Author: sajolida Date: To: The Tails public development discussion list, iliaalexeyev Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] The authenticity/genuineness of an usb TAILS-device
Ilia Alexeev wrote: > Please tell me whether the following "algorithm" be a way for checking the
> identity of a usb-device (in case you will allow this)? So:
> Previously saved ISO checked by manually downloaded key and is used to
> "upgrade" the device which is the device of (from) the TILES are working
> now {in fact it is not checking of the genuineness of the
> usb-TAILS-device, but the "reinstallation"} - but I hope this way can
> provide the authenticity/genuineness after reboot [in case those "upgrade"
> will be permitted in the TAILS-installer].
First of all, it is not currently possible to easily verify the
authenticity of Tails once installed on a USB stick. As you mentioned,
the best way to ensure that a Tails device is genuine is to reinstall it
from another trusted copy of Tails.
But, in that case, you need to reinstall it from a different and trusted
Tails device. In other words, if you are doubting about the authenticity
of a Tails device, you cannot use it to reinstall another one.
