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1.16 louis 19:
1.253 ian 20: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
21: <ul>
1.255 ian 22:
1.260 ian 23: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 24: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
25: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
26: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 27: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 28: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
29: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
30: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
31: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
32: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
33: Can also be found online at:
34: <ul>
35: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
36: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 37: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
38: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 39: </strong></font>
40: </ul>
41: <p>
42:
43: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 44: <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
1.302 jose 45: [TURKISH] DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 46: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 47: </strong></font><br>
48: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 49: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
50: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
51: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
52: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
53: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
54: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 55: <p>
56:
57: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 58: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
59: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 60: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
61: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 62: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
63: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
64: at UPenn and DARPA.
65: <p>
66:
67: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 68: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-18.04.03-002/">Aus der Traum: Keine US-Gelder für OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
1.306 deraadt 69: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 70: </strong></font><br>
71: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
72: <p>
73:
74: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 75: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
76: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
77: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 78: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 79: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
80: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
81: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
82: <p>
83:
84: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 85: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
86: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 87: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 88: </strong></font><br>
89: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
90: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
91: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 92: American century.
1.267 deraadt 93: <p>
94:
95: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 96: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
97: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 98: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 99: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 100: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
101: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
102: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
103: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
104: Can also be found online at:
105: <ul>
106: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
107: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 108: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 109: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 110: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 111: <p>
112:
113: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 114: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 115: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 116: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 117: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 118: </strong></font><br>
119: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 120: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
121: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
122: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
123: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 124:
125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
126: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
127: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
128: New York Times.
129: </strong></font>(free registration required)
130:
1.273 deraadt 131: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
132: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 133: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 134: ABC News.
135: </strong></font>
136:
137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 138: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 139: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 140: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 141: </strong></font>
142:
143: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 144: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 145: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 146: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 147: </strong></font>
148:
149: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 150: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
151: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 152: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 153: </strong></font>
154:
155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 156: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 157: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 158: Times Daily, AL.
159: </strong></font>
160:
161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
162: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
163: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
164: Boston.com, MA.
165: </strong></font>
166:
167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 168: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 169: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 170: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
171: </strong></font>
172:
173: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 174: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
175: [Article was pulled]</a>
176: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 177: </strong></font>
178:
179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
180: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
181: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
182: Infoshop News.
183: </strong></font>
184:
185: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
186: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
187: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
188: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
189: </strong></font>
190:
191: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 192: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
193: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
194: Raleigh News, NC.
195: </strong></font>
196:
197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 198: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 199: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
200: NEPA News, PA.
201: </strong></font>
202:
203: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
204: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
205: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
206: Wired News.
207: </strong></font>
208:
1.271 deraadt 209: </ul>
210: <p>
1.272 deraadt 211: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
212: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 213: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
214: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
215: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
216: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
217: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
218: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 219: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 220: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
221: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
222: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 223: <p>
224: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 225:
226: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 227: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 228: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
229: Indianapolis Star, IN.
230: </strong></font>
231:
232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 233: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
234: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
235: Miami Herald, FL.
236: </strong></font>
237:
238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 239: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 240: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
241: </strong></font>
242:
243: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
244: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 245: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 246: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 247: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 248:
249: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
250: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
251: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
252: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
253: ABC News.
254: </strong></font>
255:
1.276 deraadt 256: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
257: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 ! jose 258: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 259: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 260: </strong></font>
261:
1.286 dhartmei 262: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 263: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 264: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
265: Wilmington Star, NC.
266: </strong></font>
267:
1.300 jose 268: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
269: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
270: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
271: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
272: </strong></font>
273:
1.309 ! jose 274: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 275: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
! 276: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
! 277: Globe Technology.
! 278: </strong></font>
! 279:
1.263 deraadt 280: </ul>
1.262 beck 281: <p>
282:
283: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 284: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
285: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 286: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 287: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 288: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 289: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
290: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
291: <p>
292:
293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 294: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
295: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
296: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 297: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 298: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
299: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
300: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
301: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
302: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
303: and simply restates other press reports.
304: <p>
305:
306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 307: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
308: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
309: OS News, April 18, 2003.
310: </strong></font><br>
311: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
312: <p>
313:
314: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 315: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
316: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 317: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 318: </strong></font><br>
319: Another report on the DARPA funding.
320: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
321: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
322: <p>
323:
324: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 325: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
326: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 327: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 328: </strong></font><br>
329: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
330: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
331: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
332: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
333: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
334: Goes on to say:
335: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
336: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
337: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
338: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 339: This article is also found online at:
340: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 341: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
342: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
343: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
344: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 345: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 346: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
347: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
348: ZDnet</a>,
349: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 350: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 351: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
352: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
353: ZDnet Australia</a>,
354: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 355: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 356: </ul>
1.260 ian 357: <p>
1.279 deraadt 358:
1.260 ian 359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 360: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 361: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.269 deraadt 362: SlashDot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 363: </strong></font><br>
1.290 jose 364: SlashDot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 365: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
366: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
367: without notice or justification.
368: <p>
369:
370: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 371: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 372: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 373: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 374: </strong></font><br>
375: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
376: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 377: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 378: effective today, without any warning..."
379: <p>
1.257 ian 380:
381: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 382: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
383: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 384: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 385: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 386: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
387: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
388: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
389: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
390: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 391: <p>
392:
393: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 394: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
395: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 396: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 397: </strong></font><br>
398: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
399: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
400: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
401: quoting two of them:
402: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
403: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
404: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
405: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
406: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
407: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
408: <p>
409:
1.255 ian 410: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 411: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
412: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
413: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14 2003.
1.299 deraadt 414: </strong></font><br>
415: Een beschrijving van drie nieuwe technieken in OpenBSD om bufferoverflows
416: tegen te gaan.
417: <p>
418:
419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
420: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-13.04.03-000/">OpenBSD mit neuem Sicherheitskozept</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
1.306 deraadt 421: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 422: </strong></font><br>
423: New security concepts in OpenBSD
424: <p>
425:
426: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 427: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
428: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 429: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 430: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 431: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 432: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
433: security experts for more than three decades."
434: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
435: <p>
1.261 ian 436:
1.254 drahn 437: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 438: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterst&uuml;tzt OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
1.299 deraadt 439: April 8, 2003
440: </strong></font><br>
441: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
442: <p>
443:
444: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 445: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
446: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 447: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 448: </strong></font><br>
449: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
450: from US DARPA.
