Trusted End Node Security

On booting, TENS first asks you to agree to the licence agreement before it brings up the desktop. Although the distro uses the Xfce 4 desktop, it’s made to resemble Windows XP. Everything from the desktop’s layout, complete with the Windows’s Start button to the window decorations have been designed to ape the proprietary OS. Using TENS is fairly intuitive. One of the hallmarks of the distro is the Encryption Wizard application. When launched you can drag and drop files and specify the password to lock them. The files are then all encrypted and can be emailed using Thunderbird and Davmail, which are accessible under the Secure Email option in the applications menu. The menu is also modified to group apps according to their function such as Security and Configuration, which is helpful for first time users.