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I'm really curious to know what this was originally designed for. It has consumer-friendly "Windows XP" style UX and the user it logs into isn't root/sudo. Th

by dotBen 15y ago

I'm really curious to know what this was originally designed for. It has consumer-friendly "Windows XP" style UX and the user it logs into isn't root/sudo. This all leads me to conclude the original purpose of this tool was for "normal people" to use, and so I'm left wondering whether it was for agents or informants to be able to communicate back to the mothership securely. If this was for security personnel or those performing forensics on evidence, there wouldn't be cutesy UX and it would be logged in to root. If this was for 'rank and file' staff in CIA/FBI offices, they wouldn't need a portable distro.

Jtsummers 15y ago
This is intended for rank and file staff of the DoD (as a DoD product) to use along with their CAC to connect to various DoD sites using CAC authentication. The theory is that you can load this onto a thumb drive or CD, take it and a CAC reader with you and plug both into any internet connected computer, providing you with a simple terminal for mundane office tasks (read: email).