451: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
452: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
453: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
454: the BSD license.
455: <p>
456: </ul>
457:
1.251 ian 458: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
459: <ul>
460:
461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 462: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
463: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
464: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
465: </strong></font><br>
466:
467: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
468: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
469: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
470: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
471: <p>
472:
473: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 474: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
475: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 476: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 477: </strong></font><br>
478: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
479: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
480: Mentions
481: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
482: and
483: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
484: programs.
485: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 486: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 487: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
488: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
489: <p>
1.260 ian 490:
491: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
492: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
493: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
494: </strong></font><br>
495: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
496: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
497: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
498: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
499: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
500: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
501: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
502: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
503: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
504: put into service."
505: <p>
506: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
507: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
508: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
509: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
510: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
511: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
512: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
513: computers with security features."
514: <p>
1.251 ian 515: </ul>
516:
1.249 jufi 517: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
518: <ul>
519: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
520: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
521: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 522: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 523: </strong></font><br>
524: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
525: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 526: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 527: <p>
528: </ul>
529:
1.246 jufi 530: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 531: <ul>
1.246 jufi 532:
1.247 jufi 533: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 534: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 535: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
536: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 537: </strong></font><br>
538: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
539: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
540: <p>
541:
1.247 jufi 542: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 543: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
544: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
545: Heise News-Ticker, December 04, 2002
546: </strong></font><br>
547: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
548: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
549: <p>
550:
551: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 552: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 553: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
554: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 555: </strong></font><br>
556: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
557: in their annual OpenHack security test.
558: <p>
1.247 jufi 559: </ul>
1.246 jufi 560:
1.244 jufi 561: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 562: <ul>
1.246 jufi 563:
1.247 jufi 564: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 565: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
566: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
567: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 568: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 569: </strong></font><br>
570: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
571: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
572: md5 digests.
573: <p>
574:
1.247 jufi 575: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 576: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 577: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
578: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 579: </strong></font><br>
580: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
581: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
582: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
583: right the first time."
584: <p>
1.247 jufi 585: </ul>
1.244 jufi 586:
587:
588: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 589: <ul>
1.244 jufi 590:
1.247 jufi 591: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 592: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 593: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
594: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 595: </strong></font><br>
596: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
597: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
598: part 6</a>.
599: <p>
600:
1.247 jufi 601: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 602: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 603: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
604: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 605: </strong></font><br>
606: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
607: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
608: <p>
1.301 jose 609:
610: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
611: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
612: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
613: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
614: </strong></font><br>
615:
616: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
617: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
618: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
619: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
620: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
621: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
622: <i>Here's the
623: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
624: <p>
1.247 jufi 625: </ul>
1.242 jufi 626:
627: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 628: <ul>
1.242 jufi 629:
1.247 jufi 630: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 631: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 632: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
633: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 634: </strong></font><br>
635: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
636: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
637: <p>
638:
1.247 jufi 639: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 640: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 641: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
642: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 643: </strong></font><br>
644: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
645: this time using pf.
646: <p>
1.247 jufi 647: </ul>
1.242 jufi 648:
649: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 650: <ul>
1.242 jufi 651:
1.247 jufi 652: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 653: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 654: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
655: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 656: </strong></font><br>
657: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
658: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
659: their rotation.
660: <p>
661:
1.247 jufi 662: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 663: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 664: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
665: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 666: </strong></font><br>
667: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
668: <p>
1.247 jufi 669: </ul>
1.242 jufi 670:
1.239 jufi 671: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 672: <ul>
1.239 jufi 673:
1.247 jufi 674: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 675: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 676: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
677: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 678: </strong></font><br>
679: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
680: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
681: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
682: <p>
683:
1.247 jufi 684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 685: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 686: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
687: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 688: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 689: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
690: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
691: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 692: <p>
1.247 jufi 693: </ul>
1.239 jufi 694:
1.235 lebel 695: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 696: <ul>
1.235 lebel 697:
1.239 jufi 698:
1.247 jufi 699: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 700: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 701: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
702: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 703: </strong></font><br>
704: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
705: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
706: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
707: <p>
1.301 jose 708:
1.247 jufi 709: </ul>
1.235 lebel 710:
1.228 horacio 711: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 712: <ul>
1.228 horacio 713:
1.247 jufi 714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 715: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 716: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
717: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 718: </strong></font><br>
719: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
720: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
721: <p>
722:
1.247 jufi 723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 724: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 725: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
726: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 727: </strong></font><br>
728: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
729: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
730: <p>
731:
1.247 jufi 732: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 733: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 734: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
735: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 736: </strong></font><br>
737: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
738: on the desktop of his parents.
739: <p>
740:
1.247 jufi 741: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 742: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 743: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
744: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 745: </strong></font><br>
746: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
747: using IPFilter.
748:
749: <p>
750:
1.247 jufi 751: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 752: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 753: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
754: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 755: </strong></font><br>
756: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
757: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
758: perspectives of the four OS.
759: <br>
760: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 761: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 762: <p>
763:
1.247 jufi 764: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 765: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
766: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 767: software and security</a>,
768: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 769: </strong></font><br>
770:
771: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
772: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
773: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
774: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
775: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
776: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
777: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
778: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
779: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
780: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
781: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
782: security conscious team beyond doubt.
783: <p>
1.247 jufi 784: </ul>
1.228 horacio 785:
1.225 horacio 786: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 787: <ul>
1.225 horacio 788:
1.247 jufi 789: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 790: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
791: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 792: Interview</a>,
793: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 794: </strong></font><br>
795:
796: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
797: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
798: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 799: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 800: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
801: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
802: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
803: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
804: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 805: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 806: of choice.
807: <p>
1.247 jufi 808: </ul>
1.225 horacio 809:
810: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 811: <ul>
1.225 horacio 812:
1.247 jufi 813: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 814: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 815: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
816: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 817: </strong></font><br>
818:
819: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
820: <p>
821:
1.247 jufi 822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 823: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 824: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
825: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 826: </strong></font><br>
827:
828: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
829: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
830: <p>
1.247 jufi 831: </ul>
1.225 horacio 832:
1.218 horacio 833: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 834: <ul>
1.218 horacio 835:
1.247 jufi 836: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 837: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 838: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
839: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 840: </strong></font><br>
841:
842: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
843: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
844: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
845: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
846: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
847: subjects. Worth a read.
