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Documentation Introduction Previous page: Index page: Documentation Next page: Introduction Kicksecure Documentation

• Introduction
• About
• Based on Debian
• Documentation
• FAQ
• Advanced Documentation
• Support

This documentation is a course on security on the Internet. Kicksecure is a technological means to staying secure online, but staying safe necessitates complete behavioral change; it is a complex problem without an easy solution. The more you know, the safer you can be.

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Kicksecure Overview

• Introduction
• Design and Goals
• Based on Debian
• FAQ

• Placing Trust in Kicksecure

• Privacy Goals and Non-Goals

Download Kicksecure

• System Requirements
• Download
  • ISO
  • Installation of Kicksecure on a USB
  • Debian
  • VirtualBox
  • KVM
  • Qubes
• Download Security
• Download Issues

• Verifying Software Signatures
  • Download the Kicksecure Signing Key
  • Verify Kicksecure Images
    • Linux using gpg
    • Windows using Gpg4win
    • macOS using GPGTools

• VirtualBox Guest Additions and Shared Folders
• Higher Screen Resolution without VirtualBox Guest Additions
• Install the Recommended VirtualBox Version
• Install Newer Versions of VirtualBox
• VirtualBox Troubleshooting

First Kicksecure Steps

• Change the System or Firefox Language
• Common Kicksecure CLI Commands
• Default Passwords

• Follow Kicksecure Developments
• Keyboard Layout
• Kicksecure APT Repository

• Network Obstacle
• Platform-specific Desktop Tips
• Secure Boot
• Boot Firmware
• systemcheck

Essential Kicksecure Security Guide

• Introduction
• Invisible Malicious Unicode Risks
• unicode-show - Detect and annotate non-ASCII or suspicious Unicode characters in text or files.
• Essential Host Security
• Host Firewall
• Onionizing Repositories
• User Management
• Login Screen
• Timezone Settings

• Operating System Software and Updates
  • Point Release
  • Release Upgrade
  • Install Additional Software Safely
  • Avoid Non-Freedom Software
  • Safely Use Root Commands
  • sysmaint - System Maintenance User
  • unrestricted admin mode
  • Defeat Login Spoofing
• Passwords
  • KeePassXC Password Manager

• Secure Command Line / Firefox Downloads
• System Configuration and Access
• System Hardening Checklist
  • Kicksecure for Qubes Security
• Tor Versioning
• Virtualization Platform Security
• Warnings: Kicksecure and Tor Limitations
• Shell, Default Interactive Shell, Hidden Text Attacks

Advanced Kicksecure Security Guide

• Introduction
• Who is an advanced user?
• Advanced Host Security
• Unprivileged User Namespace
• Networking
• DNS
• DNS_Security

• Install Newer Kernels
• Persistent Mode
• Live Mode
  • Anti-forensics Precautions
  • VM Read-only Mode
  • Write Protection
• Social Engineering and (Spear) Phishing
• Network Time Synchronization

• Operating System Hardening
• Protection against Physical Attacks
• Sandboxed Application Launcher
• Enhanced Security via Mount Options and Compiler Restrictions (Planned)
• SUID Disabler and Permission Hardener
• System Audit
• systemcheck Hardening
• MAC Address

Computer Security Education

• Introduction
• Mobile Phones Privacy and Security
• Computer Security Mental Model
• Core Dumps
• Evil Maid Attack

• Firmware Security and Updates
• General Threats to User Freedoms
• Hardware Threat Minimization
• Malware and Firmware Trojans

• Open-source Hardware
• Out-of-band Management Technology
• Router and Local Area Network Security
• TCP and ICMP Timestamps
• Two-factor Authentication (2FA)

Kicksecure Bugs and Troubleshooting

• Advice for Systems with Low RAM
• Bug Reports and Software Development
• Factory Reset

• Recovery Options
  • Compromise Recovery
  • System Recovery using SysRq Key
• Broken Boot

• Testers Wanted!
• Troubleshooting

Email, Chat and Communications

• Signal Messenger
• Session Messenger
• Printing and Scanning

Money, Filesharing and Other Services

• Cryptocurrency Security Threats
• Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet Security

• Wallets
  • Bitcoin Core
  • Electrum
  • Ethereum (ETH)
  • Ledger Hardware Wallet
  • Trezor Hardware Wallet
  • Monero (XMR)

• Filesharing and Torrenting
• Secure Shell (SSH)

Browsing and Internet Connections

• Web Browsers
  • Chrome
    • Google_Chrome_Repository_Insecurity
  • Chromium
  • Firefox
  • Mullvad Browser
  • Tor Browser

• Boot Clock Randomization
• sdwdate: Secure Distributed Web Date
  • sdwdate-gui: sdwdate Graphical User Interface

• Gemini (protocol) / Geminispace

Encryption and Privacy

• Encrypted Images
• Full Disk Encryption (FDE)
  • Cold Boot Attack Defense

• Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQCrypto)
• OpenPGP Overview
• Text Encryption

Kicksecure Software Tools

• Accessibility
• Audio, Image and Video
  • VLC Media Player

• Communications
• Encryption
• Entertainment

• Miscellaneous
• Work on Sensitive Documents
• Orca Screen Reader
• chmod-calc - Comprehensive File and Directory Inspection Tool

Kicksecure Only

• RAM Adjusted Desktop Starter

Kicksecure-Qubes Only

• Qubes

• Kicksecure-Qubes App Qube / Template Operations
  • Backup, Restore and Migrate VMs
  • Install and Update Software in dom0

Kicksecure Development and License

• Contributors
• Credits and other Sources

• Kicksecure Changelog
• History

• License
• Why Kicksecure is Freedom Software

Support or Contact Kicksecure

• Contact
• Contribute

• Donate
• Donors Recognition

• Official Kicksecure Online Profiles and Social Media
• Support
  • Kicksecure Forums Usage Instructions, Best Practices and FAQ
• Community Support
• Utilize Search Engines and Documentation
• Kicksecure Tutorial Videos

Appendix

• Wiki Enhancements
• Backup Kicksecure
  • MediaWiki Markup
  • MediaWiki XML
• VirtualBox Installer for Linux
• Packages for Debian Hosts

• Kicksecure Website Policies
  • Policy of Kicksecure Website and Kicksecure Chat
  • Kicksecure Policy On Non-Freedom Software
  • Kicksecure Policy On Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Wiki Comments Policy
  • Free Speech Limitations on Kicksecure Website and Kicksecure Chat
  • Transparency, Sponsors / Advertisement Policy
  • Imprint | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Terms of Service | E-Sign Consent | DMCA | Copyrights | Trademark Policy

• Kicksecure Website Technical
  • Kicksecure Website: Privacy Policy Technical Details
  • Force .onion on kicksecure.com
  • Kicksecure Website / Server Tests
  • Kicksecure Website API (application programmable interface)
• Kicksecure Specific
  • Kicksecure Art Gallery
• Derivatives based on Kicksecure
  • Whonix - Anonymous Operating System
• Further reading
  • Advanced_Documentation

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