Thirstys-waterfall

Thirstys-waterfall

Thirstys Waterfall - Deployment-Gated Integrated Privacy-First System

Standard v3 Evidence-Gated Privacy System

A comprehensive privacy-first system that is being completed toward 8 firewall types, a built-in VPN, and an incognito browser with encrypted privacy controls. This repository now has local deployment-smoke evidence, but broad deployment and all-platform claims remain gated by the Standard v3 acceptance matrix.

Standard v3 acceptance status: This repository is under active completion toward the claims in this README. The current acceptance plan, verified evidence, and blockers are tracked in docs/operations/README_CLAIM_ACCEPTANCE.md. Final deployment claims are not accepted as complete until that matrix is green.

Capability Targets and Current Evidence

Area	Standard v3 status	Evidence now present	Remaining acceptance work
Encryption and private data handling	Not accepted	Crypto helpers, encrypted storage helpers, and privacy-ledger components exist	End-to-end proof for browser state, logs, downloads, configuration, storage, and transport paths
8 firewall categories	Partial	Firewall modules and backend tests exist; web status now fails closed when backend status is unavailable	Real rule apply/rollback evidence per supported OS or narrowed platform claims
Built-in VPN direction	Partial	Backend modules and tests exist; command paths are resolved before availability is reported; web connect/disconnect no longer fabricate success	Real OS connection/disconnection evidence, privilege requirements, and rollback behavior
Native browser engine	Partial	Native document/parser/fetcher/layout layer and local network navigation/session compatibility tests exist	Broader rendering coverage and supported-site acceptance evidence
Privacy/security engines	Partial	Modules and focused tests exist for multiple privacy/security subsystems	Add configured backend evidence and end-to-end acceptance evidence
Kill switch	Partial	Kill-switch modules and orchestration paths exist	Prove real network blocking and rollback behavior on supported platforms

New and Advanced Feature Areas

The sections below identify implemented modules, demos, and intended capability areas. They are not final Standard v3 acceptance claims unless the acceptance matrix marks the related row accepted.

🎯 Thirsty Consigliere - Privacy-First AI Assistant

Privacy-assistant direction: privacy as a first-class contract, not a vibe.

Core Principles:

Data Minimization: Collect only what is strictly needed
No Training on User Data: target behavior for local/private inference paths
On-Device Inference: No external API calls by default
Zero "Accept All": Everything locked down by default
Transparency: data-flow visibility remains acceptance work

Features:

✅ Capability system with explicit user permissions
✅ Action ledger with one-click deletion
✅ Privacy audit checklist
✅ Fine-grained permission toggles
✅ Ephemeral context windows (memory only)
✅ Privacy-preserving local-assistant direction

Learn more →

🔐 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

MFA module with multiple authentication methods and risk-based escalation paths.

Authentication Methods:

TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) - RFC 6238 compliant
FIDO2/WebAuthn - Hardware security keys
Passkeys - Passwordless authentication
X.509 Certificates - Client certificate authentication
Biometric - Fingerprint, Face ID, Iris scanning

Security Features:

Context-aware authentication requirements
Risk-based dynamic escalation
Session management with automatic timeouts
Comprehensive audit logging
Privacy Risk Engine integration

Learn more →

🖥️ MicroVM Isolation

MicroVM isolation module intended to isolate browser tabs, extensions, and sessions using Firecracker, QEMU, or compatible backends where available.

Capabilities:

Hard Process Separation: Complete VM-level isolation
Micro-Segmentation: Network-isolated VMs
Resource Management: Per-VM CPU, memory, disk limits
Multiple Backends: Firecracker, QEMU, Cloud Hypervisor
Health Monitoring: Continuous monitoring and metrics

Use Cases:

Isolate untrusted browser tabs
Sandbox browser extensions
Separate browsing sessions
Plugin isolation

Learn more →

DOS Trap Mode - System Compromise Detection

Compromise-detection and automated-response module. Some low-level response paths still require real platform evidence.

Detection:

Rootkit Detection - Kernel module scanning
Kernel Anomaly Detection - System call integrity
Process Injection Detection - Hidden process identification
Hardware Attestation Monitoring - TPM/Secure Enclave integration

Response:

Secret Wiping - Master key destruction
Hardware Key Destruction - TPM/HSM key removal
Interface Isolation - Network/USB interface disabling
Memory Sanitization - Multi-pass secure wiping (DoD 5220.22-M, Gutmann)
Disk Sanitization - Secure file deletion

Learn more →

📋 Privacy Accountability Ledger

Encrypted audit logging with integrity checks and zero-knowledge direction.

