I tried to install TAILS to new USB from an original USB, but it rendered the new USB useless? by L_S_D_throwaway in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, the Disk Management tool method no longer works. Tails 1.1 uses an EFI partition and Windows evidently treats it as special and undeletable from that tool.

Try this method instead:

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/reset/windows/index.en.html

(Be careful!!! It looks like it would be even easier to accidentally erase your Windows partition.)

I went through this method and it worked (I was able to get Windows to recognize and format the USB drive), but I did get some errors during the process. I'm going through it again to see if it is consistent.

I tried to install TAILS to new USB from an original USB, but it rendered the new USB useless? by L_S_D_throwaway in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because of the new EFI partition used in Tails 1.1, the Disk Management tool method to clear a USB does not work anymore.

Try this method instead: (Be very careful to not delete your Windows partition!)

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/reset/windows/index.en.html

I got an "Access Denied" error in the above procedure after the "clean" command, but it still worked.

After the above procedure, pull the USB drive out and re-insert it and you should be prompted by Windows to format it.

Do the format and the USB drive should now be usable by Windows once again.


You should be able to blank the USB by using the "Disk Management" tool under Windows. Try this:

How do I export my private key in Gpg? by iamedreed in DarkNetMarkets

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start GPA, then hit the "Import" icon, select the ".asc" file and hit "Open".

Problem with TorBrowser by Cornball_Brother in onions

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you running Sophos antivirus? If so check this for a solution:

https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq#SophosOnMac

How do I export my private key in Gpg? by iamedreed in DarkNetMarkets

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are using GPA, you can right click on your key and select "Backup", browse to where you would like to save your key and hit "Save".

First time. Please help me practice. by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Decrypted it!

Looks like you are good to go!

I'll respond to your question via PM.

First time. Please help me practice. by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can I send an encrypted message to you?

You need to import my key and use it to encrypt the message to me.

It looks like you are probably using GPA on Windows. Here's a guide for that:

http://www.deepdotweb.com/2013/11/11/pgp-tutorial-for-newbs-gpg4win/

First time. Please help me practice. by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=pf4S
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Issues when starting tails by drugsolicitation in tails

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try this to see if you have internet connectivity:

Start the "Unsafe Web Browser".

Top bar -> Applications -> Internet -> Unsafe Web Browser

See if you can get to "http://yahoo.com" or some other website.

It is called the "Unsafe Web Browser" because all requests are going directly from your computer to the website. Tor is not used, so keep this in mind. It is a good method to see if you are really connected to the internet.

Cannot connect to .onion websites using TBB by [deleted] in TOR

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your clock is 86470 seconds fast

Looks like your system clock is one day off.

From the screenshot, it looks like you are running Windows 8.

Right click on the digital clock in the lower right hand corner and select "Adjust date/time".

Select the "Internet Time" tab.

Hit "Change settings".

Make sure that "Synchronize with an Internet time server" is check marked.

Make sure the Server is "time.windows.com".

Hit "Update now".

You should get a message in that window like, "The clock was successfully synchronized with time.windows.com ...".

Check your time against the clock site again:

http://vancouver-webpages.com/time/

Cannot connect to .onion websites using TBB by [deleted] in TOR

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are the time, timezone and date set correctly on your system?

You cannot connect to hidden services if your time is too far off.

What does this site say?

http://vancouver-webpages.com/time/

Can you connect to this hidden service?

http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/ (DuckDuckGo search engine)

PGP Address Wrong by biggatyboom in DarkNetMarkets

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was this a problem on the vendors part or was my encryption bad?

If you are sure that you didn't make a typo, then the vendor made a mistake. There is no way for the encryption algorithm to corrupt a message and add a digit.

I used igolder to encrypt.

Please don't use igolder.com. There is most likely a court order against them requiring that they keep their site open even though they were supposedly going out of business almost a year ago. So many people have been using that site for encrypting info used in illegal transactions, it seems like it would be no problem for the FBI / DEA to get a court order for them to collect all unencrypted messages, private keys and passwords.