848: <p>
849:
850:
1.247 jufi 851: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 852: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 853: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
854: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 855: </strong></font><br>
856:
857: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
858: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
859: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
860: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
861: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
862: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
863: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
864: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
865: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 866: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 867: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
868: on other operating systems.<br>
869: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
870: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
871: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
872: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
873: <p>
874:
1.247 jufi 875: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 876: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 877: Operating System 2010</a>,
878: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 879: </strong></font><br>
880:
881: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
882: covering the level of software integration into the core
883: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
884: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
885: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
886: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
887: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
888: <p>
889:
1.247 jufi 890: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 891: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 892: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
893: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 894: </strong></font><br>
895:
896: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
897: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
898: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
899: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
900: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
901: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
902: <p>
1.247 jufi 903: </ul>
1.221 horacio 904:
1.210 jufi 905: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 906: <ul>
1.215 horacio 907:
1.247 jufi 908: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 909: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 910: Already a Contender</a>,
911: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 912: </strong></font><br>
913:
914: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
915: source software in response to an article which claimed that
916: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
917: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
918: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
919: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
920: <p>
921:
1.247 jufi 922: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 923: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 924: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
925: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 926: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 927:
1.224 horacio 928: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
929: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
930: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
931: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
932: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
933: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 934: <p>
1.247 jufi 935: </ul>
1.215 horacio 936:
937: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 938: <ul>
1.215 horacio 939:
1.247 jufi 940: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 941: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
942: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 943: Division</a>,
944: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 945: </strong></font><br>
946:
947: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
948: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 949: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 950: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
951: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
952: investment</em>.<br>
953: The implementation details can be seen on their
954: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
955: <p>
956:
1.247 jufi 957: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 958: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
959: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
960: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
961: </strong></font><br>
962:
963: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
964: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
965: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
966: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
967: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
968: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
969: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
970: <p>
971:
972: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 973: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 974: Thinking about Security</a>,
975: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 976: </strong></font><br>
977:
978: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
979: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
980: security and says that even secured operating systems running
981: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
982: to time.<br>
983: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
984: system and just the most secure system.
985: <p>
986:
1.247 jufi 987: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 988: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 989: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
990: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 991: </strong></font><br>
992:
993: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
994: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
995: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
996: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
997: choice:<br>
998: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
999: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
1000: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
1001: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
1002: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
1003: network security devices and as such must be well
1004: armored."</em><br>
1005: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
1006: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
1007: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
1008: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
1009: <br>
1010: Bravo!
1011: <p>
1.247 jufi 1012: </ul>
1.210 jufi 1013:
1.207 ian 1014: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1015: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1016:
1.247 jufi 1017: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 1018: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
1019: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
1020: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 1021:
1.207 ian 1022: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
1023: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 1024: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 1025: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
1026: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
1027: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 1028: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 1029: <p>
1.247 jufi 1030: </ul>
1.207 ian 1031:
1.194 jufi 1032: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1033: <ul>
1.194 jufi 1034:
1.247 jufi 1035: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1036: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 1037: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
1038: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 1039: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1040:
1.240 miod 1041: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 1042: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
1043: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
1044: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
1045: <p>
1046:
1.247 jufi 1047: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1048: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
1049: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
1050: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
1051:
1052: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
1053: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
1054: <p>
1055:
1056: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1057: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
1058: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1059: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
1060:
1061: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
1062: <p>
1063:
1064: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1065: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 1066: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
1067: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
1068: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1069:
1.240 miod 1070: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 1071: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 1072: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
1073: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1074: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 1075: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 1076: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
1077: <br>
1078: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
1079: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
1080: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
1081: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
1082: <p>
1083:
1.247 jufi 1084: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 1085: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
1086: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 1087: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 1088: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1089:
1.194 jufi 1090: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
1091: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
1092: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
1093: <br>
1094: The new
1095: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 1096: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 1097: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
1098: <p>
1.247 jufi 1099: </ul>
1.194 jufi 1100:
1.190 horacio 1101: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1102: <ul>
1.190 horacio 1103:
1.247 jufi 1104: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 1105:
1106: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
1107: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
1108:
1.301 jose 1109:
1.191 jufi 1110: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
1111: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
1112:
1113: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
1114: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
1115:
1.212 horacio 1116: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
1117: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 1118: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
1119:
1.211 horacio 1120: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
1121: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 1122: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
1123:
1.247 jufi 1124: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 1125: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
1126:
1.247 jufi 1127: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 1128: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
1129:
1.212 horacio 1130: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
1131: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 1132: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
1133:
1134: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
1135: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
1136:
1137: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
1138: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
1139:
1.301 jose 1140: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
1141: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
1142:
1.191 jufi 1143: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
1144: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
1145:
1146: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 1147: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 1148:
1.192 jufi 1149: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
1150: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 1151: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 1152:
1.193 deraadt 1153: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
1154: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 1155: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 1156:
1.247 jufi 1157: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 1158: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
1159:
1.247 jufi 1160: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 1161: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
1162: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
1163:
1.213 horacio 1164: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 1165: 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>,
1.213 horacio 1166: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
1167:
1.190 horacio 1168: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 1169: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
1170: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
1171: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
1172: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
1173: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
1174: <p>
1.190 horacio 1175:
1.247 jufi 1176: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1177: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
1178: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
1179: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 1180: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1181:
1.195 jufi 1182: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1183: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1184: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1185: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1186: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1187: <p>
1188:
1.247 jufi 1189: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1190: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1191: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1192: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1193: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1194:
1.191 jufi 1195: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 1196: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
1197: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
1198: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
1199: <p>
1200:
1201: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1202: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
1203: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1204: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
1205:
1206: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
1207: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 1208: <p>
1.247 jufi 1209: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1210:
1.191 jufi 1211:
1.186 jufi 1212: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1213: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1214:
1.247 jufi 1215: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1216: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1217: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1218: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1219: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1220:
1.188 jufi 1221: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1222: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1223: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1224: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1225: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1226: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1227: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1228: <p>
1229:
1.301 jose 1230: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1231: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
1232: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1233: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
1234:
1235: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
1236: <p>
1.191 jufi 1237:
1.247 jufi 1238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1239: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1240: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1241: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1242: </strong></font><br>
1243:
1244: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1245: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1246: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1247: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1248: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1249: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1250: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1251: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1252: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1253: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1254: familiar?
