diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md index a7c0fc7..60c0b71 100644 --- a/docs/README.md +++ b/docs/README.md @@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ - [change DPI scaling in dom0 and VMs](customization/dpi-scaling.md) - [setup mirage firewall](customization/mirage-firewall.md) - [windows 7 gaming HVM with GPU passthrough](customization/windows-gaming-hvm.md) -- [SecBrowser "security-enhanced" browser](customization/secbrowser.md) - [Choose deafult terminal settings for a TemplateVM](customization/terminal-defaults.md) - [Screenlockers](customization/screenlockers.md) diff --git a/docs/customization/secbrowser.md b/docs/customization/secbrowser.md index ee38e60..3bdf7ac 100644 --- a/docs/customization/secbrowser.md +++ b/docs/customization/secbrowser.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ SecBrowser ========== +NOTE: [SecBrowser is deprecated](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/SecBrowser). + [SecBrowser](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/SecBrowser_™_in_Qubes_OS) is a security-focused browser that provides vulnerability surface reduction for users that need high security, thereby reducing the risk of infection from malicious, arbitrary code. A built-in security slider provides enhanced usability, as website features which have historically been used as attack vectors (like JavaScript) can be easily disabled. Without any customization, SecBrowser’s default configuration offers better security than Firefox, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.[[1]](https://2019.www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/) It also provides better protections from online tracking, [fingerprinting](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Data_Collection_Techniques) and the [linkability](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Data_Collection_Techniques#Fingerprinting_of_Browser_.28HTTP.29_Header) of activities across different websites. SecBrowser is a derivative of the Tor Browser Bundle, but without Tor. This means unlike Tor Browser, SecBrowser does not route traffic over the Tor network. Even without the aid of the Tor network, SecBrowser still benefits from the numerous [patches](https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor-browser.git) that Tor developers have merged into the code base. Even with developer skills, these enhancements would be arduous and time-consuming to duplicate in other browsers, with the outcome unlikely to match SecBrowser's many security benefits. While browser extensions can be installed to mitigate specific attack vectors, this ad hoc approach is insufficient. SecBrowser leverages the combines experience and knowledge of the Tor Project developers, Whonix developers and the battle-tested Tor Browser.