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1.1 deraadt 18:
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>
1.311 deraadt 40: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
41: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 42: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
43: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 44: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 45: </ul>
46: <p>
47:
48: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 49: <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
1.302 jose 50: [TURKISH] DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 51: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 52: </strong></font><br>
53: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 54: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
55: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
56: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
57: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
58: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
59: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 60: <p>
61:
62: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 63: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
64: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 65: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
66: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 67: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
68: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
69: at UPenn and DARPA.
70: <p>
71:
72: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 73: [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 74: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 75: </strong></font><br>
76: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
77: <p>
78:
79: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 80: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
81: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
82: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 83: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 84: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
85: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
86: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
87: <p>
88:
89: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 90: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
91: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 92: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 93: </strong></font><br>
94: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
95: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
96: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 97: American century.
1.267 deraadt 98: <p>
99:
100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 101: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
102: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 103: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 104: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 105: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
106: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
107: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
108: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
109: Can also be found online at:
110: <ul>
111: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
112: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 113: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 114: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 115: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 116: <p>
117:
118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 119: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 120: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 121: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 122: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 123: </strong></font><br>
124: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 125: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
126: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
127: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
128: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 129:
130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
131: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
132: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
133: New York Times.
134: </strong></font>(free registration required)
135:
1.273 deraadt 136: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
137: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 138: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 139: ABC News.
140: </strong></font>
141:
142: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 143: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 144: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 145: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 146: </strong></font>
147:
148: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 149: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 150: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 151: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 152: </strong></font>
153:
154: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 155: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
156: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 157: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 158: </strong></font>
159:
160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 161: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 162: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 163: Times Daily, AL.
164: </strong></font>
165:
166: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
167: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
168: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
169: Boston.com, MA.
170: </strong></font>
171:
172: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 173: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 174: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 175: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
176: </strong></font>
177:
178: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 179: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
180: [Article was pulled]</a>
181: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 182: </strong></font>
183:
184: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
185: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
186: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
187: Infoshop News.
188: </strong></font>
189:
190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
191: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
192: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
193: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
194: </strong></font>
195:
196: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 197: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
198: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
199: Raleigh News, NC.
200: </strong></font>
201:
202: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 203: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 204: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
205: NEPA News, PA.
206: </strong></font>
207:
208: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
209: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
210: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
211: Wired News.
212: </strong></font>
213:
1.271 deraadt 214: </ul>
215: <p>
1.272 deraadt 216: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
217: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 218: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
219: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
220: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
221: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
222: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
223: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 224: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 225: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
226: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
227: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 228: <p>
229: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 230:
231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 232: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 233: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
234: Indianapolis Star, IN.
235: </strong></font>
236:
237: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 238: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
239: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
240: Miami Herald, FL.
241: </strong></font>
242:
243: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 244: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 245: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
246: </strong></font>
247:
248: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
249: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 250: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 251: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 252: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 253:
254: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
255: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
256: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
257: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
258: ABC News.
259: </strong></font>
260:
1.276 deraadt 261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
262: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 263: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 264: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 265: </strong></font>
266:
1.286 dhartmei 267: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 268: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 269: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
270: Wilmington Star, NC.
271: </strong></font>
272:
1.300 jose 273: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
274: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
275: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
276: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
277: </strong></font>
278:
1.309 jose 279: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
280: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
281: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
282: Globe Technology.
283: </strong></font>
284:
1.263 deraadt 285: </ul>
1.262 beck 286: <p>
287:
288: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 289: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
290: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 291: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 292: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 293: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 294: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
295: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
296: <p>
297:
298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 299: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
300: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
301: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 302: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 303: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
304: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
305: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
306: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
307: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
308: and simply restates other press reports.
309: <p>
310:
311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 312: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
313: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
314: OS News, April 18, 2003.
315: </strong></font><br>
316: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
317: <p>
318:
319: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 320: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
321: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 322: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 323: </strong></font><br>
324: Another report on the DARPA funding.
325: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
326: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
327: <p>
328:
329: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 330: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
331: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 332: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 333: </strong></font><br>
334: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
335: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
336: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
337: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
338: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
339: Goes on to say:
340: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
341: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
342: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
343: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 344: This article is also found online at:
345: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 346: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
347: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
348: BusinessWeek.com</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://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
353: ZDnet</a>,
354: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 355: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 356: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
357: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
358: ZDnet Australia</a>,
359: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 360: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 361: </ul>
1.260 ian 362: <p>
1.279 deraadt 363:
1.260 ian 364: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 365: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 366: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.269 deraadt 367: SlashDot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 368: </strong></font><br>
1.290 jose 369: SlashDot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 370: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
371: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
372: without notice or justification.
373: <p>
374:
375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 376: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 377: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 378: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 379: </strong></font><br>
380: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
381: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 382: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 383: effective today, without any warning..."
384: <p>
1.257 ian 385:
386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 387: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
388: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 389: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 390: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 391: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
392: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
393: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
394: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
395: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 396: <p>
397:
398: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 399: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
400: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 401: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 402: </strong></font><br>
403: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
404: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
405: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
406: quoting two of them:
407: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
408: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
409: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
410: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
411: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
412: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
413: <p>
414:
1.255 ian 415: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 416: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
417: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 418: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 419: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 420: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 421: <p>
422:
423: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
424: [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 425: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 426: </strong></font><br>
427: New security concepts in OpenBSD
428: <p>
429:
430: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 431: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
432: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 433: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 434: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 435: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 436: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
437: security experts for more than three decades."
438: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
439: <p>
1.261 ian 440:
1.254 drahn 441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 ! deraadt 442: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterst&uuml;tzt OpenBSD</a>,
! 443: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 444: </strong></font><br>
445: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
446: <p>
447:
448: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 ! deraadt 449: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
! 450: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
! 451: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
! 452: </strong></font><br>
! 453: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
! 454: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
! 455: discussion OpenBSD's path.
