Creating Your First Nym

To use Freedom®, you need a pseudonymous digital identity (called a "nym"). You can create separate nyms for different online activities. Nobody, not even Zero-Knowledge®, can discover a nym's real-world identity.

To create your first nym:

1.Type your nym's name in the Name text box.

2.Click the icon to open your icon selector and choose the icon you want to use.

3.Drag the Network Security slider to the desired level of Internet security you want to use for your nym.

This step applies only if you are configuring Freedom with premium services.

4.Click Next.

If the nym name is unavailable, Freedom suggests a list of alternate names. Select one of the suggested names or type a new name.

5.After Freedom creates the nym, it displays the nym's expiry date and suggests that you create a backup nym file.

6.Click Next.

7.Follow the instructions to create the backup file, then click Finish.

Next:

Configure your Freedom Email (premium services only)

Note: If you click Cancel before creating your first nym, Freedom will quit. The Freedom Setup Wizard appears again when you restart Freedom.

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