# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE # Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2011-06-18 22:40+0300\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "Language: \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Plain text #, no-wrap msgid "[[!meta title=\"Virtualization\"]]\n" msgstr "" #. type: Plain text #, no-wrap msgid "[[!toc levels=2]]\n" msgstr "" #. type: Plain text #, no-wrap msgid "**FIXME**: merge with stuff in Introduction\n" msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "Certain users might not want to restart the computer every time they wish to " "use the Internet anonymously with Tails. For those, a so called [virtual " "machine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine) can be used to run " "Tails inside the \"host\" operating system installed on the computer (e.g. " "Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, etc.). Essentially these programs emulate real " "computers that you can run \"guest\" operating systems (in this case Tails) " "in so they appear in a window within the host operating system. Using one of " "these technologies allows for convenient access to Tails's features in a " "protected environment while you at the same time have access to your normal " "operation system." msgstr "" #. type: Title = #, no-wrap msgid "Security issues\n" msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "There are a few security issues with this approach though." msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "When running Tails inside a virtual machine, both the host operating system " "and the virtualization software are able to monitor what you are doing in " "Tails." msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "The main issue is if the host operating system is compromised with a " "software keylogger or other malware, which Tails does not provide any " "protection against – in fact, that is impossible." msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "Moreover traces are likely to be left on the local hard disk." msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "As such, this is only recommended when the other alternative is not an " "option or when you are absolutely sure that your host system is clean." msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "That's why Tails warns you when you are running it inside a virtual machine. " "Do not expect Tails to protect you if you run it in a virtual machine if you " "do not trust the host computer, Tails is not magical!" msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "If you read this warning while you are not aware to be using a virtual " "machine: there could be a [[bug|support/found_a_problem]] in the virtualization " "detection software Tails uses... or something really weird is happening." msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "If you are unsure, and if you can afford it, just run Tails from a CD or USB " "stick." msgstr "" #. type: Title = #, no-wrap msgid "Tips and tricks\n" msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "Some [[tips]] can help making the host operating system and virtualization " "software a tiny bit more secure." msgstr "" #. type: Plain text msgid "" "In the future, it will be possible to easily start [[Tails within Windows]]." msgstr ""