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Securing
Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
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Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
analysis and network management, all available from the
! "Ports" collection.
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OpenBSD 2.7 press release, June 15, 2000
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This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
trade press and Internet news sites.
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Coming
soon: a real-time OpenBSD?, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
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Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
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Introduction
to OpenBSD Networking, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
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David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
arriving from the Linux world.
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The
state of the daemon, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
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Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
and finds much cause for optimism.
! "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
abates, it's not really paranoia.
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Security
By DEFAULT, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
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! "OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
! So why not use it for all enterprise apps?" Columnist Pete Loshin
looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
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Cracked! Part4: The
Sniffer, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
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Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
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Flaw
found in PGP 5.0, Computer World, May 26, 2000
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PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
conditions.
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Security
Beyond the Garden of Eden, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
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Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
approaches to security.
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OpenBSD
perfects security by one-upmanship, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
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Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
with embedded OpenBSD.
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! Vulnerability
Database Statistics, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
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"3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
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he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
reading for all system administrators.
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Why
We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
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Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
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admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
! "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
creep are delivering the wrong message.
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Open
Source Smugglers, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
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! "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
! you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
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PowerCrypt
Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
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Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
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An experience
installing OpenBSD, BSD Today, May 2000
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Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
! a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
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My Adventures
In OpenBSD 2.6, Daemon News, May 2000
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Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
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Interview with OpenBSD's
! Theo de Raadt, eup E-zine,
April 20, 2000
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In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
OpenBSD.
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Security Experts Say Proprietary
Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
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This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
! registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
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Open
Source - Why it's Good for Security, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
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In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
! They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
! obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
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Wide Open Source,
SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
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Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
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Bad Press,
32Bits Online, April 2000
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Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
! Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states
"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
is that proof." (his emphasis)
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Linux
is a security risk, I don't think so!,
Security Portal, March 29, 2000
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Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
simply by reading the source code.
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The
Kurt Seifried interview, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
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The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
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think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
defects in their products.
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! "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
! you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
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Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
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Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
! a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
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Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
April, 2000
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In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
OpenBSD.
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This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
! registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
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In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
! They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
! obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
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Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
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Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
! Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states
"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
is that proof." (his emphasis)
! March, 2000
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Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
simply by reading the source code.
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The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
He discusses his role at Security
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Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
"we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
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Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
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An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
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Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
"we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
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The
Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues, SunWorld, March 2000
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Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
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written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
subscription-only portion of CUES
Tech Port, a web site for member credit unions.
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Getting
to know OpenBSD, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
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UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
competitive advantage.
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All
About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
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Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
platforms without good crypto support.
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Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
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Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
how to set up packet filtering with
! ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
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OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
Security Portal, February 9, 2000
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Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
OpenSSH, Apache
DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
! "secure by default" installation.
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Three
Unixlike systems may be better than Linux, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
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! We really like Simson when he writes "But if you're trying to get the
most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
! the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable." But he misses the point
about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
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! Review
of FreeBSD 3.4, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
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In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
! enough about OpenBSD to say "OpenBSD is probably the most secure
distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
! works immediately. Just Brilliant."
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Securing Linux,
Information Security, February 2000
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Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
its reputation among security experts.
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FreeBSD,
OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review, OS Opinion, February 2000
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Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
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Secure
by default - a review of OpenBSD, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
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OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
the administrator is vigilant.
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Opening up, government style, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
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Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
! when the US government recognised it as being for "the
! Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
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! "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000
! CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary in
association with SecurityFocus
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In the inaugural show of Info.sec.radio, Dean Turner of
Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
and cryptography.
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Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
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The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
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Does 'open'
mean secure?, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
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Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
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Giving
! Back, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000
Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
! interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
! for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!
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A
report from LISA, SunWorld, January 2000
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Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
Bob Beck's paper about securing public
! access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.
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Canadian open source projects, The Computer Paper, January 2000
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OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
in
! The Computer Paper.
Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
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A Home-Grown Operating System?, Alberta Venture Magazine,
January/February, 2000
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Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
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OpenSource
projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others), Security
Portal, December 23, 1999
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Kurt Seifried
(seifried@seifried.org), security
analyst and author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, discusses
the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
! code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.
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OpenBSD
2.6 Now Available, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
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Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
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OpenBSD
Review, TekPress.COM, December 1999
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Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
and cryptography. He notes the lack of
multiprocessor support
but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
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Buddying
up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
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Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
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OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
'secure by default', InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
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Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
! about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
! right -- or at least strives to".
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Buddying
up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
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Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
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UK Royal Family webmaster prefers OpenBSD,
Slashdot, November 4, 1999
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Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
OpenBSD for its security aspects.
