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1.113 naddy 15: <h2><font color=#e00000>Media Coverage</font></h2>
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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
30: <dl>
1.16 louis 31:
1.118 louis 32: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
33:
34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 35: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
36: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
37: </strong></font><br>
38:
39: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
40: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
41: about time. The article mentions that
42: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
43: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
44: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 ! jufi 45: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 46: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
47: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
48: ammended since.
49: <p>
50:
51: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 52: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 53: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 54: </strong></font><br>
55:
56: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
57: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
58: of OpenSSH.
59: <p>
60:
61: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
62: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
63: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
64: </strong></font><br>
65:
66: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
67: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
68: bridging.
69: <p>
70:
71: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
72: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
73: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 74: </strong></font><br>
75:
1.121 deraadt 76: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
77: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 78: <p>
79:
80: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 81: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
82: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
83: </strong></font><br>
84:
85: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
86: <p>
87:
88: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 89: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 90: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
91: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 92: </strong></font><br>
93:
1.120 deraadt 94: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
95: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 96: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
97: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
98: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
99: <p>
100:
101: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
102: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 103: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
104: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 105: </strong></font><br>
106:
107: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
108: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
109: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
110: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
111: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
112: <p>
113:
1.104 louis 114: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
115:
1.113 naddy 116: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 117: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
118: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
119: </strong></font><br>
120:
121: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
122: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
123: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
124: be a bit dry.
125: <p>
126:
127: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 128: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
129: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 130: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 131:
132: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
133: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
134: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
135: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 136: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
137: <p>
1.110 louis 138:
1.117 louis 139: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
140: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
141: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
142: </strong></font><br>
143:
144: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
145: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
146: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
147: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
148: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
149: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
150: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
151: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
152: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
153: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
154: <p>
155:
1.113 naddy 156: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 157: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 158: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 159:
160: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
161: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 162: <p>
1.108 louis 163:
1.113 naddy 164: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 165: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
166: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 167: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 168:
169: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
170: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
171: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 172: <p>
1.106 louis 173:
1.113 naddy 174: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 175: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
176: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 177: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 178:
179: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
180: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
181: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
182: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 183: <p>
1.107 louis 184:
1.113 naddy 185: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 186: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
187: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 188: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 189:
190: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
191: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 192: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 193: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
194: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 195: <p>
1.105 louis 196:
1.113 naddy 197: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 198: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 199: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 200: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 201:
1.113 naddy 202: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
203: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 204: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
205:
1.121 deraadt 206: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
207: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
208: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
209: </strong></font><br>
210:
211: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
212: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
213: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
214: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
215: <p>
216:
1.85 louis 217: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
218:
1.113 naddy 219: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 220: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 221: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 222: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 223:
224: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
225: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
226: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
227: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
228: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
229: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
230: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 231: <p>
1.99 louis 232:
1.113 naddy 233: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 234: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 235: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 236: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 237:
238: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
239: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
240: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
241: conditions.
1.113 naddy 242: <p>
1.100 louis 243:
1.113 naddy 244: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 245: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 246: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 247: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 248:
249: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
250: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
251: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
252: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 253: <p>
1.95 louis 254:
1.113 naddy 255: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 256: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 257: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 258: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 259:
260: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
261: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 262: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 263: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
264: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 265: <p>
1.92 louis 266:
1.113 naddy 267: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
268: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 269: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 270: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 271:
272: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
273: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
274: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
275: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
276: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
277: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 278: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 279: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 280: <p>
1.91 louis 281:
1.113 naddy 282: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 283: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
284: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 285: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 286:
287: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
288: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
289: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
290: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
291: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
292: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
293: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
294: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
295: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 296: <p>
1.90 louis 297:
1.113 naddy 298: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 299: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
300: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
301: </strong></font><br>
302: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
303: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
304: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
305: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
306: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
307: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
308: <p>
309:
310: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 311: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
312: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 313: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 314:
1.113 naddy 315: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
316: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 317: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
318: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
319: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
320: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
321: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 322: <p>
1.87 louis 323:
1.113 naddy 324: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 325: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
326: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 327: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 328:
329: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
330: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 331: <p>
1.85 louis 332:
1.113 naddy 333: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 334: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
335: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 336: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 337:
338: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 339: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 340: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
341: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 342: <p>
1.89 louis 343:
1.113 naddy 344: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 345: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
346: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 347: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 348:
349: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
350: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
351: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
352: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
353: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
354:
1.78 deraadt 355: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 356:
1.113 naddy 357: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 358: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 359: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 360: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 361: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 362:
363: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
364: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
365: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 366: <p>
1.83 louis 367:
1.113 naddy 368: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 369: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
370: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 371: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 372:
373: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
374: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 375: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 376: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
377: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 378: <p>
1.93 louis 379:
1.113 naddy 380: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 381: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 382: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 383: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 384:
1.83 louis 385: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
386: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
387: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
388: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
389: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 390: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
391: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
392: <p>
1.82 aaron 393:
1.113 naddy 394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 395: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 396: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 397: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 398:
1.83 louis 399: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
400: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
401: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 402: <p>
1.80 louis 403:
1.113 naddy 404: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 405: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 406: Bad Press</a>,
407: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 408: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 409:
410: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 411: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 412: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
413: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
414: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 415: <p>
1.78 deraadt 416:
417: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
418:
1.113 naddy 419: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
420: <a
1.111 jufi 421: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 422: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
423: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 424: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 425:
426: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
427: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
428: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
429: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 430: <p>
1.74 louis 431:
1.113 naddy 432: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 433: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
434: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 435: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 436:
437: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
438: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
439: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
440: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
441: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
442: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 443: <p>
1.88 louis 444:
1.113 naddy 445: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 446: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 447: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 448: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 449:
450: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
451: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
452: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
453: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 454: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 455: <p>
1.81 louis 456:
1.113 naddy 457: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 458: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 459: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 460: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 461:
462: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
463: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
464: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
465: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
466: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
467: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
468: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 469: <p>
1.90 louis 470:
1.113 naddy 471: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 472: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 473: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 474: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 475:
476: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
477: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
478: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 479: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 480: <p>
1.71 louis 481:
1.69 deraadt 482: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 483:
1.113 naddy 484: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 485: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 486: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 487: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 488:
489: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
490: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
491: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 492: <p>
1.70 louis 493:
1.113 naddy 494: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 495: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 496: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 497:
498: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 499: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 500: <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 501: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 502: <p>
1.68 louis 503:
1.113 naddy 504: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 505: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 506: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 507: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 508:
1.111 jufi 509: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
510: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 511: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 512: "secure by default" installation.
513: <p>
1.64 louis 514:
1.113 naddy 515: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 516: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 517: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 518: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 519:
1.113 naddy 520: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 521: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 522: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 523: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
524: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
525: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 526: <p>
1.66 louis 527:
1.113 naddy 528: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
529: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 530: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 531: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 532:
533: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 534: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 535: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
536: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
537: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 538: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
539: <p>
1.83 louis 540:
1.113 naddy 541: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 542: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 543: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 544: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 545:
546: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 547: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
548: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 549: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
550: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 551: <p>
1.64 louis 552:
1.113 naddy 553: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 554: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 555: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 556: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 557:
558: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
559: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 560: <p>
1.65 louis 561:
1.69 deraadt 562: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
563:
1.113 naddy 564: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 565: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 566: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 567: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 568:
569: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
570: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
571: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
572: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 573: <p>
1.88 louis 574:
1.113 naddy 575: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 576: <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 577: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 578:
579: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 580: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
581: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 582: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
583: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 584: <p>
1.60 louis 585:
1.113 naddy 586: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
587: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
588: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 589: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 590: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 591:
592: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
593: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
594: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 595: <p>
1.58 louis 596:
1.113 naddy 597: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 598: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
599: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 600: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 601:
602: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
603: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 604: <p>
1.53 louis 605:
1.113 naddy 606: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 607: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
608: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 609: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 610:
611: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
612: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
613: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 614: <p>
1.99 louis 615:
1.113 naddy 616: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 617: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 618: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 619:
620: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
621: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 622: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 623: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 624: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 625:
1.113 naddy 626: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 627: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 628: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 629: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 630:
631: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
632: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 633: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 634:
1.113 naddy 635: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 636: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 637: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 638:
639: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 640: in
1.113 naddy 641: <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 642: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 643: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 644: <p>
1.53 louis 645:
1.113 naddy 646: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 647: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 648: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
649: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 650: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 651:
1.58 louis 652: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 653: <p>
1.51 deraadt 654:
1.69 deraadt 655: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
656:
1.113 naddy 657: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 658: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 659: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
660: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 661: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 662:
1.58 louis 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>, discusses
666: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 667: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 668:
1.113 naddy 669: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 670: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 671: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 672: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 673:
674: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 675: <p>
1.96 louis 676:
1.113 naddy 677: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 678: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 679: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 680: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 681:
682: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
683: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
684: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
685: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 686: <p>
1.86 louis 687:
1.69 deraadt 688: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
689:
1.113 naddy 690: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 691: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
692: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 693: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 694:
695: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
696: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 697: <p>
1.61 louis 698:
1.113 naddy 699: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 700: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 701: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
702: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 703: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 704:
705: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 706: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 707: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
708: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 709: right -- or at least strives to".