Try this PGP client instead:

http://www.gpg4usb.org/

Here's a guide for it:

https://securityinabox.org/en/gpg4usb_portable

If you want to practice sending and receiving encrypted messages, this is a good sub:

/r/GPGpractice

Test by pgpthrowaway1 in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=2mSZ
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Testing! Someone send me a message please. by ggppgg in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=+7lw
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Tails initial download issue by UncleBuckNo2 in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how long did it take you to download Tails?

I can usually download it in 30 to 60 minutes.

my computer says it will take up to 8 hours, which is a bit odd imo

That does seem excessive.

You might try the torrent instead:

https://tails.boum.org/torrents/files/tails-i386-1.1.torrent

Help with encryption, thanks! by Balls_Facey in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Decrypted it!

That all worked fine. Thanks!

Glad to help!

Help with encryption, thanks! by Balls_Facey in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=QZ8L
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Using TOR at work by mt115 in TOR

[–]sohhlz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

will this show up on their systems?

Depending on how well they monitor, it could easily show up. The IP addresses of the Tor public relays are all known (for good reason - so one can connect to them). If they download the relay list periodically (or get a copy via one of the firewall services) they can either block them or see who in the company connects to them. They won't be able to see what website you connect to or what you are doing (from a strictly network monitoring standpoint), but they will be able to tell that you are connecting to the Tor network.

If you are using their computers, they could see everything that you are doing via Tor. They might get an alert when you install Tor and they can then get screen grabs from your machine to see what you are up to.

You could always try connecting to the Tor network via a bridge, but the safer advice is to use your own cellphone to browse the net and avoid their equipment completely.

First Time user - can't load .onion sites by Chazmer87 in TOR

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent!

Glad to hear that you got it working!

Testing! Someone send me a message please. by ggppgg in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=s2mm
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

So I want a 100% anonymous identity. Where do I begin? by Hugh_Man in TOR

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trying to connect, but keep getting the message that can't let in more people from my hostname. Guess that is because a lot of other users are connected from the same exit node?

Could be. See if you can connect via webchat: https://webchat.oftc.net/

You might also want to check this listing of hidden onion IRC servers:

http://allyour4nert7pkh.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page#IRC

How to prefer use of one nameserver over another? by drbsFifX98 in TOR

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can I tell Tor to use the faster local name server in preference to the backup name server?

It probably already is using it, but there is this setting for torrc:

ServerDNSResolvConfFile filename

    Overrides the default DNS configuration with the configuration in
    filename. The file format is the same as the standard Unix
    "resolv.conf" file (7). This option, like all other ServerDNS
    options, only affects name lookups that your server does on behalf
    of clients. (Defaults to use the system DNS configuration.)

So I want a 100% anonymous identity. Where do I begin? by Hugh_Man in TOR

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's http://www.oftc.net/ which allows Tor access for the most part:

http://www.oftc.net/Tor/

Their IRC server is the default one used by Pidgin on the Tails operating system:

https://tails.boum.org/

Problem with Miix 2 10 by faersaerdir in tails

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At a minimum, you are probably going to have to disable "Secure Boot" in the BIOS.

Unfortunately, I can't find how to enter the BIOS in the user's manual (perhaps it's F2 during boot).

Go through the steps listed here under "If you are knowledgeable about BIOS configuration, you can also try the following":

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/bug_reporting/tails_does_not_start/index.en.html#index1h2

TOR compromised by CERT?? IP's unmasked?? If so what measures should I take to protect myself?? by [deleted] in TOR

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I fully encrypt my computer??

Whether or not you use Tor, you should use disk encryption of some sort on your computer if you are able.

Linux: LUKS/dm-crypt

Windows: DiskCryptor

OSX: FileVault

What other measures should I take to protect myself??

Use the Tails operating system in the future to connect to the Tor network:

https://tails.boum.org/

So I want a 100% anonymous identity. Where do I begin? by Hugh_Man in TOR

[–]sohhlz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where can I get an anonymous email?

https://www.openmailbox.org/ is free and allows signup and access via Tor.

Quick test appreciated by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=LKG9
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Your initial encrypted message above is encrypted with your public key and therefore can only be decrypted by you.

gpg -d mesg.asc

gpg: encrypted with 2048-bit RSA key, ID 0x178858962AE7D9AA, created 2014-08-02
      "Spring <spring@hassprung.com>"
gpg: decryption failed: secret key not available

Can't find any way to access my own public key for PGP by JODY_HUSKY in tails

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The menus for the OpenPGP applet have changed in Tails 1.1.

