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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 31:
1.147 louis 32: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
33:
34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.150 louis 35: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
36: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
37: </strong></font><br>
38:
39: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
40: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
41: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
42: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
43: problems.
44: <p>
45:
46: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.148 aaron 47: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/Open_Season/39dceffe0.html">OpenBSD
48: plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
49: </strong></font><br>
50:
51: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
52: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
53: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 54: <p>
1.148 aaron 55:
56: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.147 louis 57: <a href="http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000927S0001">BSD OSs Offer
58: Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
59: </strong></font><br>
60:
61: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
62: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
63: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
64: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
65: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
66: <p>
67:
1.138 louis 68: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
69:
70: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.145 louis 71: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
1.146 louis 72: System Takes On Linux</a>,
73: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html">Chris
74: Coleman Explains BSD Unix</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 75: </strong></font><br>
76:
1.146 louis 77: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
78: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
79: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
80: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
81: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
82: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
83: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 84: <p>
85:
86: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 87: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
88: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
89: </strong></font><br>
90:
91: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
92: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
93: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
94: library after installing the OS.
95: <p>
96:
97: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.138 louis 98: <a href="http://www.samag.com/current/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
99: Sys Admin, September 2000
100: </strong></font><br>
101:
102: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
103: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
104: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
105: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
106: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vpn&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">vpn(8)</a>,
107: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
108: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
109: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">isakmpd(8)</a>) and the OpenBSD
110: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
111: out of the system.
112: <p>
113:
1.144 louis 114: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
115: <a href="http://www.osOpinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD, OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, September 2000
116: </strong></font><br>
117:
118: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
119: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
120: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
121: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
122: the IP filtering and address translation.
123: <p>
124:
1.131 louis 125: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
126:
127: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 128: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
129: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
130: </strong></font><br>
131:
132: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
133: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
134: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
135: <p>
136:
137: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 138: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
139: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
140: </strong></font><br>
141:
142: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
143: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
144: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
145: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
146: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
147: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
148: note of"</i>.
149: <p>
150:
151: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 152: <a
153: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
154: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
155: </strong></font><br>
156:
157: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
158: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
159: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
160: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
161: <p>
162:
163: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 164: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody.html">Linux
165: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
166: </strong></font><br>
167:
168: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
169: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
170: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
171: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
172: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
173: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
174: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
175: <p>
176:
177: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 178: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
179: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
180: 2000
181: </strong></font><br>
182:
183: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
184: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
185: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
186: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
187: against current industry practices.
188: <p>
189:
190: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 191: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/08/OpenBSD.html">An Overview of OpenBSD Security</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 8, 2000
192: </strong></font><br>
193:
194: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
195: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
196: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
197: <p>
198:
199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 200: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
201: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
202: </strong></font><br>
203:
204: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
205: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
206: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
207: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
208: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
209: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
210: careful code reviews, he concludes.
211: <p>
212:
213: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 214: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
215: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
216: </strong></font><br>
217:
218: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
219: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
220: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
221: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
222: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 223: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
224: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
225: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 226: <p>
227:
1.118 louis 228: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
229:
230: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 231: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
232: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
233: </strong></font><br>
234:
235: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
236: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
237: about time. The article mentions that
238: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
239: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
240: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 241: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 242: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
243: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
244: ammended since.
245: <p>
246:
247: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 248: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 249: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 250: </strong></font><br>
251:
252: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
253: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
254: of OpenSSH.
255: <p>
256:
257: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
258: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
259: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
260: </strong></font><br>
261:
262: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 263: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 264: bridging.
265: <p>
266:
267: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
268: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
269: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 270: </strong></font><br>
271:
1.121 deraadt 272: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
273: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 274: <p>
275:
276: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 277: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
278: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
279: </strong></font><br>
280:
281: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
282: <p>
283:
284: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 285: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 286: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
287: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 288: </strong></font><br>
289:
1.120 deraadt 290: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
291: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 292: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
293: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
294: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
295: <p>
296:
297: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 298: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
299: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 300: </strong></font><br>
301:
302: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
303: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
304: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 305: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 306: <p>
307:
308: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 309: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
310: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
311: </strong></font><br>
312:
313: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
314: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
315: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
316: <p>
317:
318: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 319: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 320: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
321: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 322: </strong></font><br>
323:
324: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
325: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
326: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
327: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
328: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
329: <p>
330:
1.104 louis 331: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
332:
1.113 naddy 333: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 334: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
335: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
336: </strong></font><br>
337:
338: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
339: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
340: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
341: be a bit dry.