Security:

Zero-Knowledge Direction - Dual-layer encryption helpers (Fernet + AES-256-GCM)
Tamper Detection - SHA-512 cryptographic hashing
Merkle Tree Verification - O(log n) integrity proofs
Atomic Writes - ACID guarantees with WAL
Thread-Safe - Full concurrency support

Features:

Structured event logging with severity levels
Efficient indexed search (user, type, time)
Compliance-ready audit exports (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2)
Configurable retention policies
Forensic resistance with secure data wiping

Learn more →

Advanced Network Stealth

Network anonymization and censorship-circumvention module.

Pluggable Transports:

obfs4 - Obfuscated bridge protocol
meek - Domain fronting transport
snowflake - WebRTC-based transport
HTTP/3 - QUIC-based protocol
WebSocket - HTTP(S) tunneling

Obfuscation:

Traffic padding and timing randomization
Protocol mimicry (HTTP, TLS, DNS, BitTorrent, Gaming)
Traffic shaping and fragmentation
Domain fronting via major CDNs

Features:

Per-request onion routing
Dynamic circuit selection
Comprehensive metrics and monitoring
Multiple transport and obfuscation strategies

Learn more →

Media Downloader

Multi-mode media downloader with encrypted-library direction.

Features:

Audio-only, video-only, audio+video, best quality modes
Built-in encrypted media library
Format conversion
Metadata encryption helpers
Download encryption support remains part of Standard v3 data-path acceptance work

Local AI Assistant

Local AI-assistant direction with no external API calls by default.

Features:

On-device inference (no external API calls)
Local privacy-preserving inference direction
Zero-data-collection target for local inference paths
Text generation, code assistance, problem solving

🖥️ Remote Access - Browser & Desktop

Remote-access module with secure-tunnel direction.

Features:

Remote browser direction with encrypted transport support
Remote desktop streaming direction
Secure tunnel through VPN
Multi-hop VPN routing remains acceptance-gated

Ad Annihilator - Ad and Tracker Blocking

Ad and tracker blocking module.

Features:

Rule-based ad blocking
1000+ ad domains blocked
Tracker blocking
Pop-up blocking
Autoplay blocking
Malvertising protection
Cryptomining prevention

⚙️ Comprehensive Settings System

13 setting categories covering all aspects of the system:

General, 2. Privacy, 3. Security, 4. Browser
Ad Blocker, 6. Consigliere, 7. Media Downloader
AI Assistant, 9. Remote Access, 10. Network
Firewalls, 12. Support, 13. Advanced

💬 Support System

Q/A System with knowledge base
Contact threads (improvements, features, security, code of conduct)
Feedback manager (all encrypted)

📦 Installation

Quick Install

Using Installer Scripts (Recommended)

Linux/macOS:

# Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/IAmSoThirsty/Thirstys-waterfall.git
cd Thirstys-waterfall

# Run installer

bash install.sh

Windows:

# Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/IAmSoThirsty/Thirstys-waterfall.git
cd Thirstys-waterfall

# Run installer

install.bat

Using pip

# Install from PyPI (when published)

pip install thirstys-waterfall

# Or install from source

git clone https://github.com/IAmSoThirsty/Thirstys-waterfall.git
cd Thirstys-waterfall
pip install -e .

Using Docker

# Using Docker Compose (recommended)

docker-compose up -d

# Or build and run directly

docker build -t thirstys-waterfall .
docker run -d --name thirstys-waterfall \
  --cap-add NET_ADMIN \
  --cap-add NET_RAW \
  -v thirstys_data:/home/thirsty/.thirstys_waterfall \
  thirstys-waterfall

Manual Installation

# Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/IAmSoThirsty/Thirstys-waterfall.git
cd Thirstys-waterfall

# Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install package

pip install -e .

