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Tor and Tor Browser update scripts

A while ago I setup a github account in order to contribute a BugFix to the dealii Finite Element software I am using for my PhD project. Since then not very much had happened to the account until I decided to add the repository update-scripts in which I plan to maintain the scripts I use to update some 3rd party software on my LinuX machines.

Currently not very many applications are supported. Pretty much only Tor and the Tor Browser, both applications from torproject.org. Since both are updated fairly often, the packages of my distribution (Debian) are not recent enough. Especially the Tor Browser is installed on pretty much all my machines: It is really easy to use and perfect if one just needs to do some quick checks on the internet. So I decided to develop scripts that automatically download, cryptographically check and install the current Tor Browser to the user's HOME directory. If you are interested to use or contribute to this project, feel free to download it below or visit the project page on github.

Link
update-scripts repository
Posted on Fr 07 August 2015 in System Administration.

Tags: programming and scripting Tor and cryptography


  1. [c¼h] Härtere Crypto für unsere Services

    Last Thursday I gave a talk (in German) in our local Chaostreff in Heidelberg — the NoName e.V. The main topic was to introduce the various cryptographic algorithms used in modern cryptography and to give practical advice how to improve the default configuration even further. The talk mainly focuses on …

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    Posted on Mo 02 Februar 2015 in Chaos.

    Tags: talk NoName cryptography System Administration ssh and TLS

  2. 31st Chaos Communication Congress

    Just at the end of last year I went to the 31c3, the annual hacker's conference organised by the Chaos Computer Club. I've been following this event via the streams and by watching the recorded videos for many years. This time, however, I actually made my way to Hamburg. Even …

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    Posted on Do 08 Januar 2015 in Chaos.

    Tags: conference cryptography computer science and programming and scripting

  3. Annual Colloquium 2014

    Last Monday and Tuesday this year's most important event of the HGS Mathcomp (my graduate school) took place — the Annual Colloquium. Being part of the organising committee we stepped into the footsteps of the previous ACs and planned it as a short two-day conference with graduate students presenting their project …

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    Posted on Mi 26 November 2014 in Research.

    Tags: talk conference cryptography HGS Mathcomp and computer science

  4. Automatically encrypt root mails sent off-site

    Motivation

    Especially for server's which are required to run 24/7 it is absolutely crucial that one stays updated on the machine's status. E.g. using programs like the smartd daemon of smartmontools provides a good method to detect ageing hard disk long before failures actually occur. Like many other …

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    Posted on Fr 14 Februar 2014 in System Administration.

    Tags: cryptography root-encrypt and monitoring

  5. LinuX, SSDs and disk encryption

    Last week I updated the OS on my SSD-only laptop to Debian Jessie and I thought that would be a good opportunity to finally set up full-disk encryption(FDE) on that machine as well. Against my usual policy I did not do so initially fearing the possible performance drawbacks from …

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    Posted on So 15 September 2013 in System Administration.

    Tags: cryptography SSD and disk encryption

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