Gibberfish, Inc./Gibberfish User Documentation
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c281b33bccf7469dd65bf25145e20fec3da60225c281b33bccf7469dd65bf25145e20fec3da60225 Please carefully read the documentation and FAQ that Tor provides about browsing on their network. They have important recommendations for maintaining your privacy. Importantly, using the Tor browser does not guarantee that all your online activities are anonymous.
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27f88a8c3cc8924500f0dc56843d684e246b349b27f88a8c3cc8924500f0dc56843d684e246b349b As your security needs escalate Tor has other free tools to help. When you evaluate your Threat Model, you may wish to investigate Bridge servers and Tails. Bridge servers allow people to access Tor in countries that block it. Tails is a Linux operating system, complete with commonly used programs, all on a USB stick. It allows extremely private computing.
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af8bf78e711f96a90e4fa3ee1934ba941295388faf8bf78e711f96a90e4fa3ee1934ba941295388f Discover these and other Tor services at:
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39c90d8ca6a569fee1025a5d7414d51a9b49017339c90d8ca6a569fee1025a5d7414d51a9b490173 Good passphrases are extremely important for safeguarding your data. We (and many security experts) recommend creating passwords using the Diceware method. This is the only method of passphrase generation we consider secure. Its easy to do, and it provides ultra-strong passphrases that can defeat even the most resourceful adversaries.
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f52ab57fa51dfa714505294444463ae5a009ae34f52ab57fa51dfa714505294444463ae5a009ae34 Hello,
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7b2c553376b37735b342cbcd8de10451fc324ae17b2c553376b37735b342cbcd8de10451fc324ae1 Your Gibberfish server is ready to be deployed. To do so you must first install the Tor Browser (Orfox on mobile) and download the instructions using this link, which will automatically self destruct after the first visit:
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e0d39df5ff64f4c2f1da104899674b052b4953dce0d39df5ff64f4c2f1da104899674b052b4953dc The installation should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. If the installation does not start properly, please close your browser and try again in a new session.
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5304ba624f07b18fee46545980f9a1a8ea22208b5304ba624f07b18fee46545980f9a1a8ea22208b Some important reminders:
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3c97d569e9acb18681d9a942331f2312f3018fda3c97d569e9acb18681d9a942331f2312f3018fda - Before deploying your server, please read our Quick-start guide. It contains important suggestions for maintaining your privacy and security.
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b437e8e04110f56a8b9c47f307752f1ffe534f74b437e8e04110f56a8b9c47f307752f1ffe534f74 - Do not lose your encryption passphrase. Without it all of your data will become permanently lost when the system is rebooted.
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83cd4abd5ed571a328114106a39627a8d97d243683cd4abd5ed571a328114106a39627a8d97d2436 - Do not lose your encryption passphrase. We cannot recover it, ever, for any reason.
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da4c5c9fa26b28a9d4e878ff4ca2b806cb529d97da4c5c9fa26b28a9d4e878ff4ca2b806cb529d97 - Once the installation is complete, your designated Administrator can begin creating accounts for new users. We do not recommend sending login credentials via unencrypted email. Signal is a good choice.
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c1798d225b6dcc1d71e125ca1ad4a279d2b2401fc1798d225b6dcc1d71e125ca1ad4a279d2b2401f - Do not hesitate to reach out to use with questions at info@gibberfish.org, but remember that we will only comply with requests originating from you@youremail.com. We strongly suggest using PGP encryption when communicating with Gibberfish.
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a1c52a6a810b9c8039241a3461d00fb096c501cba1c52a6a810b9c8039241a3461d00fb096c501cb - We can only provide limited technical support because we cannot log in to your server. In the coming months we will be rolling out improvements to our Management Portal which will provide better troubleshooting tools.
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967ef56d9a9ba26edc651297c3d0e8d0052c69b4967ef56d9a9ba26edc651297c3d0e8d0052c69b4 - If your server is rebooted, the encrypted disk will become locked. You will need to log in to the Management Portal and enter your passphrase to unlock it again.
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fdc2c194cec595f35d455046e41ab7f9024aff96fdc2c194cec595f35d455046e41ab7f9024aff96 - Do not lose your encryption passphrase. Without it all of your data will become permanently lost when the system is rebooted. Remember, we cannot recover your passphrase, ever, for any reason.
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4f175306160d62143d4c6ee2d79ef1c545e89c834f175306160d62143d4c6ee2d79ef1c545e89c83 - If at any point you are no longer using your Gibberfish server, please let us know so that we can decommission it and conserve our limited resources.
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278773fa20422788281e043f5874f30370404fd7278773fa20422788281e043f5874f30370404fd7 Follow our blog for important announcements and to monitor our canary statements, and please send us feedback to help us improve the service.
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0a674f97f0b88933610709daadcf84ac66ab6dd00a674f97f0b88933610709daadcf84ac66ab6dd0 Executive Director at Gibberfish, Inc