VPN instead of Tor

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Hi all,

I need to use a site that doesn’t allow connections through Tor but does allow connection through VPNs. Whonix offers a lot of hardening and privacy features in addition to Tor. I would like to take advantage of these. Therefore, I would like to use Whonix with a VPN instead. Could someone please tell me if I can use Whonix with a VPN instead of Tor? If not, which software would be best for me to use?

Note: I understand that Tor + VPN is generally a bad idea and that VPNs simply move trust from ISP to someone else (unlike Tor which is not based on trust)

Thank you.

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(Whonix is based on Kicksecure.)

Unsupported.

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Thank you for replying. Just so I am clear: are you recommending that I use kicksecure with a VPN for my needs as outlined in the OP or are you simply stating that it is an option? I’ve not used kicksecure before so I am not sure if it would require more configuration than the average distro (fedora, ubuntu etc) to get started. Am I correct in thinking that I can simply

  1. install kicksecure to usb
  2. install protonVPN
  3. then launch a browser and proceed like I would with any other distro?
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Since Whonix is based on Kicksecure… If you already used Whonix and are OK with it, then Kicksecure might not be much of a challenge either.

I am not aware of any VPNBOX alike projects but these might exist.

I wanted to say, if you like to have the security hardening, check out https://www.kicksecure.com.

For more detailed questions for Kicksecure, check out the website and then head over to https://forums.kicksecure.com if there are still other questions.

I didn’t test. Don’t see why it wouldn’t work.

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Yes, this works. Just install the Proton VPN Debian version and use it normally.