New Tor Oniux tool anonymizes any Linux app's network traffic

Tor has announced Oniux, a new command-line tool for routing any Linux application securely through the Tor network for anonymized network connections. Unlike classic methods like torsocks, which rely on user-space tricks, Oniux uses Linux namespaces to create a fully isolated network environment for each application, preventing data leaks even if the app is malicious or misconfigured. Linux namespaces are a kernel feature that allows processes to run in isolated environments, each with its own view of specific system resources like networking, processes, or file mounts. Oniux uses Linux namespaces to isolate apps at the kernel level, so all their traffic is forced through Tor. "We are excited to introduce oniux: a small command-line utility providing Tor network isolation for third-party applications using Linux namespaces," reads a Tor blog post. "Built on Arti, and onionmasq, oniux drop-ships any Linux program into its own network namespace to route it through Tor and strips aw ... Read full article.