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! 29: <h3><a id="en" name="en"><font color="#e00000">English press coverage</font></a></h3>
1.16 louis 30:
1.104 louis 31: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
32:
1.112 ! naddy 33: <ul>
! 34: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.110 louis 35: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
36: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 37: </strong></font><br />
1.110 louis 38:
39: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
40: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
41: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
42: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.112 ! naddy 43: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
! 44: </p></li>
1.110 louis 45:
1.112 ! naddy 46: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 47: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 48: </strong></font><br />
1.108 louis 49:
50: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
51: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.112 ! naddy 52: </p></li>
1.108 louis 53:
1.112 ! naddy 54: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 55: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
56: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 57: </strong></font><br />
1.106 louis 58:
59: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
60: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
61: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.112 ! naddy 62: </p></li>
1.106 louis 63:
1.112 ! naddy 64: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 65: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
66: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 67: </strong></font><br />
1.107 louis 68:
69: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
70: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
71: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
72: arriving from the Linux world.
1.112 ! naddy 73: </p></li>
1.107 louis 74:
1.112 ! naddy 75: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.105 louis 76: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
77: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 78: </strong></font><br />
1.105 louis 79:
80: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
81: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.112 ! naddy 82: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 83: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
84: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.112 ! naddy 85: </p></li>
1.105 louis 86:
1.112 ! naddy 87: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 88: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 89: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.112 ! naddy 90: </strong></font><br />
1.104 louis 91:
1.112 ! naddy 92: "OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
! 93: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?" Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 94: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.112 ! naddy 95: </p></li>
! 96:
! 97: </ul>
1.104 louis 98:
1.85 louis 99: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
100:
1.112 ! naddy 101: <ul>
! 102:
! 103: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 104: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 105: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 106: </strong></font><br />
1.99 louis 107:
108: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
109: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
110: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
111: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
112: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
113: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
114: reading for all system administrators.
1.112 ! naddy 115: </p></li>
1.99 louis 116:
1.112 ! naddy 117: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 118: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 119: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 120: </strong></font><br />
1.100 louis 121:
122: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
123: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
124: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
125: conditions.
1.112 ! naddy 126: </p></li>
1.100 louis 127:
1.112 ! naddy 128: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 129: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 130: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 131: </strong></font><br />
1.95 louis 132:
133: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
134: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
135: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
136: approaches to security.
1.112 ! naddy 137: </p></li>
1.95 louis 138:
1.112 ! naddy 139: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 140: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 141: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 142: </strong></font><br />
1.92 louis 143:
144: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
145: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 146: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 147: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
148: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.112 ! naddy 149: </p></li>
1.92 louis 150:
1.112 ! naddy 151: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 152: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 153: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 154: </strong></font><br />
1.91 louis 155:
156: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
157: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
158: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
159: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
160: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
161: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.112 ! naddy 162: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 163: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.112 ! naddy 164: </p></li>
1.91 louis 165:
1.112 ! naddy 166: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.90 louis 167: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
168: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 169: </strong></font><br />
1.90 louis 170:
171: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
172: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
173: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
174: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
175: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
176: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
177: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
178: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
179: defects in their products.
1.112 ! naddy 180: </p></li>
1.90 louis 181:
1.112 ! naddy 182: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 183: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
184: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 185: </strong></font><br />
1.87 louis 186:
1.112 ! naddy 187: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
! 188: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 189: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
190: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
191: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
192: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
193: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.112 ! naddy 194: </p></li>
1.87 louis 195:
1.112 ! naddy 196: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 197: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
198: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 199: </strong></font><br />
1.85 louis 200:
201: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
202: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.112 ! naddy 203: </p></li>
1.85 louis 204:
1.112 ! naddy 205: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 206: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
207: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.112 ! naddy 208: </strong></font><br />
1.89 louis 209:
210: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.112 ! naddy 211: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 212: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
213: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.112 ! naddy 214: </p></li>
1.89 louis 215:
1.112 ! naddy 216: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 217: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
218: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.112 ! naddy 219: </strong></font><br />
1.85 louis 220:
221: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
222: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
223: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
224: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
225: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.112 ! naddy 226: </p></li>
! 227:
! 228: </ul>
1.85 louis 229:
1.78 deraadt 230: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 231:
1.112 ! naddy 232: <ul>
! 233:
! 234: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 235: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.112 ! naddy 236: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 237: April 20, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 238: </strong></font><br />
1.83 louis 239:
240: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
241: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
242: OpenBSD.