1255: <p>
1.247 jufi 1256: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1257:
1.178 louis 1258: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1259: <ul>
1.178 louis 1260:
1.247 jufi 1261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1262: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1263: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1264: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1265: </strong></font><br>
1266:
1267: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1268: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1269: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1270: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1271: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1272: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1273: <p>
1274:
1.247 jufi 1275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1276: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1277: Open source under the hood</a>,
1278: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1279: </strong></font><br>
1280:
1281: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1282: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1283: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1284: <p>
1285:
1.247 jufi 1286: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1287: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1288: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1289: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1290: </strong></font><br>
1291:
1292: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1293: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1294: <p>
1.247 jufi 1295: </ul>
1.179 louis 1296:
1.174 louis 1297:
1.175 louis 1298: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1299: <ul>
1.175 louis 1300:
1.247 jufi 1301: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1302: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1303: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1304: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1305: </strong></font><br>
1306:
1307: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1308: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1309: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1310: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1311: <p>
1312:
1.247 jufi 1313: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1314: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1315: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1316: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1317: </strong></font><br>
1318:
1319: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1320: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1321: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1322: <p>
1.247 jufi 1323: </ul>
1.175 louis 1324:
1.176 louis 1325:
1.172 mickey 1326: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1327: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1328:
1.247 jufi 1329: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1330: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1331: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1332: </strong></font><br>
1333:
1334: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1335: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1336: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1337: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1338: <p>
1339:
1.247 jufi 1340: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1341: <a
1.269 deraadt 1342: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1343: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1344: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1345: </strong></font><br>
1346:
1347: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1348: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1349: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1350: <p>
1351:
1.247 jufi 1352: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1353: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1354: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1355: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1356: </strong></font><br>
1357:
1358: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1359: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1360: <p>
1361:
1.247 jufi 1362: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1363: <a
1.269 deraadt 1364: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1365: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1366: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1367: </strong></font><br>
1368:
1369: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1370: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1371: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1372: our own Theo de Raadt.
1373: <p>
1374:
1.247 jufi 1375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1376: <a
1.269 deraadt 1377: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1378: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1379: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1380: </strong></font><br>
1381:
1382: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1383: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1384: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1385: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1386: shut down.]
1387: <p>
1388:
1.247 jufi 1389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1390: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1391: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1392: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1393: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1394: </strong></font><br>
1395:
1396: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1397: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1398: <p>
1.247 jufi 1399: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1400:
1.161 louis 1401: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1402: <ul>
1.161 louis 1403:
1.247 jufi 1404: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1405: <a
1.269 deraadt 1406: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1407: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1408: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1409: </strong></font><br>
1410:
1411: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1412: by John Wolley
1413: <p>
1414:
1.247 jufi 1415: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1416: <a
1.269 deraadt 1417: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1418: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1419: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1420: </strong></font><br>
1421:
1422: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1423: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1424: OpenBSD).
1425: <p>
1426:
1.247 jufi 1427: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1428: <a
1.247 jufi 1429: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1430: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1431: </strong></font><br>
1432:
1433: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1434: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1435: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1436: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1437: and hindsight.
1438: <p>
1439:
1.247 jufi 1440: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1441: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1442: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1443: </strong></font><br>
1444:
1445: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1446: <p>
1447:
1.247 jufi 1448: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1449: <a
1.168 provos 1450: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1451: December 7, 2000
1452: </strong></font><br>
1453:
1454: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1455: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1456: us explain.
1457: <p>
1458:
1.247 jufi 1459: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1460: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1461: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1462: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1463: December 6, 2000
1464: </strong></font><br>
1465:
1466: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1467: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1468: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1469: <p>
1470:
1.247 jufi 1471: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1472: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
1473: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
1474: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
1475: </strong></font><br>
1476:
1477: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
1478: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1479: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1480: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1481: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1482: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1483: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1484: <p>
1485:
1486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1487: <a
1.226 horacio 1488: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1489: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1490: </strong></font><br>
1491:
1492: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1493: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1494: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1495: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1496: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1497: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1498: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1499: <p>
1.162 millert 1500:
1.247 jufi 1501: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1502: <a
1.161 louis 1503: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1504: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1505: </strong></font><br>
1506:
1507: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1508: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1509: <p>
1510:
1.247 jufi 1511: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1512: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1513: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1514: </strong></font><br>
1515:
1516: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1517: <p>
1518:
1519:
1.247 jufi 1520: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1521: <a
1.226 horacio 1522: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1523: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1524: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1525: </strong></font><br>
1526:
1527: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1528: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1529: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1530: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1531: <p>
1.247 jufi 1532: </ul>
1.169 louis 1533:
1.158 louis 1534: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1535: <ul>
1.147 louis 1536:
1.247 jufi 1537: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1538: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1539: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1540: </strong></font><br>
1541:
1542: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1543: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1544: <p>
1545:
1.247 jufi 1546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1547: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1548: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1549: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1550: </strong></font><br>
1551: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1552: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1553: <p>
1554:
1.247 jufi 1555: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1556: <a
1557: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1558: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1559: </strong></font><br>
1560:
1561: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1562: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1563: <p>
1564:
1.247 jufi 1565: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1566: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1567: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1568: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1569:
1.213 horacio 1570: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1571: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1572: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1573: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1574: <p>
1.215 horacio 1575:
1.247 jufi 1576: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1577: <a
1578: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1579: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1580: </strong></font><br>
1581:
1582: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1583: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1584: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1585: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1586: much of the attitude too).
1587: <p>
1.161 louis 1588:
1.247 jufi 1589: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1590: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1591: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1592: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1593:
1.157 louis 1594: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1595: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1596: <p>
1.247 jufi 1597: </ul>
1.157 louis 1598:
1599: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1600: <ul>
1.157 louis 1601:
1.247 jufi 1602: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1603: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1604: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1605: </strong></font><br>
1606:
1607: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1608: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1609: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1610: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1611: <p>
1612:
1.247 jufi 1613: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1614: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1615: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1616: </strong></font><br>
1617:
1618: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1619: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1620: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1621: it because they love coding...
