Zero Trace Pen® — Getting Started Course
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Zero Trace Pen › Getting Started Course
Master your Zero Trace Pen in a single guide: first boot, privacy-app setup, Tor and dark web navigation, and full device hardening — with lifetime updates as the pen evolves.
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Created by Zero Trace Team
Updated continuously · English
What you'll learn
- Boot your Zero Trace Pen for the first time and configure your environment
- Navigate the desktop: Applications, Places, OpenPGP, Tor circuits, and system controls
- Set up privacy and security apps pre-loaded on your pen
- Connect to the Tor network and browse .onion sites anonymously
- Install and configure additional applications beyond the defaults
- Master operational security for real-world anonymity
- Navigate dark web topics with confidence and safety
- Stay current as new software and firmware updates drop
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This course includes:
- Step-by-step written tutorials
- Lifetime access — all future updates
- Access on mobile and desktop
- Dark web navigation guides
Who This Course Is For
- You just got your Zero Trace Pen and want to set it up right the first time
- You picked up a pen secondhand or from a third-party and need the full walkthrough
- You bought from one of our independent resellers and want the official guided experience
- You’re curious about the pen and want to see what the experience looks like before buying
- You already own a pen but want to make sure you’re getting the most out of every feature
Course content
10 sections • 42 lessons
▾Getting Started4 lectures
▸Welcome
▸Learning Takes Patience
▸Before You Start
▸Recommended Setups
▾Booting From Mac1 lecture
▸Booting From Mac
▾Booting From Windows3 lectures
▸Method 1: BIOS Menu
▸Method 2: Advanced Start Up
▸Common Mistakes
▾Your First Steps3 lectures
▸Connecting To A Network
▸Create An Encrypted Storage
▸Important Settings & Tips
▾KeePassXC5 lectures
▸Introduction
▸Create A Database
▸Opening A Database
▸Adding Entries
▸Accessing Secrets
▾PGP5 lectures
▸PGP Introduction
▸Creating a Key Pair
▸Importing a Public Key
▸Encrypting & Decrypting Messages
▸Signing & Verifying Messages
▾Alternative Communication5 lectures
▸Basics & OpSec
▸Email & XMPP Overview
▸Setting Up Gajim + OMEMO
▸Using Pidgin + OTR
▸What Apps Can Authorities Track?
▾Cryptocurrencies8 lectures
▸Introduction
▸How to Buy Crypto
▸Monero
▸Setting Up Your Bitcoin Wallet
▸Litecoin
▸Setting Up Your Monero Wallet
▸Sending & Converting
▸Transactions Not Getting Confirmed
▾Misc4 lectures
▸Disabling JavaScript
▸Removing EXIF Data
▸Networking Issues
▸RDP (Experimental)
▾Optional: For Developers Only4 lectures
▸Install Debian Packages on Boot
▸Configuring A VPN
▸Checking Persistence Health
▸Chromebook Workaround [Experimental]
Requirements
- A Zero Trace Pen. This course is the official companion guide to the device, so you will get the most out of it with a pen in hand.
- A working knowledge of the dark web. We skip the absolute basics, so you should already be comfortable with how the dark web and core privacy / OpSec concepts work.
- No pen yet? No problem. Many students start the course before their pen arrives, to get familiar with the tech and to support the project. You can begin here and be fully ready by the time your Zero Trace Pen shows up.
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- The recommended setups lesson was smart, saved me from buying hardware I didn't need. Practical from the very first section.Owned the pen for a year and still picked up things, mostly around the alternative communication section. Less useful if you're already comfortable wi...MoreOwned the pen for a year and still picked up things, mostly around the alternative communication section. Less useful if you're already comfortable with the basics though.Good course. Would like more on the dark web navigation side, that section felt shorter than the others given it's a big reason people buy the pen.i was nervous about the whole thing honestly. the learning takes patience lesson at the start set the right expectation and i stopped rushing.They gave me a voucher but I paid anyway. The team clearly put work into this and I want to see the project keep going. Course is excellent regardless...MoreThey gave me a voucher but I paid anyway. The team clearly put work into this and I want to see the project keep going. Course is excellent regardless.I'd been using the pen for a few months but never set up KeePassXC properly. Five lessons later and I finally have a database I actually trust.The Windows boot section saved me. I'd tried twice on my own and kept ending up back in Windows. The common mistakes lesson was exactly my problem.Booting from Mac took me ten minutes with this guide after I'd spent an hour failing on my own the week before. Straight to the point.Clear, patient, no assumed knowledge. I've recommended it to two people who were on the fence about buying the pen.Great for someone starting from zero. My only wish is a troubleshooting section for when the pen won't show up in the boot menu at all.
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