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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.

  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 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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    -- ZeroZenith
  4. 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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    Matt
  5. Mark McGuire by sharkey · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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    "Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.