To export your public key to the clipboard, click on your key to highlight it and then from the top menu of the "Passwords and Keys" window, do Edit -> Copy.

To export your public key to a file, click on your key to highlight it and do a File -> Export. On the lower right hand side of the new window, change "PGP keys" to "Armored PGP keys", browse to where you want to save the file and click Export.

SR 2: Coin Deposit [Help] by [deleted] in DarkNetMarkets

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What URL are you using to get to the Silk Road onion site?

Help. Broke by usb tails 1.1 key by brokentails in tails

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did I trip some security by pulling the key prior to shutdown?

No.

If I use a cd boot, can I restore they key without losing the persistent drive?

That should be possible. If you boot from a DVD with a Tails USB inserted in the machine it will recognize the persistence partition and ask if you want to enable it. You can back up your persistent data to another USB first using this method (for maximum safety, you should back it up to another device that uses encryption as well).

If you want to re-write the Tails boot partition, use the Tails Installer (Applications -> Tails -> Tails Installer) and select the Clone & Upgrade (do not select the Clone & Install, that will delete your persistent partition).

You should probably try and back up your persistent data before the Clone & Upgrade. If you decide not to, you should still enable the persistent volume from the DVD just to make sure that your data is still intact.

testing public key! by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to help!

Tails 1.1 Installer Help by DontLoseThisOne in tails

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried the "Live (failsafe)" choice in the boot menu?

(Hit down arrow then enter at the Tails boot screen.)

Tails Won't Load by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just sent my BTC from Electrum to Agora, and it's in the "pending" stage. It's been like this for about 15 min

Did you include a transaction fee?

Should I just wait patiently for Electrum to do it's thing and build up confirmations for another few hours

Yes. You can check the transaction on https://blockchain.info/ to see if the bitcoin network has seen it and if so how many confirmations it has.

Thanks so much for all your help thus far, it's really appreciated

Glad to help!

Tails Won't Load by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any of them should theoretically work to be able to deliver vendors PGP messages, correct?

Yes.

I'm not sure why GPG4Win fucked up on me.

Were you using Kleopatra or GPA from that package? If it was Kleopatra, you could try GPA.

Although, it might just be easier to use gpg4usb instead.

testing public key! by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry this is why I needed practice!

No problem!

Here you go:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=ONk/
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Tails Won't Load by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the PGP on Windows doesn't work for me (GPG4Win)

You might want to try gpg4usb:

http://www.gpg4usb.org/

Here's a guide for it:

https://securityinabox.org/en/gpg4usb_portable

testing public key! by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait! That's my public key!

I need yours.

Persistence Wizard hangs (TAILS) by durgsrbad in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I do grab another USB, is it worth going smaller,

I'd go with a 4 or 8 GB one.

or partioning the stick?

Partitioning the flash drive is a painful nightmare, especially with Windows 7. Windows 7 won't recognize and mount multiple VFAT partitions. Not sure about Windows 8.

Is it possible 16gb is too big?

When I saw the problem you were having, I tested Tails 1.1 with my 16GB flash drive just to make sure and it worked without problem. (I had used that flash drive with earlier versions of Tails, but 1.1 was a major upgrade and I wanted to make sure that the larger size wasn't a problem.)

Tails Won't Load by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I might try burning the .iso to a DVD and see how that works.

I would definitely try this first. Then use the Tails installer on the DVD to install Tails to the USB. That will allow you to enable persistence using the standard Tails utilities.

It's a good safety measure to have the DVD around in case you can't boot from a USB with a persistence partition (upgrade failed, some other problem). When booting from the Tails DVD if a Tails USB with persistence is installed in the machine before bootup, the DVD will automatically recognize it and allow you to access it.

Encrypt whole SSD? by [deleted] in TrueCrypt

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, there's always MS BitLocker if you are running the Pro or Enterprise version of Windows 8.1 (if you trust Microsoft).

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/bitlocker-drive-encryption

Encrypt whole SSD? by [deleted] in TrueCrypt

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doom!

Windows 8 / 8.1?

I was going to suggest DiskCryptor, but it doesn't look like it can do a GUID partition table either.