1.112 ! naddy 243: </p></li>
1.83 louis 244:
1.112 ! naddy 245: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 246: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
247: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 248: </strong></font><br />
1.93 louis 249:
250: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
251: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.112 ! naddy 252: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 253: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
254: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.112 ! naddy 255: </p></li>
1.93 louis 256:
1.112 ! naddy 257: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 258: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 259: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 260: </strong></font><br />
1.82 aaron 261:
1.83 louis 262: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
263: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
264: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
265: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
266: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.112 ! naddy 267: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
! 268: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
! 269: </p></li>
1.82 aaron 270:
1.112 ! naddy 271: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 272: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 273: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 274: </strong></font><br />
1.80 louis 275:
1.83 louis 276: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
277: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
278: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.112 ! naddy 279: </p></li>
1.80 louis 280:
1.112 ! naddy 281: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 282: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 283: Bad Press</a>,
284: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.112 ! naddy 285: </strong></font><br />
1.77 deraadt 286:
287: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.112 ! naddy 288: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br />
1.77 deraadt 289: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
290: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
291: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.112 ! naddy 292: </p></li>
! 293:
! 294: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 295:
296: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
297:
1.112 ! naddy 298: <ul>
! 299:
! 300: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 301: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 302: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
303: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 304: </strong></font><br />
1.78 deraadt 305:
306: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
307: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
308: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
309: simply by reading the source code.
1.112 ! naddy 310: </p></li>
1.74 louis 311:
1.112 ! naddy 312: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 313: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
314: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 315: </strong></font><br />
1.88 louis 316:
317: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
318: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
319: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
320: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
321: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
322: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.112 ! naddy 323: </p></li>
1.88 louis 324:
1.112 ! naddy 325: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.81 louis 326: Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 327: </strong></font><br />
1.81 louis 328:
329: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
330: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
331: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
332: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
333: written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
334: subscription-only portion of <a href="http://www.cuestechport.com/">CUES
335: Tech Port</a>, a web site for member credit unions.
1.112 ! naddy 336: </p></li>
1.81 louis 337:
1.112 ! naddy 338: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 339: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 340: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.112 ! naddy 341: </strong></font><br />
1.90 louis 342:
343: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
344: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
345: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
346: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
347: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
348: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
349: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.112 ! naddy 350: </p></li>
1.90 louis 351:
1.112 ! naddy 352: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 353: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 354: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.112 ! naddy 355: </strong></font><br />
1.71 louis 356:
357: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
358: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
359: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 360: competitive advantage.
1.112 ! naddy 361: </p></li>
! 362:
! 363: </ul>
1.71 louis 364:
1.69 deraadt 365: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 366:
1.112 ! naddy 367: <ul>
! 368:
! 369: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 370: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 371: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 372: </strong></font><br />
1.70 louis 373:
374: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
375: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
376: platforms without good crypto support.
1.112 ! naddy 377: </p></li>
1.70 louis 378:
1.112 ! naddy 379: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 380: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 381: </strong></font><br />
1.68 louis 382:
383: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 384: how to set up packet filtering with
1.112 ! naddy 385: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipf&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html">ipf</a>. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 386: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.112 ! naddy 387: </p></li>
1.68 louis 388:
1.112 ! naddy 389: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 390: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 391: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 392: </strong></font><br />
1.64 louis 393:
1.111 jufi 394: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
395: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 396: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.112 ! naddy 397: "secure by default" installation.
! 398: </p></li>
1.64 louis 399:
1.112 ! naddy 400: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 401: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 402: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 403: </strong></font><br />
1.66 louis 404:
1.112 ! naddy 405: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 406: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.112 ! naddy 407: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 408: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
409: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
410: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.112 ! naddy 411: </p></li>
1.66 louis 412:
1.112 ! naddy 413: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 414: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 415: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.112 ! naddy 416: </strong></font><br />
1.83 louis 417:
418: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.112 ! naddy 419: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 420: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
421: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
422: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.112 ! naddy 423: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
! 424: </p></li>
1.83 louis 425:
1.112 ! naddy 426: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 427: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 428: Information Security, February 2000
1.112 ! naddy 429: </strong></font><br />
1.64 louis 430:
431: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 432: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
433: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 434: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
435: its reputation among security experts.