Platform-Specific Requirements

Linux

# For full VPN and firewall functionality

sudo apt-get install wireguard-tools openvpn nftables strongswan

Windows

Download WireGuard for Windows
Download OpenVPN for Windows
Windows Firewall is built-in

macOS

# For full VPN functionality

brew install wireguard-tools openvpn

# PF (Packet Filter) is built into macOS

🚀 Quick Start

Python API

from thirstys_waterfall import ThirstysWaterfall

# Initialize system

waterfall = ThirstysWaterfall()

# Start configured subsystems

waterfall.start()

# Create encrypted browser tab

tab_id = waterfall.browser.create_tab()

# Navigate with the current browser engine implementation

waterfall.browser.navigate(tab_id, "https://example.com")

# Perform a search through the configured search path

results = waterfall.browser.search("my search query")

# Get system status

status = waterfall.get_status()
print(f"Encryption Status: {status['everything_encrypted']}")
print(f"VPN Backend Configured: {status['vpn']['built_in']}")
print(f"VPN Connected: {status['vpn']['connected']}")

# Run privacy audit

audit = waterfall.run_privacy_audit()

# Stop configured subsystems

waterfall.stop()

Command Line

# Start system

thirstys-waterfall --start

# Show status

thirstys-waterfall --status

# Run privacy audit

thirstys-waterfall --audit

# Use custom config

thirstys-waterfall --config config.json --start

📋 Configuration

See examples/config.json for full configuration options.

{
  "global": {
    "privacy_mode": "maximum",
    "kill_switch_enabled": true
  },
  "vpn": {
    "enabled": true,
    "multi_hop": true,
    "hop_count": 3,
    "kill_switch": true
  },
  "browser": {
    "incognito_mode": true,
    "no_history": true,
    "no_cache": true,
    "no_cookies": true
  }
}

🚀 Deployment Verification

Thirstys Waterfall currently has release, local deployment-smoke, local Docker target evidence verification, and verified production TLS proxy configuration, not final external/public Production Deployment Verified status. The verifier runs tests, syntax and type gates, Bandit, hash-enforced pip-audit scans of the build and deployment locks, reproducible wheel/source-distribution builds, local web health/auth smoke, Docker Compose config validation, Docker image build, Docker container health/auth smoke, local rollback smoke, and a required target-evidence manifest when supplied. Release v1.0.3 also pushed a verified GHCR image that was pulled and smoke-tested locally.

python scripts\verify_production_deployment.py --thirsty-lang-path "T:\01-Projects\thirsty_lang_exploration_0754"

See Production Deployment Verification and the README Claim Acceptance Matrix for current evidence and blockers.

Deployment Methods

Docker Deployment (verified release-image smoke path)
- Complete hash-verified runtime dependencies through requirements-deploy.in and requirements-deploy.lock
- Docker Compose orchestration
- Health checks and resource limits
- Non-root user security
- GHCR release image pull, container smoke, and local rollback smoke verified
Production TLS Proxy Deployment (config verified, live target evidence still required)
- docker-compose.production.yml keeps the app container private
- Caddy publishes ports 80 and 443
- Caddyfile is mounted read-only with HSTS and security headers
- scripts\verify_production_proxy_config.py validates the normalized proxy config
Python Package
- Standard Python package metadata
- Simple pip install deployment
- Local wheel build verified
Systemd Service (planned Linux server path)
- Native systemd integration still requires target-host evidence
- Automatic startup and restart
- System-level security hardening
Windows Service (planned Windows server path)
- Native Windows service support still requires target-host evidence
- Automatic startup configuration

Quick Production Deploy

# Docker local smoke

docker-compose up -d

# Production TLS proxy config

cp .env.production.example .env.production
# edit .env.production with real secrets, THIRSTYS_PUBLIC_HOST, and CADDY_ACME_EMAIL
python scripts/verify_production_proxy_config.py --compose-file docker-compose.production.yml --caddyfile deploy/caddy/Caddyfile
docker compose --env-file .env.production -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d

