Silk Road forums
Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: LadyCake on February 11, 2012, 06:37 pm
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The post below is one that im probably sure i put in the wrong thread... Sorry! Im learning, slowly but surely!
Hello all.
I am very excited to have figured out Tor and Silk Road basics, but my inexperience in all things security related has left me baffled. I have read virtually all the FAQs and How-to's from BitCoins to PGP and everything in between, but still I find myself so confused. I am losing patience spending hours a day trying to figure all this out. Let's just say that the extent of my computer skills would be setting up a wireless router that I just bought at WalMart, and all i know how to use is basic windows applications. This being said, I am afraid to dive in an attempt a purchace...
I think I'll spend a few more days researching and learning before going any further. In writing this, I'm even questioning if posting it will be a red flag for potential attackers and scammers wanting to take advantage of my inexperience. What do you guys think? Also, when registering on the forum I wondered if using a gmail account is safe (this question alone probably reveals exactly how ignorant i am!)
Can anyone give me some pointers?
Thank you so much!
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you sound like your on the right track.. not exactly sure what your asking but il just break it down as simply as i can, this is just one interpretation, everyone sees things a bit differently, esp when it comes to security.
required programs
-tor browser
-SR account
-bitcoin supplier (get-bitcoin.com)
-bitcoin wallet
-PGP setup
thats all you need.. you can use SR all you want then, if you want to take security a step further you need a program for HD encryption like Truecrypt, and a program called Liberte linux?? i dont use it, dont know much about it (google)
i also have a tormail.net account that i use if i communicate outside or SR on Tor. Good to go :)
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Well - read everything ... like the info when you register to the forum that you don´t need to give away any real email address. ::)
Other than that - it´s straight forward and the biggest risk will always be the shipping to your home address. The highly theoretical "dangers" in the virtual world are a smaller problem. Don´t volunteer any information that is not needed. This means just your shipping address and nothing else.
Otherwise - stick to TOR and the browser in the package, Bitcoins and don´t use other tools (except pgp to encrypt messages). This should be as safe as is reasonable.