Reformat and reinstall with MBR is the only suggestion I have for now.

Persistence Wizard hangs (TAILS) by durgsrbad in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's possible that the flash drive is getting read or write errors.

Not the best solution, but you might try a different USB flash drive (maybe even try a different USB port on your PC - USB 2.0 instead of USB 3.0).

Encrypt whole SSD? by [deleted] in TrueCrypt

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Encrypt whole SSD? Does that work?

Yes.

I've heard it doesn't work properply because it can be bypassed.

Not true. Since the system is only writing encrypted data to the drive, there is no way that the encryption can be bypassed if all they have is the drive, unless there is a backdoor or bug in TrueCrypt's encryption system or you used a poor passphrase.

Now, if they have your system with the drive connected and mounted, but your system is screen locked, then they can bypass the screen lock and search for the key to the disk in RAM. Once they have the key, they can decrypt the drive. Always power off your machine when you are finished. Do not use sleep mode!

http://www.darkreading.com/risk-management/forensic-tool-cracks-bitlocker-pgp-truecrypt-containers/d/d-id/1107928

Also if you encrypt your SSD/HDD, does it ask for a Password if you turn on your PC?

Yes.

testing public key! by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Decrypted it!

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

I'm testing this too.  Did it work?
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32)

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJT3HFfAAoJEMh9CBqBVpNKktYH/3DyuD341JZh2QX7ZK5DoSjB
MDYtr25p6R7/VFFl67kziHkHVlnl/AyyHmkAbCs0ZMBxUZPHpl9miRRQWBso4mAF
Uk6XlzoLhCSAFe0MoG1c+fCNrLXV5MTLhQDpEiCfGbAwavGQE0JuG+rhP5Y5Le7E
6Gjvb+N78nr1aUfXfHtDDqqPPxA1r46cn8qa44qGL3wh3559VG7TXi8kLrg5Z5Fe
1jXsK8f6ACZU3BIpBjzQHF8lQe+aw7/aNSmHYzWipL4QKwPkUliiAXwy9fKqNWiJ
GDSIckGf+xa4tpWjWLQuoBEdQhoWLCVEZGZL7Ehh3CsJm8KcanXlfWTGG/zYNz0=
=4EcA
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Post your public key and I'll encrypt a message to you with it to see if you can decrypt it.

GPG4USB not recognizing my password, running from Win7 computer. Help? by KevlarNChrome in GnuPG

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might try installing GPA from the gpg4win and then importing your secret key from gpg4usb into GPA.

I just tested it and the keys are compatible between the two clients. I was able to successfully use a key with a password that I generated with gpg4win on GPA.

There's no way to strip or reset the password from a key. The private key is encrypted with the password.

Your only other option is to try cracking it using something like this software:

http://www.openwall.com/passwords/pgp-secret-keys-disks-archives

GPG4USB not recognizing my password, running from Win7 computer. Help? by KevlarNChrome in GnuPG

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it possible that your caps-lock is stuck on?

Did you ever make a backup of your private key?

