Superior Internet Privacy with Whonix
As handy as an app – delivering maximum anonymity and security.
Whonix gives your desktop
Maximum privacy and
anonymity on the Internet More reliability and
security
than any other tool on the market!
Download, Install, Run – 100% FREE
Whonix runs like an app inside your operating system – keeping you safe and anonymous. Whonix is
available for
Trusted by Security Experts
Watertight Privacy Architecture
Whonix handles all your activity in a virtual machine, forcing all Internet traffic through the
Tor network, providing
reliable IP hiding and the strongest protection for your
IP address.
Fully Featured with Advanced Security Components
Applications that are reviewed and pre-configured in Whonix
Upcoming Security Enhancements
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.
Booting a VM into
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 Live Mode.
After the session, all data will be gone.
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.
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.
Our Whonix-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
Whonix provides additional security hardening measures and user education to provide better
protection from
viruses / malware.
AppArmor profiles restrict the
capabilities of
commonly used, high-risk applications such as Tor Browser.
Not even WE know. Whonix has a strong
organisational separation
which means: Even we do not have access to IP connection logs!
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.
Learn more about our anonymity, privacy and security settings pre-configuration
anon-apps-config
.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
