Added more support for RealTek wireless drivers; added additional broadband cellular drivers; added additional SmartCard drivers; revised About Box to show licensing info; removed GMail S/MIME add-on, which no longer works with GMail; updated Flash to 10.3.183.7; updated Firefox to 3.6.22; updated DOD Configuration add-on to 1.3.3; updated Java to 6u27; updated OpenSSH to 5.9p1; updated DOD Root CAs.

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Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.5.5 Version 1.5.5 of Lightweight Portable Security (LPS), a privacy-oriented Linux live CD developed by Software Protection Initiative, has been released: " Version 1.5.5 of LPS is now available. Changes: updated Firefox to 24.8.1 ESR; updated Adobe Flash Player to 11.2.202.411; updated Firefox extension NoScript 2.6.9.1; updated Firefox extension HTTPS Everywhere 4.0.2; updated Java to 1.7u71; updated OpenSSH to 6.7p1; updated OpenSSL to 1.0.0o/0.9.8zc; updated NSPR to 4.10.7 and NSS to 3.17; updated PCSC-Lite to 1.8.12 with CCID 1.4.18; updated Thunderbird to 24.8.1 (Deluxe only); updated Bash to 4.2.48; added PuTTY under Connectivity; fixes to Broadcom wireless drivers; Linux Kernel version 3.10.58. " Here is the complete changelog. Download (MD5) the "standard" or the "Deluxe" edition (which includes Thunderbird and LibreOffice) from here: LPS-1.5.5_public.iso (284MB), LPS-1.5.5_public_deluxe.iso (442MB). Non-PAE images of LPS 1.5.5 are also available from the download page.

Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.5.1 An updated version of Lightweight Portable Security (LPS), a privacy-oriented Linux live CD developed in the USA by Software Protection Initiative, is now available for download: " Version 1.5.1 of LPS is now available. Changes: fixed DNSCrypt feature; fixed printing; added power management controls; added support for Express Card CCID smartcard readers; updated encryption wizard to 3.4.1; updated Firefox to 24.4.0 ESR; updated Adobe Flash Player to 11.2.202.350; updated OpenSSH to 6.6p1; updated Firefox extension NoScript to version 2.6.8.19; updated Thunderbird to 24.4.0 (Deluxe edition only); Linux Kernel version 3.10.35. " See the complete changelog for information about all the recent additions and software upgrades. Download links (MD5): LPS-1.5.1_public.iso (282MB), LPS-1.5.1_public_deluxe.iso (440MB). Non-PAE images of LPS 1.5.1 are also available from the download page.

Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.6 Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) is a Linux live CD with a goal of allowing users to work on a computer without the risk of exposing their credentials and private data to malware, key loggers and other Internet-era ills. A minor maintenance update, version 1.3.6, was released yesterday: " Changes in Version 1.3.6 - maintenance release, released 14 September 2012: updated Firefox to 10.0.7 ESR; updated Firefox extension - HTTPS Everywhere 2.2.2; updated Firefox extension - NoScript 2.5.4; updated Thunderbird to 10.0.7 ESR (Deluxe only); updated Pidgin to 2.10.6 (Deluxe only); Flash not updated to 11.2.202.238 (it crashes with YouTube); updated Java to 6u35; updated OpenSSH to 6.1p1; removed Firefox extension blocklisting, which generated spurious warnings; minor bookmark updates. " See the complete changelog for further details. Download (MD5): LPS-1.3.6_public.iso (181MB), LPS-1.3.6_public_deluxe.iso (391MB).

Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.5 Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) version 1.3.5, a Linux live CD with a goal of allowing users to work on a computer without the risk of exposing their credentials and private data to malware, has been released. What's new? " Updated Firefox to 10.0.5 ESR; updated Firefox extensions HTTPS Everywhere to version 2.0.5 and NoScript to version 2.4.6; updated Thunderbird to 10.0.5 ESR (Deluxe only); updated Flash to 11.2.202.236, including fixing the library support issue noted in release 1.3.4; updated Encryption Wizard application to 3.3.4; Updated OpenSSL to 0.9.8x; minor bookmark updates, including adding check for updates to major bundled software components; fixed problem with iPhone tethering introduced with iOS 5.1 update; updated Java to 6u33. " Here is the complete changelog. Download links (MD5): LPS-1.3.5_public.iso (175MB), LPS-1.3.5_public_deluxe.iso (382MB).

Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.4 Software Protection Initiative (SPI) has announced the release of Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) 1.3.4, an updated version of the project's security live CD designed for secure and anonymous use of web-based applications: " Changes: updated Firefox to 10.0.4 ESR; added Firefox extension HTTPS Everywhere 2.0.3; added Firefox extension NoScript 2.3.9; updated Thunderbird to 10.0.4 ESR; downgraded Flash to 11.1.102.63 due to incompatibilities in new Adobe libraries, Flash will be updated with our next kernel update release (LPS 1.4), if running an old version of Flash poses a problem, use the NoScript add-on within Firefox to disable it; updated Encryption Wizard application to 3.3.3; updated OpenSSL to 0.9.8w; updated OpenSSH to 6.0p1; updated Java to 6u32; updated the Citrix client to 12.1.0.203066; fixed SameTime support in Pidgin, it was left out of 1.3.3 by accident; added MultiPing 0.1.2 under the Connectivity menu. " See the complete release notes for more details. Download (MD5): LPS-1.3.4_public.iso (185MB), LPS-1.3.4_public_deluxe.iso (394MB).

Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.3 A new version of Lightweight Portable Security (LPS), a Linux live CD with strong privacy protection features created by the United States Department of Defence, is out. Version 1.3.3 is a maintenance release, updating Firefox, Flash, Adobe Reader and OpenSSL, and adding Thunderbird and Pidgin to the "deluxe" edition. From the changelog: " Changes in version 1.3.3: updated Firefox to 10.0.3 ESR; updated Flash to 11.2.202.228; updated OpenSSL to 0.9.8u; updated Adobe Reader to 9.5.1; updated Encryption Wizard application to 3.3.2; added Thunderbird 3.1.20 and DAVmail to LPS-Public Deluxe for S/MIME email support with MS Exchange OWA; added Pidgin 2.10.2 (with SameTime support); added VMware View 1.4; added option for OpenDNS DNSCrypt; added Firefox extension HTTPS Everywhere 2.0.1; added Firefox extension NoScript 2.3.7 (disabled by default). " Download (SHA256) the live CD images from the project's download server: LPS-1.3.3_public.iso (176MB), LPS-1.3.3_public_deluxe.iso (377MB).