{"id":149835,"date":"2025-11-27T23:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/novosti-interneta\/opublikovan-distributiv-dlya-anonimnyh-kommunikaczij-whonix-18-0"},"modified":"2026-02-08T18:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:02:27","slug":"opublikovan-distributiv-dlya-anonimnyh-kommunikaczij-whonix-18-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/opublikovan-distributiv-dlya-anonimnyh-kommunikaczij-whonix-18-0","title":{"rendered":"The Whonix 18.0 distribution for anonymous communications has been released","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

The release of Whonix 18.0 is now available, aimed at providing guaranteed anonymity, security, and privacy protection. The distribution is based on Debian GNU\/Linux and uses Tor for anonymity. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Virtual machine images have been prepared in ova format for VirtualBox (2.5 GB with LXQt and 1.6 GB console) and qcow2 for the KVM hypervisor (3.4 GB with LXQt and 2.3 GB console).<\/p>\n

The feature of Whonix is the separation of the distribution into two separately launchable components \u2014 Whonix-Gateway implementing a network gateway for anonymous communications and Whonix-Workstation with a desktop environment. The components are distinct system environments provided within a single boot image and launched in different virtual machines. Access to the network from the Whonix-Workstation environment is only possible through the Whonix-Gateway, isolating the working environment from direct interaction with the outside world and allowing only the use of fictitious network addresses. This approach protects the user from leaking their real IP address in the event of a web browser breach or exploitation of a vulnerability that gives the attacker root access to the system.<\/p>\n

Compromising Whonix-Workstation would only allow an attacker to obtain fake network parameters, as the real IP and DNS settings are hidden behind the network gateway based on Whonix-Gateway, which routes traffic only through Tor. It's important to keep in mind that the Whonix components are intended to run as guest systems, so there is a risk of exploiting critical 0-day vulnerabilities in virtualization platforms that could provide access to the host system. Therefore, it is not recommended to run Whonix-Workstation on the same computer as Whonix-Gateway.<\/p>\n

Whonix-Workstation defaults to a user environment of LXQt. The distribution includes programs such as VLC and Tor Browser. In the Whonix-Gateway package, you can find a set of server applications, including Apache httpd, ngnix, and IRC servers, which can be used to operate hidden Tor services. It is possible to tunnel over Tor connections for Freenet, i2p, JonDonym, SSH, and VPN<\/a>If desired, the user can rely solely on Whonix-Gateway and connect their regular systems through it, including Windows, which allows for anonymous access for workstations already in use.<\/p>\n

The system environment is based on the parallelly developed secure distribution Kicksecure, which extends Debian with additional mechanisms and settings to enhance security: AppArmor for isolation, updates via Tor, the use of the PAM module tally2 to protect against password guessing, entropy expansion for RNG, disabling suid, no open network ports by default, adherence to recommendations from the KSPP (Kernel Self Protection Project), adding protection against information leaks about CPU activity, etc.<\/p>\n

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