I did the hidden OS on windows long ago and it was NICE! But No UEFI support and also … windows. I recently went to endeavor OS and like it but, I keep wondering if I can do a hidden OS on Linux or at least FDE with palosable deniability (I can’t spell it). I have seen shufflecake but the hidden OS …

If your willing to expand on it, what’s your purpose for needing plausible deniability? I am wondering if maybe there is a simpler solution .

I just like the veracrypt hidden OS. Also it would be useful at checkpoint or in the country of travel. I like that you have 1 password for normal OS, and 1 for super secret OS

Also I do VMs in hidden partitions but its just not the same.

I was wondering if anyone had updates?

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Thanks! But not what I am looking for. I have a custom Linux pacman distro iso (yha, I know, super nerd) and my threat model is way below qubes (but it is still awesome). So it would have to work on something like arch. Any idea?

I remember looking into this for additional safety at border crossings but a friend told me that this may be considered concealment and could be illegal (although no way the border grunts would realize this) and the setup looked complex so I decided against it. What I do currently is that I make an…

Only Shufflecake alone comes to mind, but we are already aware of its limitations.

Hello! Shufflecake will be presented at the Crypto Applications Workshop (CAW) in Rome, Italy (co-located with EUROCRYPT 2026 and many other crypto events), on May 10th, 2026. This talk is going to be an update of the latest news and status of the project in 2026, including juicy news on the Hidden…

I will wait. But they have said this for a while now. I would like it to be out now. It’s so cool I just wish it was :frowning:.

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Technically, Qubes OS is a Xen-based distribution using Linux VMs, so this is not a Linux distribution-agnostic solution, but nonetheless, this information may prove useful for your use case(s).

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