonix.org/#explain-spy

Booting into VM Live Mode is as simple as choosing Live Mode in the boot menu.
Alternatively Debian, Kicksecure and perhaps other Debian-based hosts can boot
their existing host operating system into Host Live Mode.

Linux is highly reliable and secure. Its open source and freedom paradigm sets
it apart from other OS. That's why Whonix is based on Kicksecure which is based
on Linux.

Our website offers an alternative onion version which offers a higher connection
security between the user and the server. This is because connections over
onions are providing an alternative end-to-end encryption which is independent
from flawed TLS certificate authorities and the mainstream Domain Name System
(DNS).

Whonix utilizes Tor, the best anonymity network, which provides an open and
distributed relay network to defend against network surveillance.

Multiple server hops. Privacy by design. Need to know architecture.
Onion-layered encryption. Unlike Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Tor provides
anonymity by design and removes trust from the equation.

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Decades of research by the security community lead to many best practices.
Whonix is based on Kicksecure which is a security-hardened Linux distribution
that implements the consensus of these reasonable security measures.

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Whonix ™ is based on Kicksecure ™ which is a security-hardened Linux
distribution.

Our Firewall is configured specifically for anonymously and securely using the
Internet. It is configured for anonymous Tor use.

Your typing style can be used to track you. To prevent this, Whonix comes with
kloak (a keystroke anonymizer) installed by default

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Whonix provides additional security hardening measures and user education to
provide better protection from viruses.

Whonix protects Linux user accounts against brute force attacks by using pam
tally2.

AppArmor profiles restrict the capabilities of commonly used, high-risk
applications such as Tor Browser.

Distinct applications are routed through different paths in the Tor network.
This is called Stream Isolation.

Time attacks on Whonix users are defeated by Boot Clock Randomization and secure
network time synchronization through sdwdate (Secure Distributed Web Date).

Not even WE know. Whonix has a strong organisational separation which means:
Even we do not have access to IP connection logs!

The Everything Tor OS. All internet traffic is routed through the Tor anonymity
network. No exceptions. Whonix is the "All Tor Operating System".

Virtualizer Friendly. Since Whonix runs in a virtualizer it provides an
abstraction layer from the host operating system. This hides hardware serial
numbers and prevents host file leaks.

Anonymously hosting a web server such as nginx (or any other type) is extremely
difficult. Location / IP hidden servers are usually hosted using Tor onion
services. The disadvantage is, that these are only reachable for users of Tor
(such as Tor Browser or Whonix users). With Whonix, it's possible to host a
location / IP hidden server service while it's reachable over clearnet . A very
little known, but very unique and powerful feature.

Whonix provides vanguards against guard discovery and related traffic analysis
attacks.

Learn more about our Linux User Account Separation security-misc .

Learn more about our anonymity, privacy and security settings pre-configuration
anon-apps-config .

The more you know, the safer you can be: Extensive Whonix Documentation

Our vibrant Whonix community features Forums, Contributors and RSS

Console Lockdown disables legacy login methods and thereby improves security
hardening.

Tor Browser is optimized for anonymity and millions of daily users help you
blend in with the crowd. Tor Browser provides protection from browser
fingerprinting.

Tor Browser is the only serious and actively developed browser designed and
recommended for anonymity.

The browser is fully featured because it is based on the modern and popular
Mozilla Firefox browser, Visit any destination including modern websites such as
YouTube.

Running low on RAM isn't a security problem. swap-file-creator will create an
encrypted swap file.

Better encryption thanks to preinstalled random number generators.

Prevent de-anonymization of Tor onion services via utilization of the Tirdad
kernel module for random ISN generation .

Whonix is the safest way to Host Location Hidden Services / Onion Services .

tor-ctrl-observer shows connection information of applications using Tor.

A canary confirms that no warrants have ever been served on the Whonix project.

In oversimplified terms, Whonix is just a collection of configuration files and
scripts. Whonix is not a stripped down version of Debian; anything possible in
"vanilla" Debian GNU/Linux can be replicated in Whonix. About Whonix

Downloads are signed so genuine Whonix releases can be verified.

Whonix has over 12 years of success. We have successfully protected our users
from everyday trackers and even from high level attacks . With the next decade
in mind, we are constantly improving Whonix' privacy and security.

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All the Whonix source code is licensed under OSI Approved Licenses. We respect
user rights to review, scrutinize, modify, and redistribute Whonix. This
improves security and privacy for everyone.

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Whonix is Freedom Software and contains software developed by the Free Software
Foundation and the GNU Project.

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Research and Implementation Project: Whonix makes modest claims and is wary of
overconfidence. Whonix is an actively maintained research project making
constant improvements; no shortcomings are ever hidden from users.

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Whonix is independently verifiable by security experts and software developers
around the world; you don’t have to trust developer claims. This improves
security and privacy for everyone.

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Whonix respects data privacy principles. We don’t make advertising deals or
collect sensitive personal data. There are no artificial restrictions imposed on
possible system configurations .

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The purpose of SUID Disabler and Permission Hardener is to enhance system
security. It does this by strengthening the isolation of Linux user accounts,
implementing stricter file permission settings, and decreasing potential
security vulnerabilities by turning off SUID-enabled binaries.



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