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32: <dl>
1.16 louis 33:
1.239 jufi 34: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
35:
36: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
37: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
38: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>, O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002
39: </strong></font><br>
40: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article covers
41: OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules from
42: ipf to pf are the main topics.
43: <p>
44:
1.235 lebel 45: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
46:
1.239 jufi 47:
1.235 lebel 48: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
49: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
50: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>, ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002
51: </strong></font><br>
52: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
53: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
54: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
55: <p>
56:
1.228 horacio 57: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
58:
59: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.233 jufi 60: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
61: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>, The Register, February 27, 2002
62: </strong></font><br>
63: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
64: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
65: <p>
66:
67: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.232 jufi 68: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
69: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>, BSD Today, February 27, 2002
70: </strong></font><br>
71: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
72: on the desktop of his parents.
73: <p>
74:
75: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.229 jufi 76: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.230 horacio 77: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>, openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 78: </strong></font><br>
79: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
80: using IPFilter.
81:
82: <p>
83:
84: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
85: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
86: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>, ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
87: </strong></font><br>
88: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
89: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
90: perspectives of the four OS.
91: <br>
92: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
93: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPSec or Kerberos.
94: <p>
95:
96: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.228 horacio 97: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
98: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
99: software and security</a>, OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
100: </strong></font><br>
101:
102: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
103: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
104: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
105: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
106: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
107: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
108: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
109: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
110: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
111: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
112: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
113: security conscious team beyond doubt.
114: <p>
115:
1.225 horacio 116: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
117:
118: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
119: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
120: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.226 horacio 121: Interview</a>, BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 122: </strong></font><br>
123:
124: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
125: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
126: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 127: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 128: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
129: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
130: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
131: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
132: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 ! miod 133: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 134: of choice.
135: <p>
136:
137: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
138:
139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
140: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
141: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2001
142: </strong></font><br>
143:
144: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
145: <p>
146:
1.226 horacio 147: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
148: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
149: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>, ITworld, January 18, 2001
150: </strong></font><br>
151:
152: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
153: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
154: <p>
1.225 horacio 155:
1.218 horacio 156: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
157:
158: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.225 horacio 159: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
160: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>, kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
161: </strong></font><br>
162:
163: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
164: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
165: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
166: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
167: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
168: subjects. Worth a read.
169: <p>
170:
171:
172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.218 horacio 173: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.225 horacio 174: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>, ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 175: </strong></font><br>
176:
177: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
178: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
179: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
180: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
181: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
182: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
183: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
184: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
185: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 186: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 187: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
188: on other operating systems.<br>
189: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
190: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
191: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
192: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
193: <p>
194:
1.221 horacio 195: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 horacio 196: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
197: Operating System 2010</a>, Byte, November 5, 2001
198: </strong></font><br>
199:
200: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
201: covering the level of software integration into the core
202: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
203: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
204: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
205: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
206: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
207: <p>
208:
209: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.221 horacio 210: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
211: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>, InfoWorld November 2, 2001
212: </strong></font><br>
213:
214: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
215: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
216: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
217: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
218: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
219: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
220: <p>
221:
1.210 jufi 222: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.215 horacio 223:
1.210 jufi 224: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 horacio 225: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
226: Already a Contender</a>, InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
227: </strong></font><br>
228:
229: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
230: source software in response to an article which claimed that
231: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
232: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
233: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
234: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
235: <p>
236:
237: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.224 horacio 238: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.210 jufi 239: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>, ZDNet, October 2, 2001
240: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 241:
1.224 horacio 242: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
243: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
244: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
245: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
246: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
247: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 248: <p>
249:
250: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
251:
252: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.227 horacio 253: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
254: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
255: Division</a>, August 23, 2001
256: </strong></font><br>
257:
258: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
259: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 260: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 261: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
262: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
263: investment</em>.<br>
264: The implementation details can be seen on their
265: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
266: <p>
267:
268: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.215 horacio 269: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
270: Thinking about Security</a>, Unix Review, August 2001
271: </strong></font><br>
272:
273: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
274: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
275: security and says that even secured operating systems running
276: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
277: to time.<br>
278: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
279: system and just the most secure system.
280: <p>
281:
282: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
283: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
284: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>, SysAdmin, August 2001
285: </strong></font><br>
286:
287: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
288: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
289: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
290: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
291: choice:<br>
292: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
293: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
294: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
295: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
296: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
297: network security devices and as such must be well
298: armored."</em><br>
299: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
300: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
301: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
302: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
303: <br>
304: Bravo!
