Re: [qubes-users] Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm?

2020-01-18 Thread Claudia
January 8, 2020 6:28 PM, dhorf-hfref.4a288...@hashmail.org wrote: > "dont run software in places where you dont want it to run" should > cover this. note the term "run", not "install". In practice, I think there are some exceptions to this. Some software doesn't have a clear line between

Re: [qubes-users] Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm?

2020-01-08 Thread Steve Coleman
On 2020-01-08 12:30, Vasiliy wrote: Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm? 1. Thunderbird and other communication tools sometimes can be compromised and malicious code can affect all programs installed. I am scared that even if I don't use a program in

Re: [qubes-users] Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm?

2020-01-08 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Jan 08, 2020 at 06:30:32PM +0100, Vasiliy wrote: > Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm? dont see any. if anything, it might reduce your security posture. i consider the volatility of the root volume of a templated appvm a good thing. not really a

Re: [qubes-users] Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm?

2020-01-08 Thread Chris Laprise
On 1/8/20 12:30 PM, Vasiliy wrote: Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm? For instance, having 5 standalonevms based on minimal template with one program installed in each instead of having 5 appvms for one program in each based on a default template with

[qubes-users] Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm?

2020-01-08 Thread Vasiliy
Are there any security benefits of setting up standalonevm instead of appvm? For instance, having 5 standalonevms based on minimal template with one program installed in each instead of having 5 appvms for one program in each based on a default template with all programs installed (for