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1.104 louis 32: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
33:
1.113 ! naddy 34: <li><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
1.113 ! 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
1.113 ! naddy 43: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
! 44: <p>
1.110 louis 45:
1.113 ! naddy 46: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 47: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 ! 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.
1.113 ! naddy 52: <p>
1.108 louis 53:
1.113 ! naddy 54: <li><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
1.113 ! 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.
1.113 ! naddy 62: <p>
1.106 louis 63:
1.113 ! naddy 64: <li><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
1.113 ! 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.
1.113 ! naddy 73: <p>
1.107 louis 74:
1.113 ! naddy 75: <li><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
1.113 ! 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.
1.113 ! 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.
1.113 ! naddy 85: <p>
1.105 louis 86:
1.113 ! naddy 87: <li><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
1.113 ! naddy 90: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 91:
1.113 ! naddy 92: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
! 93: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 94: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
95:
1.85 louis 96: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
97:
1.113 ! naddy 98: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 99: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 100: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 101: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 102:
103: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
104: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
105: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
106: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
107: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
108: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
109: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 ! naddy 110: <p>
1.99 louis 111:
1.113 ! naddy 112: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 113: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 114: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 115: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 116:
117: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
118: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
119: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
120: conditions.
1.113 ! naddy 121: <p>
1.100 louis 122:
1.113 ! naddy 123: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 124: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 125: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 126: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 127:
128: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
129: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
130: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
131: approaches to security.
1.113 ! naddy 132: <p>
1.95 louis 133:
1.113 ! naddy 134: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 135: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 136: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 137: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 138:
139: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
140: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 141: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 142: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
143: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 ! naddy 144: <p>
1.92 louis 145:
1.113 ! naddy 146: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 147: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 148: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 149: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 150:
151: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
152: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
153: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
154: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
155: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
156: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 ! naddy 157: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 158: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 ! naddy 159: <p>
1.91 louis 160:
1.113 ! naddy 161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 162: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
163: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 164: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 165:
166: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
167: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
168: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
169: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
170: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
171: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
172: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
173: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
174: defects in their products.
1.113 ! naddy 175: <p>
1.90 louis 176:
1.113 ! naddy 177: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 178: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
179: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 180: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 181:
1.113 ! naddy 182: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
! 183: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 184: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
185: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
186: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
187: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
188: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 ! naddy 189: <p>
1.87 louis 190:
1.113 ! naddy 191: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 192: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
193: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 194: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 195:
196: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
197: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 ! naddy 198: <p>
1.85 louis 199:
1.113 ! naddy 200: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 201: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
202: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 ! naddy 203: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 204:
205: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 ! naddy 206: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 207: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
208: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 ! naddy 209: <p>
1.89 louis 210:
1.113 ! naddy 211: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 212: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
213: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 ! naddy 214: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 215:
216: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
217: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
218: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
219: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
220: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
221:
1.78 deraadt 222: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 223:
1.113 ! naddy 224: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 225: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 ! naddy 226: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 227: April 20, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 228: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 229:
230: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
231: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
232: OpenBSD.
1.113 ! naddy 233: <p>
1.83 louis 234:
1.113 ! naddy 235: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 236: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
237: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 238: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 239:
240: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
241: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 ! naddy 242: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 243: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
244: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 ! naddy 245: <p>
1.93 louis 246:
1.113 ! naddy 247: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 248: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 249: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 250: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 251:
1.83 louis 252: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
253: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
254: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
255: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
256: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 ! naddy 257: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
! 258: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
! 259: <p>
1.82 aaron 260:
1.113 ! naddy 261: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 262: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 263: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 264: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 265:
1.83 louis 266: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
267: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
268: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 ! naddy 269: <p>
1.80 louis 270:
1.113 ! naddy 271: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 272: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 273: Bad Press</a>,
274: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 ! naddy 275: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 276:
277: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 ! naddy 278: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 279: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
280: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
281: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 ! naddy 282: <p>
1.78 deraadt 283:
284: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
285:
1.113 ! naddy 286: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 287: <a
1.111 jufi 288: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 289: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
290: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 291: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 292:
293: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
294: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
295: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
296: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 ! naddy 297: <p>
1.74 louis 298:
1.113 ! naddy 299: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 300: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
301: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 302: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 303:
304: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
305: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
306: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
307: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
308: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
309: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 ! naddy 310: <p>
1.88 louis 311:
1.113 ! naddy 312: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.81 louis 313: Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 314: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 315:
316: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
317: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
318: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
319: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
320: written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
321: subscription-only portion of <a href="http://www.cuestechport.com/">CUES
322: Tech Port</a>, a web site for member credit unions.