testing public key! by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

hQIMAxaXI8pDZ15tAQ/+IMleMzcv2lLThRimaB/S4cg29AdwKfLST9lMXNm3wyJI
Wc8fkaAMtP8SuAmPKoXv2VHk0g+5NxqcbxbIsy/XsVc6xMjoS6RIsEUKdED0FKcO
QMVSRks94gtJrJFbWbW/QBBBUPHK/BDXRd8YkRJevfIEz78xhVgdjFCLPp6tftDV
cjFHlxo9yX5/w0Pqg7EO5p1+wRo303i0ww23Tb51gbGSrkaTtlTnPWatoxxMO6LF
GS56QoHmz6HKpaeQ6w8AtTMD/8e13zByPuiX3BpgWHnt8bGyMrn5MAE0KJysRpUx
x99L6SX+tY81RB9RzFbsP2sIWOAyXFuflfhd9TDPXCF/av43qWimnu3Ei3EATMn0
O7xYO307ACCCrjn7uNivwRf23xqnziFYLM2fqBDwQda38jLkNNb8cCTRT44C8H7C
07ybHKSzYvP6TnCBNyfvCi4a2CPvnG3hMQ6h6htd+OEl/m7eBH7FDzMku7EE6AaR
S9ZivyJ3EFhhIApXJfEHQchhhHnfPyZO3d3lmxVcM3Ga1fjzUgZb0CvWq3GTB4Zf
bVxysu35K5hqHLbgHHrdSTamc3znlgkMWDKwL7Y8Eo58i4cykJ2fQ7jwQmLfQYMO
X+Ggqqr+p7EWJNZSTIzk21bKI/HXVG7bQzxVBn1BQnHuHSLgBYkJf9OYVPSvyPrS
wAsBYlZt7sXTUCoxWbhivH3jV+eQ4B9d8N+Uzrhq4lKTkKURV9GJMoKGYSxRX/6f
E5IIjBFxEbjyr4fxCwbRlJ3WbWIxpw5IyGwIfqoF6SaYra354ZWsPg6GV6Naaz/l
rCEkWkH2BFv+stYBavfx/xiShu4XC08pGQZr9Bv9qilCaK6sxTLrOiegOLv1Lp+C
q87ekO51MJeZxj4XnJQupDHnolMxvmUJCJeCk+NfclhIyfTiHdBOIVvdAJFwdYxy
DNzbOyqbM5Hcj0U9kg==
=Uta7
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Adding persistent files to filesystem? by Illmatic-Herbicide in tails

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Tails persistence facility is fairly powerful. You can probably accomplish what you want to do by making custom modifications to the "persistence.conf" control file.

It lives here:

/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/persistence.conf

Here's what the current persistence.conf file looks like with all of the default persistence options enabled:


/home/amnesia/Persistent                 source=Persistent

/home/amnesia/.gnupg                     source=gnupg

/home/amnesia/.ssh                       source=openssh-client

/home/amnesia/.purple                    source=pidgin

/home/amnesia/.claws-mail                source=claws-mail

/home/amnesia/.gnome2/keyrings           source=gnome-keyrings

/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections   source=nm-system-connections

/home/amnesia/.mozilla/firefox/bookmarks source=bookmarks

/etc/cups                                source=cups-configuration

/var/cache/apt/archives                  source=apt/cache

/var/lib/apt/lists                       source=apt/lists

/home/amnesia                            source=dotfiles,link

You can drop files into most any directory using the last one with the "link" parameter.

For example, if you wanted to drop files into /etc, you could add the following line to persistence.conf:

/etc    source=etc,link

Then make a directory called etc under /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked and any files put into it will be symbolically linked into /etc.


Here's the persistence design document on the Tails website:

https://tails.boum.org/contribute/design/persistence/

This community should be more concerned about the security flaws at the very core of Tor. by ihavebigtanks in DarkNetMarkets

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing is perfect:

http://wwwcip.cs.fau.de/~spjsschl/i2p.pdf

https://geti2p.net/en/blog/post/2014/07/26/0.9.14-Release (look at the first line)


With Tor or i2p, even if you are de-anonymized, the packets are still encrypted end to end so that they can't see what you are doing on the market, just that you are connecting to it.

That being said, the vendors and the market itself face the most danger in a de-anonymization scenario.

How to decrypt PGP messages? by zachcamp in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's actually the correct method.

Copy the message to be decrypted and paste it into the GPA Clipboard window and hit Decrypt.

Try this:

Start GPA.

Hit the clipboard icon.

Type the word "test".

Hit Encrypt.

Select your public key.

Hit OK.

The encrypted message should appear in the clipboard window.

Now with the encrypted message already in the clipboard, hit Decrypt.

The clipboard should now contain the word "test".

If you want to practice encrypting and decrypting messages, generate a new public key (one not related to the one you use on darknet markets) and post it to /r/GPGpractice.

First Time user - can't load .onion sites by Chazmer87 in TOR

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't reach that onion site either.

Can you reach this hidden site:

http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/ (DuckDuckGo Search Engine)

To reach hidden sites, your system clock needs to be correct.

What does this site say about your time offset:

http://vancouver-webpages.com/time/

Renting room, how to protect myself if I share the internet with them.... by jhigg in homelab

[–]sohhlz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Any way they could just pay for their own DSL modem and separate line or another cable modem?

It seems like from a legal standpoint it would be much better if they had separate internet service in their own name. They do something illegal, the police ask for the name of the person that pays for the service from the ISP and arrest and search warrants automatically have the renters name on them instead of yours.