! 456: <p>
! 457:
! 458: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 459: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
460: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 461: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 462: </strong></font><br>
463: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
464: from US DARPA.
465: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
466: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
467: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
468: the BSD license.
469: <p>
470: </ul>
471:
1.251 ian 472: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
473: <ul>
474:
475: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 476: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
477: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
478: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
479: </strong></font><br>
480:
481: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
482: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
483: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
484: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
485: <p>
486:
487: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 488: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
489: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 490: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 491: </strong></font><br>
492: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
493: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
494: Mentions
495: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
496: and
497: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
498: programs.
499: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 500: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 501: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
502: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
503: <p>
1.260 ian 504:
505: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
506: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
507: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
508: </strong></font><br>
509: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
510: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
511: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
512: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
513: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
514: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
515: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
516: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
517: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
518: put into service."
519: <p>
520: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
521: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
522: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
523: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
524: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
525: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
526: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
527: computers with security features."
528: <p>
1.251 ian 529: </ul>
530:
1.249 jufi 531: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
532: <ul>
533: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
534: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
535: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 536: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 537: </strong></font><br>
538: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
539: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 540: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 541: <p>
542: </ul>
543:
1.246 jufi 544: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 545: <ul>
1.246 jufi 546:
1.247 jufi 547: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 548: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 549: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
550: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 551: </strong></font><br>
552: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
553: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
554: <p>
555:
1.247 jufi 556: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 557: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
558: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
559: Heise News-Ticker, December 04, 2002
560: </strong></font><br>
561: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
562: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
563: <p>
564:
565: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 566: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 567: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
568: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 569: </strong></font><br>
570: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
571: in their annual OpenHack security test.
572: <p>
1.247 jufi 573: </ul>
1.246 jufi 574:
1.244 jufi 575: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 576: <ul>
1.246 jufi 577:
1.247 jufi 578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 579: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
580: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
581: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 582: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 583: </strong></font><br>
584: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
585: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
586: md5 digests.
587: <p>
588:
1.247 jufi 589: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 590: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 591: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
592: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 593: </strong></font><br>
594: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
595: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
596: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
597: right the first time."
598: <p>
1.247 jufi 599: </ul>
1.244 jufi 600:
601:
602: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 603: <ul>
1.244 jufi 604:
1.247 jufi 605: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 606: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 607: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
608: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 609: </strong></font><br>
610: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
611: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
612: part 6</a>.
613: <p>
614:
1.247 jufi 615: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 616: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 617: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
618: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 619: </strong></font><br>
620: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
621: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
622: <p>
1.301 jose 623:
624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
625: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
626: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
627: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
628: </strong></font><br>
629:
630: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
631: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
632: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
633: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
634: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
635: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
636: <i>Here's the
637: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
638: <p>
1.247 jufi 639: </ul>
1.242 jufi 640:
641: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 642: <ul>
1.242 jufi 643:
1.247 jufi 644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 645: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 646: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
647: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 648: </strong></font><br>
649: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
650: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
651: <p>
652:
1.247 jufi 653: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 654: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 655: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
656: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 657: </strong></font><br>
658: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
659: this time using pf.
660: <p>
1.247 jufi 661: </ul>
1.242 jufi 662:
663: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 664: <ul>
1.242 jufi 665:
1.247 jufi 666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 667: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 668: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
669: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 670: </strong></font><br>
671: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
672: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
673: their rotation.
674: <p>
675:
1.247 jufi 676: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 677: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 678: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
679: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 680: </strong></font><br>
681: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
682: <p>
1.247 jufi 683: </ul>
1.242 jufi 684:
1.239 jufi 685: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 686: <ul>
1.239 jufi 687:
1.247 jufi 688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 689: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 690: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
691: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 692: </strong></font><br>
693: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
694: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
695: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
696: <p>
697:
1.247 jufi 698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 699: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 700: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
701: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 702: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 703: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
704: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
705: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 706: <p>
1.247 jufi 707: </ul>
1.239 jufi 708:
1.235 lebel 709: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 710: <ul>
1.235 lebel 711:
1.239 jufi 712:
1.247 jufi 713: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 714: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 715: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
716: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 717: </strong></font><br>
718: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
719: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
720: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
721: <p>
1.301 jose 722:
1.247 jufi 723: </ul>
1.235 lebel 724:
1.228 horacio 725: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 726: <ul>
1.228 horacio 727:
1.247 jufi 728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 729: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 730: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
731: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 732: </strong></font><br>
733: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
734: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
735: <p>
736:
1.247 jufi 737: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 738: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 739: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
740: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 741: </strong></font><br>
742: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
743: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
744: <p>
745:
1.247 jufi 746: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 747: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 748: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
749: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 750: </strong></font><br>
751: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
752: on the desktop of his parents.
753: <p>
754:
1.247 jufi 755: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 756: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 757: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
758: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 759: </strong></font><br>
760: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
761: using IPFilter.
762:
763: <p>
764:
1.247 jufi 765: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 766: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 767: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
768: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 769: </strong></font><br>
770: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
771: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
772: perspectives of the four OS.
773: <br>
774: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 775: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 776: <p>
777:
1.247 jufi 778: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 779: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
780: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 781: software and security</a>,
782: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 783: </strong></font><br>
784:
785: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
786: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
787: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
788: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
789: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
790: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
791: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
792: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
793: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
794: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
795: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
796: security conscious team beyond doubt.
797: <p>
1.247 jufi 798: </ul>
1.228 horacio 799:
1.225 horacio 800: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 801: <ul>
1.225 horacio 802:
1.247 jufi 803: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 804: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
805: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 806: Interview</a>,
807: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 808: </strong></font><br>
809:
810: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
811: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
812: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 813: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 814: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
815: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
816: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
817: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
818: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 819: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 820: of choice.