305: <p>
1.210 jufi 306:
1.207 ian 307: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.215 horacio 308:
1.207 ian 309: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
310: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
311: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
312: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 313:
1.207 ian 314: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
315: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 316: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 317: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
318: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
319: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 320: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 321: <p>
1.207 ian 322:
1.194 jufi 323: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
324:
325: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 326: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
327: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>, InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
328: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 329:
1.240 ! miod 330: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 331: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
332: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
333: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
334: <p>
335:
336: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 horacio 337: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 338: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
339: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
340: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 341:
1.240 ! miod 342: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 343: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 344: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
345: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
346: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 347: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 348: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
349: <br>
350: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
351: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
352: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
353: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
354: <p>
355:
356: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.194 jufi 357: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
358: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 359: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 360: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 361:
1.194 jufi 362: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
363: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
364: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
365: <br>
366: The new
367: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 368: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 369: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
370: <p>
1.194 jufi 371:
1.190 horacio 372: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
373:
374: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.191 jufi 375:
376: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
377: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
378:
379: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
380: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
381:
382: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
383: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
384:
1.212 horacio 385: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
386: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 387: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
388:
1.211 horacio 389: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
390: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 391: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
392:
393: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
394: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
395:
396: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
397: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
398:
1.212 horacio 399: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
400: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 401: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
402:
403: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
404: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
405:
406: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
407: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
408:
409: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
410: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
411:
412: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 413: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 414:
1.192 jufi 415: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
416: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 417: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 418:
1.193 deraadt 419: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
420: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 421: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 422:
1.196 deraadt 423: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
424: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
425:
1.198 pvalchev 426: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
427: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
428: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
429:
1.213 horacio 430: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
431: OpenBSD gets brand-new packet filter</a> <em>(Slashdot echoes OpenBSD <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a> development.)</em>,
432: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
433:
1.190 horacio 434: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 435: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
436: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
437: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
438: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
439: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
440: <p>
1.190 horacio 441:
1.191 jufi 442: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.219 horacio 443: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
444: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
445: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 446: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 447:
1.195 jufi 448: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 449: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
450: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
451: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 452: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
453: <p>
454:
455: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 horacio 456: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 457: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
458: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
459: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 460:
1.191 jufi 461: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
462: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
463: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
464: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 465: <p>
466:
1.191 jufi 467:
1.186 jufi 468: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.187 deraadt 469:
1.186 jufi 470: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
471: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 472: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
473: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 474: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 475:
1.188 jufi 476: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 477: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 478: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 479: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
480: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 481: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 482: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 483: <p>
484:
1.191 jufi 485:
486: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.220 horacio 487: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
488: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
489: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 490: </strong></font><br>
491:
492: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
493: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
494: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
495: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
496: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
497: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
498: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
499: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
500: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
501: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
502: familiar?
503: <p>
504:
1.178 louis 505: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
506:
507: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.187 deraadt 508: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
509: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>, O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 510: </strong></font><br>
511:
512: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
513: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
514: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
515: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
516: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
517: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
518: <p>
519:
1.179 louis 520: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
521: <a
1.182 louis 522: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">Open source under the hood</a>, Information Security, March 2001.
523: </strong></font><br>
524:
525: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
526: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
527: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
528: <p>
529:
530: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
531: <a
1.179 louis 532: href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">Your
533: Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>, Help Net Security, March 2001
534: </strong></font><br>
535:
536: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
537: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
538: <p>
539:
1.174 louis 540:
1.175 louis 541: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
542:
543: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
544: <a
1.179 louis 545: href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">Review:
546: OpenBSD 2.8</a>, The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
547: </strong></font><br>
548:
549: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
550: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
551: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
552: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
553: <p>
554:
555: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
556: <a
1.183 ian 557: href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">Hardening OpenBSD Internet
1.175 louis 558: Servers</a>, GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
559: </strong></font><br>
560:
561: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 562: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 563: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
564: <p>
565:
1.176 louis 566:
1.172 mickey 567: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
568:
569: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.180 louis 570: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 571: </strong></font><br>
572:
573: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
574: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
575: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 576: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 577: <p>
578:
579: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
580: <a
1.174 louis 581: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">Theo
582: de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, January 29, 2001
583: </strong></font><br>
584:
585: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
586: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
587: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
588: <p>
589:
590: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
591: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
592: BSD Channel is no more</a>, BSD Today, January 24, 2001
593: </strong></font><br>
594:
595: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
596: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
597: <p>
598:
599: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
600: <a
601: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">With
602: Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
603: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
604: </strong></font><br>
605:
606: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
607: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
608: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
609: our own Theo de Raadt.
610: <p>
611:
612: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
613: <a
614: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">A lot
615: of misinformation about BSD</a>, BSD Today, January 6, 2001
616: </strong></font><br>
617:
618: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
619: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
620: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
621: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
622: shut down.]
623: <p>
624:
625: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
626: <a
1.226 horacio 627: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
628: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.173 mickey 629: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>, Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 630: </strong></font><br>
631:
632: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
633: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
634: <p>
635:
1.161 louis 636: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
637:
1.175 louis 638: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
639: <a
640: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">Florist.com
641: Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, Enterprise
642: Linux Today, December 26, 2000
643: </strong></font><br>
644:
645: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
646: by John Wolley
647: <p>
648:
649: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
650: <a
651: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">OpenBSD exploit
652: gets serious</a>, The Register, December 20, 2000
653: </strong></font><br>
654:
655: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
656: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
657: OpenBSD).
