Tails (operating system)
| Tails OS | |
| OS family | Unix-like |
|---|---|
| Working state | active |
| Initial release | 23 June 2009 |
| Latest release | 0.17.2 / 9 April 2013 |
| Repository | |
| Platforms | x86 |
| Kernel type | Linux kernel |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Preceded by | Incognito LiveCD |
| Official website | TAILS |
The Amnesic Incognito Live System or Tails is a Debian based Linux distribution aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity.[1] Actually, it is the next iteration of development on the previous Gentoo based Incognito Linux distribution.[2]. All its outgoing connections are forced to go through Tor[3], and direct (non-anonymous) connections are blocked. The system is designed to be booted as a live CD or USB, and leaves no trace on the machine unless explicitly told to do so.
Version history
| Version number | Release date |
|---|---|
| version 0.17.2 | Tuesday 9 Apr 2013 |
| version 0.17.1 | Saturday 23 Mar 2013 |
| version 0.17 | Saturday 25 Feb 2013 |
| version 0.16 | Saturday 12 Jan 2013 |
| version 0.15 | Thursday 28 Nov 2012 |
| version 0.14 | Tuesday 13 Nov 2012 |
| version 0.13 | Monday 17 Sept 2012 |
| version 0.12.1 | Wednesday 6 July 2012 |
| version 0.12 | Wednesday 13 June 2012 |
| version 0.11 | Wednesday 25 April 2012 |
| version 0.10.2 | Monday 5 March 2012 |
| version 0.10.1 | Monday 30 January 2012 |
| version 0.10 | Wednesday 4 January 2012 |
| version 0.9 | Friday 11 November 2011 |
| version 0.8.1 | Sunday 16 October 2011 |
| version 0.8 | Wednesday 21 September 2011 |
| version 0.7.2 | Monday 13 June 2011 |
| version 0.7.1 | Saturday 30 April 2011 |
| version 0.7 | Thursday 7 April 2011 |
License agreement
The Amnesic Incognito Live System is free software released under the GNU/GPL (version 3 or above).[4]
Bundled Software
- GNOME desktop.
Networking:
- Tor with:
- stream isolation
- regular and obfsproxy bridges support
- the Vidalia graphical frontend
- Firefox preconfigured with:
- TorBrowser patches.
- Torbutton for anonymity and protection against evil JavaScript.
- HTTPS Everywhere which transparently enables SSL-encrypted connections to a great number of major websites.
- all HTTP_cookie are treated as session cookies by default; the CS Lite extension provides more fine-grained cookie control for those who need it.
- Network Manager for easy network configuration
- Pidgin preconfigured with OTR for Off-the-Record Messaging
- Claws Mail e-mail client, with user-friendly GnuPG support
- Liferea feed aggregator
- Gobby for collaborative text writing
- Aircrack-ng for wireless networks auditing
- I2P an anonymizing network
- Iceweasel
Encryption & Privacy:
- LUKS and Palimpsest to install and use encrypted storage devices, e.g. for USB sticks
- GnuPG the GNU implementation of OpenPGP for email and data encyption and signing
- TrueCrypt a disk encryption software
- PWGen a strong password generator
- Shamir's Secret Sharing using gfshare and ssss
- Florence virtual keyboard as a countermeasure against hardware keyloggers
- MAT to anonymize metadata in files
- KeePassX password manager
One can choose at boot time between a big number of languages.
References
- ^ Vervloesem, Koen (April 27, 2011), "The Amnesic Incognito Live System: A live CD for anonymity", LWN.net, retrieved August 12, 2012
- ^ Gray, James (September 16, 2011), "The Tails Project's The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails)", Linux Journal, retrieved August 12, 2012
- ^ "Anonym im Netz", TecChannel (in German), February 6, 2012, retrieved August 12, 2012
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Tails 0.11 incognito live system released", The H, April 30, 2012, retrieved August 12, 2012
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