821: <p>
1.247 jufi 822: </ul>
1.225 horacio 823:
824: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 825: <ul>
1.225 horacio 826:
1.247 jufi 827: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 828: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 829: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
830: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 831: </strong></font><br>
832:
833: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
834: <p>
835:
1.247 jufi 836: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 837: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 838: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
839: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 840: </strong></font><br>
841:
842: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
843: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
844: <p>
1.247 jufi 845: </ul>
1.225 horacio 846:
1.218 horacio 847: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 848: <ul>
1.218 horacio 849:
1.247 jufi 850: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 851: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 852: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
853: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 854: </strong></font><br>
855:
856: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
857: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
858: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
859: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
860: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
861: subjects. Worth a read.
862: <p>
863:
864:
1.247 jufi 865: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 866: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 867: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
868: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 869: </strong></font><br>
870:
871: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
872: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
873: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
874: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
875: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
876: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
877: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
878: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
879: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 880: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 881: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
882: on other operating systems.<br>
883: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
884: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
885: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
886: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
887: <p>
888:
1.247 jufi 889: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 890: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 891: Operating System 2010</a>,
892: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 893: </strong></font><br>
894:
895: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
896: covering the level of software integration into the core
897: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
898: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
899: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
900: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
901: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
902: <p>
903:
1.247 jufi 904: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 905: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 906: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
907: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 908: </strong></font><br>
909:
910: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
911: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
912: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
913: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
914: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
915: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
916: <p>
1.247 jufi 917: </ul>
1.221 horacio 918:
1.210 jufi 919: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 920: <ul>
1.215 horacio 921:
1.247 jufi 922: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 923: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 924: Already a Contender</a>,
925: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 926: </strong></font><br>
927:
928: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
929: source software in response to an article which claimed that
930: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
931: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
932: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
933: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
934: <p>
935:
1.247 jufi 936: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 937: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 938: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
939: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 940: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 941:
1.224 horacio 942: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
943: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
944: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
945: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
946: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
947: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 948: <p>
1.247 jufi 949: </ul>
1.215 horacio 950:
951: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 952: <ul>
1.215 horacio 953:
1.247 jufi 954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 955: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
956: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 957: Division</a>,
958: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 959: </strong></font><br>
960:
961: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
962: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 963: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 964: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
965: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
966: investment</em>.<br>
967: The implementation details can be seen on their
968: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
969: <p>
970:
1.247 jufi 971: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 972: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
973: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
974: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
975: </strong></font><br>
976:
977: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
978: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
979: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
980: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
981: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
982: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
983: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
984: <p>
985:
986: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 987: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 988: Thinking about Security</a>,
989: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 990: </strong></font><br>
991:
992: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
993: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
994: security and says that even secured operating systems running
995: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
996: to time.<br>
997: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
998: system and just the most secure system.
999: <p>
1000:
1.247 jufi 1001: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1002: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1003: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
1004: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1005: </strong></font><br>
1006:
1007: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
1008: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
1009: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
1010: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
1011: choice:<br>
1012: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
1013: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
1014: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
1015: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
1016: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
1017: network security devices and as such must be well
1018: armored."</em><br>
1019: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
1020: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
1021: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
1022: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
1023: <br>
1024: Bravo!
1025: <p>
1.247 jufi 1026: </ul>
1.210 jufi 1027:
1.207 ian 1028: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1029: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1030:
1.247 jufi 1031: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 1032: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
1033: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
1034: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 1035:
1.207 ian 1036: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
1037: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 1038: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 1039: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
1040: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
1041: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 1042: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 1043: <p>
1.247 jufi 1044: </ul>
1.207 ian 1045:
1.194 jufi 1046: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1047: <ul>
1.194 jufi 1048:
1.247 jufi 1049: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1050: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 1051: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
1052: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 1053: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1054:
1.240 miod 1055: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 1056: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
1057: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
1058: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
1059: <p>
1060:
1.247 jufi 1061: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1062: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
1063: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
1064: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
1065:
1066: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
1067: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
1068: <p>
1069:
1070: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1071: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
1072: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1073: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
1074:
1075: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
1076: <p>
1077:
1078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1079: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 1080: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
1081: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
1082: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1083:
1.240 miod 1084: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 1085: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 1086: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
1087: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1088: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 1089: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 1090: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
1091: <br>
1092: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
1093: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
1094: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
1095: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
1096: <p>
1097:
1.247 jufi 1098: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 1099: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
1100: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 1101: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 1102: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1103:
1.194 jufi 1104: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
1105: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
1106: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
1107: <br>
1108: The new
1109: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 1110: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 1111: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
1112: <p>
1.247 jufi 1113: </ul>
1.194 jufi 1114:
1.190 horacio 1115: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1116: <ul>
1.190 horacio 1117:
1.247 jufi 1118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 1119:
1120: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
1121: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
1122:
1.301 jose 1123:
1.191 jufi 1124: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
1125: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
1126:
1127: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
1128: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
1129:
1.212 horacio 1130: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
1131: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 1132: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
1133:
1.211 horacio 1134: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
1135: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 1136: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
1137:
1.247 jufi 1138: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 1139: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
1140:
1.247 jufi 1141: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 1142: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
1143:
1.212 horacio 1144: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
1145: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 1146: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
1147:
1148: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
1149: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
1150:
1151: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
1152: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
1153:
1.301 jose 1154: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
1155: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
1156:
1.191 jufi 1157: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
1158: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
1159:
1160: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 1161: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 1162:
1.192 jufi 1163: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
1164: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 1165: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 1166:
1.193 deraadt 1167: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
1168: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 1169: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 1170:
1.247 jufi 1171: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 1172: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
1173:
1.247 jufi 1174: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 1175: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
1176: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
1177:
1.213 horacio 1178: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 1179: 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 1180: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
1181:
1.190 horacio 1182: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 1183: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
1184: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
1185: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
1186: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
1187: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
1188: <p>
1.190 horacio 1189:
1.247 jufi 1190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1191: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
1192: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
1193: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 1194: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1195:
1.195 jufi 1196: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1197: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1198: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1199: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1200: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1201: <p>
1202:
1.247 jufi 1203: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1204: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1205: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1206: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1207: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1208:
1.191 jufi 1209: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 1210: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
1211: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
1212: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
1213: <p>
1214:
1215: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1216: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
1217: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1218: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
1219:
1220: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
1221: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 1222: <p>
1.247 jufi 1223: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1224:
1.191 jufi 1225:
1.186 jufi 1226: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1227: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1228:
1.247 jufi 1229: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1230: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1231: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1232: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1233: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1234:
1.188 jufi 1235: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1236: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1237: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1238: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1239: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1240: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1241: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1242: <p>
1243:
1.301 jose 1244: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1245: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
1246: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1247: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
1248:
1249: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
1250: <p>
1.191 jufi 1251:
1.247 jufi 1252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1253: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1254: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1255: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1256: </strong></font><br>
1257:
1258: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1259: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1260: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1261: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1262: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1263: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1264: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1265: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1266: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1267: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1268: familiar?