1.113 ! naddy 323: <p>
1.81 louis 324:
1.113 ! naddy 325: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 326: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 327: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 ! naddy 328: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 329:
330: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
331: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
332: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
333: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
334: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
335: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
336: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 ! naddy 337: <p>
1.90 louis 338:
1.113 ! naddy 339: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 340: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 341: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 ! naddy 342: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 343:
344: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
345: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
346: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 347: competitive advantage.
1.113 ! naddy 348: <p>
1.71 louis 349:
1.69 deraadt 350: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 351:
1.113 ! naddy 352: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 353: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 354: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 355: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 356:
357: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
358: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
359: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 ! naddy 360: <p>
1.70 louis 361:
1.113 ! naddy 362: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 363: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 364: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 365:
366: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 367: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 ! naddy 368: <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 369: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 ! naddy 370: <p>
1.68 louis 371:
1.113 ! naddy 372: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 373: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 374: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 375: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 376:
1.111 jufi 377: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
378: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 379: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 ! naddy 380: "secure by default" installation.
! 381: <p>
1.64 louis 382:
1.113 ! naddy 383: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 384: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 385: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 386: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 387:
1.113 ! naddy 388: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 389: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 ! naddy 390: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 391: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
392: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
393: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 ! naddy 394: <p>
1.66 louis 395:
1.113 ! naddy 396: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 397: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 398: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 ! naddy 399: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 400:
401: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 ! naddy 402: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 403: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
404: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
405: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 ! naddy 406: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
! 407: <p>
1.83 louis 408:
1.113 ! naddy 409: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 410: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 411: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 ! naddy 412: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 413:
414: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 415: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
416: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 417: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
418: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 ! naddy 419: <p>
1.64 louis 420:
1.113 ! naddy 421: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 422: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 423: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 ! naddy 424: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 425:
426: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
427: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 ! naddy 428: <p>
1.65 louis 429:
1.69 deraadt 430: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
431:
1.113 ! naddy 432: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 433: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 434: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 435: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 436:
437: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
438: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
439: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
440: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 ! naddy 441: <p>
1.88 louis 442:
1.113 ! naddy 443: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 444: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 445: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 446:
447: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 ! naddy 448: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
! 449: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 450: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
451: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 ! naddy 452: <p>
1.60 louis 453:
1.113 ! naddy 454: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 455: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
! 456: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 457: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 ! naddy 458: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 459:
460: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
461: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
462: and cryptography.
1.113 ! naddy 463: <p>
1.58 louis 464:
1.113 ! naddy 465: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 466: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
467: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 ! naddy 468: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 469:
470: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
471: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 ! naddy 472: <p>
1.53 louis 473:
1.113 ! naddy 474: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 475: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
476: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 477: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 478:
479: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
480: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
481: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 ! naddy 482: <p>
1.99 louis 483:
1.113 ! naddy 484: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 485: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 ! naddy 486: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 487:
488: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
489: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 ! naddy 490: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 491: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 ! naddy 492: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 493:
1.113 ! naddy 494: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 495: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 496: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 ! naddy 497: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 498:
499: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
500: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 ! naddy 501: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 502:
1.113 ! naddy 503: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 504: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 ! naddy 505: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 506:
507: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 508: in
1.113 ! naddy 509: <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 510: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 511: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 ! naddy 512: <p>
1.53 louis 513:
1.113 ! naddy 514: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 515: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 516: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
517: January/February, 2000
1.113 ! naddy 518: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 519:
1.58 louis 520: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 ! naddy 521: <p>
1.51 deraadt 522:
1.69 deraadt 523: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
524:
1.113 ! naddy 525: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 526: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 527: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
528: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 529: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 530:
1.58 louis 531: Kurt Seifried
532: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
533: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
534: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 ! naddy 535: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 536:
1.113 ! naddy 537: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 538: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 539: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 540: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 541:
542: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 ! naddy 543: <p>
1.96 louis 544:
1.113 ! naddy 545: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 546: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 547: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 ! naddy 548: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 549:
550: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
551: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
552: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
553: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 ! naddy 554: <p>
1.86 louis 555:
1.69 deraadt 556: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
557:
1.113 ! naddy 558: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 559: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
560: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 561: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 562:
563: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
564: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 ! naddy 565: <p>
1.61 louis 566:
1.113 ! naddy 567: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 568: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 569: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
570: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 571: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 572:
573: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 ! naddy 574: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 575: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
576: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 ! naddy 577: right -- or at least strives to".