1622: <p>
1623:
1.247 jufi 1624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1625: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1626: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1627: </strong></font><br>
1628:
1629: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1630: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1631: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1632: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1633: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1634: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1635: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1636: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1637: <p>
1638:
1.247 jufi 1639: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1640: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1641: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1642: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1643: </strong></font><br>
1644:
1645: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1646: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1647: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1648: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1649: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1650: the pizza.
1651: <p>
1652:
1.247 jufi 1653: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1654: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1655: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1656: </strong></font><br>
1657:
1658: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1659: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1660: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1661: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1662: problems.
1663: <p>
1664:
1.247 jufi 1665: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1666: <a href="http://napalm.osuny.co.uk/txt/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
1.154 louis 1667: </strong></font><br>
1668:
1.222 miod 1669: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1670: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1671: - whether they like it or not.
1672: <p>
1673:
1.247 jufi 1674: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1675: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1676: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1677: </strong></font><br>
1678:
1679: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1680: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1681: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1682: <p>
1.148 aaron 1683:
1.247 jufi 1684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1685: <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 1686: </strong></font><br>
1687:
1688: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1689: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1690: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1691: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1692: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1693: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1694: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1695: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1696: <p>
1697:
1.247 jufi 1698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1699: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1700: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1701: </strong></font><br>
1702:
1703: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1704: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1705: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1706: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1707: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1708: <p>
1.247 jufi 1709: </ul>
1.147 louis 1710:
1.138 louis 1711: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1712: <ul>
1.138 louis 1713:
1.247 jufi 1714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1715: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1716: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1717: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1718: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1719: </strong></font><br>
1720:
1.227 horacio 1721: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1722: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1723: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1724: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1725: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1726: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1727: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1728: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1729: <p>
1730:
1.247 jufi 1731: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1732: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1733: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1734: </strong></font><br>
1735:
1736: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1737: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1738: groups, and even Linux.
1739: <p>
1740:
1.247 jufi 1741: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1742: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1743: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1744: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1745: </strong></font><br>
1746:
1747: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1748: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1749: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1750: library after installing the OS.
1751: <p>
1752:
1.247 jufi 1753: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1754: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1755: Sys Admin, September 2000
1756: </strong></font><br>
1757:
1758: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1759: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1760: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1761: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1762: (<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>,
1763: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1764: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1765: <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 1766: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1767: out of the system.
1768: <p>
1769:
1.247 jufi 1770: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1771: <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
1772: </strong></font><br>
1773:
1774: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1775: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1776: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1777: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1778: the IP filtering and address translation.
1779: <p>
1.301 jose 1780:
1781: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1782: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
1783: </strong></font><br>
1784:
1785: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
1786: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
1787: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
1788: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
1789: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
1790: <p>
1.247 jufi 1791: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1792:
1.131 louis 1793: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1794: <ul>
1.131 louis 1795:
1.247 jufi 1796: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1797: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1798: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1799: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1800: </strong></font><br>
1801:
1802: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1803: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1804: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1805: <p>
1806:
1.247 jufi 1807: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1808: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1809: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1810: </strong></font><br>
1811:
1812: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1813: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1814: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1815: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1816: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1817: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1818: note of"</i>.
1819: <p>
1820:
1.247 jufi 1821: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1822: <a
1.247 jufi 1823: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1824: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1825: </strong></font><br>
1826:
1827: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1828: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1829: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1830: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1831: <p>
1832:
1.247 jufi 1833: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1834: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1835: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1836: </strong></font><br>
1837:
1838: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1839: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1840: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1841: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1842: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1843: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1844: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1845: <p>
1846:
1.247 jufi 1847: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1848: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1849: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1850: 2000
1851: </strong></font><br>
1852:
1853: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1854: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1855: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1856: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1857: against current industry practices.
1858: <p>
1859:
1.247 jufi 1860: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1861: <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
1862: </strong></font><br>
1863:
1864: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1865: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1866: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1867: <p>
1868:
1.247 jufi 1869: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1870: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1871: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1872: </strong></font><br>
1873:
1874: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1875: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1876: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1877: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1878: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1879: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1880: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1881: <p>
1882:
1.247 jufi 1883: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1884: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1885: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1886: </strong></font><br>
1887:
1888: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1889: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1890: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1891: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1892: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1893: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1894: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1895: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1896: <p>
1.247 jufi 1897: </ul>
1.131 louis 1898:
1.118 louis 1899: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1900: <ul>
1.118 louis 1901:
1.247 jufi 1902: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1903: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1904: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1905: </strong></font><br>
1906:
1907: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1908: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1909: about time. The article mentions that
1910: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1911: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1912: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1913: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1914: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1915: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1916: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1917: <p>
1918:
1.247 jufi 1919: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1920: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1921: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1922: </strong></font><br>
1923:
1924: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1925: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1926: of OpenSSH.
1927: <p>
1928:
1.247 jufi 1929: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1930: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1931: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1932: </strong></font><br>
1933:
1934: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1935: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1936: bridging.
1937: <p>
1938:
1.247 jufi 1939: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1940: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1941: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1942: </strong></font><br>
1943:
1.121 deraadt 1944: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1945: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1946: <p>
1947:
1.247 jufi 1948: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1949: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1950: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1951: </strong></font><br>
1952:
1953: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1954: <p>
1955:
1.247 jufi 1956: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1957: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1958: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1959: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1960: </strong></font><br>
1961:
1.120 deraadt 1962: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1963: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1964: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1965: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1966: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1967: <p>
1968:
1.247 jufi 1969: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1970: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1971: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1972: </strong></font><br>
1973:
1.222 miod 1974: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1975: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1976: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1977: protocols and their quirks.
1978: <p>
1979:
1.247 jufi 1980: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1981: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1982: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1983: </strong></font><br>
1984:
1985: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1986: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1987: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1988: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1989: <p>
1990:
1.247 jufi 1991: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 1992: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1993: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1994: </strong></font><br>
1995:
1996: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1997: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1998: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1999: <p>
2000:
1.247 jufi 2001: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 2002: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2003: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
2004: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 2005: </strong></font><br>
2006:
2007: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
2008: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
2009: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
2010: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
2011: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
2012: <p>
1.247 jufi 2013: </ul>
1.118 louis 2014:
1.104 louis 2015: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2016: <ul>
1.104 louis 2017:
1.247 jufi 2018: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 2019: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
2020: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
2021: </strong></font><br>
2022:
2023: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
2024: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
2025: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
2026: be a bit dry.