1269: <p>
1.247 jufi 1270: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1271:
1.178 louis 1272: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1273: <ul>
1.178 louis 1274:
1.247 jufi 1275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1276: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1277: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1278: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1279: </strong></font><br>
1280:
1281: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1282: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1283: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1284: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1285: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1286: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1287: <p>
1288:
1.247 jufi 1289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1290: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1291: Open source under the hood</a>,
1292: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1293: </strong></font><br>
1294:
1295: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1296: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1297: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1298: <p>
1299:
1.247 jufi 1300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1301: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1302: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1303: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1304: </strong></font><br>
1305:
1306: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1307: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1308: <p>
1.247 jufi 1309: </ul>
1.179 louis 1310:
1.174 louis 1311:
1.175 louis 1312: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1313: <ul>
1.175 louis 1314:
1.247 jufi 1315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1316: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1317: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1318: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1319: </strong></font><br>
1320:
1321: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1322: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1323: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1324: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1325: <p>
1326:
1.247 jufi 1327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1328: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1329: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1330: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1331: </strong></font><br>
1332:
1333: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1334: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1335: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1336: <p>
1.247 jufi 1337: </ul>
1.175 louis 1338:
1.176 louis 1339:
1.172 mickey 1340: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1341: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1342:
1.247 jufi 1343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1344: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1345: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1346: </strong></font><br>
1347:
1348: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1349: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1350: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1351: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1352: <p>
1353:
1.247 jufi 1354: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1355: <a
1.269 deraadt 1356: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1357: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1358: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1359: </strong></font><br>
1360:
1361: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1362: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1363: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1364: <p>
1365:
1.247 jufi 1366: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1367: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1368: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1369: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1370: </strong></font><br>
1371:
1372: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1373: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1374: <p>
1375:
1.247 jufi 1376: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1377: <a
1.269 deraadt 1378: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1379: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1380: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1381: </strong></font><br>
1382:
1383: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1384: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1385: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1386: our own Theo de Raadt.
1387: <p>
1388:
1.247 jufi 1389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1390: <a
1.269 deraadt 1391: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1392: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1393: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1394: </strong></font><br>
1395:
1396: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1397: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1398: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1399: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1400: shut down.]
1401: <p>
1402:
1.247 jufi 1403: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1404: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1405: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1406: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1407: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1408: </strong></font><br>
1409:
1410: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1411: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1412: <p>
1.247 jufi 1413: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1414:
1.161 louis 1415: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1416: <ul>
1.161 louis 1417:
1.247 jufi 1418: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1419: <a
1.269 deraadt 1420: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1421: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1422: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1423: </strong></font><br>
1424:
1425: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1426: by John Wolley
1427: <p>
1428:
1.247 jufi 1429: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1430: <a
1.269 deraadt 1431: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1432: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1433: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1434: </strong></font><br>
1435:
1436: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1437: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1438: OpenBSD).
1439: <p>
1440:
1.247 jufi 1441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1442: <a
1.247 jufi 1443: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1444: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1445: </strong></font><br>
1446:
1447: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1448: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1449: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1450: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1451: and hindsight.
1452: <p>
1453:
1.247 jufi 1454: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1455: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1456: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1457: </strong></font><br>
1458:
1459: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1460: <p>
1461:
1.247 jufi 1462: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1463: <a
1.168 provos 1464: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1465: December 7, 2000
1466: </strong></font><br>
1467:
1468: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1469: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1470: us explain.
1471: <p>
1472:
1.247 jufi 1473: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1474: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1475: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1476: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1477: December 6, 2000
1478: </strong></font><br>
1479:
1480: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1481: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1482: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1483: <p>
1484:
1.247 jufi 1485: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1486: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
1487: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
1488: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
1489: </strong></font><br>
1490:
1491: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
1492: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1493: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1494: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1495: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1496: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1497: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1498: <p>
1499:
1500: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1501: <a
1.226 horacio 1502: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1503: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1504: </strong></font><br>
1505:
1506: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1507: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1508: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1509: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1510: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1511: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1512: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1513: <p>
1.162 millert 1514:
1.247 jufi 1515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1516: <a
1.161 louis 1517: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1518: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1519: </strong></font><br>
1520:
1521: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1522: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1523: <p>
1524:
1.247 jufi 1525: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1526: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1527: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1528: </strong></font><br>
1529:
1530: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1531: <p>
1532:
1533:
1.247 jufi 1534: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1535: <a
1.226 horacio 1536: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1537: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1538: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1539: </strong></font><br>
1540:
1541: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1542: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1543: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1544: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1545: <p>
1.247 jufi 1546: </ul>
1.169 louis 1547:
1.158 louis 1548: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1549: <ul>
1.147 louis 1550:
1.247 jufi 1551: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1552: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1553: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1554: </strong></font><br>
1555:
1556: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1557: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1558: <p>
1559:
1.247 jufi 1560: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1561: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1562: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1563: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1564: </strong></font><br>
1565: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1566: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1567: <p>
1568:
1.247 jufi 1569: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1570: <a
1571: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1572: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1573: </strong></font><br>
1574:
1575: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1576: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1577: <p>
1578:
1.247 jufi 1579: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1580: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1581: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1582: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1583:
1.213 horacio 1584: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1585: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1586: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1587: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1588: <p>
1.215 horacio 1589:
1.247 jufi 1590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1591: <a
1592: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1593: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1594: </strong></font><br>
1595:
1596: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1597: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1598: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1599: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1600: much of the attitude too).