1.112 ! naddy 436: </p></li>
1.64 louis 437:
1.112 ! naddy 438: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 439: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 440: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.112 ! naddy 441: </strong></font><br />
1.65 louis 442:
443: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
444: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.112 ! naddy 445: </p></li>
! 446:
! 447: </ul>
1.65 louis 448:
1.69 deraadt 449: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
450:
1.112 ! naddy 451: <ul>
! 452:
! 453: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 454: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 455: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 456: </strong></font><br />
1.88 louis 457:
458: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
459: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
460: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
461: the administrator is vigilant.
1.112 ! naddy 462: </p></li>
1.88 louis 463:
1.112 ! naddy 464: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 465: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 466: </strong></font><br />
1.60 louis 467:
468: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.112 ! naddy 469: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
! 470: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 471: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
472: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.112 ! naddy 473: </p></li>
1.60 louis 474:
1.112 ! naddy 475: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 476: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br />
! 477: <a href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 478: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.112 ! naddy 479: </strong></font><br />
1.58 louis 480:
481: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
482: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
483: and cryptography.
1.112 ! naddy 484: </p></li>
1.58 louis 485:
1.112 ! naddy 486: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.53 louis 487: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
488: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.112 ! naddy 489: </strong></font><br />
1.53 louis 490:
491: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
492: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.112 ! naddy 493: </p></li>
1.53 louis 494:
1.112 ! naddy 495: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 496: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
497: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 498: </strong></font><br />
1.99 louis 499:
500: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
501: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
502: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.112 ! naddy 503: </p></li>
1.99 louis 504:
1.112 ! naddy 505: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 506: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.112 ! naddy 507: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br />
1.58 louis 508:
509: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
510: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.112 ! naddy 511: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 512: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.112 ! naddy 513: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!
! 514: </p></li>
1.58 louis 515:
1.112 ! naddy 516: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 517: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 518: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.112 ! naddy 519: </strong></font><br />
1.58 louis 520:
521: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
522: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.112 ! naddy 523: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.
! 524: </p></li>
1.58 louis 525:
1.112 ! naddy 526: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 527: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.112 ! naddy 528: </strong></font><br />
1.53 louis 529:
530: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 531: in
1.112 ! naddy 532: <a href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
1.53 louis 533: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 534: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.112 ! naddy 535: </p></li>
1.53 louis 536:
1.112 ! naddy 537: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 538: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 539: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
540: January/February, 2000
1.112 ! naddy 541: </strong></font><br />
1.51 deraadt 542:
1.58 louis 543: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.112 ! naddy 544: </p></li>
! 545:
! 546: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 547:
1.69 deraadt 548: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
549:
1.112 ! naddy 550: <ul>
! 551:
! 552: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 553: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 554: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
555: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 556: </strong></font><br />
1.57 louis 557:
1.58 louis 558: Kurt Seifried
559: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
560: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
561: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.112 ! naddy 562: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.
! 563: </p></li>
1.51 deraadt 564:
1.112 ! naddy 565: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 566: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 567: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 568: </strong></font><br />
1.96 louis 569:
570: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.112 ! naddy 571: </p></li>
1.96 louis 572:
1.112 ! naddy 573: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 574: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 575: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.112 ! naddy 576: </strong></font><br />
1.86 louis 577:
578: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
579: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
580: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
581: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.112 ! naddy 582: </p></li>
! 583:
! 584: </ul>
1.86 louis 585:
1.69 deraadt 586: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
587:
1.112 ! naddy 588: <ul>
! 589:
! 590: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 591: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
592: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 593: </strong></font><br />
1.61 louis 594:
595: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
596: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.112 ! naddy 597: </p></li>
1.61 louis 598:
1.112 ! naddy 599: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 600: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 601: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
602: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 603: </strong></font><br />
1.48 louis 604:
605: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.112 ! naddy 606: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 607: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
608: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.112 ! naddy 609: right -- or at least strives to".