342: <p>
343:
344: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 345: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
346: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
347: 2000
1.128 louis 348: </strong></font><br>
349:
350: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
351: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
352: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
353: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
354: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 355: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 356: <p>
357:
358: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 359: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
360: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 361: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 362:
363: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
364: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
365: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
366: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 367: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
368: <p>
1.110 louis 369:
1.117 louis 370: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
371: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
372: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
373: </strong></font><br>
374:
375: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
376: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
377: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
378: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
379: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
380: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
381: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
382: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
383: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
384: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
385: <p>
386:
1.113 naddy 387: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 388: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 389: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 390:
391: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
392: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 393: <p>
1.108 louis 394:
1.113 naddy 395: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 396: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
397: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 398: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 399:
400: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
401: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
402: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 403: <p>
1.106 louis 404:
1.113 naddy 405: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 406: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
407: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 408: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 409:
410: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
411: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
412: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
413: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 414: <p>
1.107 louis 415:
1.113 naddy 416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 417: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
418: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 419: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 420:
421: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
422: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 423: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 424: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
425: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 426: <p>
1.105 louis 427:
1.113 naddy 428: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 429: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 430: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 431: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 432:
1.113 naddy 433: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
434: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 435: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 436: <p>
1.104 louis 437:
1.121 deraadt 438: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
439: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
440: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
441: </strong></font><br>
442:
443: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
444: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
445: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
446: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
447: <p>
448:
1.85 louis 449: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
450:
1.113 naddy 451: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 452: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 453: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 454: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 455:
456: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
457: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
458: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
459: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
460: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
461: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
462: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 463: <p>
1.99 louis 464:
1.113 naddy 465: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 466: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 467: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 468: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 469:
470: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
471: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
472: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
473: conditions.
1.113 naddy 474: <p>
1.100 louis 475:
1.113 naddy 476: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 477: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 478: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 479: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 480:
481: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
482: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
483: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
484: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 485: <p>
1.95 louis 486:
1.113 naddy 487: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 488: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 489: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 490: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 491:
492: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
493: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 494: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 495: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
496: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 497: <p>
1.92 louis 498:
1.113 naddy 499: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
500: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 501: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 502: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 503:
504: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
505: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
506: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
507: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
508: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
509: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 510: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 511: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 512: <p>
1.91 louis 513:
1.113 naddy 514: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 515: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
516: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 517: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 518:
519: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
520: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
521: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
522: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
523: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
524: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
525: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
526: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
527: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 528: <p>
1.90 louis 529:
1.113 naddy 530: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 531: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
532: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
533: </strong></font><br>
534: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
535: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
536: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
537: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
538: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
539: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
540: <p>
541:
542: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 543: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
544: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 545: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 546:
1.113 naddy 547: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
548: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 549: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
550: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
551: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
552: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
553: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 554: <p>
1.87 louis 555:
1.113 naddy 556: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 557: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
558: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 559: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 560:
561: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
562: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 563: <p>
1.85 louis 564:
1.113 naddy 565: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 566: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
567: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 568: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 569:
570: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 571: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 572: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
573: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 574: <p>
1.89 louis 575:
1.113 naddy 576: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 577: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
578: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 579: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 580:
581: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
582: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
583: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
584: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
585: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
586:
1.78 deraadt 587: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 588:
1.113 naddy 589: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 590: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 591: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 592: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 593: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 594:
595: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
596: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
597: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 598: <p>
1.83 louis 599:
1.113 naddy 600: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 601: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
602: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 603: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 604:
605: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
606: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 607: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 608: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
609: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 610: <p>
1.93 louis 611:
1.113 naddy 612: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 613: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 614: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 615: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 616:
1.83 louis 617: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
618: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
619: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
620: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
621: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 622: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
623: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
624: <p>
1.82 aaron 625:
1.113 naddy 626: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 627: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 628: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 629: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 630:
1.83 louis 631: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
632: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
633: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 634: <p>
1.80 louis 635:
1.113 naddy 636: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 637: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 638: Bad Press</a>,
639: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 640: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 641:
642: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 643: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 644: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
645: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
646: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 647: <p>
1.78 deraadt 648:
649: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
650:
1.113 naddy 651: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
652: <a
1.111 jufi 653: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 654: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
655: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 656: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 657:
658: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
659: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
660: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
661: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 662: <p>
1.74 louis 663:
1.113 naddy 664: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 665: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
666: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 667: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 668:
669: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
670: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
671: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
672: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
673: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
674: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 675: <p>
1.88 louis 676:
1.113 naddy 677: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 678: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 679: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 680: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 681:
682: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
683: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
684: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
685: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 686: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 687: <p>
1.81 louis 688:
1.113 naddy 689: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 690: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 691: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 692: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 693:
694: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
695: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
696: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
697: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
698: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
699: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
700: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 701: <p>
1.90 louis 702:
1.113 naddy 703: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 704: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 705: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 706: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 707:
708: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
709: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
710: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 711: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 712: <p>
1.71 louis 713:
1.69 deraadt 714: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 715:
1.113 naddy 716: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 717: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 718: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 719: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 720:
721: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
722: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
723: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 724: <p>
1.70 louis 725:
1.113 naddy 726: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 727: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 728: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 729:
730: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 731: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 732: <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 733: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 734: <p>
1.68 louis 735:
1.113 naddy 736: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 737: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 738: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 739: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 740:
1.111 jufi 741: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
742: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 743: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 744: "secure by default" installation.
