Editing Operational Security (OPSEC) (section)

== <span id="tools"></span>Tools ==
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! Tool !! Function
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| [https://tails.boum.org Tails] || Live OS that routes all traffic through Tor and leaves no persistent traces
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| [https://www.whonix.org Whonix] || Dual-VM architecture that isolates the workstation from the Tor gateway
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| [https://protonvpn.com ProtonVPN] || No-log VPN with multi-hop and Tor over VPN configurations
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| [https://github.com/refraction-networking/utls uTLS] || Go library to mimic real-world TLS fingerprints and avoid detection
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| [https://www.kali.org/tools/exiftool/ ExifTool] || Strip metadata from images, documents, PDFs, and media files
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| [https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2 MAT2] || Clean metadata from various file types with privacy-focused defaults
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| [https://simplex.chat SimpleX Chat] || Decentralized communication protocol with no metadata leakage or user identifiers
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| [https://github.com/Whonix/onion-grater Onion Grater] || Tor ControlPort policy manager that reduces information leakage
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| [https://veracrypt.fr VeraCrypt] || Strong local encryption for containers and full disk volumes; ideal for isolating mission data
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| [https://www.kali.org/tools/bleachbit/ BleachBit] || Secure deletion tool to wipe disk and application traces
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| [https://www.gnupg.org GnuPG] || Encrypt and sign data using PGP; essential for secure file exchange between identities
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| [https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare OnionShare] || Anonymous file sharing and dropboxes over Tor
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| [https://github.com/cryptobiu/libra Libra] || Framework for private browsing fingerprint resistance (e.g. spoofing canvas, fonts, UA)
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| [https://psiphon.ca Psiphon] || Censorship circumvention tool that blends VPN, SSH, and proxy tunneling
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| [https://github.com/netblue30/firejail Firejail] || Linux sandboxing tool for isolating applications and reducing footprint
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| [https://nmap.org Nmap] || (With caution) Used in stealth scanning; timing and decoy flags important for reducing attribution
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