Tails+Virtual Box=?

The subject of using Tails through Virtual box has now become an inquiry of mine. Is it possible? And more importantly is it as safe as Tails regularly would be alone?


Comments


[7 Points] BlackBroker:

Its possible, I have done it before, however it is considered to be not as secure. If you want to use virtual box I would recommend whonix. The neat thing about whonix is that you can run the whonix gateway VM and then run another VM with whatever OS you choose and set the whonix VM as its router and all traffic on the second VM (the OS you choose) will be routed through tor. This shows how to configure the second VM - https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Other_Operating_Systems


[2 Points] DOZENS_OF_BUTTS:

It's possible but considered insecure because it's possible for rogue applications to break out of the VM and get info about the host machine. I recommend just installing it to a flash drive, it's not hard, it's more secure, and a flash drive with TAILS on it is a nice thing to have around anyway.