! 610: </p></li>
1.48 louis 611:
1.112 ! naddy 612: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 613: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
614: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 615: </strong></font><br />
1.61 louis 616: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
617: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
618: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
619: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.112 ! naddy 620: </p></li>
1.61 louis 621:
1.112 ! naddy 622: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://slashdot.org/interviews/99/11/04/1716225.shtml">UK Royal Family webmaster prefers OpenBSD</a>,
1.48 louis 623: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 624: </strong></font><br />
1.46 louis 625:
626: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
627: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
628: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
629: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.112 ! naddy 630: </p></li>
1.46 louis 631:
1.112 ! naddy 632: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 633: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 634: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 635: </strong></font><br />
1.58 louis 636:
637: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
638: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.112 ! naddy 639: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.
! 640: </p></li>
1.58 louis 641:
1.112 ! naddy 642: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 643: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
644: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 645: </strong></font><br />
1.70 louis 646:
647: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
648: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
649: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
650: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.112 ! naddy 651: </p></li>
! 652:
! 653: </ul>
1.70 louis 654:
1.69 deraadt 655: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
656:
1.112 ! naddy 657: <ul>
! 658:
! 659: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 660: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.112 ! naddy 661: </strong></font><br />
1.44 philen 662:
663: Kurt Seifried
664: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
665: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
666: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.112 ! naddy 667: </p></li>
1.44 philen 668:
1.112 ! naddy 669: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/10/22/1157259&mode=thread">Interview with The Cult of the Dead Cow</a>,
1.41 louis 670: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 671: </strong></font><br />
1.41 louis 672:
673: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.112 ! naddy 674: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.
! 675: </p></li>
1.41 louis 676:
1.112 ! naddy 677: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.lwn.net/1999/1014/security.phtml">The existence of OpenSSH-1.0 has been confirmed</a>,
1.37 louis 678: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 679: </strong></font><br />
1.37 louis 680:
681: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.112 ! naddy 682: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.
! 683: </p></li>
1.37 louis 684:
1.112 ! naddy 685: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www10.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/10/biztech/articles/11code.html">Easing on Software Exports Has Limits</a>,
1.36 louis 686: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 687: </strong></font><br />
1.36 louis 688:
689: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
690: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
691: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
692: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.112 ! naddy 693: read the NY Times on the web).
! 694: </p></li>
1.36 louis 695:
1.112 ! naddy 696: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.netsec.net/press_100699.html">NSTI announces commercial support services for OpenBSD</a>,
1.34 beck 697: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 698: </strong></font><br />
1.34 beck 699:
1.36 louis 700: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.112 ! naddy 701: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.
! 702: </p></li>
1.34 beck 703:
1.112 ! naddy 704: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 705: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
706: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.112 ! naddy 707: </strong></font><br />
1.38 louis 708:
709: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.112 ! naddy 710: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.
! 711: </p></li>
! 712:
! 713: </ul>
1.38 louis 714:
1.69 deraadt 715: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
716:
1.112 ! naddy 717: <ul>
! 718:
! 719: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/technology/stories/990930/2929913.html">Calgarian heads team ensuring OpenBSD security</a>,
1.38 louis 720: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 721: </strong></font><br />
1.32 louis 722:
723: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
724: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.112 ! naddy 725: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.
! 726: </p></li>
1.30 deraadt 727:
1.112 ! naddy 728: <li><p><strong>
1.29 louis 729: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.112 ! naddy 730: America, <font color="#009000">MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999</font>
! 731: </strong><br />
1.29 louis 732:
733: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
734: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 735: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
736: terminal:
1.112 ! naddy 737: </p>
! 738: <pre>
! 739: Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.
! 740: Escape character is '^]'.
! 741:
! 742: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)
! 743: </pre>
! 744: </li>
! 745:
! 746: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 747: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?/features/990927hack.htm">Hack this! Microsoft and its critics dispute software-security issues, but users make the final call</a>, Infoworld, Sept. 27, 1999<br />
! 748: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/28/ms.security.idg/index.html">Microsoft: Bad security, or bad press?</a>, CNN, Sept. 28, 1999
! 749: </strong></font><br />
1.24 deraadt 750:
751: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
752: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 753: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.112 ! naddy 754: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.
! 755: </p></li>
1.24 deraadt 756:
1.112 ! naddy 757: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 758: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg183.htm">Open source has roots in the Net</a>, USA Today, Sept. 20, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 759: </strong></font><br />
1.19 louis 760:
761: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
762: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
763: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
764: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
765: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 766: operating system in the world."
1.112 ! naddy 767: </p></li>
1.19 louis 768:
1.112 ! naddy 769: <li><p><strong>
! 770: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
! 771: </font></strong><br />
1.16 louis 772:
773: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
774: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
775: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 776: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
777: to the archives, free registration required.