# Linux systemd

sudo systemctl enable thirstys-waterfall
sudo systemctl start thirstys-waterfall

# Check status

docker ps  # Docker
sudo systemctl status thirstys-waterfall  # Systemd

Packaging & Distribution

✅ Local wheel build verified: Standard Python packaging with pyproject.toml
✅ Local Docker image build verified: Container starts and passes health/auth smoke
✅ GitHub Release verified: v1.0.3 published with wheel and source artifacts
✅ GHCR image verified: ghcr.io/iamsothirsty/thirstys-waterfall:1.0.3 published with digest sha256:9bcb45941b19bd8ae1b848c5ffecaca8df9a15472ca02efb45999e283fe564bc
✅ Production TLS proxy config verified: Caddy reverse-proxy config keeps the app private, publishes 80/443, mounts proxy config read-only, and passes the proxy config verifier
✅ Local Docker target manifest verified: published-image pull/run, health/auth/logs, shared revocation store, rollback, secret rotation, host network policy, service/orchestrator hardening, and narrowed platform-backend evidence pass the strict manifest gate
⚠️ External/public target deployment not yet accepted: public target host/proxy logs, live TLS certificate/boundary evidence, external service/orchestrator hardening, and real OS VPN/firewall backend evidence are still required before broader production claims
⚠️ Platform backend support not yet accepted: real VPN/firewall execution evidence is still required beyond availability tests

📖 Deployment Verification Guide →

🎯 Use Cases

Privacy-focused browsing research - native browser direction, privacy controls, and acceptance-gated data handling
Secure research workflows - encrypted storage/search direction with remaining end-to-end proof work
Anonymous communication direction - multi-hop VPN and onion-routing modules with remaining real backend evidence
Threat-protection direction - firewall categories, malware detection modules, and backend proof work
Leak-reduction direction - kill switch and leak-detection modules with remaining platform proof
Pop-up/redirect controls - browser-control modules with remaining acceptance coverage

🔬 Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 Thirstys Waterfall Orchestrator                     │
│                 STANDARD V3 EVIDENCE-GATED RUNTIME                  │
│                  CAPABILITIES TRACKED BY ACCEPTANCE MATRIX           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                  │
        ┌─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┐
        │                         │                         │
   ┌────▼────┐              ┌────▼────┐              ┌────▼────┐
   │ 8 Types │              │ Built-In│              │ Browser │
   │Firewalls│              │   VPN   │              │Encrypted│
   └─────────┘              └─────────┘              └─────────┘
        │                         │                         │
   Rule Control             Backend Control          Native Engine
   Evidence Needed          Evidence Needed          Evidence Needed
        │                         │                         │
        └─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┘
                                  │
        ┌─────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┐
        │                                                     │
   ┌────▼────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐  ┌────────────┐
   │ Advanced    │  │   Privacy   │  │   Security   │  │ AI & Media │
   │ Features    │  │   Systems   │  │   Systems    │  │  Systems   │
   └─────────────┘  └─────────────┘  └──────────────┘  └────────────┘
        │                  │                 │                  │
   • Consigliere    • Ledger         • MFA Auth        • AI Assistant
   • Network        • Anti-Track     • DOS Trap        • Media DL
     Stealth        • Anti-Malware   • MicroVM         • Remote Access
   • AD             • Onion Router     Isolation       • Settings
     Annihilator                      • HW Root of
                                        Trust

Component Overview

Core Layer

Orchestrator: Coordinates configured subsystems with kill-switch paths
8 Firewall Categories: packet-filtering, circuit-level, stateful, proxy, NGFW, software, hardware, cloud
Built-in VPN Direction: backend orchestration for WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IKEv2 where supported
Privacy Browser: native browser-engine direction with incognito/session controls

Advanced Features Layer

Thirsty Consigliere: Privacy-first local assistant direction
Network Stealth: Pluggable transports, domain fronting, protocol mimicry
Ad Annihilator: Ad and tracker blocking

Privacy Systems Layer

Privacy Ledger: Immutable encrypted audit logs with Merkle tree verification
Anti-Tracking: Blocks all known trackers
Anti-Malware: Real-time scanning
Onion Router: Tor-like routing with per-request circuits

Security Systems Layer

MFA Authentication: TOTP, FIDO2, Passkeys, Biometrics, X.509
DOS Trap Mode: Rootkit detection, compromise response, secret wiping
MicroVM Isolation: Hardware-level process separation with Firecracker/QEMU
Hardware Root of Trust: TPM, Secure Enclave, HSM integration

AI & Media Systems Layer

AI Assistant: On-device inference with local helper encryption
Media Downloader: Multi-mode with encrypted library
Remote Access: Secure browser and desktop streaming
Settings System: 13 comprehensive categories

