14 DAY TRIAL // After a small delay, the Debian-based Tails amnesic incognito live system has been updated today, November 15, 2016, to version 2.7, bringing us all the latest tools and technologies for surfing the Web anonymously.
Tails 2.7 has been in development for the past one and a half months, during which it received numerous security fixes and updated components. However, the most important change implemented in this version is support for Let's Encrypt SSL certificates.
"This release fixes many security issues and users should upgrade as soon as possible," reads today's announcement. "[We] ship LetsEncrypt intermedite SSL certificate so that our tools will be able to go on authenticating our website when its certifcate will be updated."
Tor 0.2.8.9 and TOR Browser 6.0.6 have been included
As for the updated components and applications included in today's Tails 2.7 release, we can mention the latest stable Tor 0.2.8.9 anonymity network and Tor Browser 6.0.6 web browser for surfing the Internet via the Tor network, as well as the Icedove 45.4.0 email and news client.
Under the hood, Tails 2.7 appears to be powered by a kernel from the Linux 4.7 series, which, unfortunately, reached end of life last month. Tails 2.7 also addresses an issue with the Synaptic Package Manager to allow the installation of packages with the correct architecture, and sets the default spelling to en_US in Icedove.
As nothing is perfect in this world, Tails 2.7 ships with a known issue, which could affect those who set the security slider of the Tor Browser to High, as they'll need to click on a link to view the result of the search executed using the search box. Tails 2.7 is available for download right now from our website.