1.112 ! naddy 778: </p></li>
1.16 louis 779:
1.112 ! naddy 780: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 781: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 782: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.112 ! naddy 783: </strong></font><br />
1.14 louis 784:
1.57 louis 785: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
786: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
787: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.112 ! naddy 788: Melbourne.
! 789: </p></li>
1.57 louis 790:
1.112 ! naddy 791: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 792: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 793: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 794: </strong></font><br />
1.57 louis 795:
1.112 ! naddy 796: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.
! 797: </p></li>
1.14 louis 798:
1.112 ! naddy 799: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.21 louis 800: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 801: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.112 ! naddy 802: </strong></font><br />
1.21 louis 803:
1.23 louis 804: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
805: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
806: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
807: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
808: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.112 ! naddy 809: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).
! 810: </p></li>
1.21 louis 811:
1.112 ! naddy 812: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 813: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
814: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.112 ! naddy 815: </strong></font><br />
1.47 louis 816:
817: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
818: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
819: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
820: installation.
1.112 ! naddy 821: </p></li>
1.47 louis 822:
1.112 ! naddy 823: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 824: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 825: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.112 ! naddy 826: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br />
1.57 louis 827:
828: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.112 ! naddy 829: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.
! 830: </p></li>
! 831:
! 832: </ul>
1.57 louis 833:
1.69 deraadt 834: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
835:
1.112 ! naddy 836: <ul>
! 837:
! 838: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 839: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 840: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.112 ! naddy 841: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br />
1.12 louis 842:
843: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
844: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 845: of OpenBSD.
1.112 ! naddy 846: </p></li>
1.12 louis 847:
1.112 ! naddy 848: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 849: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 850: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.112 ! naddy 851: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br />
1.8 deraadt 852:
853: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
854: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 855: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
856: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
857: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
858: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
859: way down the page).
1.112 ! naddy 860: </p></li>
! 861:
! 862: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 863:
1.69 deraadt 864: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 865:
1.112 ! naddy 866: <ul>
! 867:
! 868: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 869: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.112 ! naddy 870: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br />
1.6 deraadt 871:
872: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
873: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
874: available."
1.112 ! naddy 875: </p></li>
! 876:
! 877: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 878:
1.69 deraadt 879: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
880:
1.112 ! naddy 881: <ul>
! 882:
! 883: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 884: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.112 ! naddy 885: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br />
1.33 louis 886:
887: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
888: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
889: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
890: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
891: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.112 ! naddy 892: </p></li>
1.33 louis 893:
1.112 ! naddy 894: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 895: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 896: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.112 ! naddy 897: </strong></font><br />
1.57 louis 898:
1.112 ! naddy 899: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
! 900: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 901: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
902: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
903: an interesting read.
1.112 ! naddy 904: </p></li>
! 905:
! 906: </ul>
1.57 louis 907:
1.69 deraadt 908: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
909:
1.112 ! naddy 910: <ul>
! 911:
! 912: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 913: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 914: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.112 ! naddy 915: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br />
1.69 deraadt 916:
917: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
918: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.112 ! naddy 919: </p></li>
1.69 deraadt 920:
1.112 ! naddy 921: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 922: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
923: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
924: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.112 ! naddy 925: </strong></font><br />
1.39 louis 926:
927: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.112 ! naddy 928: treatment to the alternatives.
! 929: </p></li>
1.39 louis 930:
1.112 ! naddy 931: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 932: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br />
1.23 louis 933:
1.112 ! naddy 934: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.
! 935: </p></li>
1.23 louis 936:
1.112 ! naddy 937: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 938: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
939: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.112 ! naddy 940: </strong></font><br />
1.23 louis 941:
942: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.112 ! naddy 943: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.
! 944: </p></li>
! 945:
! 946: </ul>
1.23 louis 947:
1.69 deraadt 948: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
949:
1.112 ! naddy 950: <ul>
! 951:
! 952: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 953: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.112 ! naddy 954: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br />
1.2 deraadt 955:
956: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
957: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.112 ! naddy 958: </p></li>
1.2 deraadt 959:
1.112 ! naddy 960: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 961: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 962: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 963: </strong></font><br />
1.57 louis 964:
965: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
966: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
967: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.112 ! naddy 968: site.