658: <p>
659:
1.161 louis 660: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
661: <a
1.171 louis 662: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
663: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
664: </strong></font><br>
665:
666: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
667: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
668: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
669: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
670: and hindsight.
671: <p>
672:
673: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 674: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
675: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
676: </strong></font><br>
677:
678: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
679: <p>
680:
681: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.171 louis 682: <a
1.168 provos 683: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
684: December 7, 2000
685: </strong></font><br>
686:
687: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
688: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
689: us explain.
690: <p>
691:
692: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.234 jufi 693: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
694: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 695: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 696: December 6, 2000
697: </strong></font><br>
698:
699: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
700: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
701: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
702: <p>
703:
704: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
705: <a
1.226 horacio 706: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
707: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 708: </strong></font><br>
709:
710: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 711: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 712: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 713: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
714: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
715: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 716: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 717: <p>
1.162 millert 718:
719: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
720: <a
1.161 louis 721: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
722: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
723: </strong></font><br>
724:
725: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
726: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
727: <p>
728:
1.169 louis 729: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.225 horacio 730: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
731: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
732: </strong></font><br>
733:
734: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
735: <p>
736:
737:
738: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.169 louis 739: <a
1.226 horacio 740: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
741: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
742: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 743: </strong></font><br>
744:
745: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
746: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
747: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
748: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
749: <p>
750:
1.158 louis 751: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.147 louis 752:
753: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.227 horacio 754: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
755: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 756: </strong></font><br>
757:
758: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
759: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
760: <p>
761:
762: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.227 horacio 763: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
764: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
765: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 766: </strong></font><br>
767: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
768: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
769: <p>
770:
771: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
772: <a
773: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
774: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
775: </strong></font><br>
776:
777: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
778: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
779: <p>
780:
781: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 782: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 783: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
784: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 785:
1.213 horacio 786: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 787: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
788: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
789: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
790: <p>
1.215 horacio 791:
1.174 louis 792: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
793: <a
794: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
795: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
796: </strong></font><br>
797:
798: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
799: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
800: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
801: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
802: much of the attitude too).
803: <p>
1.161 louis 804:
805: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 806: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 807: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 808: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 809:
1.157 louis 810: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
811: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
812: <p>
813:
814: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
815:
816: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 817: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 818: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 819: </strong></font><br>
820:
821: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
822: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
823: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
824: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
825: <p>
826:
827: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
828: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
829: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
830: </strong></font><br>
831:
832: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
833: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
834: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
835: it because they love coding...
836: <p>
837:
838: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
839: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
840: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
841: </strong></font><br>
842:
843: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
844: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
845: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
846: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
847: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
848: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
849: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
850: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
851: <p>
852:
853: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.227 horacio 854: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
855: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
856: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 857: </strong></font><br>
858:
859: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
860: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
861: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
862: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
863: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
864: the pizza.
865: <p>
866:
867: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.150 louis 868: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
869: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
870: </strong></font><br>
871:
872: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
873: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
874: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
875: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
876: problems.
877: <p>
878:
879: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 880: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
881: </strong></font><br>
882:
1.222 miod 883: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 884: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
885: - whether they like it or not.
886: <p>
887:
888: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.227 horacio 889: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
890: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 891: </strong></font><br>
892:
893: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
894: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
895: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 896: <p>
1.148 aaron 897:
898: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 899: <a href="http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20001003S0001/1">The Pros and Cons of Posting Vulnerabilities</a>, Network Magazine, October 5, 2000
1.156 louis 900: </strong></font><br>
901:
902: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
903: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
904: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
905: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
906: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
907: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
908: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
909: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
910: <p>
911:
912: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 913: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
914: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 915: </strong></font><br>
916:
917: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
918: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
919: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
920: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
921: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
922: <p>
923:
1.138 louis 924: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
925:
926: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.227 horacio 927: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
928: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
929: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
930: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 931: </strong></font><br>
932:
1.227 horacio 933: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 934: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
935: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
936: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
937: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
938: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
939: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
940: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 941: <p>
942:
943: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.231 jufi 944: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 945: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 946: </strong></font><br>
947:
948: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
949: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
950: groups, and even Linux.
951: <p>
952:
953: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.227 horacio 954: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
955: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 956: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
957: </strong></font><br>
958:
959: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
960: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
961: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
962: library after installing the OS.
963: <p>
964:
965: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.227 horacio 966: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 967: Sys Admin, September 2000
968: </strong></font><br>
969:
970: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
971: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
972: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
973: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
974: (<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>,
975: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
976: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
977: <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
1.189 horacio 978: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 979: out of the system.
980: <p>
981:
1.144 louis 982: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
983: <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
984: </strong></font><br>
985:
986: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 987: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
988: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
989: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
990: the IP filtering and address translation.
