Puppy Crypt 528

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DPUP5520
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#41 Post by DPUP5520 »

unfortunately not, im in a desolate country where it's kind of hard to get things like CDs/DVDs so I'm waiting for them to get shipped to me sorry :(
I am planning on updating Puppy Crypt when I get time though, Unfortunately I've fallen behind the curve, the browser needs to be updated as well as some security settings adjusted and a few things put in and taken out. It takes me quite a few hours to download even the smallest Puppy and that's when I can even get on the internet. But as for the CDs yea it's probably gonna be a few more days or even a week before I can do any testing for the multisession problem.

Edit: Totally overlooked the wallpaper comment, There is actually another wallpaper hidden inside the OS that goes along with that one, I doubt you'll find it though it's hidden inside another file but feel free to look. Every custom wallpaper I put in my derivatives has a meaning behind it and my dirty little secret is one of them.
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#42 Post by RobertCobbet »

Is there any way to boot this from a USB drive without having installed it on a system already? I have the disk image and would like to install it on a system with no CD drive. Thanks for any help.

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#43 Post by DPUP5520 »

maybe using a virtual drive to create the usb image? What kind of system is it that it has no cd drive? I probably won't be around for another week or two after tomorrow. (internet is almost nonexistent here)
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#44 Post by RobertCobbet »

DPUP5520 wrote:What kind of system is it that it has no cd drive?)
It’s a haggard laptop that I mess around with and the CD drive doesn’t work. I’m a total novice but what you have made seems to be, in my albeit limited search, the best option for privacy and security. It’s a shame that for people without your expertise, who all want privacy and security, have to get through many hurdles before they arrive somewhere close. I’ve wondered for some time now why there are many almost self-updating software components available offered for free by not-for-profit individuals and organisations concerning security and privacy, yet no OS that can bind them all together in a similar process. I’d imagine there’d be great demand. Puppy Crypt 528 is the closest I’ve come across and congrats on the work.

Anyway, yes, I’m just looking to make a bootable USB with it. Any pointers would be appreciated. No doubt if I get it working I’ll have no idea what to do :D

BTW, have you any experience with this https://tails.boum.org?
Also, if I encrypt my HDD with TrueCrypt will I be able to update to any new releases of the OS?

Thanks.

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#45 Post by DPUP5520 »

I've checked Tails out and it's ok. I also use LPS since i've had hard times getting my CAC reader working in Puppy and no one is willing to help out. TrueCrypt is a little nit-picky on the current version of Puppy Crypt (there's a workaround somewhere here in the forum for it) and I only use it to encrypt individual files and folders. I see no point in full drive encryption or any such silliness for myself though I can see where it's useful for others. When I get around to updating Puppy Crypt it will be a little smaller (hopefully) and i'm going to consolidate some tools and do a few updates, along with a few other things.
As I said in my last post you can use a virtual drive or system (qemu or virtual box or vmware) to create a bootable usb without a cd drive. You can find instructions probably on the forum or through Google I'd imagine.
Good luck to you, if you have any other questions i'll be gone for a while but we have a wealth of security and Puppy experts here on the site.
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#46 Post by cleg223 »

does any one have any pet files or download links to update the tor browser?

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#47 Post by jim3630 »

cleg223 wrote:does any one have any pet files or download links to update the tor browser?
here is one
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=67436

another think is the latest in the repo
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... ges-lucid/

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#48 Post by cleg223 »

Tanks Jim, but these updates are still outdated, the new version is 2.2.0.35,

I can find the download on the TOR website, but Im a newbie, and still havent discovered how to make .pet files that work :)

I will pm you about it :)

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#49 Post by jim3630 »

cleg223 wrote:Tanks Jim, but these updates are still outdated, the new version is 2.2.0.35,

I can find the download on the TOR website, but Im a newbie, and still havent discovered how to make .pet files that work :)

I will pm you about it :)
cleg223

got the pm thought answer here so others may benefit. you don't have to make a pet out of tor to work. just down load the current

Tor Browser Bundle
Version 2.2.35-9 - Linux, BSD, and Unix

to root/my-applications/lib/
open it with xarchiver choose to extract it there
click on the dir tor-browser
inside is file "start tor browser", right click on it and select open as text
go to line 111-- if [ "`id -u`" -eq 0]; then
change the 0 to a 1 so it looks like
go to line 111 if [ "`id -u`" -eq 1]; then
select save then can drag the start tor browser to the desk top and you go to go.

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#50 Post by DPUP5520 »

Thanks Jim but I just want to remind everyone as I answered in my PM about Tor, even though you can put a newer version in, it will not have the same security settings and customizations I made to the older version and will not be as secure.
A new version of Puppy Crypt will be coming out but not for a few months as I have to get the base, programs, and finished OS actually shipped back and forth by parcel. I was planning on waiting till I get home but that's gonna be a while so I'll do my best to get a newer version out within the next three months.
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#51 Post by jim3630 »

DPUP5520 wrote:Thanks Jim but I just want to remind everyone as I answered in my PM about Tor, even though you can put a newer version in, it will not have the same security settings and customizations I made to the older version and will not be as secure.
A new version of Puppy Crypt will be coming out but not for a few months as I have to get the base, programs, and finished OS actually shipped back and forth by parcel. I was planning on waiting till I get home but that's gonna be a while so I'll do my best to get a newer version out within the next three months.
that's good to know a new release is on the way. :)

my bad thought a downloaded newer Tor would have same level of security.

take it there is not a way to download newer Tor and the user make those
security settings and customizations?

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#52 Post by Barkin »

jim3630 wrote:got the pm thought answer here so others may benefit.
Thanks for the tip, just used it to get the latest version of Tor running on Puppy 525.

BTW
be careful: Tor can give away your IP (see attached screengrab) ...
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#53 Post by jim3630 »

Barkin wrote:
jim3630 wrote:got the pm thought answer here so others may benefit.
Thanks for the tip, just used it to get the latest version of Tor running on Puppy 525.

BTW
be careful: Tor can give away your IP (see attached screengrab) ...
have heard in some instances with certain versions of Tor.

can you give the http of that screen shot?

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#54 Post by Barkin »

jim3630 wrote:can you give the http of that screen shot?
http://ip-check.info/?lang=en
jim3630 wrote:have heard in some instances with certain versions of Tor.
it's a CSS thing: if you select "page style" to "no style" your IP is not divulged.

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#55 Post by arseh2 »

DPUP -

If we use live CD for banking - and if we store the passwords on dropbox with this utility online:

https://www.boxcryptor.com/en

Do you foresee any problems if we store the banking passwords online with this tool?

I will finalize the CD and install the software with no passwords saved on the CD.

If this software seems problematic - then would there be any problem if I encrypt the passwords file with truecrypt and store the encrypted file online with dropbox (or skydrive etc.) And if someone accesses the file online by attacking the site or other means - will there be any risk?

I am trying to make live CD banking more convenient (I will carry a small 1.4 GB DVD and do not want to carry a usb stick.)

Of course if I have to, I will carry the stick too. But if above options are riskless - I will select the above online encyrpted options.

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#56 Post by DPUP5520 »

I have no personal experience with boxcryptor but as a general rule I would never personally store any passwords online, encrypted or not. Afraid I can't really give you much more insight then that. For myself since I rarely need to look up my passwords I have everything encrypted using FPM (everything is nicely organized that way) and then re-encrypted using Truecrypt and then saved on a separate partition of my thumbdrive.
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#57 Post by arseh2 »

Well understood. Your insight is valuable - because the main reason I use Linux is the security of financial matters. And this thread is one of the most relevant topics on this issue.

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