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Turning on the Zedz, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
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Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
! resources including OpenBSD and OpenSSH.
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Freenix
flavors or, three demons and a penguin, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
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Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
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OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
Security Portal, October 27 1999
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Kurt Seifried
(seifried@seifried.org), security
analyst and author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide,
discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
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Interview with The Cult of the Dead Cow,
Slashdot, October 22, 1999
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In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
! mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.
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The existence of OpenSSH-1.0 has been confirmed,
Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
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Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
! OpenSSH, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.
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Easing on Software Exports Has Limits,
New York Times, October 11, 1999
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Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
! read the NY Times on the web).
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NSTI announces commercial support services for OpenBSD,
Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
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Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
! already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.
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I've been hacked!
How OpenBSD saved our project, Daemon News, October 1999
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Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
! a publicly-accessible Lynx server.
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Calgarian heads team ensuring OpenBSD security,
Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
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Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
! stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.
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Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
! America, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
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Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
terminal:
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- Hack this! Microsoft and its critics dispute software-security issues, but users make the final call, Infoworld, Sept. 27, 1999
- Microsoft: Bad security, or bad press?, CNN, Sept. 28, 1999
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A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
! with ours.
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Open source has roots in the Net, USA Today, Sept. 20, 1999
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Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
"Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
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projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
will the open source world react, he asks.
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! Even better than Linux, Boston Globe, Sept 16, 1999
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Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
to the archives, free registration required.
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Microsoft,
Linux to become duopoly?, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
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Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
! Melbourne.
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GNU
launches free encryption tool, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
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! GNU Privacy Guard runs fine on OpenBSD.
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Maintaining
Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
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Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
! paper presented at Usenix).
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My own private IRP, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
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Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
(IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
installation.
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India-based
Web site offers raft of free OSes,
! ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999
OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at FreeOS,
! an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.
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A Secure and Open Society,
! ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999
The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
of OpenBSD.
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1999's Technically Excellent Canadians,
! COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999
"CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
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operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
operating system in the world."
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! The Net's stealth operating system, MSNBC, July 22, 1999
"The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
available."
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IPsec Tech Tutorial,
! Data Communications, June 1999
"IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
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A
glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference, SunWorld, June 1999
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! In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
! and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
an interesting read.
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Operating system designed to foil hackers,
! National Post, May 25, 1999
The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
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OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
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Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
! treatment to the alternatives.
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! In Search of OpenBSD, DaemonNews, May 1999
! Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.
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Safe and friendly
read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW, DaemonNews, May 1999
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"Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
! with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.
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! Why to BSD in a Linux world, March, 1999
Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
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Alternative
OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
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Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
! site.
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NFR Performance Testing, report written by
! Anzen. February, 1999
This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
NFR (Network Flight Recorder) package at
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The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
way down the page).
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DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server
! February, 1999
A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
over to OpenBSD.
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Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.
! February, 1999
"Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
columns."
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Open-Source
Software: Power to the People, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
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Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
! software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.
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The
! return of BSD, SunWorld, January 1999
BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
! a long list of useful links (some are stale).
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OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack, November, 1998
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A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
Implementation, including a brief interview with
Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
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! Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine, Aug 11, 1997
Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
OpenBSD is.
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Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.
! July, 1998
Points at our security page
calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
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! Wired Magazine, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)
A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
!
! WebServer Online, reprinted in
!
Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
! SunExpert Magazine), June 1998, page 81
A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
(the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
! graphic - a cross between Superman and the BSD Daemon, which
the WebServer version in HTML does not).
!
! Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine, May 1, 1998
Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
!
! Säkerhet & Sekretess, No 4, 2000
This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
hardware-supported cryptography.
!
! Computer Sweden, May 2, 2000
An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
!
! Datateknik, Nov 20, 1998
An article on the swedish IPSec interop event
mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
!
Datateknik, Nov 13, 1998 and
! Datateknik, Nov 14, 1998
Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
explains the licensing issues and points to our
copyright policy page.
!
BSD Magazine,
Sept. 28, 1999
!
ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
translating and reprinting articles from
Daemon News, the BSD ezine.
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Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung, Bundesministerium des Innern,
Februar 2000
!
A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
! posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
Giving way to
the pressure and protests of the open source movement the ministry
rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
(the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
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OpenBSD 2.6 ist da, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
!
Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
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Byte Magazine, Russia,
January 2000 issue
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Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
!
Byte Magazine, Russia,
July/August 1999 issue.
!
A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
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OpenBSD - ma same zalety?,
OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
January 2000
!
Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
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Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
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