991: <p>
992:
1.131 louis 993: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
994:
995: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 996: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
997: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
998: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 999: </strong></font><br>
1000:
1001: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1002: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1003: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1004: <p>
1005:
1006: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 1007: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1008: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1009: </strong></font><br>
1010:
1011: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1012: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1013: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1014: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1015: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1016: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1017: note of"</i>.
1018: <p>
1019:
1020: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 1021: <a
1022: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1023: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1024: </strong></font><br>
1025:
1026: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1027: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1028: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1029: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1030: <p>
1031:
1032: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1033: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1034: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1035: </strong></font><br>
1036:
1037: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1038: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1039: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1040: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1041: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1042: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1043: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1044: <p>
1045:
1046: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 1047: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1048: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1049: 2000
1050: </strong></font><br>
1051:
1052: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1053: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1054: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1055: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1056: against current industry practices.
1057: <p>
1058:
1059: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 1060: <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
1061: </strong></font><br>
1062:
1063: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1064: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1065: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1066: <p>
1067:
1068: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 1069: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1070: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1071: </strong></font><br>
1072:
1073: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1074: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1075: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1076: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1077: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1078: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1079: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1080: <p>
1081:
1082: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 1083: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1084: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1085: </strong></font><br>
1086:
1087: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1088: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1089: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1090: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1091: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1092: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1093: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1094: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1095: <p>
1096:
1.118 louis 1097: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1098:
1099: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1100: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1101: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1102: </strong></font><br>
1103:
1104: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1105: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1106: about time. The article mentions that
1107: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1108: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1109: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1110: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1111: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1112: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1113: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1114: <p>
1115:
1116: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1117: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1118: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1119: </strong></font><br>
1120:
1121: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1122: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1123: of OpenSSH.
1124: <p>
1125:
1126: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1127: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1128: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1129: </strong></font><br>
1130:
1131: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1132: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1133: bridging.
1134: <p>
1135:
1136: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1137: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1138: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1139: </strong></font><br>
1140:
1.121 deraadt 1141: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1142: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1143: <p>
1144:
1145: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1146: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1147: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1148: </strong></font><br>
1149:
1150: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1151: <p>
1152:
1153: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 1154: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1155: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1156: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1157: </strong></font><br>
1158:
1.120 deraadt 1159: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1160: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1161: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1162: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1163: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1164: <p>
1165:
1166: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 1167: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1168: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1169: </strong></font><br>
1170:
1.222 miod 1171: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1172: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1173: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1174: protocols and their quirks.
1175: <p>
1176:
1177: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 1178: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1179: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1180: </strong></font><br>
1181:
1182: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1183: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1184: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1185: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1186: <p>
1187:
1188: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 1189: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1190: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1191: </strong></font><br>
1192:
1193: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1194: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1195: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1196: <p>
1197:
1198: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1199: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1200: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1201: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1202: </strong></font><br>
1203:
1204: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1205: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1206: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1207: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1208: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1209: <p>
1210:
1.104 louis 1211: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1212:
1.113 naddy 1213: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 1214: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1215: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1216: </strong></font><br>
1217:
1218: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1219: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1220: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1221: be a bit dry.
1222: <p>
1223:
1224: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 1225: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1226: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1227: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1228: </strong></font><br>
1229: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1230: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1231: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1232: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1233: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1234: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1235: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1236: <p>
1237:
1238: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 1239: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1240: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1241: 2000
1.128 louis 1242: </strong></font><br>
1243:
1244: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1245: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1246: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1247: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1248: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1249: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1250: <p>
1251:
1252: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1253: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1254: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1255: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1256:
1257: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1258: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1259: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1260: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1261: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1262: <p>
1.110 louis 1263:
1.117 louis 1264: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1265: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1266: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1267: </strong></font><br>
1268:
1269: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1270: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1271: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1272: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1273: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1274: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1275: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1276: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1277: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1278: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1279: <p>
1280:
1.113 naddy 1281: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 1282: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1283: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1284:
1285: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1286: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1287: <p>
1.108 louis 1288:
1.113 naddy 1289: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 1290: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1291: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1292: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1293:
1294: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1295: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1296: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1297: <p>
1.106 louis 1298:
1.113 naddy 1299: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 1300: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1301: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1302: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1303:
1304: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1305: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1306: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1307: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1308: <p>
1.107 louis 1309:
1.113 naddy 1310: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.215 horacio 1311: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1312: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1313: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 1314:
1315: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
1316: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 1317: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 1318: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
1319: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 1320: <p>
1.105 louis 1321:
1.113 naddy 1322: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.184 louis 1323: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 1324: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 1325: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 1326:
1.113 naddy 1327: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
1328: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 1329: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 1330: <p>
1.104 louis 1331:
1.121 deraadt 1332: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1333: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1334: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1335: </strong></font><br>
1336:
1337: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1338: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1339: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1340: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1341: <p>
1342:
1.85 louis 1343: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1344:
1.113 naddy 1345: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1346: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1347: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1348: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1349:
1350: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1351: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1352: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1353: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1354: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1355: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
1356: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 1357: <p>
1.99 louis 1358:
1.113 naddy 1359: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1360: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 1361: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1362: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 1363:
1364: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
1365: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
1366: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
1367: conditions.