Maybe they could just get internet via their own cellphone?

Need help by Chanchy1 in SilkRoad

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes.

It should look like this when finished:

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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=I8vB
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Need help by Chanchy1 in SilkRoad

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be a copy / paste issue.

Make sure there is one blank line between the BEGIN and the first line of the key. Like this:

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

mQENBFM4O8YBCADFyxpjXHNTwSobXbzNHe4lkZjQyO0P9dEWRQUhk9j2p15QXcZO

Get rid of any version or comment info.

Does anyone know how to route firefox trough TOR on OSX? by [deleted] in TOR

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To access reddit, you might try this:

http://www.reddit.com/r/onions/wiki/reddit_with_tor

You may have to disable the HTTPS-Everywhere rule for reddit to get it to work.


The below procedure is not recommended for security reasons.

(There are many other settings that differ from the Firefox included with the Tor Browser Bundle.)

Start your regular Firefox Browser.

For Linux, (Maybe OSX?) click on the three lines on the right hand side and select Preferences.

Select the Advanced tab.

Select "Network" tab then "Settings"

Select "Manual proxy configuration"

If you are using stand alone Tor:

SOCKS Host: 127.0.0.1 Port: 9050

If you are using Tor from the Tor Browser Bundle:

SOCKS Host: 127.0.0.1 Port: 9150

Hit "OK" then "OK".

Put "about:config" in the URL bar and hit enter. Click on the "I'll be careful" button.

Put "network.proxy.socks_remote_dns" in the Search bar.

If it is false, right click on it and toggle it to true.

Quit the browser and then restart it.

Enter this website in the URL bar in Firefox:

https://check.torproject.org

Site should say "Congratulations. This browser is configured to use Tor."

Your IP address appears to be aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd (Not your normally assigned ISP IP.)

Enter this website in the URL bar:

http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/

You should reach the DuckDuckGo search engine.

Practicing, please message me. by Black_Metal in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, if this were an address would you be able to read it?

Yes!

Were you able to decrypt mine?

Trying To Learn by reking in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are using windows, the most common package to install is GPA from gpg4win.

Here's a guide:

http://www.deepdotweb.com/2013/11/11/pgp-tutorial-for-newbs-gpg4win/

A PGP client that I think is a little better and a little easier to use is gpg4usb:

http://www.gpg4usb.org/

Here's a guide for it:

https://securityinabox.org/en/gpg4usb_portable

Tails initial download issue by UncleBuckNo2 in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You save it to your hard drive.

Then you burn it from your hard drive to a DVD.

Practicing, please message me. by Black_Metal in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=cBaZ
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

How fucked am I? by HowFucked in AgMarketplace

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What PGP client did you use to create your key?

Did you use a good, long, unguessable passphrase when creating your PGP key?

If so, then your private key is protected.

If not, then your private key could be easily cracked and used to read any encrypted messages to you. (Not messages to the vendor, unless you encrypted the message with both their public key and your public key.)

At any rate, you should create a new key, upload it to your profile and delete the old one after the current transaction is complete.

TAILS 1.1 login problems by snowday697 in tails

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I need to update my graphics card drivers?

No, Tails comes with a set of built-in drivers, so that won't help.

It is possible that a BIOS upgrade of your computer could fix some problems when booting Tails.

Did Alt+F8 switch you over to a graphics screen?

Did the boot "Live (failsafe)" work?

TAILS 1.1 login problems by snowday697 in tails

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like Tails is having a problem setting up your graphics screen.

Does it say "... amnesia tty1"

Although this probably won't work, try hitting Alt+F8 to switch to the graphical output console.

If that doesn't work, reboot and at the Tails boot screen, hit the down arrow key to select "Live (failsafe)" and then hit enter.

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/startup_options/boot-menu-with-options.png

Please help me!! I'm trying to get PGP to work and not succeeding :( by vertigored in pgp

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please could you let me know if this message works?

Decrypted it!

One slightly worrything thing tho: When I copy and paste my own encrypted message into clipboard and try to decrypt it, it doesnt work. It says something like "not a valid pgp message".