2027: <p>
2028:
1.247 jufi 2029: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2030: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
2031: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
2032: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
2033: </strong></font><br>
2034: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
2035: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
2036: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
2037: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
2038: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
2039: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
2040: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
2041: <p>
2042:
1.247 jufi 2043: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2044: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
2045: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 2046: 2000
1.128 louis 2047: </strong></font><br>
2048:
2049: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
2050: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
2051: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
2052: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
2053: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 2054: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 2055: <p>
2056:
1.247 jufi 2057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2058: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
2059: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 2060: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 2061:
2062: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
2063: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
2064: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
2065: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 2066: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
2067: <p>
1.110 louis 2068:
1.247 jufi 2069: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 2070: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
2071: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
2072: </strong></font><br>
2073:
2074: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
2075: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
2076: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
2077: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
2078: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
2079: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
2080: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
2081: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
2082: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
2083: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
2084: <p>
2085:
1.247 jufi 2086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 2087: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2088: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 2089:
2090: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
2091: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 2092: <p>
1.108 louis 2093:
1.247 jufi 2094: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 2095: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
2096: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 2097: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 2098:
2099: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
2100: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
2101: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 2102: <p>
1.106 louis 2103:
1.247 jufi 2104: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 2105: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
2106: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 2107: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 2108:
2109: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
2110: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
2111: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
2112: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 2113: <p>
1.107 louis 2114:
1.247 jufi 2115: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2116: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
2117: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2118: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 2119:
2120: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
2121: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 2122: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 2123: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
2124: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 2125: <p>
1.105 louis 2126:
1.247 jufi 2127: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 2128: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 2129: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 2130: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 2131:
1.113 naddy 2132: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
2133: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 2134: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 2135: <p>
1.104 louis 2136:
1.247 jufi 2137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2138: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
2139: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
2140: </strong></font><br>
2141:
2142: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
2143: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
2144: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
2145: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
2146: <p>
1.301 jose 2147:
2148: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2149: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
2150: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
2151: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
2152:
2153: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2154: hardware-supported cryptography.
2155: <p>
1.247 jufi 2156: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 2157:
1.85 louis 2158: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2159: <ul>
1.85 louis 2160:
1.247 jufi 2161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2162: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 2163: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 2164: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2165:
2166: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
2167: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
2168: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
2169: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
2170: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
2171: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
2172: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 2173: <p>
1.99 louis 2174:
1.247 jufi 2175: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2176: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 2177: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2178: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 2179:
2180: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
2181: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
2182: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
2183: conditions.
1.113 naddy 2184: <p>
1.100 louis 2185:
1.247 jufi 2186: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2187: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 2188: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2189: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 2190:
2191: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
2192: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
2193: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
2194: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 2195: <p>
1.95 louis 2196:
1.247 jufi 2197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2198: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 2199: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2200: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 2201:
2202: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
2203: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 2204: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 2205: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
2206: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2207: <p>
1.92 louis 2208:
1.247 jufi 2209: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2210: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 2211: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2212: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 2213:
2214: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
2215: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
2216: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
2217: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
2218: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
2219: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 2220: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 2221: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 2222: <p>
1.91 louis 2223:
1.247 jufi 2224: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2225: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
2226: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 2227: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2228:
2229: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
2230: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
2231: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
2232: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
2233: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2234: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2235: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2236: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2237: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2238: <p>
1.90 louis 2239:
1.247 jufi 2240: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2241: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2242: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2243: </strong></font><br>
2244: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2245: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2246: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2247: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2248: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2249: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2250: <p>
2251:
1.247 jufi 2252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2253: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2254: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2255: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 2256:
1.113 naddy 2257: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2258: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2259: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2260: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2261: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2262: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2263: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2264: <p>
1.87 louis 2265:
1.247 jufi 2266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2267: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2268: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2269: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2270:
2271: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2272: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2273: <p>
1.85 louis 2274:
1.247 jufi 2275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2276: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
2277: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
2278: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
2279:
2280: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
2281: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
2282: <p>
2283:
2284: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2285: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2286: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2287: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2288:
2289: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2290: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2291: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2292: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2293: <p>
1.89 louis 2294:
1.247 jufi 2295: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2296: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2297: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2298: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2299:
2300: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2301: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2302: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2303: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2304: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2305: </ul>
1.85 louis 2306:
1.78 deraadt 2307: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2308: <ul>
1.74 louis 2309:
1.247 jufi 2310: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2311: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2312: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2313: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2314: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2315:
2316: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2317: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2318: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2319: <p>
1.83 louis 2320:
1.247 jufi 2321: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2322: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2323: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2324: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2325:
2326: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2327: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2328: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2329: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2330: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2331: <p>
1.93 louis 2332:
1.247 jufi 2333: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2334: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2335: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2336: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2337: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2338:
1.83 louis 2339: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2340: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2341: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2342: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2343: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2344: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2345: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2346: <p>
1.82 aaron 2347:
1.247 jufi 2348: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2349: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2350: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2351: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2352:
1.83 louis 2353: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2354: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2355: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2356: <p>
1.80 louis 2357:
1.247 jufi 2358: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2359: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2360: Bad Press</a>,
2361: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2362: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2363:
2364: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2365: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2366: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2367: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2368: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2369: <p>
1.247 jufi 2370: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2371:
2372: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2373: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2374:
1.247 jufi 2375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2376: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2377: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2378: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2379: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2380:
2381: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2382: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2383: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2384: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2385: <p>
1.74 louis 2386:
1.247 jufi 2387: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2388: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2389: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2390: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2391:
1.219 horacio 2392: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2393: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2394: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2395: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2396: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2397: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2398: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2399: <p>
1.88 louis 2400:
1.247 jufi 2401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2402: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2403: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2404: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2405:
2406: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2407: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2408: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2409: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2410: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2411: <p>
1.81 louis 2412:
1.247 jufi 2413: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2414: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2415: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2416: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2417:
2418: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2419: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2420: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2421: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2422: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2423: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2424: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2425: <p>
1.90 louis 2426:
1.247 jufi 2427: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2428: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2429: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2430: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2431:
2432: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2433: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2434: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2435: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2436: <p>
1.247 jufi 2437: </ul>
1.71 louis 2438:
1.69 deraadt 2439: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2440: <ul>
1.70 louis 2441:
1.247 jufi 2442: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2443: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2444: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2445: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2446:
2447: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2448: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2449: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2450: <p>
1.70 louis 2451:
1.247 jufi 2452: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2453: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2454: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2455: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2456:
2457: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2458: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2459: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2460: <p>
1.68 louis 2461:
1.247 jufi 2462: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2463: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2464: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2465: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2466: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2467:
1.111 jufi 2468: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2469: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2470: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2471: "secure by default" installation.