1.113 naddy 1368: <p>
1.100 louis 1369:
1.113 naddy 1370: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1371: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 1372: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1373: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 1374:
1375: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
1376: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
1377: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
1378: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 1379: <p>
1.95 louis 1380:
1.113 naddy 1381: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1382: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 1383: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1384: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 1385:
1386: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
1387: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 1388: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 1389: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
1390: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1391: <p>
1.92 louis 1392:
1.113 naddy 1393: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1394: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 1395: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1396: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 1397:
1398: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
1399: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
1400: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
1401: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
1402: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
1403: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 1404: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 1405: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 1406: <p>
1.91 louis 1407:
1.113 naddy 1408: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1409: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
1410: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 1411: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1412:
1413: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
1414: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
1415: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
1416: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
1417: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
1418: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
1419: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
1420: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
1421: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 1422: <p>
1.90 louis 1423:
1.113 naddy 1424: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1425: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
1426: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
1427: </strong></font><br>
1428: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
1429: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
1430: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
1431: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
1432: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
1433: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
1434: <p>
1435:
1436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 1437: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
1438: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1439: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 1440:
1.113 naddy 1441: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
1442: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 1443: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
1444: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
1445: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
1446: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
1447: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 1448: <p>
1.87 louis 1449:
1.113 naddy 1450: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 1451: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
1452: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 1453: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1454:
1455: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 1456: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 1457: <p>
1.85 louis 1458:
1.113 naddy 1459: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1460: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
1461: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1462: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1463:
1464: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 1465: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 1466: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
1467: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 1468: <p>
1.89 louis 1469:
1.113 naddy 1470: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 1471: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1472: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1473: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1474:
1475: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
1476: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
1477: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
1478: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
1479: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1480:
1.78 deraadt 1481: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 1482:
1.113 naddy 1483: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1484: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 1485: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 1486: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 1487: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1488:
1489: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
1490: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
1491: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1492: <p>
1.83 louis 1493:
1.113 naddy 1494: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 1495: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
1496: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1497: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 1498:
1499: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
1500: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 1501: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 1502: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
1503: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 1504: <p>
1.93 louis 1505:
1.113 naddy 1506: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.219 horacio 1507: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
1508: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
1509: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1510: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 1511:
1.83 louis 1512: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
1513: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
1514: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
1515: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
1516: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 1517: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
1518: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1519: <p>
1.82 aaron 1520:
1.113 naddy 1521: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1522: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 1523: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1524: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 1525:
1.83 louis 1526: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
1527: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
1528: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 1529: <p>
1.80 louis 1530:
1.113 naddy 1531: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1532: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 1533: Bad Press</a>,
1534: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 1535: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 1536:
1537: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 1538: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 1539: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
1540: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
1541: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 1542: <p>
1.78 deraadt 1543:
1544: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1545:
1.113 naddy 1546: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1547: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
1548: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 1549: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 1550: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 1551:
1552: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
1553: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
1554: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
1555: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 1556: <p>
1.74 louis 1557:
1.113 naddy 1558: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 1559: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
1560: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 1561: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1562:
1.219 horacio 1563: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
1564: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
1565: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
1566: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
1567: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
1568: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
1569: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 1570: <p>
1.88 louis 1571:
1.113 naddy 1572: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 1573: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 1574: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 1575: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 1576:
1577: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
1578: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
1579: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
1580: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 1581: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 1582: <p>
1.81 louis 1583:
1.113 naddy 1584: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1585: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 1586: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1587: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1588:
1589: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
1590: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
1591: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
1592: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
1593: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
1594: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
1595: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 1596: <p>
1.90 louis 1597:
1.113 naddy 1598: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1599: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 1600: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1601: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 1602:
1603: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
1604: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
1605: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 1606: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 1607: <p>
1.71 louis 1608:
1.69 deraadt 1609: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 1610:
1.113 naddy 1611: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1612: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
1613: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 1614: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1615:
1616: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
1617: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
1618: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 1619: <p>
1.70 louis 1620:
1.113 naddy 1621: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1622: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
1623: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1624: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 1625:
1626: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 1627: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 1628: <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 1629: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 1630: <p>
1.68 louis 1631:
1.113 naddy 1632: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1633: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
1634: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 1635: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 1636: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1637:
1.111 jufi 1638: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
1639: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 1640: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 1641: "secure by default" installation.
