Tor controller GUI (tor-control-panel)

[Patrick]

New Identity in Gateway not working

Inside the whonix gateway under the tor control panel is a button “new identity”. It doesnt say “you have to close the browser”, it literally says “after this operation tor browser will close all tabs” but it doesnt. Infact nothing happens. How so?

As on screenshot https://www.whonix.org/w/images/e/e4/Tor-control-panel-utilities.png

New Identity

Same functionality as Tor Button “New Identity”, except
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That wording needs improvement. Tor Button is no longer part of Tor Browser. “Same functionality” might not mean much to most users. “New identity” is kinda a grandiose claim we derived from Tor Browser.

New suggested wording:

Label / Button: Request new Tor circuit
Text below: Use a fresh Tor route for new connections. This asks Tor to build new circuits, so future connections might take a different path (and might use a different Tor exit relay). Technically, this sends signal NEWNYM to Tor. For more information, see Stream Isolation: Easy.