🔍 Implementation Proof

Run the demo to see concrete implementations in action:

python examples/concrete_implementation_demo.py

This demo shows:

Real VPN backend detection (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2)
Real firewall backend detection (nftables, Windows Firewall, PF)
Platform-specific integration details
Actual command-line tools used for each platform

Example output on Linux:

Available VPN backends on this system: ['ikev2']
Available firewall backends on this system: ['nftables']
Platform-specific firewall backend: NftablesBackend

📚 Feature Demonstrations

Each major feature has a dedicated demonstration script:

# MFA Authentication

python examples/mfa_authentication_example.py

# MicroVM Isolation

python examples/microvm_isolation_demo.py

# DOS Trap Mode

python examples/dos_trap_demo.py

# Privacy Ledger

python examples/privacy_ledger_examples.py

# Advanced Network Stealth

python examples/advanced_stealth_demo.py

# Hardware Root of Trust

python examples/hardware_root_of_trust_security_demo.py

# Basic usage

python examples/basic_usage.py

# Advanced usage with all features

python examples/advanced_usage.py

# Complete integrated usage

python examples/complete_usage.py

📊 Local Verification Evidence

Local Test Coverage

# Run all unit tests

python -m unittest discover -s tests -p "test_*.py" -v

# Specific test suites

python -m unittest tests.test_vpn_backends -v
python -m unittest tests.test_firewall_backends -v
python -m unittest tests.test_mfa_auth -v
python -m unittest tests.test_microvm_isolation -v
python -m unittest tests.test_dos_trap -v
python -m unittest tests.test_privacy_ledger -v

✅ Backend Verification

# Check available VPN backends on your system

python -c "from thirstys_waterfall.vpn.backends import VPNBackendFactory; print(VPNBackendFactory.get_available_backends())"

# Check available firewall backends on your system

python -c "from thirstys_waterfall.firewalls.backends import FirewallBackendFactory; print(FirewallBackendFactory.get_available_backends())"

Current Documentation

Architecture - System architecture
Competition Comparison - Evidence-gated capability comparison
Threat Model - Security architecture and limitations
Security Policy - Security practices and incident response
New Features - Latest feature additions
Showcase - Current evidence and remaining gaps
Encryption Evidence Map - Data-surface encryption evidence and gaps
Platform Capabilities - OS-specific capability boundaries

🎯 Platform Support

Cross-Platform Implementation Status

Thirstys Waterfall contains backend implementations and availability checks for major platforms. thirstys_waterfall.get_platform_capabilities() reports the current OS-specific VPN, firewall, service, and privilege boundaries while keeping production_accepted: false. Standard v3 acceptance still requires real execution evidence for VPN/firewall apply, rollback, and privilege behavior on each supported OS.

VPN Backends

Linux: WireGuard (wg-quick), OpenVPN, strongSwan (IKEv2)
Windows: WireGuard for Windows, OpenVPN GUI, Native IKEv2
macOS: WireGuard, OpenVPN, Native IKEv2/IPSec

Firewall Backends

Linux: nftables integration (modern netfilter)
Windows: Windows Firewall API (netsh advfirewall)
macOS: PF (Packet Filter) via pfctl

Current backend coverage includes platform detection, command resolution, protocol fallback paths, and unit/integration tests. Real handshake, rule application, rollback, and platform privilege evidence remain acceptance work.

See THREAT_MODEL.md for detailed security architecture and limitations.

🛡️ Security Features

Core Security

Encryption Direction - crypto and storage helpers exist; end-to-end data-path proof remains required
Zero-Knowledge Direction - no-plaintext storage claims require acceptance evidence
Forensic Resistance Direction - secure wiping modules exist; real platform evidence remains required
Kill Switch - protection paths exist; real network-blocking proof remains required
Logging Policy Direction - no-logging claims require end-to-end audit evidence
Anti-Fingerprinting - randomized browser fingerprint module
Leak Protection - DNS, IPv6, and WebRTC protection modules

Advanced Security Features

Secret Management - No hardcoded secrets, environment-based configuration
Hardware Root of Trust - TPM, Secure Enclave, HSM integration
DOS Trap Mode - Advanced compromise detection and response
Multi-Factor Authentication - TOTP, FIDO2, Passkeys, Biometrics, X.509
MicroVM Isolation - Hardware-level process separation
Privacy Accountability Ledger - Immutable, encrypted audit logs
Advanced Network Stealth - Pluggable transports, domain fronting, obfuscation