1601: <p>
1.161 louis 1602:
1.247 jufi 1603: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1604: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1605: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1606: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1607:
1.157 louis 1608: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1609: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1610: <p>
1.247 jufi 1611: </ul>
1.157 louis 1612:
1613: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1614: <ul>
1.157 louis 1615:
1.247 jufi 1616: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1617: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1618: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1619: </strong></font><br>
1620:
1621: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1622: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1623: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1624: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1625: <p>
1626:
1.247 jufi 1627: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1628: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1629: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1630: </strong></font><br>
1631:
1632: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1633: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1634: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1635: it because they love coding...
1636: <p>
1637:
1.247 jufi 1638: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1639: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1640: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1641: </strong></font><br>
1642:
1643: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1644: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1645: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1646: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1647: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1648: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1649: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1650: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1651: <p>
1652:
1.247 jufi 1653: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1654: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1655: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1656: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1657: </strong></font><br>
1658:
1659: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1660: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1661: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1662: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1663: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1664: the pizza.
1665: <p>
1666:
1.247 jufi 1667: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1668: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1669: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1670: </strong></font><br>
1671:
1672: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1673: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1674: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1675: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1676: problems.
1677: <p>
1678:
1.247 jufi 1679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1680: <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 1681: </strong></font><br>
1682:
1.222 miod 1683: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1684: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1685: - whether they like it or not.
1686: <p>
1687:
1.247 jufi 1688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1689: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1690: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1691: </strong></font><br>
1692:
1693: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1694: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1695: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1696: <p>
1.148 aaron 1697:
1.247 jufi 1698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1699: <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 1700: </strong></font><br>
1701:
1702: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1703: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1704: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1705: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1706: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1707: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1708: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1709: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1710: <p>
1711:
1.247 jufi 1712: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1713: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1714: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1715: </strong></font><br>
1716:
1717: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1718: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1719: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1720: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1721: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1722: <p>
1.247 jufi 1723: </ul>
1.147 louis 1724:
1.138 louis 1725: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1726: <ul>
1.138 louis 1727:
1.247 jufi 1728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1729: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1730: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1731: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1732: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1733: </strong></font><br>
1734:
1.227 horacio 1735: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1736: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1737: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1738: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1739: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1740: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1741: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1742: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1743: <p>
1744:
1.247 jufi 1745: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1746: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1747: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1748: </strong></font><br>
1749:
1750: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1751: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1752: groups, and even Linux.
1753: <p>
1754:
1.247 jufi 1755: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1756: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1757: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1758: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1759: </strong></font><br>
1760:
1761: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1762: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1763: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1764: library after installing the OS.
1765: <p>
1766:
1.247 jufi 1767: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1768: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1769: Sys Admin, September 2000
1770: </strong></font><br>
1771:
1772: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1773: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1774: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1775: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1776: (<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>,
1777: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1778: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1779: <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 1780: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1781: out of the system.
1782: <p>
1783:
1.247 jufi 1784: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1785: <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
1786: </strong></font><br>
1787:
1788: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1789: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1790: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1791: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1792: the IP filtering and address translation.
1793: <p>
1.301 jose 1794:
1795: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1796: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
1797: </strong></font><br>
1798:
1799: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
1800: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
1801: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
1802: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
1803: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
1804: <p>
1.247 jufi 1805: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1806:
1.131 louis 1807: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1808: <ul>
1.131 louis 1809:
1.247 jufi 1810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1811: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1812: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1813: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1814: </strong></font><br>
1815:
1816: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1817: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1818: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1819: <p>
1820:
1.247 jufi 1821: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1822: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1823: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1824: </strong></font><br>
1825:
1826: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1827: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1828: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1829: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1830: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1831: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1832: note of"</i>.
1833: <p>
1834:
1.247 jufi 1835: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1836: <a
1.247 jufi 1837: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1838: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1839: </strong></font><br>
1840:
1841: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1842: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1843: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1844: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1845: <p>
1846:
1.247 jufi 1847: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1848: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1849: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1850: </strong></font><br>
1851:
1852: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1853: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1854: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1855: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1856: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1857: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1858: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1859: <p>
1860:
1.247 jufi 1861: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1862: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1863: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1864: 2000
1865: </strong></font><br>
1866:
1867: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1868: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1869: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1870: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1871: against current industry practices.
1872: <p>
1873:
1.247 jufi 1874: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1875: <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
1876: </strong></font><br>
1877:
1878: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1879: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1880: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1881: <p>
1882:
1.247 jufi 1883: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1884: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1885: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1886: </strong></font><br>
1887:
1888: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1889: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1890: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1891: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1892: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1893: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1894: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1895: <p>
1896:
1.247 jufi 1897: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1898: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1899: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1900: </strong></font><br>
1901:
1902: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1903: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1904: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1905: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1906: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1907: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1908: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1909: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1910: <p>
1.247 jufi 1911: </ul>
1.131 louis 1912:
1.118 louis 1913: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1914: <ul>
1.118 louis 1915:
1.247 jufi 1916: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1917: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1918: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1919: </strong></font><br>
1920:
1921: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1922: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1923: about time. The article mentions that
1924: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1925: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1926: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1927: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1928: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1929: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1930: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1931: <p>
1932:
1.247 jufi 1933: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1934: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1935: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1936: </strong></font><br>
1937:
1938: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1939: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1940: of OpenSSH.
