streisand VS HiddenVM

https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand

Streisand sets up a new server running your choice of WireGuard, OpenConnect, OpenSSH, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, sslh, Stunnel, or a Tor bridge. It also generates custom instructions for all of these services. At the end of the run you are given an HTML file with instructions that can be shared with friends, family members, and fellow activists.

Unfortunately, that's to the Great Firewall of China, there has been a lot of resources put in to fingerprint VPNs and block them by state actors.

Fortunately, however, there is equally years of some of the smartest minds on the planet working to bypass Chinese censorship, so there are some great OpenVPN alternatives.

I really encourage you to look into something like Shadowsocks which Chinese people have found great success in using over the last several years.

It's quite sad that projects like Streisand[0] were archived, but I'm sure there are other alternatives that might make it just as easy to roll onto a server.

[0] https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand

The Streisand Project[0] provided easy installation of well-configured certs, VPNs and various other software on cloud instances. It was great for travelling internationally: run the script and after a few minutes one had a cloud instance and everything one needed to securely access the Internet through one’s own country.

Unfortunately, it was archived in 2021. Is there anything in 2023 which approaches it? I’ve seen Algo[1], but I don’t believe it does as much to help one to avoid packet filtering. It’s also based on Ubuntu rather than Debian, which seems like a mistake with security-conscious server software.

0: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand

1: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

It basically works like any normal VPN. Setting it up is quite easy, you just need a VPS and setup Streisand by following their guide.

You are better off renting a cloud server and rolling your own, e.g. using Streisand, Algo or my own Edgewalker

I currently use https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand which was extremely simple to set up.

What are the main advantages over Streisand?

For a VPN, I use Streisand (https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand) running on a box in a datacenter in Iceland. I also occasionally use other VPNs. I turn off the VPN on my gaming PC when playing specific games.

Wait, OP, I really don't recommend you try Whonix inside of Tails. This will bring a Tor Over Tor scenario if you don't specially configure Whonix in a way that prevents this. There have been projects such as HiddenVM that have tried to make this work, but Whonix developers say that there won't be any support for this setup. TAILS most likely won't have any support for this either. Whonix already has live mode on the VM level, and if you want a host-level live system consider Kicksecure Host Live Mode. Whonix is also in the middle of developing a Whonix Live Host System as well.

crosspost for reference: https://github.com/aforensics/HiddenVM/issues/23

Yes it is. Look into HiddenVM. https://github.com/aforensics/HiddenVM

Well what a goddamn surprise. I happen to be fiddling around with the exact same thing as I'm snowed in today! Like others have said, this is not recommended if you have a serious threat model. But if you have a couple free USB sticks and like tinkering with this stuff, check out https://github.com/aforensics/HiddenVM

It is possible to do it safely using this : HiddenVM

Check out this project on GitHub. You run Whonix on Tails (Amnesic Live Mode) from a Hidden Volume using Veracrypt : HiddenVM