🔐 Threat Model & Security Architecture

See THREAT_MODEL.md for security documentation:

Threat actors and attack scenarios we defend against
What we protect and what's out of scope
Encryption architecture and key management
Security assumptions and limitations
Incident response procedures
Honest assessment of current capabilities vs. roadmap

🔐 Secret Management

This project follows strict security practices for secret management:

Never hardcode secrets in source code
Load all secrets from environment variables or secure vaults
See SECURITY.md for complete guidelines
See .env.example for configuration template

For detailed security policies, incident response, and secret rotation procedures, refer to our Security Policy.

📚 Examples

Basic Examples

basic_usage.py - Simple usage example
complete_usage.py - Complete feature demonstration
advanced_usage.py - Advanced features demonstration

Security & Privacy Examples

mfa_authentication_example.py - Multi-factor authentication
microvm_isolation_demo.py - MicroVM isolation
dos_trap_demo.py - DOS trap mode and compromise detection
privacy_ledger_examples.py - Privacy accountability ledger
hardware_root_of_trust_security_demo.py - Hardware security

Network & Stealth Examples

advanced_stealth_demo.py - Network stealth and obfuscation
concrete_implementation_demo.py - Backend verification

Configuration

config.json - Configuration template

Examples are development and verification aids. Standard v3 acceptance for each feature is tracked in docs/operations/README_CLAIM_ACCEPTANCE.md.

🧪 Testing & CI

Continuous Integration

Automated testing across multiple platforms:

Unit Tests: All core components tested
Integration Tests: backend command construction, browser behavior, auth, MicroVM lifecycle, privacy ledger, and security components
Platform Tests: Linux (Ubuntu), Windows, macOS in CI workflow configuration; external run evidence is still required for acceptance
Python Versions: 3.10, 3.11
Security Scans: Bandit, hash-enforced pip-audit, CodeQL, and secret scanning

Run Tests Locally

# Run all tests

python -m pytest -q

# Run specific test suites

python -m pytest tests/test_vpn_backends.py -q
python -m pytest tests/test_firewall_backends.py -q

# Check VPN backend availability on your system

python -c "from thirstys_waterfall.vpn.backends import VPNBackendFactory; print(VPNBackendFactory.get_available_backends())"

# Check firewall backend availability on your system

python -c "from thirstys_waterfall.firewalls.backends import FirewallBackendFactory; print(FirewallBackendFactory.get_available_backends())"

Test Coverage

The current test suite includes:

✅ VPN Backend Tests: command construction, availability checks, and protocol fallback paths
✅ Firewall Backend Tests: command construction and platform backend selection
✅ Platform Detection: backend selection per OS
✅ Connection Resilience Paths: reconnection and error-handling coverage
✅ MFA Authentication: provider and risk-escalation coverage
✅ MicroVM Isolation: lifecycle, resource management, and health-monitoring coverage
✅ DOS Trap Mode: compromise-detection and response-path coverage
✅ Privacy Ledger: encryption, integrity, and audit-workflow coverage
✅ Network Stealth: transport and obfuscation module coverage

Real OS VPN/firewall execution evidence remains separate from CI unit/integration coverage.

Continuous Integration

The CI workflow is configured for:

Platforms: Linux (Ubuntu), Windows, macOS
Python Versions: 3.10, 3.11
Tests: Unit tests, integration tests, platform tests
Security Scans: Bandit, hash-enforced pip-audit, CodeQL, and secret scanning

View the CI workflow results

🎖️ Feature Summary

What Sets Thirstys Waterfall Apart

Thirstys Waterfall is being built as a comprehensive privacy ecosystem that integrates features typically found in multiple separate products. Claims below are target capabilities until accepted in the Standard v3 matrix.

