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Incognito (operating system)

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OS family
  
Unix-like

Initial release
  
Jan 26, 2008

Kernel type
  
Monolithic kernel

Working state
  
Discontinued

Platforms
  
x86

Final release
  
2008.1 (revision-1) / Aug 05, 2008

Incognito was a Linux distribution based on Gentoo Linux. Its main feature was the inclusion of anonymity and security tools such as Tor by default and being able to be used as a Live CD or Live USB.

Contents

Incognito's developer has stated on the project's homepage that Incognito has been discontinued and recommends Tails as an alternative.

Anonymity and security tools

  • Tor for anonymous internet browsing.
  • TrueCrypt, a file/partition encryption utility.
  • Enigmail, a security extension for Thunderbird.
  • Torbutton, a Firefox plugin to improve Tor's anonymity in Firefox.
  • FireGPG, Firefox plugin for using GnuPG for Webmail.
  • GnuPG, OpenPGP implementation for encryption.
  • KeePassX, a password manager.

    • Besides these tools, the RAM was overwritten during system shutdown to ensure no possibility of data recovery later.

    License

    The Tor project listed Incognito as a licensee of the Tor brand name. In accordance to this license agreement, Incognito had the right to use the Tor name and logo.

    References

    Incognito (operating system) Wikipedia
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