745: <p>
1.64 louis 746:
1.113 naddy 747: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.152 ! deraadt 748: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 749: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 750: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 751:
1.113 naddy 752: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 753: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 754: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 755: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
756: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
757: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 758: <p>
1.66 louis 759:
1.113 naddy 760: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
761: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 762: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 763: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 764:
765: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 766: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 767: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
768: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
769: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 770: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
771: <p>
1.83 louis 772:
1.113 naddy 773: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 774: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 775: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 776: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 777:
778: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 779: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
780: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 781: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
782: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 783: <p>
1.64 louis 784:
1.113 naddy 785: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 786: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 787: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 788: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 789:
790: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
791: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 792: <p>
1.65 louis 793:
1.69 deraadt 794: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
795:
1.113 naddy 796: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 797: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 798: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 799: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 800:
801: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
802: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
803: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
804: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 805: <p>
1.88 louis 806:
1.113 naddy 807: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 808: <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 809: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 810:
811: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 812: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
813: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 814: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
815: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 816: <p>
1.60 louis 817:
1.113 naddy 818: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
819: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
820: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 821: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 822: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 823:
824: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
825: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
826: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 827: <p>
1.58 louis 828:
1.113 naddy 829: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 830: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 831: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 832:
833: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
834: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 835: <p>
1.53 louis 836:
1.113 naddy 837: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 838: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
839: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 840: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 841:
842: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
843: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
844: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 845: <p>
1.99 louis 846:
1.113 naddy 847: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 848: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 849: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 850:
851: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
852: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 853: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 854: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 855: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 856:
1.113 naddy 857: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 858: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
859: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
860: </strong></font><br>
861:
862: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
863: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
864: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
865: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
866: <p>
867:
868: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 869: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 870: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 871: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 872:
873: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
874: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 875: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 876:
1.113 naddy 877: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 878: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 879: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 880:
881: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 882: in
1.113 naddy 883: <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 884: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 885: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 886: <p>
1.53 louis 887:
1.113 naddy 888: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 889: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 890: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
891: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 892: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 893:
1.58 louis 894: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 895: <p>
1.51 deraadt 896:
1.69 deraadt 897: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
898:
1.113 naddy 899: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 900: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 901: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
902: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 903: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 904:
1.58 louis 905: Kurt Seifried
906: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
907: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
908: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 909: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 910:
1.113 naddy 911: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 912: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 913: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 914: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 915:
916: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 917: <p>
1.96 louis 918:
1.113 naddy 919: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 920: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 921: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 922: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 923:
924: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
925: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
926: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
927: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 928: <p>
1.86 louis 929:
1.69 deraadt 930: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
931:
1.113 naddy 932: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 933: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
934: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 935: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 936:
937: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
938: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 939: <p>
1.61 louis 940:
1.113 naddy 941: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 942: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 943: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
944: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 945: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 946:
947: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 948: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 949: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
950: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 951: right -- or at least strives to".
