After the system has installed a README file will be generated which contains passwords and some brief advice on using the installed systems. You can read this with the following commands:
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ To exit you can either just close the terminal or use CTRL-x CTRL-c folloTo improve ssh security you can generate an ssh key pair on your system and then upload the public key to the Freedombone.
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ If you wish to only use ssh keys then log in to the Freedombone, become the rootYou can also access your system via the Tor system using an onion address. To find out what the onion address for ssh access is you can do the following:
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@ Subsequently even if dynamic DNS isn't working you may still be able to administSyncthing provides a similar capability to proprietary systems such as Dropbox, and also is well suited for use with low power single board computers. You can have one or more directories which are synchronized across your various laptops/desktops/devices, and this makes it hard for you to ever lose important files. The manner in which the synchronization is done is pretty secure, such that it would be difficult for passive adversaries (mass surveillance, "men in the middle", etc) to know what files you're sharing. Of course, you don't necessarily need to be running a server in order to use Syncthing, but if you do have a server which is always running then there's always at least one place to synchronize your files to or from.
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ Freedombone provides Syncthing shared directories for each user on the system, pInstall syncthing:
@@ -501,9 +501,9 @@ Now wait for a few minutes. Eventually you will see two messages appear within tInstall Syncthing and Connectbot from F-droid.
@@ -534,12 +534,12 @@ Now wait for a few minutes or more. Eventually you should receive two notificatiAn easy way to play music on any mobile device in your home is to use the DLNA service. Copy your music into a directory called "Music" on a USB thumb drive and then insert it into from socket on the Beaglebone.
@@ -578,12 +578,12 @@ The DLNA service will only work within your local home network, and isn't remoteTo log into your GNU Social site first obtain your username and password from the "microblogging" section of the readme file.
@@ -611,17 +611,17 @@ GNU Social has a clutter-free mobile user interface which can be accessed via aOne important point about GNU Social is that although direct messages (DMs) are treated as being private their security is quite poor. If you want real communications privacy then use other systems such as XMPP+OMEMO/OTR, Tox or email with GPG. GNU Social is primarily about fully public communications.
If you are an Emacs user it's also possible to set up GNU Social mode as follows:
@@ -705,9 +705,9 @@ And as a quick reference the main keys are:If you have the GNU Social microblogging system installed then it's also possible to share things or services between groups or with particular users. This can be useful for sharing items within a family, club or in a local sharing economy. Sharing things freely, without money, reveals the social basis at the root of all economics which money normally conceals or obscures.
@@ -734,20 +734,20 @@ The "catalog" button then allows you to search for shared things within tBoth Hubzilla and GNU Social try to obtain certificates automatically at the time of installation via Let's Encrypt. This will likely mean that in order for this to work you'll need to have obtained at least one "official" domain via a domain selling service, since Let's Encrypt mostly doesn't seem to work with free subdomains from sites such as freeDNS.
On first visiting your Hubzilla site you'll see the login screen. The first thing you need to do is register a new user. The first user on the system then becomes its administrator.
@@ -761,19 +761,19 @@ On first visiting your Hubzilla site you'll see the login screen. The first thinIRC is useful for multi-user chat. The classic use case is for software development where many engineers might need to coordinate their activities, but it's also useful for meetings, parties and general socialising.
The easiest way to use irssi is to connect to your system, like this:
@@ -788,9 +788,9 @@ Then select IRC from the menu. However, other than via this method usingHexChat (formerly XChat) is compatible with proxying via Tor and so provides the best security when connecting to your IRC server. It will allow you to connect to your IRC server's onion address.
@@ -871,9 +871,9 @@ Click close and then connect.If you are an Emacs user then you can also connect to your IRC server via Emacs.
@@ -904,9 +904,9 @@ Add the following to your Emacs configuration file:By default the IRC server is set up to require a password for users to log in. The password is the same for all users. If you want to change or remove the password:
@@ -923,20 +923,20 @@ Select Administrator controls then IRC Menu and then change the paA well written article on the state of XMPP and how it compares to other chat protocols can be found here.
In mid 2016 Gajim became the first desktop XMPP client to support the OMEMO end-to-end security standard, which is superior to the more traditional OTR since it also includes multi-user chat and the ratcheting mechanism pioneered by Open Whisper Systems. To install it:
@@ -980,9 +980,9 @@ If you wish to use OpenPGP to encrypt your messages then go to Edit/Accounts<The Profanity shell based user interface and is perhaps the simplest way to use XMPP from a laptop. It's also a good way to ensure that your OTR keys are the same even when logging in from different laptops or devices, and it also means that if those devices later become compomised then there are no locally stored OTR keys to be found.
@@ -1064,9 +1064,9 @@ When accessed via the user control panel the client is automatically routed throJitsi is the recommended communications client for desktop or laptop systems, since it includes the off the record (OTR) feature which provides some additional security beyond the usual SSL certificates.
@@ -1096,9 +1096,9 @@ You can also see this videThe default XMPP client in Ubuntu is Empathy. Using Empathy isn't as secure as using Jitsi, since it doesn't include the off the record feature, but since it's the default it's what many users will have easy access to.
@@ -1116,17 +1116,17 @@ Click on Advanced and make sure that Encryption required and IgTor Messenger is a messaging client which supports XMPP, and its onion routing enables you to protect the metadata of chat interactions to some extent by making it difficult for an adversary to know which server is talking to which. You can download Tor Messenger from torproject.org and the setup is pretty simple.