All-in-One Direction

8 firewall categories represented in code, with real rule evidence still required
Built-in VPN direction with backend orchestration, with real OS execution evidence still required
Privacy browser direction with a native document/parser/fetcher layer, with rendering/session acceptance still required
Multi-factor authentication module with several provider paths
MicroVM isolation module with backend-specific acceptance still required
Advanced network stealth module with multiple transport strategies
Encryption/privacy helpers that still require end-to-end data-path proof

Security Feature Areas

DOS Trap Mode: Rootkit detection and automated response
Hardware Root of Trust: TPM, Secure Enclave, HSM integration
MicroVM Isolation: Firecracker/QEMU browser tab sandboxing
Privacy Accountability Ledger: Immutable encrypted audit logs
Advanced Network Stealth: Domain fronting, protocol mimicry
Forensic Resistance: DoD 5220.22-M and Gutmann secure wiping

Cost and Packaging

Thirstys Waterfall source: available under this repository's license.
Local install path: source install and local wheel build are verified.
Container path: release image publication and local published-image smoke are verified.
Target deployment cost: depends on the user's host, runtime, and operating model.

Feature Count and Encryption Claims

Feature-count and encryption-strength comparisons are not accepted Standard v3 evidence. The accepted source of truth is the claim matrix, which separates implemented helpers, tests, and remaining end-to-end proof.

Production Readiness Status

Current accepted evidence includes local tests, hosted Linux/Windows/macOS CI, CodeQL, production-mode secret/CORS startup checks, local wheel build, release wheel/source artifacts, full-repo Bandit, locked dependency vulnerability check, local web smoke, Docker Compose config validation, production TLS proxy config validation, Docker image build, release workflow Docker smoke, GHCR push, published image pull, published image container smoke, local container log capture, local Docker rollback smoke, and a local Docker target evidence manifest that passes the strict target-evidence gate with service/orchestrator hardening evidence. External/public Production Deployment Verified status still requires non-local target host/proxy logs, live TLS certificate/boundary evidence, external service/orchestrator hardening evidence, and platform proof for real VPN/firewall backend execution or explicitly narrowed claims.

Proof of Implementation

Current proof surfaces:

Deployment Verification Script - scripts/verify_production_deployment.py
Backend Verification Scripts - Check available VPN/firewall backends
Feature Demonstrations - example scripts for local inspection
Tests - unit/integration coverage for current components
CI Pipeline - Automated testing on every commit
Documentation - Detailed docs for every major feature

Run python examples/concrete_implementation_demo.py to see platform-specific implementations in action.

🤝 Contributing

This is a security-critical project. Contributions should preserve Standard v3 evidence discipline and avoid claiming acceptance before proof exists.

📄 License

Apache License 2.0 - See LICENSE file

⚠️ Disclaimer

This is a privacy and security tool. Use responsibly and in accordance with applicable laws.

Built with 🔒 by the Thirsty Security Team

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Thirstys-waterfall

Standard v3 Evidence-Gated Privacy System

Capability Targets and Current Evidence

New and Advanced Feature Areas

🎯 Thirsty Consigliere - Privacy-First AI Assistant

Core Principles:

Features:

🔐 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Authentication Methods:

Security Features:

🖥️ MicroVM Isolation

Capabilities:

Use Cases:

DOS Trap Mode - System Compromise Detection

Detection:

Response:

📋 Privacy Accountability Ledger

Security:

Features:

Advanced Network Stealth

Pluggable Transports:

Obfuscation:

Features:

Media Downloader

Features:

Local AI Assistant

Features:

🖥️ Remote Access - Browser & Desktop

Features:

Ad Annihilator - Ad and Tracker Blocking

Features:

⚙️ Comprehensive Settings System

💬 Support System

📦 Installation

Quick Install

Using Installer Scripts (Recommended)

Using pip

Using Docker

Manual Installation

Platform-Specific Requirements

Linux

Windows

macOS

🚀 Quick Start

Python API

Command Line

📋 Configuration

🚀 Deployment Verification

Deployment Methods

Quick Production Deploy

Packaging & Distribution

🎯 Use Cases

🔬 Architecture

Component Overview

Core Layer

Advanced Features Layer

Privacy Systems Layer

Security Systems Layer

AI & Media Systems Layer

🔍 Implementation Proof

📚 Feature Demonstrations

📊 Local Verification Evidence

Local Test Coverage

✅ Backend Verification

Current Documentation

🎯 Platform Support

Cross-Platform Implementation Status

VPN Backends

Firewall Backends

🛡️ Security Features

Core Security

Advanced Security Features

🔐 Threat Model & Security Architecture

🔐 Secret Management

📚 Examples

Basic Examples