1642: <p>
1.64 louis 1643:
1.113 naddy 1644: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.152 deraadt 1645: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 1646: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1647: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 1648:
1.113 naddy 1649: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 1650: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 1651: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 1652: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
1653: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
1654: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 1655: <p>
1.66 louis 1656:
1.113 naddy 1657: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1658: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 1659: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1660: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1661:
1662: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 1663: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 1664: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
1665: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
1666: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 1667: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
1668: <p>
1.83 louis 1669:
1.113 naddy 1670: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1671: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 1672: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1673: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1674:
1675: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 1676: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
1677: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 1678: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
1679: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 1680: <p>
1.64 louis 1681:
1.113 naddy 1682: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1683: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 1684: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1685: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 1686:
1687: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
1688: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 1689: <p>
1.65 louis 1690:
1.69 deraadt 1691: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1692:
1.113 naddy 1693: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1694: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 1695: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1696: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1697:
1698: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
1699: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
1700: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
1701: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 1702: <p>
1.88 louis 1703:
1.113 naddy 1704: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1705: <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 1706: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 1707:
1708: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 1709: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
1710: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 1711: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
1712: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 1713: <p>
1.60 louis 1714:
1.113 naddy 1715: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1716: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1717: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 1718: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 1719: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1720:
1721: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
1722: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
1723: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1724: <p>
1.58 louis 1725:
1.113 naddy 1726: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 1727: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 1728: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1729:
1730: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
1731: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 1732: <p>
1.53 louis 1733:
1.113 naddy 1734: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 1735: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
1736: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1737: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1738:
1739: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
1740: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
1741: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 1742: <p>
1.99 louis 1743:
1.113 naddy 1744: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 1745: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 1746: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1747:
1748: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
1749: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 1750: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 1751: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 1752: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 1753:
1.113 naddy 1754: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 1755: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
1756: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 1757: </strong></font><br>
1758:
1759: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
1760: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
1761: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
1762: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
1763: <p>
1764:
1765: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1766: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 1767: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1768: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1769:
1770: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
1771: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 1772: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 1773:
1.113 naddy 1774: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 1775: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1776: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1777:
1778: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 1779: in
1.113 naddy 1780: <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 1781: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 1782: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 1783: <p>
1.53 louis 1784:
1.113 naddy 1785: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1786: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 1787: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
1788: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 1789: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 1790:
1.58 louis 1791: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1792: <p>
1.51 deraadt 1793:
1.69 deraadt 1794: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1795:
1.113 naddy 1796: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.219 horacio 1797: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
1798: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
1799: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 1800: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1801:
1.58 louis 1802: Kurt Seifried
1803: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1804: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
1805: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 1806: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 1807:
1.113 naddy 1808: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1809: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 1810: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 1811: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 1812:
1813: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1814: <p>
1.96 louis 1815:
1.113 naddy 1816: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1817: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 1818: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 1819: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 1820:
1821: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
1822: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1823: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1824: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 1825: <p>
1.86 louis 1826:
1.69 deraadt 1827: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1828:
1.113 naddy 1829: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1830: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
1831: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 1832: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1833:
1834: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
1835: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 1836: <p>
1.61 louis 1837:
1.113 naddy 1838: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1839: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 1840: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
1841: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1842: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 1843:
1844: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 1845: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 1846: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
1847: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 1848: right -- or at least strives to".
1849: <p>
1.48 louis 1850:
1.113 naddy 1851: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1852: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
1853: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1854: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1855: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
1856: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
1857: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
1858: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 1859: <p>
1.61 louis 1860:
1.113 naddy 1861: <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 1862: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1863: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 1864:
1865: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
1866: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
1867: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
1868: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 1869: <p>
1.46 louis 1870:
1.113 naddy 1871: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 horacio 1872: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
1873: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 1874: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1875:
1876: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
1877: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 1878: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 1879:
1.113 naddy 1880: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 1881: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
1882: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 1883: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1884:
1885: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
1886: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
1887: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
1888: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 1889: <p>
1.70 louis 1890:
1.69 deraadt 1891: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1892:
1.211 horacio 1893: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1894: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
1895: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 1896: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 1897: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 1898:
1899: Kurt Seifried
1900: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1901: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
1902: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 1903: <p>
1.44 philen 1904:
1.113 naddy 1905: <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 1906: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 1907: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 1908:
1909: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 1910: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 1911:
1.113 naddy 1912: <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 1913: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 1914: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 1915:
1916: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 1917: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 1918:
1.113 naddy 1919: <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 1920: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 1921: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 1922:
1923: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
1924: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
1925: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
1926: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 1927: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 1928:
1.113 naddy 1929: <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 1930: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 1931: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 1932:
1.36 louis 1933: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 1934: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 1935:
1.113 naddy 1936: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1937: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1938: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 1939: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1940:
1941: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1942: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1943:
1.69 deraadt 1944: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1945:
1.113 naddy 1946: <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 1947: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1948: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1949:
1950: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1951: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1952: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1953:
1.113 naddy 1954: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1955: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1956: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 1957: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 1958:
1959: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1960: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1961: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1962: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1963: <blockquote>
1964: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1965: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1966: <br>
1967: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1968: </code>
1969: </blockquote>
1970: <p>
1971:
1972: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1973: <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>
1974: <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
1975: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1976:
1977: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1978: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1979: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1980: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1981:
1.113 naddy 1982: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1983: <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 1984: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1985:
1986: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1987: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1988: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1989: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1990: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1991: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1992: <p>
1.19 louis 1993:
1.113 naddy 1994: <li><strong>
1995: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 1996: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 1997:
1998: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1999: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2000: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2001: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2002: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2003: <p>
1.16 louis 2004:
1.113 naddy 2005: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2006: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2007: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2008: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2009:
1.57 louis 2010: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2011: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2012: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2013: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2014:
1.113 naddy 2015: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2016: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2017: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2018: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2019:
1.113 naddy 2020: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2021:
1.113 naddy 2022: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.215 horacio 2023: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2024: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2025: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2026:
1.23 louis 2027: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2028: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2029: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2030: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2031: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 2032: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2033:
1.113 naddy 2034: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 2035: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2036: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2037: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2038:
1.199 pvalchev 2039: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2040: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2041: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2042: installation.
