Various tools that may be useful for securing your communications when using a Linux Client Computer
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encFS
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add to my toolboxEncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. You can find links to source and binary releases below.
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Enigmail
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add to my toolboxEnigmail is an extension to the mail client of Mozilla / Netscape and Mozilla Thunderbird which allows users to access the authentication and encryption features provided by GnuPG
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Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager
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add to my toolboxgSTM is a front-end for managing SSH-tunneled port redirects. It stores tunnel configurations in a simple XML format. The tunnels (local, remote and dynamic) can be managed and individually started/stopped through one simple interface.
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GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG)
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add to my toolboxThe GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) enables people to securely exchange messages and to secure files with both privacy and strong authentication. GnuPG is a free software replacement for the PGP suite of cryptographic software.
Guardian Project port to Android: https://guardianproject.info/code/gnupg/
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Hushmail
in 4 toolboxes
add to my toolboxHushmail is a Web-based e-mail service that lets you send and receive email in total security
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mac changer
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add to my toolboxA GNU/Linux utility for viewing/manipulating the MAC address of network interfaces
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nmap
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add to my toolboxNmap ("Network Mapper") is a free open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts.
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ntop
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add to my toolboxntop is a network traffic probe that shows the network usage, similar to what the popular top Unix command does. ntop is based on libpcap and it has been written in a portable way in order to virtually run on every Unix platform and on Win32 as well.
ntop users can use a a web browser (e.g. netscape) to navigate through ntop (that acts as a web server) traffic information and get a dump of the network status. In the latter case, ntop can be seen as a simple RMON-like agent with an embedded web interface.
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Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging
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add to my toolboxOTR allows you to have private (not just encrypted) conversations over instant messaging by providing: Encryption, Authentication, Deniability, and Perfect forward secrecy.
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OpenSSH
in 28 toolboxes
add to my toolboxSecure shell
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OpenVPN
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add to my toolboxOpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which can accomodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, WiFi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls
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Privoxy
in 9 toolboxes
add to my toolboxPrivoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, modifying web page data, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk.
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stunnel
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add to my toolboxStunnel is a program that allows you to encrypt arbitrary TCP connections inside SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) available on both Unix and Windows. Stunnel can allow you to secure non-SSL aware daemons and protocols (like POP, IMAP, LDAP, etc) by having Stunnel provide the encryption, requiring no changes to the daemon's code.
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Tor
in 30 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFree software for anonymous Internet communication.
