In this step you You will download Tails as an ISO image: a single file containing the whole operating system. For your security, it is very important to also verify your download. We propose you two techniques to do this verification automatically.
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You can download and verify the ISO image via:
[[Download and verify using OpenPGP|install/download/openpgp]]
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[[Download and verify using OpenPGP|install/download/openpgp]]
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You can download the ISO image via our Firefox add-on. The add-on verifies your download [[!toggle id="extension-verification" text="automatically"]].
[[!toggleable id="extension-verification" text=""" [[!toggle id="extension-verification" text="X"]]The verification is based on a cryptographic checksum downloaded from our website.
"""]]or [[!toggle id="bittorrent-verification" text="Download and verify via BitTorrent"]]
[[!toggleable id="bittorrent-verification" text=""" [[!toggle id="bittorrent-verification" text="X"]] [[!inline pages="install/inc/steps/bittorrent_verification.inline" raw="yes"]] """]]or [[Download and verify using OpenPGP|install/download/openpgp]]
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You can now continue with the next step and [[Install an intermediary Tails|install/win/usb#next]]. [[Install an intermediary Tails|install/mac/usb#next]]. [[Burn a Tails DVD|install/mac/dvd#next]]. [[Install Tails Installer|install/debian/usb#next]]. [[Install an intermediary Tails|install/linux/usb#next]]. [[Install an intermediary Tails|upgrade/tails#next]]. [[Burn Tails on a DVD|install/dvd#next]]. read our [[Introduction to virtual machines|install/vm#next]].
If you are knowledgeable about OpenPGP, you can do additional verification using the [[!toggle id="openpgp" text="OpenPGP signature"]].
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