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Tinfoil Hat Linux: A Distribution for the Paranoid

Posted by timothy on from the either-a-joke-or-a-good-idea dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: " Tinfoil Hat Linux is a distribution designed to allow the signing and encrypting of documents with the utmost in security. The floppy-image has numerous security features including: entering your passphrase via a video game style selection process to combat hardware keystroke loggers, turning the contrast of your screen down to foil prying eyes and cameras, and to run background PGP processes."

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  1. Uh huh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like I'm going to trust *them* to secure my Linux box.

    1. Re:Uh huh... by mar1no · · Score: 4, Funny

      i agree, tinfoil isn't very strong if you ask me, i prefer to use a ziploc bag instead.

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  2. UberSecureLinux by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 5, Funny

    The distribution UberSecureLinux, is actually a standard distribution of RedHat Linux 6.2, default installation, but it requires you to remove the PowerCord(TM) device from your PC. With PowerCord(TM) removed, your machine is effectively hacker-proof.

    UberSecureLinux hopes to dispel the myths that RedHat 6.2 is one of the most hackable distributions of Linux.

    1. Re:UberSecureLinux by JabberWokky · · Score: 4, Funny
      UberSecureLinux hopes to dispel the myths that RedHat 6.2 is one of the most hackable distributions of Linux.

      USL is useless. Not only was it a pain to get my wireless networking installed on it, I followed instructions precisely, disconnected the PowerCord(TM), and evil hackers still got into my laptop!

      (Incidently, I prefer this USL, anyway).

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    2. Re:UberSecureLinux by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wireless networking in USL is quite simple, it only requires that you compile libpenandpaper-1.0, and exchange messages using the HandToHand networking model.

  3. Copper cube ? by ZeroZenith · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the readme:
    If at all possible, boot THL on a laptop & disconnect all external
    cables, including the power & mouse. Turn off nearby
    radios, including cell phones and microwaves. Put yourself
    and the computer in a well grounded opaque copper cube. Download
    your tinfoil hat plans from http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html.
    Boot the floppy....

    Where can I get well grounded opaque copper cube? Can't find any on ebay.

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    1. Re:Copper cube ? by cduffy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Where can I get well grounded opaque copper cube?

      The NSA has a big one -- but I don't think they'll share.

  4. For the paranoid? by FortKnox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, your distro might be secure, but the illuminati can watch you type, and can enter your hardware. It'll just be a matter of time until they can read the software indirectly.

    Do what I do. Compute ONLY in your head! They'll never get that data!!

    Oh shit... the orderly is comi...

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  5. Fired for Playing Games? by MattRog · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see it now:

    PHB: Johnson! Are you playing space-invaders again?

    Johnson: :amidst the beeping and explosions: No, I'm logging into my Linux box!

    PHB: Oh.. Can I get one for my system, too? That looks fun!

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    Thanks,
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  6. Mark McGuire by sharkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    But does it keep Major League Baseball from spying on us from space?

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    1. Re:Mark McGuire by MattRog · · Score: 3, Funny

      Nothing can keep the MLB out of your life. By the way, here's an autographed baseball bat.

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  7. Re:Hoax by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    > FAQ:
    >[...]
    >Q: Why doesn't the floppy I got at codecon match the signature above?
    > A: because I screwed up & wrote a nvram.md5 file to the floppy I then used as a master. I had to remove that file from every floppy. The result is that the MD5sum of the codecon floppies should be: 3608290765de7d5283a1a22813677a56

    Hah! A likely story!

    As if I'm gonna trust that They(tm) didn't h4x0r Slashdot and change the MD5sum in CitznFish's FAQ repost to the MD5sum for Magic Lantern Linux!

    (For the record, I wear mine shiny side out. Shiny-side-in folks are nuts or part of the Conspiracy. Though I suppose I could transmit messages by switching back and forth between shiny-side-out and shiny-side in on a daily basis. Bandwidth would kinda suck, though. ;-)

  8. Re:UberSecureLinux (and wireless) by McFly777 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Wireless networking in USL is quite simple, it only requires that you compile libpenandpaper-1.0, and exchange messages using the HandToHand networking model.


    No No No! ... The HandtoHand protocol is succeptable to a "man in the middle" attack. Even worse, if you don't properly install the BicLighter module it can be subject to a DOS (Dumpster OutSide) attack.

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  9. Re:If *I* were the Illuminati by angst_ridden_hipster · · Score: 3, Funny
    What else is distributed on every computer, and run every time they boot?

    Uh... Memory chips? Realtime clock chips? Capacitors and resistors and power supplies?

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  10. You gotta love... by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...the reference he gave for a keylogger:
    http://www.keyghost.com is an example of a tiny & cheap hardware logger.
    The price of Keyghost Keylogger: $999.
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