Top 15 Best Security-Centric Linux Distributions of 2020

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Qubes OS

Qubes OS uses the RPM package manager and is capable of working with any desktop environment of choice without requiring a lot of computer resources. Cited by Edward Snowden as the “best OS available today“, it is definitely a good choice if you want to make sure that your identity and data are yours alone whether online or offline.

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Tails

Tails is a security-centric Debian-based distro designed to protect users’ identity online and keep them anonymous. Its name stands for The Amnesiac Incognito Live System and it is built to force all incoming and outgoing traffic through the Tor network while blocking all traceable connections.

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3

BlackArch

Compared to other distros on this listed, BlackArch Linux is a relatively new project yet, it has been able to stand out as a reliable OS in the community of security experts. It ships with the user option to choose any of these desktop environments: Awesome, Blackbox, Fluxbox, or spectrwm, and as expected, it is available as a live DVD image and can be run from the convenience of a pen drive.

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4

Kali Linux

Kali Linux (formerly BackTrack) is a free advanced Debian-based penetration testing Linux distribution designed for security experts, ethical hacking, network security assessments, and digital forensics.

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JonDo Live-DVD is, however, a premium service (for commercial use) which explains why it is targeted at the commercial space. Like Tails, it doesn’t support any native way of saving files and it goes an extra mind to claim to offer users better computing speed.

6

Whonix

Whonix consists of two parts – the first which is “Whonix Gateway” that acts as a Tor gateway while the other is “Whonix Workstation” – an isolated network that routes all its connections through the Tor gateway.

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Discreete Linux

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8

IprediaOS

IprediaOS is a Fedora-based Linux distro built with a focus on anonymous web browsing, emailing, and file sharing, while offering users stability, speed, and computing power. Being the security-conscious Operating System that it is, IprediaOS is designed with a minimalist philosophy to ship with only vital applications and to automatically and transparently encrypt and anonymize all traffic that goes through it using the I2P anonymizing network.

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9

Parrot OS

Parrot Security OS is another Debian-based distribution geared towards penetration testing, ethical hacking, and ensuring anonymity online. It contains a robust and portable laboratory for digital forensics experts that not only includes software for reverse engineering, cryptography, and privacy, but also for software development and surfing the Internet anonymously.

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10

Subgraph OS

Subgraph OS is a lightweight Debian-based distribution designed to be impervious to surveillance and interference from adversaries over any network no matter their level of sophistication. It is created to use a hardened Linux kernel coupled with an application firewall to block certain programs from accessing the network and it forces all Internet traffic to go through the Tor network.

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Heads OS

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12

Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux is a lightweight security-oriented open-source Linux distribution designed for resource efficiency, security, and simplicity based on BusyBox and musl libc.

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13

PureOS

PureOS is a user-friendly Debian-based distribution built with a focus on user privacy and security by Purism – the company behind Liberem computers and smartphones.

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14

Linux Kodachi

Linux Kodachi is a lightweight Linux distribution designed to run from a pen drive or DVD. Right out of the bat, it filters all network traffic through a Virtual Proxy Network and the Tor network in order to obscure its user’s location and it goes the extra mile to remove any traces of its activities when it is done being used.

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15

Trusted End Node Security

TENS (formerly Lightweight Portable Security or LPS) stands for Trusted End Node Security and it is a program that boots a barebone Linux OS from a portable storage device without mounting any data on the local disk.

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