1.113 naddy 2043: <p>
1.47 louis 2044:
1.113 naddy 2045: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2046: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2047: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2048: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2049:
2050: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 2051: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 2052:
1.69 deraadt 2053: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
2054:
1.113 naddy 2055: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2056: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2057: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2058: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2059:
2060: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2061: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2062: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2063: <p>
1.12 louis 2064:
1.113 naddy 2065: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2066: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2067: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2068: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2069:
2070: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2071: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2072: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2073: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2074: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2075: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2076: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2077: <p>
1.8 deraadt 2078:
1.69 deraadt 2079: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 2080:
1.113 naddy 2081: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2082: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2083: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2084:
2085: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2086: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2087: available."
1.113 naddy 2088: <p>
1.6 deraadt 2089:
1.69 deraadt 2090: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
2091:
1.113 naddy 2092: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 2093: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2094: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2095:
2096: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2097: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2098: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2099: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2100: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2101: <p>
1.33 louis 2102:
1.113 naddy 2103: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2104: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2105: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2106: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2107:
1.113 naddy 2108: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2109: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2110: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2111: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2112: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2113: <p>
1.57 louis 2114:
1.69 deraadt 2115: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
2116:
1.113 naddy 2117: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2118: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2119: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2120: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2121:
2122: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2123: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2124: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2125:
1.113 naddy 2126: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 2127: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2128: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2129: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2130: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2131:
2132: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2133: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2134:
1.113 naddy 2135: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2136: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2137:
1.113 naddy 2138: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2139:
1.113 naddy 2140: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 2141: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2142: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2143: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2144:
2145: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2146: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 2147:
1.69 deraadt 2148: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
2149:
1.113 naddy 2150: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2151: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2152: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2153:
2154: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2155: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2156: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2157:
1.113 naddy 2158: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2159: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2160: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2161: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2162:
2163: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2164: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2165: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2166: site.<p>
1.57 louis 2167:
1.69 deraadt 2168: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
2169:
1.113 naddy 2170: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 2171: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2172: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2173: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2174:
2175: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2176: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2177: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2178: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2179: <p>
1.15 louis 2180:
1.113 naddy 2181: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2182: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2183: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2184: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2185:
2186: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2187: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2188: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2189: columns."
1.113 naddy 2190: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2191:
1.69 deraadt 2192: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
2193:
1.113 naddy 2194: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2195: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2196: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2197: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2198:
2199: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2200: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2201:
1.113 naddy 2202: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2203: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2204: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2205:
2206: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2207: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2208: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 2209:
1.69 deraadt 2210: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2211:
1.113 naddy 2212: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2213: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2214: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2215: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2216:
1.222 miod 2217: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2218: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2219: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2220: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2221: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2222:
1.69 deraadt 2223: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
2224:
1.113 naddy 2225: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2226: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2227: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2228:
1.69 deraadt 2229: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2230: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2231: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2232:
1.69 deraadt 2233: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 2234:
1.113 naddy 2235: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2236: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2237: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2238: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2239:
2240: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2241: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2242: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2243:
1.113 naddy 2244: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
2245: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2246: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2247: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2248: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2249:
1.69 deraadt 2250: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
2251:
1.113 naddy 2252: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2253: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2254: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2255: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2256: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2257: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2258:
2259: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2260: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2261: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2262: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2263: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2264: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2265:
2266: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
2267:
1.113 naddy 2268: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2269: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 2270: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2271:
1.69 deraadt 2272: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
2273: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 2274: <p>
1.112 naddy 2275:
1.113 naddy 2276: </dl>
2277: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2278:
1.113 naddy 2279: <hr>
2280: <a name=se></a>
2281: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 2282:
1.200 niklas 2283: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2284:
2285: <dl>
2286: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2287: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2288: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2289:
2290: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2291: <p>
2292:
2293: </dl>
2294:
2295: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
2296:
2297: <dl>
2298: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2299: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
2300: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
2301:
2302: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
2303: <p>
2304:
2305: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2306: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2307: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
2308:
2309: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2310: being best of brand when it comes to security.
