intrigeri wrote: > I believe we're telling users about some security benefits of > booting Tails from a DVD (as opposed to from a USB stick), but > apparently there are some drawbacks too. Perhaps we need to adjust > our doc accordingly?
First steps with Tails https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/index.en.html Please notice this line: "Installing onto a USB stick or SD card (recommended)" Choosing between burning a DVD and installing onto a USB stick or SD card https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/media/index.en.html That second page contains this statement: "Some USB sticks, SD cards, or SD card adapters have a read-only switch that can prevent your Tails from being altered, but be aware that this protection is most probably not ensured by the device itself: do not rely on untrusted computers to respect this feature." Suggestion: It would be great if it were possible to automatically test if a USB storage device is *really* write protected. That test could be executed while booting Tails and the user could be informed about the result. Cheers, Andreas _______________________________________________ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.