2472: <p>
1.64 louis 2473:
1.247 jufi 2474: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2475: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2476: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2477: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2478:
1.113 naddy 2479: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2480: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2481: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2482: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2483: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2484: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2485: <p>
1.66 louis 2486:
1.247 jufi 2487: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2488: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2489: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2490: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2491:
2492: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2493: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2494: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2495: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2496: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2497: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2498: <p>
1.83 louis 2499:
1.247 jufi 2500: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2501: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2502: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2503: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2504:
2505: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2506: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2507: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2508: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2509: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2510: <p>
1.64 louis 2511:
1.247 jufi 2512: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2513: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2514: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2515: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2516:
2517: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2518: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2519: <p>
1.301 jose 2520:
2521: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2522: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
2523: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
2524: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
2525: </strong></font><br>
2526:
2527: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
2528: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2529: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
2530: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
2531: Giving way to
2532: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2533: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2534: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2535: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
2536: <p>
1.247 jufi 2537: </ul>
1.65 louis 2538:
1.69 deraadt 2539: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2540: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2541:
1.247 jufi 2542: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2543: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2544: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2545: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2546:
2547: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2548: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2549: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2550: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2551: <p>
1.88 louis 2552:
1.247 jufi 2553: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2554: <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 2555: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2556:
2557: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2558: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2559: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2560: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2561: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2562: <p>
1.60 louis 2563:
1.247 jufi 2564: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2565: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2566: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2567: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2568: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2569:
2570: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2571: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2572: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2573: <p>
1.58 louis 2574:
1.247 jufi 2575: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2576: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2577: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2578:
2579: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2580: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2581: <p>
1.53 louis 2582:
1.247 jufi 2583: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2584: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2585: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2586: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2587:
2588: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2589: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2590: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2591: <p>
1.99 louis 2592:
1.247 jufi 2593: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2594: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2595: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2596:
2597: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2598: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2599: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2600: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2601: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2602:
1.247 jufi 2603: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2604: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2605: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2606: </strong></font><br>
2607:
2608: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2609: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2610: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2611: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2612: <p>
2613:
1.247 jufi 2614: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2615: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2616: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2617: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2618:
2619: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2620: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2621: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2622:
1.247 jufi 2623: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2624: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2625: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2626:
2627: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2628: in
1.247 jufi 2629: <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 2630: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2631: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2632: <p>
1.53 louis 2633:
1.247 jufi 2634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2635: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2636: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2637: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2638: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2639:
1.58 louis 2640: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2641: <p>
1.301 jose 2642:
2643: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2644: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
2645: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2646: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
2647: Informacyjny, January 2000
2648: </strong></font><br>
2649:
2650: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2651: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2652: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2653: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2654: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2655: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
2656: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
2657: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
2658: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2659: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2660: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2661: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
2662: <p>
2663:
2664: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2665: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
2666: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
2667: </strong></font><br>
2668:
2669: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
2670: <p>
2671: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2672:
1.69 deraadt 2673: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2674: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2675:
1.247 jufi 2676: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2677: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2678: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2679: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2680: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2681:
1.58 louis 2682: Kurt Seifried
2683: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2684: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2685: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2686: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2687:
1.247 jufi 2688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2689: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2690: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2691: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2692:
2693: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2694: <p>
1.96 louis 2695:
1.247 jufi 2696: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2697: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
2698: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
2699: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
2700: </strong></font><br>
2701:
2702: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
2703: <p>
2704:
2705: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2706: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2707: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2708: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2709:
2710: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2711: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2712: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2713: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2714: <p>
1.247 jufi 2715: </ul>
1.86 louis 2716:
1.69 deraadt 2717: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2718: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2719:
1.247 jufi 2720: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2721: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2722: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2723: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2724:
2725: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2726: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2727: <p>
1.61 louis 2728:
1.247 jufi 2729: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2730: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2731: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2732: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2733: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2734:
2735: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2736: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2737: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2738: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2739: right -- or at least strives to".
2740: <p>
1.48 louis 2741:
1.247 jufi 2742: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2743: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2744: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2745: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2746: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2747: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2748: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2749: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2750: <p>
1.61 louis 2751:
1.247 jufi 2752: <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 2753: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2754: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2755:
2756: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2757: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2758: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2759: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2760: <p>
1.46 louis 2761:
1.247 jufi 2762: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2763: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2764: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2765: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2766:
2767: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2768: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2769: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2770:
1.247 jufi 2771: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2772: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2773: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2774: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2775:
2776: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2777: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2778: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2779: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2780: <p>
1.247 jufi 2781: </ul>
1.70 louis 2782:
1.69 deraadt 2783: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2784: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2785:
1.247 jufi 2786: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2787: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2788: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2789: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2790: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2791:
2792: Kurt Seifried
2793: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2794: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2795: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2796: <p>
1.44 philen 2797:
1.247 jufi 2798: <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 2799: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2800: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2801:
2802: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2803: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2804:
1.247 jufi 2805: <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 2806: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2807: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2808:
2809: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2810: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2811:
1.247 jufi 2812: <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 2813: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2814: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2815:
2816: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2817: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2818: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2819: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2820: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2821:
1.247 jufi 2822: <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 2823: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2824: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2825:
1.36 louis 2826: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2827: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2828:
1.247 jufi 2829: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2830: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2831: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2832: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2833:
2834: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2835: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2836: </ul>
1.38 louis 2837:
1.69 deraadt 2838: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2839: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2840:
1.247 jufi 2841: <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 2842: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2843: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2844:
2845: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2846: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2847: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2848:
1.113 naddy 2849: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2850: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2851: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2852: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2853:
2854: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2855: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2856: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2857: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2858: <blockquote>
2859: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2860: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2861: <br>
2862: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2863: </code>
2864: </blockquote>
2865: <p>
2866:
1.247 jufi 2867: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2868: <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</strong></font><br>
2869: <p>
2870:
2871: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2872: <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
1.113 naddy 2873: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2874:
2875: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2876: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2877: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2878: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2879:
1.247 jufi 2880: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2881: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
2882: Sept. 28, 1999
2883: </strong></font><br>
2884:
2885: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
2886: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
2887: translating and reprinting articles from
2888: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
2889: <p>
2890:
2891: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2892: <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 2893: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2894:
2895: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2896: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2897: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2898: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2899: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2900: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2901: <p>
1.19 louis 2902:
1.113 naddy 2903: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2904: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2905: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2906:
2907: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2908: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2909: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2910: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2911: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2912: <p>
1.16 louis 2913:
1.247 jufi 2914: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2915: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2916: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2917: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2918:
1.57 louis 2919: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2920: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2921: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2922: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2923:
1.247 jufi 2924: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2925: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2926: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2927: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2928:
1.113 naddy 2929: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2930:
1.247 jufi 2931: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2932: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2933: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2934: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2935:
1.23 louis 2936: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2937: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2938: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2939: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2940: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2941: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2942:
1.247 jufi 2943: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2944: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2945: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2946: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2947:
1.199 pvalchev 2948: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2949: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2950: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2951: installation.