2311: <p>
2312:
2313: </dl>
2314:
2315: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
2316:
2317: <dl>
2318: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2319: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
2320: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
2321:
2322: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
2323: <p>
2324:
2325: </dl>
2326:
1.102 niklas 2327: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
2328:
1.113 naddy 2329: <dl>
2330: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 2331: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 2332: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 2333:
2334: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2335: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2336: <p>
1.102 niklas 2337:
1.113 naddy 2338: </dl>
1.102 niklas 2339:
1.84 niklas 2340: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
2341:
1.113 naddy 2342: <dl>
2343: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 2344: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 2345: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 2346:
2347: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 2348: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2349: <p>
1.84 niklas 2350:
1.113 naddy 2351: </dl>
1.84 niklas 2352:
1.69 deraadt 2353: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2354:
1.113 naddy 2355: <dl>
2356: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2357: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 2358: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2359:
1.222 miod 2360: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 2361: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
2362: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 2363: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2364:
1.113 naddy 2365: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2366: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 2367: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 2368: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 2369: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2370:
1.20 louis 2371: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
2372: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 2373: explains the licensing issues and points to our
2374: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 2375: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2376:
1.113 naddy 2377: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 2378:
1.113 naddy 2379: <hr>
1.202 jufi 2380: <a name=fi></a>
2381: <h3><font color=#e00000>Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
2382:
2383: <dl>
2384:
2385: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2386:
2387: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2388: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
2389: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
2390:
2391: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
2392: will be removed from OpenBSD.
2393: </dl>
2394:
2395: <hr>
1.113 naddy 2396: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 2397:
1.113 naddy 2398: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 2399:
1.113 naddy 2400: <dl>
1.20 louis 2401:
1.170 louis 2402: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
2403:
2404: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2405: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
2406: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
2407: </strong></font><br>
2408:
2409: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
2410: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
2411: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
2412: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2413: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2414: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 2415: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 2416: <p>
2417:
1.69 deraadt 2418: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
2419:
1.113 naddy 2420: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 2421: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 2422: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 2423: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 2424:
2425: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
2426: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
2427: translating and reprinting articles from
2428: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 2429: <p>
1.112 naddy 2430:
1.113 naddy 2431: </dl>
1.20 louis 2432:
1.113 naddy 2433: <hr>
2434: <a name=de></a>
2435: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
2436: <dl>
1.50 louis 2437:
1.151 louis 2438: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
2439:
2440: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2441: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
2442: </strong></font><br>
2443:
2444: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
2445: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
2446: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
2447: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
2448: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
2449:
2450: <p>
2451:
1.72 louis 2452: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
2453:
1.113 naddy 2454: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 2455: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 2456: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 2457: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 2458:
1.101 jufi 2459: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 2460: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2461: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 2462: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 2463: Giving way to
2464: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2465: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2466: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2467: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 2468: <p>
1.72 louis 2469:
1.69 deraadt 2470: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
2471:
1.113 naddy 2472: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2473: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 2474: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 2475: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 2476:
2477: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2478: <p>
2479: </dl>
1.112 naddy 2480:
1.50 louis 2481:
1.113 naddy 2482: <hr>
2483: <a name=ru></a>
2484: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
2485: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 2486:
1.69 deraadt 2487: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
2488:
1.113 naddy 2489: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2490: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 2491: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
1.113 naddy 2492: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 2493:
2494: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 2495: <p>
1.62 form 2496:
1.69 deraadt 2497: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
2498:
1.113 naddy 2499: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2500: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 2501: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
1.113 naddy 2502: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 2503:
1.59 form 2504: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 2505: <p>
1.112 naddy 2506:
1.113 naddy 2507: </dl>
1.112 naddy 2508:
1.113 naddy 2509: <hr>
2510: <a name=pl></a>
2511: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
2512: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 2513:
1.113 naddy 2514: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 2515: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
2516: Radio, August 2, 2000
2517: </strong></font><br>
2518:
2519: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 2520: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 2521: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
2522: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
2523: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
2524: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
2525: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
2526: <p>
2527:
2528: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 2529: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2530: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
2531: January 2000
1.113 naddy 2532: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2533:
2534: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2535: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2536: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2537: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2538: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2539: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 2540: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
2541: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 2542: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2543: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2544: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2545: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 2546: <p>
2547: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 2548:
1.113 naddy 2549: <hr>
1.216 horacio 2550: <a name=es></a>
2551: <h3><font color=#e00000>Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
2552: <dl>
2553:
2554: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
2555:
2556: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2557: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
2558: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
2559: </strong></font><br>
2560:
2561: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 2562: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 2563: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
2564: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
2565: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
2566: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
2567: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
2568: <p>
2569: </dl>
2570:
2571:
2572: <hr>
2573: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
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