710: <p>
1.48 louis 711:
1.113 naddy 712: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 713: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
714: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 715: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 716: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
717: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
718: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
719: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 720: <p>
1.61 louis 721:
1.113 naddy 722: <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 723: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 724: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 725:
726: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
727: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
728: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
729: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 730: <p>
1.46 louis 731:
1.113 naddy 732: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 733: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 734: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 735: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 736:
737: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
738: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 739: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 740:
1.113 naddy 741: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 742: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
743: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 744: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 745:
746: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
747: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
748: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
749: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 750: <p>
1.70 louis 751:
1.69 deraadt 752: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
753:
1.113 naddy 754: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 755: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 756: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 757:
758: Kurt Seifried
759: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
760: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
761: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 762: <p>
1.44 philen 763:
1.113 naddy 764: <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 765: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 766: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 767:
768: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 769: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 770:
1.113 naddy 771: <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 772: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 773: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 774:
775: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 776: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 777:
1.113 naddy 778: <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 779: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 780: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 781:
782: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
783: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
784: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
785: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 786: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 787:
1.113 naddy 788: <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 789: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 790: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 791:
1.36 louis 792: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 793: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 794:
1.113 naddy 795: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 796: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
797: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 798: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 799:
800: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 801: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 802:
1.69 deraadt 803: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
804:
1.113 naddy 805: <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 806: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 807: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 808:
809: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
810: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 811: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 812:
1.113 naddy 813: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 814: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 815: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
816: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 817:
818: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
819: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 820: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
821: terminal:
1.113 naddy 822: <blockquote>
823: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
824: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
825: <br>
826: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
827: </code>
828: </blockquote>
829: <p>
830:
831: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
832: <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>
833: <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
834: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 835:
836: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
837: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 838: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 839: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 840:
1.113 naddy 841: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 842: <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 843: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 844:
845: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
846: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
847: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
848: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
849: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 850: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 851: <p>
1.19 louis 852:
1.113 naddy 853: <li><strong>
854: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
855: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 856:
857: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
858: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
859: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 860: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
861: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 862: <p>
1.16 louis 863:
1.113 naddy 864: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 865: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 866: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 867: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 868:
1.57 louis 869: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
870: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
871: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 872: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 873:
1.113 naddy 874: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 875: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 876: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 877: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 878:
1.113 naddy 879: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 880:
1.113 naddy 881: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 882: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 883: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 884: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 885:
1.23 louis 886: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
887: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
888: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
889: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
890: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 891: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 892:
1.113 naddy 893: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 894: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
895: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 896: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 897:
898: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
899: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
900: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
901: installation.
1.113 naddy 902: <p>
1.47 louis 903:
1.113 naddy 904: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 905: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 906: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 907: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 908:
909: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 910: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 911:
1.69 deraadt 912: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
913:
1.113 naddy 914: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 915: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 916: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 917: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 918:
919: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
920: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 921: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 922: <p>
1.12 louis 923:
1.113 naddy 924: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 925: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 926: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 927: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 928:
929: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
930: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 931: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
932: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
933: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
934: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
935: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 936: <p>
1.8 deraadt 937:
1.69 deraadt 938: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 939:
1.113 naddy 940: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 941: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 942: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 943:
944: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
945: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
946: available."
1.113 naddy 947: <p>
1.6 deraadt 948:
1.69 deraadt 949: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
950:
1.113 naddy 951: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 952: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 953: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 954:
955: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
956: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
957: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
958: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
959: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 960: <p>
1.33 louis 961:
1.113 naddy 962: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 963: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 964: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 965: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 966:
1.113 naddy 967: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
968: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 969: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
970: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
971: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 972: <p>
1.57 louis 973:
1.69 deraadt 974: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
975:
1.113 naddy 976: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
977: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 978: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 979: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 980:
981: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
982: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 983: <p>
1.69 deraadt 984:
1.113 naddy 985: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 986: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
987: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
988: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 989: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 990:
991: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 992: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 993:
1.113 naddy 994: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
995: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 996:
1.113 naddy 997: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 998:
1.113 naddy 999: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1000: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1001: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1002: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1003:
1004: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1005: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1006:
1.69 deraadt 1007: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1008:
1.113 naddy 1009: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1010: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1011: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1012:
1013: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1014: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1015: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1016:
1.113 naddy 1017: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1018: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1019: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1020: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1021:
1022: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1023: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1024: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1025: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1026:
1.69 deraadt 1027: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1028:
1.113 naddy 1029: <a name=anzen1>
1030: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1031: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1032: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1033: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1034:
1035: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1036: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1037: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1038: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1039: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1040: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1041: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1042:
1.113 naddy 1043: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1044: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1045: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1046: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1047:
1048: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1049: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1050: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1051: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1052: <p>
1.15 louis 1053:
1.113 naddy 1054: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1055: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1056: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1057: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1058:
1059: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1060: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1061: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1062: columns."