! 578: <p>
1.48 louis 579:
1.113 ! naddy 580: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 581: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
582: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 583: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 584: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
585: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
586: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
587: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 ! naddy 588: <p>
1.61 louis 589:
1.113 ! naddy 590: <li><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 591: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 592: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 593:
594: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
595: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
596: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
597: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 ! naddy 598: <p>
1.46 louis 599:
1.113 ! naddy 600: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 601: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 602: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 603: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 604:
605: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
606: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 ! naddy 607: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 608:
1.113 ! naddy 609: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 610: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
611: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 612: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 613:
614: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
615: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
616: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
617: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 ! naddy 618: <p>
1.70 louis 619:
1.69 deraadt 620: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
621:
1.113 ! naddy 622: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 623: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 ! naddy 624: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 625:
626: Kurt Seifried
627: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
628: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
629: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 ! naddy 630: <p>
1.44 philen 631:
1.113 ! naddy 632: <li><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 633: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 634: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 635:
636: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 ! naddy 637: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 638:
1.113 ! naddy 639: <li><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 640: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 641: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 642:
643: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 ! naddy 644: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 645:
1.113 ! naddy 646: <li><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 647: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 648: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 649:
650: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
651: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
652: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
653: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 ! naddy 654: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 655:
1.113 ! naddy 656: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.netsec.net/press_100699.html">NSTI announces commercial support services for OpenBSD</a>,
1.34 beck 657: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 658: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 659:
1.36 louis 660: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 ! naddy 661: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 662:
1.113 ! naddy 663: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 664: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
665: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 ! naddy 666: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 667:
668: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 ! naddy 669: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 670:
1.69 deraadt 671: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
672:
1.113 ! naddy 673: <li><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 674: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 675: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 676:
677: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
678: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 ! naddy 679: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 680:
1.113 ! naddy 681: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 682: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 ! naddy 683: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
! 684: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 685:
686: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
687: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 688: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
689: terminal:
1.113 ! naddy 690: <blockquote>
! 691: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
! 692: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
! 693: <br>
! 694: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
! 695: </code>
! 696: </blockquote>
! 697: <p>
! 698:
! 699: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 700: <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>
! 701: <li><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
! 702: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 703:
704: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
705: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 706: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 ! naddy 707: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 708:
1.113 ! naddy 709: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 710: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg183.htm">Open source has roots in the Net</a>, USA Today, Sept. 20, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 711: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 712:
713: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
714: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
715: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
716: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
717: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 718: operating system in the world."
1.113 ! naddy 719: <p>
1.19 louis 720:
1.113 ! naddy 721: <li><strong>
! 722: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
! 723: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 724:
725: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
726: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
727: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 728: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
729: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 ! naddy 730: <p>
1.16 louis 731:
1.113 ! naddy 732: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 733: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 734: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 ! naddy 735: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 736:
1.57 louis 737: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
738: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
739: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 ! naddy 740: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 741:
1.113 ! naddy 742: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 743: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 744: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 745: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 746:
1.113 ! naddy 747: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 748:
1.113 ! naddy 749: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 750: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 751: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 ! naddy 752: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 753:
1.23 louis 754: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
755: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
756: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
757: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
758: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 ! naddy 759: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 760:
1.113 ! naddy 761: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 762: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
763: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 ! naddy 764: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 765:
766: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
767: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
768: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
769: installation.
