{{Header}} {{#seo: |description=Use Signal Private Messenger over the Tor network with {{project_name_long}}. |image=Signalmessenger.png }} {{title|title= Send Signal Messages over Tor with {{project_name_short}} }} [[image:Signal.png|Signal Logo|thumb]] {{intro| Use Signal Private Messenger over the Tor network with {{project_name_short}}. }} = Anonymity Specific = The mandatory linkage of the desktop software application with a phone number makes it very likely adversaries can easily link any 'anonymous' use of Signal in {{project_name_short}} with a user's real identity, even if a secondary phone number is used as a limited workaround. Notably, to date Signal has ignored user requests to enable registration with an email account as a possible alternative. For this reason alone, alternative options like [[Chat#Gajim|Gajim]] should be investigated instead; see [[Chat|Instant Messenger Chat]] for further information. Readers are of course free to ignore this advice -- see below for {{project_name_short}} instructions. {{mbox | image = [[File:Ambox_warning_pn.svg.png|40px]] | text = It is possible to install the [https://www.signal.org/blog/standalone-signal-desktop/ standalone Signal Desktop application version] for Linux in {{project_name_workstation_long}}, and tunneling the application over the Tor network. However, this configuration is not recommended because although the traffic will be routed over the Tor network, Signal requires the user provide a phone number for verification. The number can be different form the device's SIM card; it can be a landline or VoIP number, so long as the user can receive the verification code and possesses a separate device to set up the software. See [[Phone_Number_Validation|Phone Number Validation vs User Privacy]]. }} = Installation = {{Community Support|scope=page}} {{upstream_wiki}} = See Also = * [[Phone_Number_Validation|Phone Number Validation vs User Privacy]] = Footnotes = {{reflist|close=1}} {{Footer}} [[Category:Documentation]]