! 969: </p></li>
! 970:
! 971: </ul>
1.57 louis 972:
1.69 deraadt 973: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
974:
1.112 ! naddy 975: <ul>
! 976:
! 977: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 978: <a id="anzen1" name="anzen1" href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 979: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.112 ! naddy 980: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br />
1.1 deraadt 981:
982: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
983: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
984: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
985: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
986: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
987: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.112 ! naddy 988: </p></li>
1.1 deraadt 989:
1.112 ! naddy 990: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 991: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
992: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.112 ! naddy 993: February, 1999</strong></font><br />
1.15 louis 994:
995: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
996: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
997: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
998: over to OpenBSD.
1.112 ! naddy 999: </p></li>
1.15 louis 1000:
1.112 ! naddy 1001: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1002: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1003: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.112 ! naddy 1004: February, 1999</strong></font><br />
1.1 deraadt 1005:
1006: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1007: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1008: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1009: columns."
1.112 ! naddy 1010: </p></li>
! 1011:
! 1012: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 1013:
1.69 deraadt 1014: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1015:
1.112 ! naddy 1016: <ul>
! 1017:
! 1018: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1019: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1020: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 1021: </strong></font><br />
1.58 louis 1022:
1023: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.112 ! naddy 1024: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.
! 1025: </p></li>
1.58 louis 1026:
1.112 ! naddy 1027: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1028: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.112 ! naddy 1029: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br />
1.57 louis 1030:
1031: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1032: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.112 ! naddy 1033: a long list of useful links (some are stale).
! 1034: </p></li>
! 1035:
! 1036: </ul>
1.57 louis 1037:
1.69 deraadt 1038: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1039:
1.112 ! naddy 1040: <ul>
! 1041:
! 1042: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1043: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1044: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.112 ! naddy 1045: </strong></font><br />
1.2 deraadt 1046:
1047: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1048: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1049: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1050: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.112 ! naddy 1051: </p></li>
! 1052:
! 1053: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 1054:
1.69 deraadt 1055: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1056:
1.112 ! naddy 1057: <ul>
! 1058:
! 1059: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1060: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.112 ! naddy 1061: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br />
1.1 deraadt 1062:
1.69 deraadt 1063: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1064: OpenBSD is.
1.112 ! naddy 1065: </p></li>
! 1066:
! 1067: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 1068:
1.69 deraadt 1069: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1070:
1.112 ! naddy 1071: <ul>
! 1072:
! 1073: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1074: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1075: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.112 ! naddy 1076: July, 1998</strong></font><br />
1.1 deraadt 1077:
1078: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1079: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.112 ! naddy 1080: </p></li>
1.1 deraadt 1081:
1.112 ! naddy 1082: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
! 1083: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br />
1.18 deraadt 1084: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1085: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.112 ! naddy 1086: </p></li>
! 1087:
! 1088: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 1089:
1.69 deraadt 1090: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1091:
1.112 ! naddy 1092: <ul>
! 1093:
! 1094: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1095: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.112 ! naddy 1096: WebServer Online</a>, reprinted in
! 1097: <a href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1098: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.112 ! naddy 1099: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br />
1.69 deraadt 1100:
1101: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1102: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1103: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.112 ! naddy 1104: graphic - a cross between Superman and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1105: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.112 ! naddy 1106: </p></li>
! 1107:
! 1108: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 1109:
1110: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1111:
1.112 ! naddy 1112: <ul>
! 1113:
! 1114: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1115: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.112 ! naddy 1116: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br />
1.38 louis 1117:
1.69 deraadt 1118: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1119: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.112 ! naddy 1120: </p></li>
! 1121:
! 1122: </ul>
1.38 louis 1123:
1.112 ! naddy 1124: <hr />
1.1 deraadt 1125:
1.112 ! naddy 1126: <h3><a id="se" name="se"><font color="#e00000">Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></a></h3>
1.1 deraadt 1127:
1.102 niklas 1128: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1129:
1.112 ! naddy 1130: <ul>
! 1131:
! 1132: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.103 niklas 1133: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.112 ! naddy 1134: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br />