1.113 naddy 2952: <p>
1.47 louis 2953:
1.247 jufi 2954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2955: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2956: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2957: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2958:
1.301 jose 2959: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
2960: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
2961: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2962: </ul>
1.57 louis 2963:
1.69 deraadt 2964: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2965: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2966:
1.247 jufi 2967: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2968: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2969: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2970: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2971:
2972: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2973: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2974: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2975: <p>
1.12 louis 2976:
1.247 jufi 2977: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2978: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2979: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2980: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2981:
2982: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2983: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2984: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2985: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2986: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2987: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2988: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2989: <p>
1.247 jufi 2990: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 2991:
1.69 deraadt 2992: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2993: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 2994:
1.247 jufi 2995: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2996: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2997: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2998:
2999: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
3000: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
3001: available."
1.113 naddy 3002: <p>
1.301 jose 3003:
3004: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3005: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
3006: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
3007: </strong></font><br>
3008:
3009: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
3010: <p>
1.247 jufi 3011: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 3012:
1.69 deraadt 3013: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3014: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3015:
1.247 jufi 3016: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 3017: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 3018: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 3019:
3020: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
3021: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
3022: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
3023: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
3024: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 3025: <p>
1.33 louis 3026:
1.247 jufi 3027: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3028: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 3029: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 3030: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3031:
1.113 naddy 3032: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
3033: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 3034: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
3035: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
3036: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 3037: <p>
1.247 jufi 3038: </ul>
1.57 louis 3039:
1.69 deraadt 3040: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3041: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3042:
1.247 jufi 3043: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3044: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 3045: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 3046: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3047:
3048: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
3049: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 3050: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3051:
1.247 jufi 3052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3053: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
3054: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
3055: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 3056: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 3057:
3058: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 3059: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 3060:
1.247 jufi 3061: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 3062: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3063:
1.113 naddy 3064: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 3065:
1.247 jufi 3066: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 3067: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
3068: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 3069: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3070:
3071: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 3072: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 3073: </ul>
1.23 louis 3074:
1.69 deraadt 3075: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3076: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3077:
1.247 jufi 3078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3079: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 3080: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3081:
3082: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
3083: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 3084: <p>
1.2 deraadt 3085:
1.247 jufi 3086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3087: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 3088: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3089: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3090:
3091: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
3092: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 3093: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 3094: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3095: </ul>
1.57 louis 3096:
1.69 deraadt 3097: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3098: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3099:
1.247 jufi 3100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 3101: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
3102: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 3103: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 3104:
3105: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
3106: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
3107: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
3108: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3109: <p>
1.15 louis 3110:
1.247 jufi 3111: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3112: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
3113: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 3114: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3115:
3116: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
3117: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
3118: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
3119: columns."
1.113 naddy 3120: <p>
1.247 jufi 3121: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3122:
1.69 deraadt 3123: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3124: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3125:
1.247 jufi 3126: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3127: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 3128: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 3129: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3130:
3131: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 3132: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 3133:
1.113 naddy 3134: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3135: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 3136: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3137:
3138: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
3139: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 3140: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 3141: </ul>
1.57 louis 3142:
1.69 deraadt 3143: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3144: <ul>
1.301 jose 3145: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3146: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
3147: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3148: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
3149:
3150: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
3151: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
3152: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
3153: <p>
3154:
3155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3156: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
3157: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3158: Nov 13, 1998 and
3159: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
3160: Datateknik</a>,
3161: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
3162:
3163: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
3164: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
3165: explains the licensing issues and points to our
3166: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
3167: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3168:
1.113 naddy 3169: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3170: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 3171: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 3172: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3173:
1.222 miod 3174: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 3175: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
3176: Implementation, including a brief interview with
3177: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 3178: <p>
1.247 jufi 3179: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3180:
1.69 deraadt 3181: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3182: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3183:
1.247 jufi 3184: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3185: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 3186: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3187:
1.69 deraadt 3188: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
3189: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 3190: <p>
1.247 jufi 3191: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3192:
1.69 deraadt 3193: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3194: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 3195:
1.247 jufi 3196: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3197: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
3198: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 3199: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3200:
3201: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
3202: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 3203: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3204:
1.247 jufi 3205: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 3206: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 3207: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
3208: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 3209: <p>
1.247 jufi 3210: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3211:
1.69 deraadt 3212: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3213: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3214:
1.247 jufi 3215: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3216: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 3217: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
3218: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 3219: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 3220: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3221:
3222: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
3223: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
3224: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 3225: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 3226: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 3227: <p>
1.247 jufi 3228: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 3229:
3230: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3231: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3232:
1.247 jufi 3233: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3234: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 3235: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3236:
1.69 deraadt 3237: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
3238: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 3239: <p>
1.112 naddy 3240:
1.247 jufi 3241: </ul>
1.113 naddy 3242: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3243:
1.292 camield 3244: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3245: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3246: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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