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Summary
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Introduction
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Appstores
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Messengers
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Password managers
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Web browsers
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Email clients
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Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
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Metadata
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File sharing
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Maps
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Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
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Firewalls
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Operational Systems
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Others
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Guides
Introduction
This is the repository of resources used in the cipher study group. To know more about it or how to contribute to it, consult its page in our Wiki or come talk to us over Riot.
Tools are listed below firstly in order of priority and then by what we judge to be its ease of use. That is:
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Easy: no prior knowledge necessary
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Moderate: Some previous knowledge necessary. Were it not for that, it would be easy to use.
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Hard: Requires previous knowledge and its usage is complex.
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Pending: A tool recommended by various sources, bt pending review by the authors of this list.
Also, to simplify the compatibility description from the applications, we describe as:
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Desktop: Linux, MacOS and Windows
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Mobile: Android and iOS
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All: All of the Operational Systems listed previously plus the web browser.
Appstores
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
F-droid |
An application repository having Free Software only. |
Android |
Easy |
Yalp Store |
Download apps from Google's Play Store without having an personal account or revealing information on your device |
Android |
Easy |
Messengers
Name |
Description |
Audit |
Analysis |
Available for |
Difficulty |
Signal |
The messenger application indorsed by the Freedom of the Press Foundation. |
Link |
Link |
Mobile and Desktop |
Easy to Moderate |
Wire |
A safe and easy to use messenger with many functionalities. |
Link |
Link |
All |
Easy |
Ricochet |
End to end encrypted communications through the Tor network with no intermediary servers in between. |
Link |
Link |
Desktop |
Easy |
Briar |
Similar to Ricochet, but also capable of communicating through local networks and bluetooth. |
Link |
Link |
Android |
Easy |
Riot |
A feature-rich client for the decentralized communication network matrix. |
Link |
Link |
All |
Moderate to Hard |
Password managers
Name |
Description |
Audit |
Available for |
Difficulty |
KeePassXC |
Multiplatform password manager. |
Link |
Desktop |
Easy |
KeePassDX |
Password manager for android compatible with KeePassXC. |
Link |
Android |
Easy |
pass |
A script to manage passwords using GPG via the Command Line Interface. |
Link |
Desktop, Android |
Moderate |
Web browsers
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
Tor Browser |
The [Tor Project's] web browser. Built for anonimous web browsing using the tor network. |
Android, Desktop |
Easy |
Onion Browser |
An adaptation of the Tor Browser for iOS. |
iOS |
Pending |
Brave |
A Browser based on Chromium with native functionalities to block ads and fingerprinting mechanisms. |
Mobile, Desktop |
Easy |
Firefox Klar |
Similar to Brave, but based on Firefox. |
Mobile |
Easy |
Email clients
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
Guerrilla Mail |
A temporary and disposable email. Also hosted in a hidden service accessible through the tor network. |
Android, Browser |
Easy |
Protonmail |
A client with automatic end to end cryptography between the users of its services. Also hosted in a hidden service. |
Mobile, Browser |
Easy |
Tutanota |
Works as protonmail, though it doesn'thave a hidden service of its own and doesn't ask for a cellphone or previous email to create a new account |
Mobile, Browser |
Easy |
PGP
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
OpenKeychain |
OpenPGP key manager that allows for creating, searching and adding keys to encrypt - or decrypt, or sign - texts and files |
Android |
Easy |
Oversec |
Encrypt messages with PGP while using any app |
Android |
Moderate |
Metadata
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
MAT |
A tool to wipe metadata from files |
Linux |
Easy |
ObscuraCam |
Erase metadata and hide the faces shown on pictures taken. |
Android |
Easy |
File sharing
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
Firefox Send |
Encrypted, private, and temporary file hosting at the servers of the Mozilla Foundation. |
Browser |
Easy |
OnionShare |
Send files by hosting hidden services in the tor network. |
Desktop |
Moderate |
TrebleShot |
Send files and applications securely between devices in a local network |
Android |
Easy |
Maps
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
OSMAnd |
A client to consult, navigate and store offline maps based on the Open Street Map |
Mobile |
Easy |
Transportr |
Similar to OSMAnd, but for public transit |
Android |
Easy |
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
Orbot |
A transparent proxy to route the application's internet trafic through the tor network. |
Android |
Easy |
Riseup VPN |
Route your internet connection through Riseup's servers for a layer of anonimity |
Android |
Easy |
[Firewalls]
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
NetGuard |
Restrict the network traffic of applications (Requires root access). |
Android |
Easy |
NetGuard |
Restrict the network traffic of applications. (By default, it doesn't work along with VPNs) |
Android |
Easy |
Operational Systems
Name |
Description |
Available for |
Difficulty |
Arch Linux |
A minimalist and highly configurable operational system. |
Desktop and USB |
Hard |
CRDroid |
An operational system based on Lineage, with aditional customization options. It is also compatible with the installation of microG. |
Android |
Moderate |
Debian |
The operational system maintained by the Debian Foundation. Composed entirely out of Free Software unless otherwise chosen by the user. |
Desktop and USB |
Easy |
LineageOS with microG |
An operational system based on free software that makes use of microG as a substitute for the functionalities of Google Play Services |
Android |
Easy |
Qubes |
An operationa system that leverages compartimentalization for security |
Desktop |
Hard |
Parrot |
A operational system oriented for security tests. |
Desktop and USB |
Moderate |
PureOS |
A Debian-based OS with various softwares bundled, and configurations set, for enchanced privacy and security by default |
Desktop and USB |
Pending |
Tails |
A Operational System that leverages the capabilities of a Live USB boot for anonymity. It also comes jam-packed with tools for protecting the user's anonimity by default. |
USB |
Moderate |
Others
Guides
| Name | Mirrors |
Survaillence Self-Defense | Wayback Machine
LevelUP | Wayback Machine
The Crypto Party Handbook | Wayback Machine, Hidden Service
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