1.102 niklas 1135:
1136: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1137: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.112 ! naddy 1138: </p></li>
1.102 niklas 1139:
1.112 ! naddy 1140: </ul>
1.102 niklas 1141:
1.84 niklas 1142: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1143:
1.112 ! naddy 1144: <ul>
! 1145:
! 1146: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.84 niklas 1147: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.112 ! naddy 1148: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br />
1.84 niklas 1149:
1150: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1151: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.112 ! naddy 1152: </p></li>
1.84 niklas 1153:
1.112 ! naddy 1154: </ul>
1.84 niklas 1155:
1.69 deraadt 1156: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1157:
1.112 ! naddy 1158: <ul>
! 1159:
! 1160: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1161: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.112 ! naddy 1162: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br />
1.1 deraadt 1163:
1164: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1165: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1166: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.112 ! naddy 1167: </p></li>
1.1 deraadt 1168:
1.112 ! naddy 1169: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1170: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1171: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1172: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.112 ! naddy 1173: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br />
1.1 deraadt 1174:
1.20 louis 1175: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1176: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1177: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1178: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.112 ! naddy 1179: </p></li>
1.1 deraadt 1180:
1.112 ! naddy 1181: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 1182:
1.112 ! naddy 1183: <hr />
1.20 louis 1184:
1.112 ! naddy 1185: <h3><a id="jp" name="jp"><font color="#e00000">Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></a></h3>
1.20 louis 1186:
1.69 deraadt 1187: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1188:
1.112 ! naddy 1189: <ul>
! 1190:
! 1191: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.20 louis 1192: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1193: Sept. 28, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 1194: </strong></font><br />
1.20 louis 1195:
1196: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1197: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1198: translating and reprinting articles from
1199: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.112 ! naddy 1200: </p></li>
! 1201:
! 1202: </ul>
1.20 louis 1203:
1.112 ! naddy 1204: <hr />
1.20 louis 1205:
1.112 ! naddy 1206: <h3><a id="de" name="de"><font color="#e00000">Germany press coverage (in German)</font></a></h3>
1.50 louis 1207:
1.72 louis 1208: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1209:
1.112 ! naddy 1210: <ul>
! 1211:
! 1212: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1213: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1214: Februar 2000
1.112 ! naddy 1215: </strong></font><br />
1.72 louis 1216:
1.101 jufi 1217: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1218: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1219: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.112 ! naddy 1220: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1221: Giving way to
1222: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1223: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1224: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1225: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.112 ! naddy 1226: </p></li>
! 1227:
! 1228: </ul>
1.72 louis 1229:
1.69 deraadt 1230: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1231:
1.112 ! naddy 1232: <ul>
! 1233:
! 1234: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1235: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1236: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.112 ! naddy 1237: </strong></font><br />
1.50 louis 1238:
1239: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.112 ! naddy 1240: </p></li>
! 1241:
! 1242: </ul>
! 1243:
1.50 louis 1244:
1.112 ! naddy 1245: <hr />
1.20 louis 1246:
1.112 ! naddy 1247: <h3><a id="ru" name="ru"><font color="#e00000">Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></a></h3>
1.56 deraadt 1248:
1.69 deraadt 1249: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1250:
1.112 ! naddy 1251: <ul>
! 1252:
! 1253: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1254: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1255: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.112 ! naddy 1256: </strong></font><br />
1.62 form 1257:
1258: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.112 ! naddy 1259: </p></li>
! 1260:
! 1261: </ul>
1.62 form 1262:
1.69 deraadt 1263: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1264:
1.112 ! naddy 1265: <ul>
! 1266:
! 1267: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1268: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1269: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.112 ! naddy 1270: </strong></font><br />
1.56 deraadt 1271:
1.59 form 1272: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.112 ! naddy 1273: </p></li>
! 1274:
! 1275: </ul>
! 1276:
! 1277: <hr />
1.56 deraadt 1278:
1.112 ! naddy 1279: <h3><a id="pl" name="pl"><font color="#e00000">Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></a></h3>
1.89 louis 1280:
1.112 ! naddy 1281: <ul>
1.89 louis 1282:
1.112 ! naddy 1283: <li><p><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 1284: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1285: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1286: January 2000
1.112 ! naddy 1287: </strong></font><br />
1.89 louis 1288:
1289: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1290: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1291: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1292: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1293: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1294: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.112 ! naddy 1295: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
! 1296: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br />
1.89 louis 1297: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1298: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1299: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1300: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.112 ! naddy 1301: </p></li>
! 1302:
! 1303: </ul>
1.56 deraadt 1304:
1.112 ! naddy 1305: <hr />
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