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[Rochester TOR Admin]

Here are a few other virtual anonymity machines:
- JanusVM [http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/392],
- xB Machine [http://xerobank.com/software.php],

I may be wrong but I thought one of the major problems with someone creating
a anonymity virtual machine has been keeping them up to date with the latest
version of Tor especially when a security fix comes out.  So it's not that
they're bad ideas, they're just really high maintenance to do as a
distributable project.

It all depends on how you setup your system and what you're using Tor for
but personally, I think it's much easier to maintain security and privacy
having a VM separate from your regular system if you're switching between
using Tor and not. But that's just me...


~ROC Tor Admin

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Kasimir Gabert <kasimir.g at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 8:58 PM, defcon <defconoii at gmail.com> wrote:
> > why would u need a seperate tor machine, when all you need is tor and
> some
> > firefox extensions?
>
> The idea is to prevent any unknown security breeches from compromising
> your anonymity.  If, say, Firefox has a zero day exploit that will,
> even with Torbutton, leak the saved sites, usernames, and passwords to
> a script (this is unlikely, but an example) they having an entirely
> separate Firefox installation would save your anonymity.  The same
> idea applies outwards to the operating system.
>
> Kasimir
>
> --
> Kasimir Gabert
>
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