Install F-Droid
@@ -1161,16 +1161,16 @@ Then select Next. When chatting you can use the lock icon to encrypt yourTox is an encrypted peer-to-peer messaging system and so should work without Freedombone. It uses a system of nodes which act as a sort of directory service allowing users to find and connect to each other. The Tox node ID on the Freedombone can be found within the README within your home directory. If you have other users connect to your node then you will be able to continue chatting even when no other nodes are available.
Log into your system with:
@@ -1193,20 +1193,20 @@ Then from the menu select Tox Chat. Tox is encrypted by default and alsoIn addition to voice it is also possible to do text chat via mumble. The security of this is pretty good provided that you do it via Plumble and Orbot on mobile, but compared to other options such as XMPP/Conversations or Tox the security is not as good, since the mumble server currently doesn't support forward secrecy.
Within the software center search for "mumble" and install the client then run it. Skip through the audio setup wizard.
@@ -1216,9 +1216,9 @@ Click on "add new" to add a new server and enter the default domain name for theInstall F-Droid
@@ -1253,24 +1253,24 @@ Selecting the server by pressing on it then connects you to the server so that yFreedombone also supports SIP phones The username and domain is the same as for your email address, and the SIP password and extension number will appear within the README file in your home directory. Various SIP client options are available, such as CSipSimple on Android and Jitsi on desktop or laptop machines. Ideally use clients which support ZRTP, which will provide the best level of security.
ZRTP appears to be the current best standard to end-to-end encrypted voice calls, combining good security with simplicity of use. When the initial cryptographic negotiation between phones is done at the start of a call a short authentication string (SAS) is calculated and displayed at both ends. To check that there isn't anyone intercepting the call and acting as a man in the middle - as stingray type devices try to do - the short authentication string can be read out and verbally confirmed between the callers. If it's the same then you can be pretty confident that the call is secure.
Add an account. Under General Wizards choose Expert and enter the following details:
@@ -1326,9 +1326,9 @@ If everything is working the account should appear in green with a status ofFrom the menu select Manage accounts.
@@ -1381,9 +1381,9 @@ Select the Security tab. Under SRTP Key Exchange select ZRTPThe way that RSS reading is set up on Freedombone gives you strong reading privacy. Not only is there onion routing between you and the server but also between the server and the source of the RSS feed. The only down side is that many RSS feeds are still http only, and so could be vulnerable to injection attacks, but it's expected that more of this will go to https in the foreseeable future due to a combination of growing recognition of security issues and systems like Let's Encrypt which make obtaining certificates much easier.
@@ -1395,9 +1395,9 @@ The way that RSS reading is set up on Freedombone gives you strong reading privaSee the control panel for the RSS reader onion address.
@@ -1421,9 +1421,9 @@ To set up the system open http://rss_rTo access the RSS reader from a mobile device you can install a Tor compatible browser such as OrFox. It will try to automatically change to the mobile version of the user interface. Remember to add the site to the NoScript whitelist, and you may also need to turn HTTPS Everywhere off.
@@ -1435,9 +1435,9 @@ A note for the paranoid is that on mobile devices you get redirected to a differIf you are an Emacs user then you can also read your RSS feeds via the Avandu mode.
@@ -1476,9 +1476,9 @@ And ensure that the Tor daemon is installed:Github is ok, but it's proprietary and funded by venture capital. If you been around on the internet for long enough then you know how this story eventually works itself out - i.e. badly for the users. It's really only a question of time. If you're a software developer or do things which involve the Git version control system then it's a good idea to become accustomed to hosting your own repositories, before the inevitable Github shitstorm happens.
@@ -1513,9 +1513,9 @@ This will stop any spam accounts being created by random strangers or bots. YouLog into the system with:
@@ -1543,21 +1543,25 @@ control-Everyone except for advertisers hates adverts. Not only are they annoying, but they can consume a lot of bandwidth, be a privacy problem in terms of allowing companies to track your browsing habits and also any badly written scripts they contain may introduce exploitable security holes. +Everyone except for advertisers hates adverts. Not only are they annoying, but they can consume a lot of bandwidth, be a privacy problem in terms of allowing companies to track your browsing habits and also any badly written scripts they contain may introduce exploitable security holes. Also if you're poor then adverts often make you want things that you can't have.
You can block ads for any devices connected to your local network by installing the pihole app from Add/Remove Apps on the administrator control panel. This may help to improve overall performance of your devices by not wasting time downloading unwanted images or scripts.
+ ++Also don't expect perfection. Though many ads may be blocked by this system some will still get through. It's a constant cat and mouse game between advertisers and blockers. +
Ensure that your system has a static local IP address (typically 192.168..) using the option on the control panel. You will also need to know the IP address of your internet router, which is usually 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.254.
@@ -1568,9 +1572,9 @@ When that's done select About this system from the control panel and seesudo chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf @@ -1597,22 +1601,31 @@ Normally resolv.conf will be overwritten every time your reboot, but you
-If you can access the settings on your local internet router then this is the simplest way to provide ad blocking for all devices which connect to it. +If you can access the settings on your local internet router then this is the simplest way to provide ad blocking for all devices which connect to it. Unfortunately some router models don't let you edit the DNS settings and if that's the case you might want to consider getting a different router.
Edit the DNS settings and add the IPv4 address which you got from the control panel About screen. Exactly how you do this will just depend upon your particular router model. You may also need to set the same address twice, because two addresses are conventional.
+On a router running LibreCMC from the Network menu select DHCP and DNS. Enter the static IP address of your Freedombone system within DNS Forwardings, then at the bottom of the page click on Save & Apply. Any devices which connect to your router will now have ad blocking. +
+You can configure the block lists which the system uses by going to the administrator control panel, selecting App Settings then choosing pihole. You can also add any extra domain names to the whitelist if they're being wrongly blocked or to the blacklist if they're not blocked by the current lists.