1.113 ! naddy 770: <p>
1.47 louis 771:
1.113 ! naddy 772: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 773: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 774: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 ! naddy 775: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 776:
777: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 ! naddy 778: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 779:
1.69 deraadt 780: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
781:
1.113 ! naddy 782: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 783: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 784: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 ! naddy 785: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 786:
787: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
788: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 789: of OpenBSD.
1.113 ! naddy 790: <p>
1.12 louis 791:
1.113 ! naddy 792: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 793: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 794: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 ! naddy 795: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 796:
797: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
798: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 799: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
800: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
801: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
802: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
803: way down the page).
1.113 ! naddy 804: <p>
1.8 deraadt 805:
1.69 deraadt 806: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 807:
1.113 ! naddy 808: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 809: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 ! naddy 810: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 811:
812: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
813: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
814: available."
1.113 ! naddy 815: <p>
1.6 deraadt 816:
1.69 deraadt 817: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
818:
1.113 ! naddy 819: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 820: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 ! naddy 821: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 822:
823: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
824: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
825: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
826: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
827: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 ! naddy 828: <p>
1.33 louis 829:
1.113 ! naddy 830: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 831: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 832: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 ! naddy 833: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 834:
1.113 ! naddy 835: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
! 836: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 837: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
838: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
839: an interesting read.
1.113 ! naddy 840: <p>
1.57 louis 841:
1.69 deraadt 842: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
843:
1.113 ! naddy 844: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 845: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 846: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 ! naddy 847: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 848:
849: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
850: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 ! naddy 851: <p>
1.69 deraadt 852:
1.113 ! naddy 853: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 854: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
855: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
856: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 ! naddy 857: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 858:
859: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 ! naddy 860: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 861:
1.113 ! naddy 862: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 863: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 864:
1.113 ! naddy 865: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 866:
1.113 ! naddy 867: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 868: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
869: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 ! naddy 870: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 871:
872: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 ! naddy 873: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 874:
1.69 deraadt 875: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
876:
1.113 ! naddy 877: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 878: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 ! naddy 879: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 880:
881: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
882: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 ! naddy 883: <p>
1.2 deraadt 884:
1.113 ! naddy 885: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 886: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 887: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 888: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 889:
890: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
891: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
892: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 ! naddy 893: site.<p>
1.57 louis 894:
1.69 deraadt 895: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
896:
1.113 ! naddy 897: <a name=anzen1>
! 898: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 899: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 900: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 ! naddy 901: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 902:
903: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
904: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
905: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
906: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
907: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
908: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 ! naddy 909: <p>
1.1 deraadt 910:
1.113 ! naddy 911: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 912: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
913: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 ! naddy 914: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 915:
916: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
917: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
918: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
919: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 ! naddy 920: <p>
1.15 louis 921:
1.113 ! naddy 922: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 923: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
924: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 ! naddy 925: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 926:
927: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
928: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
929: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
930: columns."
1.113 ! naddy 931: <p>
1.1 deraadt 932:
1.69 deraadt 933: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
934:
1.113 ! naddy 935: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 936: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 937: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 938: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 939:
940: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 ! naddy 941: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 942:
1.113 ! naddy 943: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 944: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 ! naddy 945: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 946:
947: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
948: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 ! naddy 949: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 950:
1.69 deraadt 951: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
952:
1.113 ! naddy 953: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 954: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 955: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 ! naddy 956: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 957:
958: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
959: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
960: Implementation, including a brief interview with
961: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 ! naddy 962: <p>
1.1 deraadt 963:
1.69 deraadt 964: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
965:
1.113 ! naddy 966: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 967: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 ! naddy 968: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 969:
1.69 deraadt 970: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
971: OpenBSD is.