Unfortunately GPA's error messages leave something to be desired. "not a valid pgp message" can mean that you do not have the private key needed to decrypt the message which is true if you encrypted a message with only somebody else's public key. You would need their private key to decrypt it. The only way you can read messages you have encrypted to others is to encrypt them with both their public key and your public key. That's what most email programs that use PGP encryption do so that you can have an encrypted "Sent" box but are still able to read your sent messages. For market purposes, it is best to keep things simple and only encrypt with the vendor's key.

I also recommend against signing messages on markets. The vendor's won't usually have your key marked as trusted and will get a scary warning that you might not be you. Additionally, I think there might be one PGP client out there that refuses to display a decrypted message with an untrusted signature.

PS, is the message you sent from a key attatched to a real email address, or a fake one?

My sohhlz key lists a real email address so that I can use PGP emails with those that would like to test that method of encryption as well.

https://openmailbox.org is a good free email site and one can easily setup an anonymous email account through them via Tor.

Man many thanks again for your help. Have a great day!

Glad to help! You too!

Please help me!! I'm trying to get PGP to work and not succeeding :( by vertigored in pgp

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=kldZ
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

First timer testing out new key by theultimateusername in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=zenS
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

First time practice by emukoala in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. I've finally cracked it!

Decrypted it!

Thanks for replying.

No problem!

First time practice by emukoala in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=Djy3
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Please help me!! I'm trying to get PGP to work and not succeeding :( by vertigored in pgp

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to help!

PM me your public key (or create another one with a different fake name) and we can do some test encryption / decryption.

Please help me!! I'm trying to get PGP to work and not succeeding :( by vertigored in pgp

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I type my message? I think that's what you meant - I just want to be double sure.

Sorry, I was not clear. You must use your local client (hopefully GPA, but you could also use Kleopatra) to encrypt the message and then copy that encrypted message into the message box on the market website. The market websites do not usually encrypt your messages for you (if they do, they should not be trusted as it would be easy to put a backdoor in the system that would allow them to read your messages). You should always encrypt and decrypt your messages using your own client on your local PC. It's the only safe way.

Please help me!! I'm trying to get PGP to work and not succeeding :( by vertigored in pgp

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing to mention first off. I never mentioned drugs!

Sorry, I should not have presumed. I just wanted to make the point that meta-data is important and that even though your messages could not be read, a direct connection in a social graph could be made.

How does the fake email address thing work?

The email address is really just a text field embedded in the key and not used for any purpose except to make looking up the key easier. For markets, the user name of the key should be a pseudonym and the email address fake (something as simple as a@a.a will pass the email check during key generation).

Everything is really based off of the keyid of the key. The keyid is a 32 bit or 64 bit number that is calculated via a secure hash of the key. (Don't worry if you do not understand what I'm talking about right now.)

Since you are using Gpg4win, here is a good guide for using it:

http://www.deepdotweb.com/2013/11/11/pgp-tutorial-for-newbs-gpg4win/

Theres a message box. Do I copy and paste my key into that, and underneath put my message?

You normally paste your key into your profile box and then separately paste your encrypted message into the message interface.

Sorry for so many questions.

No problem!

How to read them? by CH-2014 in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you able to read this?

Decrypted it!

I may have gotten the hang of it! :)

Looks like you are good to go!

Please help me!! I'm trying to get PGP to work and not succeeding :( by vertigored in pgp

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Typically you do not use email when sending messages to vendors. The email address in their key is often fake. (The email address you have in your key should be fake as well.)

Most messaging is done via copy and paste into the messaging interface on the marketplace website.

If you want to practice encrypting and decrypting messages, post your public key to /r/GPGpractice.

Some vendors do allow direct email sales and have a real email address in their PGP key. You can contact them using that address, but you should not use your normal email account. If you use your regular email account, although the authorities would not be able to read your encrypted emails, they could still see that you were sending encrypted emails to a known drug dealer and trace the IP address that accessed your email account back to your home address. If you decide to do direct email sales, you need to set up a separate email account using Tor and only access that account via Tor.

Can you access Reddit thru The Onion Router?

Try this method:

http://www.reddit.com/r/onions/wiki/reddit_with_tor

Electrum never generated addresses by Pyth3as in Electrum

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The portable version worked.

Excellent!

Thanks for the help.

Glad to help!

