Instructions to windows verify not correct

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There are multiple issues with both the adoptability and functions.

This section talks about a non-existant .exe installer for wiki/Verify_the_images_using_Windows#Verify_the_Whonix_Images

The link to download it is broken.

The verify command is unfinished

gpg --verify-options show-notations --verify (Get-ChildItem -Filter "Whonix*.*.asc").FullName (Get-ChildItem -Filter "Whonix*.*"

and it should be

gpg --verify-options show-notations --verify (Get-ChildItem -Filter "Whonix*.*.asc").FullName (Get-ChildItem -Filter "Whonix*.*" | Where-Object { $_.FullName -notlike "*.asc" }),FullName

According to the screenshot. But most important is the output. I get nothing from this.

I am browsing with the librewolf fork of firefox so this issue may be specific to me but it doesnt feel secure to have the verification instructions editable by any user like wikipedia.

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At time of writing, Whonix Windows Installer hasn’t been released yet. Added a notice on top just now.

Whonix Windows Installer is a work in progress. More information here:

Meanwhile users can use Whonix for Windows, macOS, Linux inside VirtualBox.

This is a non-issue. Edits are held for moderation. This is documented here:
Improve the Documentation / Edit the Whonix Wiki

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Thanks for the notify, the pipe symbol should be replaced with {{!}} for the wiki to show it as |, so the command after pipe was masked due to not using {{!}}.

Fixed.

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For reference:

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In any case, this command:

gpg --verify-options show-notations --verify (Get-ChildItem -Filter "Whonix*.*.asc").FullName (Get-ChildItem -Filter "Whonix*.*" |  Where-Object { $_.FullName -notlike "*.asc" }).FullName

Looks way too complicated. Highly unlikely for users to memorize that and/or write that by hand. It’s a programmer’s level of complexity. This counter to the advice given to mitigate hidden text attacks.

And also counter to the advice that users should not execute commands they do not understand.

Therefore I simplified it just now.

  • ova:
    • gpg --verify-options show-notations --verify Whonix-Xfce-.ova.asc Whonix-Xfce-.ova
  • exe:
    • gpg --verify-options show-notations --verify Whonix-Xfce-.exe.asc Whonix-Xfce-.exe

Please add a tab controller. @nurmagoz

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Done.

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