Oniux by Tor: Isolating Linux Applications at the Kernel Level for Secure Connections

An Anonymous Coward claiming to be "Legendary Donut" writes:

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.

Read more of this story at SoylentNews.