Re: [Announce] Introducing Tor VM – Tor in a virtual machine.

[Kyle Williams]

It's been over a week, and I've seen several dozen downloads since I posted
this.Does anyone have any feedback?

- Kyle

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:27 AM, Kyle Williams <kyle.kwilliams at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>
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