1941: <p>
1942:
1.247 jufi 1943: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1944: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1945: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1946: </strong></font><br>
1947:
1948: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1949: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1950: bridging.
1951: <p>
1952:
1.247 jufi 1953: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1954: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1955: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1956: </strong></font><br>
1957:
1.121 deraadt 1958: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1959: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1960: <p>
1961:
1.247 jufi 1962: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1963: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1964: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1965: </strong></font><br>
1966:
1967: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1968: <p>
1969:
1.247 jufi 1970: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1971: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1972: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1973: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1974: </strong></font><br>
1975:
1.120 deraadt 1976: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1977: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1978: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1979: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1980: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1981: <p>
1982:
1.247 jufi 1983: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1984: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1985: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1986: </strong></font><br>
1987:
1.222 miod 1988: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1989: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1990: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1991: protocols and their quirks.
1992: <p>
1993:
1.247 jufi 1994: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1995: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1996: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1997: </strong></font><br>
1998:
1999: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
2000: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
2001: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 2002: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 2003: <p>
2004:
1.247 jufi 2005: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 2006: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
2007: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
2008: </strong></font><br>
2009:
2010: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
2011: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
2012: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
2013: <p>
2014:
1.247 jufi 2015: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 2016: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2017: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
2018: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 2019: </strong></font><br>
2020:
2021: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
2022: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
2023: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
2024: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
2025: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
2026: <p>
1.247 jufi 2027: </ul>
1.118 louis 2028:
1.104 louis 2029: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2030: <ul>
1.104 louis 2031:
1.247 jufi 2032: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 2033: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
2034: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
2035: </strong></font><br>
2036:
2037: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
2038: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
2039: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
2040: be a bit dry.
2041: <p>
2042:
1.247 jufi 2043: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2044: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
2045: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
2046: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
2047: </strong></font><br>
2048: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
2049: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
2050: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
2051: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
2052: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
2053: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
2054: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
2055: <p>
2056:
1.247 jufi 2057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2058: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
2059: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 2060: 2000
1.128 louis 2061: </strong></font><br>
2062:
2063: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
2064: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
2065: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
2066: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
2067: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 2068: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 2069: <p>
2070:
1.247 jufi 2071: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2072: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
2073: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 2074: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 2075:
2076: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
2077: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
2078: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
2079: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 2080: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
2081: <p>
1.110 louis 2082:
1.247 jufi 2083: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 2084: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
2085: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
2086: </strong></font><br>
2087:
2088: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
2089: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
2090: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
2091: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
2092: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
2093: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
2094: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
2095: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
2096: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
2097: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
2098: <p>
2099:
1.247 jufi 2100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 2101: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2102: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 2103:
2104: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
2105: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 2106: <p>
1.108 louis 2107:
1.247 jufi 2108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 2109: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
2110: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 2111: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 2112:
2113: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
2114: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
2115: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 2116: <p>
1.106 louis 2117:
1.247 jufi 2118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 2119: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
2120: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 2121: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 2122:
2123: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
2124: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
2125: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
2126: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 2127: <p>
1.107 louis 2128:
1.247 jufi 2129: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2130: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
2131: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2132: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 2133:
2134: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
2135: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 2136: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 2137: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
2138: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 2139: <p>
1.105 louis 2140:
1.247 jufi 2141: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 2142: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 2143: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 2144: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 2145:
1.113 naddy 2146: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
2147: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 2148: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 2149: <p>
1.104 louis 2150:
1.247 jufi 2151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2152: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
2153: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
2154: </strong></font><br>
2155:
2156: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
2157: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
2158: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
2159: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
2160: <p>
1.301 jose 2161:
2162: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2163: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
2164: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
2165: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
2166:
2167: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2168: hardware-supported cryptography.
2169: <p>
1.247 jufi 2170: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 2171:
1.85 louis 2172: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2173: <ul>
1.85 louis 2174:
1.247 jufi 2175: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2176: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 2177: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 2178: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2179:
2180: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
2181: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
2182: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
2183: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
2184: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
2185: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
2186: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 2187: <p>
1.99 louis 2188:
1.247 jufi 2189: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2190: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 2191: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2192: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 2193:
2194: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
2195: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
2196: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
2197: conditions.
