SecureDrop @securedrop@fosstodon.org

Tails 4.11 is out today:

https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.11/

As with every Tails release, if you run SecureDrop, please remember to update your Tails USB drives:

https://docs.securedrop.org/en/stable/update_tails_usbs.html

Tails 4.10 is out today:

https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.10/index.en.html

If you run a SecureDrop instance, we recommend that you always keep your @tails USB drives up-to-date (Journalist Workstation, Admin Workstation, and Secure Viewing Station). The SVS must be updated offline, see instructions here:

https://docs.securedrop.org/en/stable/update_tails_usbs.html

On August 12, we spoke with Paul Lewis, Head of Investigations at The Guardian, about SecureDrop, and we showcased the new SecureDrop Workstation. Watch the event here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mI3uQnXPdM

Or watch it in a lightweight video player that does not require JavaScript:

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=1mI3uQnXPdM

Background about the ongoing SecureDrop Workstation pilot:

https://securedrop.org/news/piloting-securedrop-workstation-qubes-os/

You can read more about the project here:

https://securedrop.org/news/piloting-securedrop-workstation-qubes-os/

#HOPE2020 talk about the new SecureDrop Workstation based on Qubes OS streaming right now, here:

https://hope.net/stream.html

There's no time like the present for v3 onion services. Journalists and admins, if you see this warning when accessing your SecureDrop, it's time to plan the switch:

https://docs.securedrop.org/en/stable/v3_services.html

SecureDrop 1.5.0 has been released. This release includes a kernel update, deprecation warnings for v2 onion services, improved error-handling in the API, and a number of community contributions:

https://securedrop.org/news/securedrop-1_5_0-released/

Support for v2 onion services will be removed from SecureDrop in February 2021. Journalists and admins, if you see this warning when accessing your SecureDrop, it's time to migrate to v3 onion services:

https://docs.securedrop.org/en/master/v3_services.html

SecureDrop 1.5.0 will be released on July 28, 2020. This release will include a kernel update, deprecation warnings for v2 onion services, improved error-handling in the API, and a number of community contributions:

https://securedrop.org/news/securedrop-1_5_0-pre-release-announcement/

Important announcement from @torproject about the deprecation of v2 onion services:

https://blog.torproject.org/v2-deprecation-timeline

v3 onion addresses are recognizable by their 56 character identifier. They provide better security and anonymity protections than the previous version.

If you're running a SecureDrop instance and are still on v2, please see our docs for switching to v3, or enabling v3 alongside v2.

https://docs.securedrop.org/en/master/v3_services.html

Verification tweet:
https://twitter.com/SecureDrop/status/1277725425880293376

(We'll aim to add the nice rel="me" link on securedrop.org soon :-)

Hi folks! 9 years ago (to the day), the late Aaron Swartz made the first commit to SecureDrop, which was then called DeadDrop. Today the project is used by >70 media orgs around the world.

It's an open source whistleblower submission platform that uses the Tor network to protect source anonymity. We're also working on a next-generation integrated workstation for journalists based on Qubes OS:
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation

We're happy to be here! #introductions