1.113 naddy 1063: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1064:
1.69 deraadt 1065: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1066:
1.113 naddy 1067: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1068: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1069: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1070: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1071:
1072: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1073: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1074:
1.113 naddy 1075: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1076: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1077: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1078:
1079: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1080: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1081: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1082:
1.69 deraadt 1083: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1084:
1.113 naddy 1085: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1086: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1087: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1088: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1089:
1090: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1091: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1092: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1093: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1094: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1095:
1.69 deraadt 1096: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1097:
1.113 naddy 1098: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1099: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1100: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1101:
1.69 deraadt 1102: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1103: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1104: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1105:
1.69 deraadt 1106: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1107:
1.113 naddy 1108: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1109: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1110: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1111: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1112:
1113: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1114: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1115: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1116:
1.113 naddy 1117: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1118: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1119: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1120: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1121: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1122:
1.69 deraadt 1123: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1124:
1.113 naddy 1125: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1126: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1127: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1128: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1129: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1130: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1131:
1132: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1133: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1134: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1135: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1136: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1137: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1138:
1139: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1140:
1.113 naddy 1141: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1142: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1143: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1144:
1.69 deraadt 1145: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1146: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1147: <p>
1.112 naddy 1148:
1.113 naddy 1149: </dl>
1150: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1151:
1.113 naddy 1152: <hr>
1153: <a name=se></a>
1154: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1155:
1.102 niklas 1156: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1157:
1.113 naddy 1158: <dl>
1159: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1160: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1161: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1162:
1163: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1164: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1165: <p>
1.102 niklas 1166:
1.113 naddy 1167: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1168:
1.84 niklas 1169: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1170:
1.113 naddy 1171: <dl>
1172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1173: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1174: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1175:
1176: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1177: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1178: <p>
1.84 niklas 1179:
1.113 naddy 1180: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1181:
1.69 deraadt 1182: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1183:
1.113 naddy 1184: <dl>
1185: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1186: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1187: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1188:
1189: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1190: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1191: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1192: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1193:
1.113 naddy 1194: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1195: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1196: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1197: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1198: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1199:
1.20 louis 1200: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1201: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1202: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1203: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1204: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1205:
1.113 naddy 1206: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1207:
1.113 naddy 1208: <hr>
1209: <a name=jp></a>
1210: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1211:
1.113 naddy 1212: <dl>
1.20 louis 1213:
1.69 deraadt 1214: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1215:
1.113 naddy 1216: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1217: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1218: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1219: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1220:
1221: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1222: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1223: translating and reprinting articles from
1224: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1225: <p>
1.112 naddy 1226:
1.113 naddy 1227: </dl>
1.20 louis 1228:
1.113 naddy 1229: <hr>
1230: <a name=de></a>
1231: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1232: <dl>
1.50 louis 1233:
1.72 louis 1234: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1235:
1.113 naddy 1236: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1237: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1238: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1239: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1240:
1.101 jufi 1241: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1242: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1243: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1244: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1245: Giving way to
1246: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1247: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1248: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1249: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1250: <p>
1.72 louis 1251:
1.69 deraadt 1252: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1253:
1.113 naddy 1254: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1255: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1256: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1257: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1258:
1259: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1260: <p>
1261: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1262:
1.50 louis 1263:
1.113 naddy 1264: <hr>
1265: <a name=ru></a>
1266: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1267: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1268:
1.69 deraadt 1269: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1270:
1.113 naddy 1271: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1272: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1273: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1274: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1275:
1276: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1277: <p>
1.62 form 1278:
1.69 deraadt 1279: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1280:
1.113 naddy 1281: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1282: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1283: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1284: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1285:
1.59 form 1286: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1287: <p>
1.112 naddy 1288:
1.113 naddy 1289: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1290:
1.113 naddy 1291: <hr>
1292: <a name=pl></a>
1293: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1294: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1295:
1.113 naddy 1296: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1297: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1298: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1299: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1300: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1301:
1302: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1303: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1304: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1305: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1306: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1307: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1308: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1309: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1310: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1311: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1312: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1313: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1314: <p>
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