Tails 6.4
New features
Random seed
Tails now stores a random seed on the USB stick to strengthen all cryptography.
Having a secure random number generator is critical to some of the cryptography used in Tails, for example, in the Persistent Storage, Tor, or HTTPS.
This random seed is stored outside of the Persistent Storage so that all users can benefit from stronger cryptography.
Changes and updates
Switch to using HTTPS addresses instead of an onion addresses for the Debian and Tails APT repositories. This makes the Additional Software feature more reliable.
Update Tor Browser to 13.0.16.
Update the Tor client to 0.4.8.12.
Update Thunderbird to 115.12.0.
Fixed problems
Fix more issues when unlocking the Persistent Storage. ( #20020, #20344, #19913)
Fix connecting to a mobile broadband network on some hardware. ( #20291)
Enable again the PDF reader of Thunderbird that we disabled in Tails 6.3 for security.
Improve the error message of Tails Cloner when the target USB stick cannot be unmounted because it is being used. ( #19253)
Fix the homepage of Tor Browser when using the New Identity feature. This removes the error message
Tor Browser blocked your homepage from loading. ( #20381)Remove the redundant dialog when unlocking a VeraCrypt volume using the Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes utility. ( #20281)
For more details, read our changelog.
Tails version 6.4 has been released. Tails now keeps a random seed on a USB stick to improve cryptography and provide safe random number generators. Other updates include using HTTPS addresses for Debian and Tails APT repositories, updating Tor Browser and Tor client, and upgrading Thunderbird.