1.113 ! naddy 972: <p>
1.1 deraadt 973:
1.69 deraadt 974: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 975:
1.113 ! naddy 976: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 977: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
978: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 ! naddy 979: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 980:
981: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
982: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 ! naddy 983: <p>
1.1 deraadt 984:
1.113 ! naddy 985: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
! 986: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 987: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
988: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 ! naddy 989: <p>
1.1 deraadt 990:
1.69 deraadt 991: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
992:
1.113 ! naddy 993: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 994: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 ! naddy 995: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
! 996: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 997: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 ! naddy 998: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 999:
1000: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1001: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1002: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 ! naddy 1003: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1004: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 ! naddy 1005: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1006:
1007: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1008:
1.113 ! naddy 1009: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1010: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 ! naddy 1011: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1012:
1.69 deraadt 1013: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1014: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 ! naddy 1015: <p>
1.112 naddy 1016:
1.113 ! naddy 1017: </dl>
! 1018: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1019:
1.113 ! naddy 1020: <hr>
! 1021: <a name=se></a>
! 1022: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1023:
1.102 niklas 1024: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1025:
1.113 ! naddy 1026: <dl>
! 1027: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1028: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 ! naddy 1029: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1030:
1031: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1032: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 ! naddy 1033: <p>
1.102 niklas 1034:
1.113 ! naddy 1035: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1036:
1.84 niklas 1037: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1038:
1.113 ! naddy 1039: <dl>
! 1040: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1041: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 ! naddy 1042: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1043:
1044: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1045: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 ! naddy 1046: <p>
1.84 niklas 1047:
1.113 ! naddy 1048: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1049:
1.69 deraadt 1050: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1051:
1.113 ! naddy 1052: <dl>
! 1053: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1054: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 ! naddy 1055: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1056:
1057: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1058: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1059: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 ! naddy 1060: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1061:
1.113 ! naddy 1062: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1063: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1064: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1065: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 ! naddy 1066: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1067:
1.20 louis 1068: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1069: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1070: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1071: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 ! naddy 1072: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1073:
1.113 ! naddy 1074: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1075:
1.113 ! naddy 1076: <hr>
! 1077: <a name=jp></a>
! 1078: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1079:
1.113 ! naddy 1080: <dl>
1.20 louis 1081:
1.69 deraadt 1082: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1083:
1.113 ! naddy 1084: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1085: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1086: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 1087: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1088:
1089: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1090: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1091: translating and reprinting articles from
1092: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 ! naddy 1093: <p>
1.112 naddy 1094:
1.113 ! naddy 1095: </dl>
1.20 louis 1096:
1.113 ! naddy 1097: <hr>
! 1098: <a name=de></a>
! 1099: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
! 1100: <dl>
1.50 louis 1101:
1.72 louis 1102: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1103:
1.113 ! naddy 1104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1105: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1106: Februar 2000
1.113 ! naddy 1107: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1108:
1.101 jufi 1109: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1110: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1111: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 ! naddy 1112: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1113: Giving way to
1114: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1115: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1116: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1117: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 ! naddy 1118: <p>
1.72 louis 1119:
1.69 deraadt 1120: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1121:
1.113 ! naddy 1122: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1123: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1124: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 ! naddy 1125: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1126:
1127: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 ! naddy 1128: <p>
! 1129: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1130:
1.50 louis 1131:
1.113 ! naddy 1132: <hr>
! 1133: <a name=ru></a>
! 1134: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
! 1135: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1136:
1.69 deraadt 1137: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1138:
1.113 ! naddy 1139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1140: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1141: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 ! naddy 1142: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1143:
1144: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 ! naddy 1145: <p>
1.62 form 1146:
1.69 deraadt 1147: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1148:
1.113 ! naddy 1149: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1150: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1151: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 ! naddy 1152: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1153:
1.59 form 1154: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 ! naddy 1155: <p>
1.112 naddy 1156:
1.113 ! naddy 1157: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1158:
1.113 ! naddy 1159: <hr>
! 1160: <a name=pl></a>
! 1161: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
! 1162: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1163:
1.113 ! naddy 1164: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1165: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1166: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1167: January 2000
1.113 ! naddy 1168: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1169:
1170: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1171: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1172: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1173: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1174: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1175: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 ! naddy 1176: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
! 1177: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1178: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1179: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1180: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1181: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 ! naddy 1182: <p>
! 1183: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1184:
1.113 ! naddy 1185: <hr>
! 1186: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
! 1187: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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