952: <p>
1.48 louis 953:
1.113 naddy 954: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 955: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
956: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 957: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 958: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
959: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
960: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
961: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 962: <p>
1.61 louis 963:
1.113 naddy 964: <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 965: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 966: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 967:
968: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
969: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
970: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
971: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 972: <p>
1.46 louis 973:
1.113 naddy 974: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 975: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 976: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 977: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 978:
979: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
980: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 981: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 982:
1.113 naddy 983: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 984: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
985: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 986: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 987:
988: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
989: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
990: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
991: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 992: <p>
1.70 louis 993:
1.69 deraadt 994: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
995:
1.113 naddy 996: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 997: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 998: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 999:
1000: Kurt Seifried
1001: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1002: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
1003: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 1004: <p>
1.44 philen 1005:
1.113 naddy 1006: <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 1007: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 1008: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 1009:
1010: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 1011: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 1012:
1.113 naddy 1013: <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 1014: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 1015: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 1016:
1017: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 1018: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 1019:
1.113 naddy 1020: <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 1021: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 1022: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 1023:
1024: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
1025: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
1026: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
1027: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 1028: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 1029:
1.113 naddy 1030: <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 1031: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 1032: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 1033:
1.36 louis 1034: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 1035: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 1036:
1.113 naddy 1037: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1038: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1039: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 1040: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1041:
1042: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1043: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1044:
1.69 deraadt 1045: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1046:
1.113 naddy 1047: <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 1048: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1049: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1050:
1051: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1052: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1053: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1054:
1.113 naddy 1055: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1056: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1057: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1058: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 1059:
1060: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1061: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1062: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1063: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1064: <blockquote>
1065: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1066: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1067: <br>
1068: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1069: </code>
1070: </blockquote>
1071: <p>
1072:
1073: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1074: <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>
1075: <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
1076: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1077:
1078: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1079: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1080: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1081: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1082:
1.113 naddy 1083: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1084: <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 1085: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1086:
1087: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1088: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1089: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1090: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1091: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1092: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1093: <p>
1.19 louis 1094:
1.113 naddy 1095: <li><strong>
1096: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1097: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 1098:
1099: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1100: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1101: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1102: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1103: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1104: <p>
1.16 louis 1105:
1.113 naddy 1106: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1107: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1108: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1109: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1110:
1.57 louis 1111: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1112: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1113: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1114: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1115:
1.113 naddy 1116: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1117: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1118: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1119: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1120:
1.113 naddy 1121: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1122:
1.113 naddy 1123: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1124: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1125: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1126: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1127:
1.23 louis 1128: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1129: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1130: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1131: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1132: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1133: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1134:
1.113 naddy 1135: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1136: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1137: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1138: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1139:
1140: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1141: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1142: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1143: installation.
1.113 naddy 1144: <p>
1.47 louis 1145:
1.113 naddy 1146: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1147: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1148: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1149: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1150:
1151: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1152: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1153:
1.69 deraadt 1154: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1155:
1.113 naddy 1156: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1157: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1158: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1159: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1160:
1161: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1162: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1163: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1164: <p>
1.12 louis 1165:
1.113 naddy 1166: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1167: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1168: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1169: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1170:
1171: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1172: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1173: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1174: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1175: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1176: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1177: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1178: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1179:
1.69 deraadt 1180: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1181:
1.113 naddy 1182: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1183: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1184: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1185:
1186: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1187: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1188: available."
1.113 naddy 1189: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1190:
1.69 deraadt 1191: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1192:
1.113 naddy 1193: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1194: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1195: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1196:
1197: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1198: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1199: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1200: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1201: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1202: <p>
1.33 louis 1203:
1.113 naddy 1204: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1205: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1206: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1207: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1208:
1.113 naddy 1209: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1210: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1211: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1212: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1213: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1214: <p>
1.57 louis 1215:
1.69 deraadt 1216: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1217:
1.113 naddy 1218: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1219: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1220: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1221: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1222:
1223: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1224: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1225: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1226:
1.113 naddy 1227: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1228: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1229: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1230: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1231: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1232:
1233: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1234: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1235:
1.113 naddy 1236: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1237: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1238:
1.113 naddy 1239: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1240:
1.113 naddy 1241: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1242: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1243: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1244: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1245:
1246: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1247: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1248:
1.69 deraadt 1249: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1250:
1.113 naddy 1251: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1252: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1253: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1254:
1255: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1256: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1257: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1258:
1.113 naddy 1259: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1260: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1261: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1262: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1263:
1264: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1265: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1266: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1267: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1268:
1.69 deraadt 1269: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1270:
1.113 naddy 1271: <a name=anzen1>
1272: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1273: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1274: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1275: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1276:
1277: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1278: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1279: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1280: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1281: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1282: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1283: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1284:
1.113 naddy 1285: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1286: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1287: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1288: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1289:
1290: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1291: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1292: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1293: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1294: <p>
1.15 louis 1295:
1.113 naddy 1296: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1297: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1298: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1299: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1300:
1301: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1302: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1303: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1304: columns."
