On 07/03/2017 01:51 PM, Chris Laprise wrote:
On 07/03/2017 11:11 AM, ausafrashid...@gmail.com wrote:
I did this exactly and it worked. The Mac address was changed. But can
you confirm it is the right way/most Anonymous way of anonymizing mac
address, because there are some different and very complicated
instructions(which I can't understand ) on Qubes Official website:
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/
How different is this method from the one given in the official
website? Is it less Anonymous/secure than the official method?
Thanks a lot!
There are problems with older versions of Network Manager improperly
reacting to randomization settings (whether its own or coming from
systemd), causing the original address to be exposed under some
conditions. There is more than one issue with these pre-1.4.2 versions.
So its best to use a recent version of Network Manager that supports
randomization properly, then it can be configured directly in a more
fine-grained way than systemd parameters allow... a user can decide if
they want scan-only randomization or guide the randomization with a MAC
bitmask, for example.
The Qubes doc basically amounts to:
1) upgrade template (Debian 9 or Fedora 25 will do)
2) check Network Manager version
3) create a settings file in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d folder.
The "Configuring Qubes with macchanger" section is a separate method
that often fails; it should be disregarded.
It should be noted that Wifi NICs can be identified by more than just
MAC address. Software developers are just beginning to grapple with this
issue so don't rely on this for thorough anonymization.
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