1.113 naddy 2198: <p>
1.100 louis 2199:
1.247 jufi 2200: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2201: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 2202: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2203: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 2204:
2205: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
2206: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
2207: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
2208: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 2209: <p>
1.95 louis 2210:
1.247 jufi 2211: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2212: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 2213: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2214: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 2215:
2216: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
2217: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 2218: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 2219: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
2220: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2221: <p>
1.92 louis 2222:
1.247 jufi 2223: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2224: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 2225: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2226: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 2227:
2228: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
2229: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
2230: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
2231: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
2232: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
2233: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 2234: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 2235: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 2236: <p>
1.91 louis 2237:
1.247 jufi 2238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2239: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
2240: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 2241: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2242:
2243: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
2244: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
2245: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
2246: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
2247: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2248: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2249: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2250: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2251: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2252: <p>
1.90 louis 2253:
1.247 jufi 2254: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2255: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2256: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2257: </strong></font><br>
2258: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2259: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2260: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2261: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2262: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2263: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2264: <p>
2265:
1.247 jufi 2266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2267: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2268: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2269: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 2270:
1.113 naddy 2271: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2272: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2273: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2274: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2275: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2276: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2277: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2278: <p>
1.87 louis 2279:
1.247 jufi 2280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2281: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2282: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2283: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2284:
2285: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2286: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2287: <p>
1.85 louis 2288:
1.247 jufi 2289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2290: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
2291: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
2292: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
2293:
2294: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
2295: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
2296: <p>
2297:
2298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2299: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2300: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2301: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2302:
2303: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2304: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2305: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2306: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2307: <p>
1.89 louis 2308:
1.247 jufi 2309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2310: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2311: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2312: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2313:
2314: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2315: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2316: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2317: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2318: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2319: </ul>
1.85 louis 2320:
1.78 deraadt 2321: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2322: <ul>
1.74 louis 2323:
1.247 jufi 2324: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2325: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2326: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2327: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2328: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2329:
2330: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2331: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2332: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2333: <p>
1.83 louis 2334:
1.247 jufi 2335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2336: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2337: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2338: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2339:
2340: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2341: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2342: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2343: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2344: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2345: <p>
1.93 louis 2346:
1.247 jufi 2347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2348: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2349: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2350: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2351: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2352:
1.83 louis 2353: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2354: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2355: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2356: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2357: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2358: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2359: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2360: <p>
1.82 aaron 2361:
1.247 jufi 2362: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2363: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2364: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2365: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2366:
1.83 louis 2367: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2368: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2369: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2370: <p>
1.80 louis 2371:
1.247 jufi 2372: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2373: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2374: Bad Press</a>,
2375: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2376: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2377:
2378: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2379: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2380: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2381: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2382: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2383: <p>
1.247 jufi 2384: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2385:
2386: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2387: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2388:
1.247 jufi 2389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2390: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2391: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2392: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2393: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2394:
2395: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2396: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2397: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2398: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2399: <p>
1.74 louis 2400:
1.247 jufi 2401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2402: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2403: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2404: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2405:
1.219 horacio 2406: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2407: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2408: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2409: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2410: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2411: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2412: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2413: <p>
1.88 louis 2414:
1.247 jufi 2415: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2416: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2417: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2418: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2419:
2420: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2421: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2422: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2423: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2424: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2425: <p>
1.81 louis 2426:
1.247 jufi 2427: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2428: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2429: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2430: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2431:
2432: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2433: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2434: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2435: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2436: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2437: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2438: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2439: <p>
1.90 louis 2440:
1.247 jufi 2441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2442: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2443: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2444: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2445:
2446: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2447: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2448: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2449: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2450: <p>
1.247 jufi 2451: </ul>
1.71 louis 2452:
1.69 deraadt 2453: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2454: <ul>
1.70 louis 2455:
1.247 jufi 2456: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2457: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2458: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2459: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2460:
2461: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2462: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2463: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2464: <p>
1.70 louis 2465:
1.247 jufi 2466: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2467: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2468: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2469: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2470:
2471: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2472: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2473: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2474: <p>
1.68 louis 2475:
1.247 jufi 2476: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2477: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2478: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2479: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2480: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2481:
1.111 jufi 2482: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2483: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2484: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2485: "secure by default" installation.
2486: <p>
1.64 louis 2487:
1.247 jufi 2488: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2489: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2490: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2491: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2492:
1.113 naddy 2493: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2494: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2495: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2496: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2497: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2498: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2499: <p>
1.66 louis 2500:
1.247 jufi 2501: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2502: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2503: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2504: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2505:
2506: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2507: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2508: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2509: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2510: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2511: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2512: <p>
1.83 louis 2513:
1.247 jufi 2514: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2515: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2516: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2517: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2518:
2519: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2520: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2521: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2522: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2523: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2524: <p>
1.64 louis 2525:
1.247 jufi 2526: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2527: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2528: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2529: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2530:
2531: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2532: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2533: <p>
1.301 jose 2534:
2535: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2536: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
2537: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
2538: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
2539: </strong></font><br>
2540:
2541: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
2542: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2543: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
2544: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
2545: Giving way to
2546: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2547: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2548: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2549: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
2550: <p>
1.247 jufi 2551: </ul>
1.65 louis 2552:
1.69 deraadt 2553: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2554: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2555:
1.247 jufi 2556: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2557: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2558: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2559: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2560:
2561: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2562: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2563: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2564: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2565: <p>
1.88 louis 2566:
1.247 jufi 2567: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2568: <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 2569: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2570:
2571: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2572: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2573: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2574: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2575: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2576: <p>
1.60 louis 2577:
1.247 jufi 2578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2579: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2580: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2581: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2582: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2583:
2584: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2585: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2586: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2587: <p>
1.58 louis 2588:
1.247 jufi 2589: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2590: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2591: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2592:
2593: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2594: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2595: <p>
1.53 louis 2596:
1.247 jufi 2597: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2598: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2599: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2600: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2601:
2602: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2603: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2604: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2605: <p>
1.99 louis 2606:
1.247 jufi 2607: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2608: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2609: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2610:
2611: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2612: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2613: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2614: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2615: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2616:
1.247 jufi 2617: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2618: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2619: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2620: </strong></font><br>
2621:
2622: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2623: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2624: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2625: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2626: <p>
2627:
1.247 jufi 2628: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2629: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2630: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2631: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2632:
2633: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2634: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2635: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2636:
1.247 jufi 2637: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2638: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2639: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2640:
2641: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2642: in
1.247 jufi 2643: <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 2644: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2645: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2646: <p>
1.53 louis 2647:
1.247 jufi 2648: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2649: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2650: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2651: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2652: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2653:
1.58 louis 2654: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2655: <p>
1.301 jose 2656:
2657: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2658: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
2659: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2660: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
2661: Informacyjny, January 2000
2662: </strong></font><br>
2663:
2664: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2665: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2666: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2667: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2668: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2669: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
2670: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
2671: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
2672: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2673: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2674: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2675: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
2676: <p>
2677:
2678: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2679: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
2680: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
2681: </strong></font><br>
2682:
2683: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
2684: <p>
2685: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2686:
1.69 deraadt 2687: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2688: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2689:
1.247 jufi 2690: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2691: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2692: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2693: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2694: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2695:
1.58 louis 2696: Kurt Seifried
2697: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2698: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2699: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2700: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2701:
1.247 jufi 2702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2703: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2704: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2705: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2706:
2707: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2708: <p>
1.96 louis 2709:
1.247 jufi 2710: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2711: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
2712: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
2713: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
2714: </strong></font><br>
2715:
2716: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
2717: <p>
2718:
2719: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2720: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2721: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2722: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2723:
2724: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2725: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2726: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2727: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2728: <p>
1.247 jufi 2729: </ul>
1.86 louis 2730:
1.69 deraadt 2731: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2732: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2733:
1.247 jufi 2734: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2735: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2736: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2737: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2738:
2739: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2740: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2741: <p>
1.61 louis 2742:
1.247 jufi 2743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2744: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2745: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2746: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2747: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2748:
2749: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2750: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2751: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2752: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2753: right -- or at least strives to".