I need a little help! by Hempology in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The menus for the applet have changed in Tails 1.1.

To export your public key to the clipboard, select it and then do Edit -> Copy.

To export your public key to a file, select it , do a File -> Export. On the lower right hand side of the new window, change "PGP keys" to "Armored PGP keys", browse to where you want to save the file and click Export.

Do I need a DVD-R to install TAILS? by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to help!

Hopefully we will be able to get this working.

PM me tomorrow with any updates that you have and we'll go from there.

Do I need a DVD-R to install TAILS? by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crap!

Sorry you are having so many problems trying to get Tails to run.

I don't think this will make a difference, but give it a try:

Hit settings and set the type to "Debian (32 bit)" and try starting again. (Tails is Debian based.)

I searched on the error result code you got and came up with a number of hits with unrelated problems.

We may have to leave it here for the night. I've got some things I need to do.

You might check and see if there is a BIOS update available for your machine. A new BIOS may allow you to boot from the Tails USB that you created earlier using UUI.

You might also look at the BIOS settings and see if there is one mentioning virtualization. If there is, toggle its setting and try starting VirtualBox with Tails again.

Do I need a DVD-R to install TAILS? by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm. I just stepped through the setup and it worked for me and had those choices.

3.x should be fine.

What error message do you get?

Do I need a DVD-R to install TAILS? by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start VirtualBox.

Hit New.

Enter Tails for the Name.

Select Linux for the Type.

Select Linux 2.6 / 2.x (32 bit) for the version.

Hit Next.

Select 1024 MB of RAM if you can.

Hit Next.

Select "Do not add a virtual hard drive".

Hit Create.

Hit Continue on the warning popup.

Hit Start.

Hit the folder icon and browse to where you have the Tails 1.1 ISO saved.

Select the ISO and hit Open.

Hit Start.

Tails should start to boot.

Hit Login when the Welcome to Tails screen appears.

Do I need a DVD-R to install TAILS? by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When installing VirtualBox, just use the defaults and "Next" through the setup. There are 4 device drivers that get installed during the setup as well. Just hit "Install" for each of them.

Do I need a DVD-R to install TAILS? by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like it's pretty compatible with various Linux varieties, but for some reason it isn't liking this particular combination.

I Is there a guide for VirtualBox?

I don't have one yet, but it shouldn't be too hard to step through it right now.

First, download and install it from here:

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Once you have it installed, and started, reply back and we'll go through the setup to get Tails to run in a virtual machine.

Learning and would appreciate practice. by traveler00001 in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a test. Please verify if I am successful.

Worked perfect!

Thank you.

No problem!

Learning and would appreciate practice. by traveler00001 in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My public key is:

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD

https://keyserver.cns.vt.edu/pks/lookup?search=0xD32DD22CC68995FD&fingerprint=on&op=index


Formatting:

On reddit you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite and mark the PGP blocks of text as "code" to get them to format properly. If you don't have RES installed, you have to put four spaces in front of each line to get it to look right.


Here is an encrypted message for you:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=2wXJ
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

Using Tails/TOR at a Public Wifi Location by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Earlier TOR wasn't starting when I tried to access it at a public wi-fi hotspot. Is it because of the terms the location makes you agree to before you can actually use their wi-fi?

Probably. Try agreeing to the terms page using the unsafe browser:

Applications -> Internet -> Unsafe Web Browser

Then start the normal Iceweasel Tor Browser.

Do I need a DVD-R to install TAILS? by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Acer Aspire 1

Wow. There are a lot of different configurations for that model:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_Aspire_One

The same way I attempted to create this one except I used a 4GB USB for TAILS rather than a 8GB USB.

That should have worked.

If you don't have another flash drive to test with, we can try an alternate method of installing Tails to a USB using VirtualBox.

Do I need a DVD-R to install TAILS? by [deleted] in DarkNetMarketsNoobs

[–]sohhlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What model netbook are you using?

It is not booting from the first USB created using UUI?

How did you create the Ubuntu USB you had booted from earlier?

How to read them? by CH-2014 in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good deal!

Now send me an encrypted message.

Please someone help me practise! I will love you long time! by [deleted] in GPGpractice

[–]sohhlz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decrypted it!

Hello! Sohhlz for President

Thanks!

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