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From: Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: November 12, 2008 6:10:52 AM GMT-04:00
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Announce] Introducing Tor VM – Tor in a virtual machine.
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From: Kyle Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:27:07 -0800
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Announce] Introducing Tor VM b Tor in a virtual machine.
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[1]http://www.janusvm.com/tor_vm/
Tor VM is a small virtual machine that acts as a router and redirects
your TCP traffic and DNS request through Tor while filtering out
protocols that could jeopardize your anonymity. Tor VM is built using
all open source software and is free.
There are many advantages to running Tor in a virtual machine. Any
application on any operating system that uses TCP for communication
is
routed over Tor. By using a small virtual machine that acts as a
router, protocols such as UDP and ICMP are filtered, preventing a
compromise of your anonymity. Placing Tor in a virtual machine
separates Tor from potentially insecure applications that could
compromises Tor's integrity and your security.
The Tor VM ISO is designed to be run in a virtual machine, not on
physical hardware. The ISO requires two virtual NICs to be used; one
bridged interface, one OpenVPN Tun/Tap adapter. The Windows build of
Tor VM is portable and includes QEMU to run the virtual machine, but
requires Administrator privileges to install the Tap32 adapter.
Traffic is routed through the Tap interface, into the VM, TCP and DNS
are directed to Tor's Transport while other protocols are discarded,
then Tor does it's magic with your traffic. More details can be found
in the design documentation.
Lots of people are going to ask What's the difference between
JanusVM
and Tor VM?, so I'll address this now. JanusVM was designed to be
used by multiple users, runs HTTP traffic through Squid and Privoxy,
and was build on top of Debian packages. Tor VM is built from
entirely
100% open source software, is pre-configured to support only a single
user, is much smaller in size, uses less memory than JanusVM, and
works with QEMU. Is Tor VM going to replace JanusVM?? It's too soon
to
tell.
This software is in the late alpha stages of development; work is
still in progress. For the time being, Tor VM is being hosted on the
JanusVM server. Martin and I would appreciate it if a few of you
would
give Tor VM a go and provide us with your feedback. Feel free to
review the We look forward to hearing from the community.
One last thing. Mad props to coderman! Martin did an amazing job
hacking QEMU and the WinPCAP drivers in order to create an interface
that is a raw bridge into the existing network card. This is just as
good as VMware bridge service, if not better! It's Amazing work; make
sure to take a close look at what is under the hood. Tor VM wouldn't
have been possible if it wasn't for his insane amount of knowledge
and
skill. Let me be the first to say it; Thank You. :)
Best Regards,
Kyle Williams
References
1. http://www.janusvm.com/tor_vm/
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