The release of Tails 5.1 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), a specialized distribution kit based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous access to the network, has been released. Anonymous exit to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by default by the packet filter. Encryption is used to store user data in the save user data between runs mode. An iso image has been prepared for download, capable of working in Live mode, with a size of 1 GB.
The new release was not formed on May 31, as planned, but on June 5 due to the delay in the publication of a new version of the Tor Browser 11.0.14, which includes fixes for vulnerabilities in the Firefox engine. Officially, the new release of Tor Browser has not yet been announced, but builds are already available. Other changes:
- The transition to a new stable branch of the Tor 0.4.7 toolkit was made with the implementation of the congestion control protocol.
- Updated Linux kernel 5.10.113 and Thunderbird 91.9 mail client.
- The capabilities of the Tor Connection Wizard (Tor Connection Assistant) have been expanded, which makes it possible to connect from censored networks through bridged gateways to bypass blocking. Before connecting to Tor, the time on the computer is automatically adjusted to make it easier to bypass censorship systems in some countries. The time information is retrieved directly (pre-connection to Tor) from the captive portal discovery service provided by the Fedora project. The time displayed in the top bar is now displayed based on the time zone selected when adjusting the clock. Added information to the screen shown after establishing a connection to Tor whether bridge nodes are used for the connection or not.
- Unsafe Browser, used for accessing resources on the local network, for example, for authorization in a wireless network with a captive portal, has a new home page that is shown in case of connection not through the Tor network and simplifies connecting to a wireless network through a captive portal.
- Provided a warning about a possible loss of session data when trying to restart with Unsafe Browser disabled.
- The file manager now invokes the program for managing Kleopatra certificates when clicking on OpenPGP files (to decrypt *.gpg files, double-clicking is now enough). Kleopatra has also been added to the list of recommended applications.
- The file manager provides the ability to transfer files using the OnionShare application.
- In GNOME overview mode, the "files", "calculator" and "terminal" search providers are disabled.
Source: opennet.ru