1.113 naddy 1305: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1306:
1.69 deraadt 1307: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1308:
1.113 naddy 1309: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1310: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1311: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1312: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1313:
1314: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1315: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1316:
1.113 naddy 1317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1318: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1319: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1320:
1321: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1322: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1323: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1324:
1.69 deraadt 1325: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1326:
1.113 naddy 1327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1328: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1329: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1330: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1331:
1332: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1333: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1334: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1335: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1336: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1337:
1.69 deraadt 1338: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1339:
1.113 naddy 1340: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1341: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1342: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1343:
1.69 deraadt 1344: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1345: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1346: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1347:
1.69 deraadt 1348: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1349:
1.113 naddy 1350: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1351: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1352: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1353: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1354:
1355: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1356: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1357: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1358:
1.113 naddy 1359: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1360: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1361: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1362: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1363: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1364:
1.69 deraadt 1365: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1366:
1.113 naddy 1367: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1368: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1369: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1370: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1371: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1372: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1373:
1374: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1375: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1376: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1377: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1378: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1379: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1380:
1381: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1382:
1.113 naddy 1383: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1384: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1385: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1386:
1.69 deraadt 1387: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1388: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1389: <p>
1.112 naddy 1390:
1.113 naddy 1391: </dl>
1392: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1393:
1.113 naddy 1394: <hr>
1395: <a name=se></a>
1396: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1397:
1.102 niklas 1398: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1399:
1.113 naddy 1400: <dl>
1401: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1402: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1403: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1404:
1405: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1406: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1407: <p>
1.102 niklas 1408:
1.113 naddy 1409: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1410:
1.84 niklas 1411: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1412:
1.113 naddy 1413: <dl>
1414: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1415: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1416: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1417:
1418: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1419: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1420: <p>
1.84 niklas 1421:
1.113 naddy 1422: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1423:
1.69 deraadt 1424: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1425:
1.113 naddy 1426: <dl>
1427: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1428: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1429: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1430:
1431: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1432: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1433: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1434: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1435:
1.113 naddy 1436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1437: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1438: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1439: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1440: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1441:
1.20 louis 1442: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1443: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1444: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1445: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1446: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1447:
1.113 naddy 1448: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1449:
1.113 naddy 1450: <hr>
1451: <a name=jp></a>
1452: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1453:
1.113 naddy 1454: <dl>
1.20 louis 1455:
1.69 deraadt 1456: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1457:
1.113 naddy 1458: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1459: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1460: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1461: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1462:
1463: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1464: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1465: translating and reprinting articles from
1466: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1467: <p>
1.112 naddy 1468:
1.113 naddy 1469: </dl>
1.20 louis 1470:
1.113 naddy 1471: <hr>
1472: <a name=de></a>
1473: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1474: <dl>
1.50 louis 1475:
1.151 louis 1476: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1477:
1478: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1479: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
1480: </strong></font><br>
1481:
1482: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
1483: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
1484: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
1485: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
1486: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
1487:
1488: <p>
1489:
1.72 louis 1490: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1491:
1.113 naddy 1492: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1493: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1494: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1495: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1496:
1.101 jufi 1497: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1498: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1499: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1500: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1501: Giving way to
1502: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1503: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1504: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1505: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1506: <p>
1.72 louis 1507:
1.69 deraadt 1508: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1509:
1.113 naddy 1510: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1511: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1512: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1513: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1514:
1515: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1516: <p>
1517: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1518:
1.50 louis 1519:
1.113 naddy 1520: <hr>
1521: <a name=ru></a>
1522: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1523: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1524:
1.69 deraadt 1525: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1526:
1.113 naddy 1527: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1528: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1529: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1530: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1531:
1532: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1533: <p>
1.62 form 1534:
1.69 deraadt 1535: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1536:
1.113 naddy 1537: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1538: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1539: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1540: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1541:
1.59 form 1542: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1543: <p>
1.112 naddy 1544:
1.113 naddy 1545: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1546:
1.113 naddy 1547: <hr>
1548: <a name=pl></a>
1549: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1550: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1551:
1.113 naddy 1552: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1553: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1554: Radio, August 2, 2000
1555: </strong></font><br>
1556:
1557: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1558: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1559: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1560: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1561: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1562: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1563: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1564: <p>
1565:
1566: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1567: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1568: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1569: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1570: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1571:
1572: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1573: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1574: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1575: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1576: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1577: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1578: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1579: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1580: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1581: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1582: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1583: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1584: <p>
1585: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1586:
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1588: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1589: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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