2754: <p>
1.48 louis 2755:
1.247 jufi 2756: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2757: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2758: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2759: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2760: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2761: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2762: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2763: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2764: <p>
1.61 louis 2765:
1.247 jufi 2766: <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 2767: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2768: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2769:
2770: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2771: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2772: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2773: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2774: <p>
1.46 louis 2775:
1.247 jufi 2776: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2777: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2778: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2779: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2780:
2781: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2782: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2783: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2784:
1.247 jufi 2785: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2786: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2787: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2788: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2789:
2790: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2791: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2792: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2793: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2794: <p>
1.247 jufi 2795: </ul>
1.70 louis 2796:
1.69 deraadt 2797: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2798: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2799:
1.247 jufi 2800: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2801: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2802: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2803: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2804: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2805:
2806: Kurt Seifried
2807: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2808: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2809: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2810: <p>
1.44 philen 2811:
1.247 jufi 2812: <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 2813: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2814: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2815:
2816: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2817: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2818:
1.247 jufi 2819: <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 2820: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2821: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2822:
2823: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2824: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2825:
1.247 jufi 2826: <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 2827: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2828: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2829:
2830: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2831: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2832: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2833: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2834: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2835:
1.247 jufi 2836: <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 2837: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2838: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2839:
1.36 louis 2840: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2841: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2842:
1.247 jufi 2843: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2844: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2845: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2846: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2847:
2848: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2849: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2850: </ul>
1.38 louis 2851:
1.69 deraadt 2852: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2853: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2854:
1.247 jufi 2855: <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 2856: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2857: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2858:
2859: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2860: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2861: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2862:
1.113 naddy 2863: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2864: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2865: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2866: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2867:
2868: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2869: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2870: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2871: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2872: <blockquote>
2873: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2874: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2875: <br>
2876: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2877: </code>
2878: </blockquote>
2879: <p>
2880:
1.247 jufi 2881: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2882: <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>
2883: <p>
2884:
2885: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2886: <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 2887: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2888:
2889: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2890: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2891: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2892: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2893:
1.247 jufi 2894: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2895: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
2896: Sept. 28, 1999
2897: </strong></font><br>
2898:
2899: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
2900: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
2901: translating and reprinting articles from
2902: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
2903: <p>
2904:
2905: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2906: <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 2907: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2908:
2909: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2910: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2911: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2912: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2913: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2914: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2915: <p>
1.19 louis 2916:
1.113 naddy 2917: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2918: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2919: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2920:
2921: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2922: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2923: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2924: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2925: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2926: <p>
1.16 louis 2927:
1.247 jufi 2928: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2929: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2930: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2931: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2932:
1.57 louis 2933: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2934: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2935: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2936: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2937:
1.247 jufi 2938: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2939: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2940: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2941: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2942:
1.113 naddy 2943: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2944:
1.247 jufi 2945: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2946: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2947: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2948: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2949:
1.23 louis 2950: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2951: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2952: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2953: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2954: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2955: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2956:
1.247 jufi 2957: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2958: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2959: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2960: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2961:
1.199 pvalchev 2962: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2963: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2964: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2965: installation.
1.113 naddy 2966: <p>
1.47 louis 2967:
1.247 jufi 2968: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2969: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2970: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2971: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2972:
1.301 jose 2973: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
2974: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
2975: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2976: </ul>
1.57 louis 2977:
1.69 deraadt 2978: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2979: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2980:
1.247 jufi 2981: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2982: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2983: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2984: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2985:
2986: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2987: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2988: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2989: <p>
1.12 louis 2990:
1.247 jufi 2991: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2992: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2993: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2994: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2995:
2996: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2997: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2998: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2999: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
3000: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
3001: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
3002: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 3003: <p>
1.247 jufi 3004: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 3005:
1.69 deraadt 3006: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3007: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 3008:
1.247 jufi 3009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 3010: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 3011: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 3012:
3013: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
3014: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
3015: available."
1.113 naddy 3016: <p>
1.301 jose 3017:
3018: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3019: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
3020: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
3021: </strong></font><br>
3022:
3023: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
3024: <p>
1.247 jufi 3025: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 3026:
1.69 deraadt 3027: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3028: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3029:
1.247 jufi 3030: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 3031: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 3032: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 3033:
3034: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
3035: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
3036: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
3037: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
3038: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 3039: <p>
1.33 louis 3040:
1.247 jufi 3041: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3042: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 3043: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 3044: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3045:
1.113 naddy 3046: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
3047: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 3048: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
3049: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
3050: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 3051: <p>
1.247 jufi 3052: </ul>
1.57 louis 3053:
1.69 deraadt 3054: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3055: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3056:
1.247 jufi 3057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3058: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 3059: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 3060: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3061:
3062: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
3063: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 3064: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3065:
1.247 jufi 3066: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3067: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
3068: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
3069: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 3070: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 3071:
3072: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 3073: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 3074:
1.247 jufi 3075: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 3076: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3077:
1.113 naddy 3078: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 3079:
1.247 jufi 3080: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 3081: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
3082: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 3083: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3084:
3085: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 3086: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 3087: </ul>
1.23 louis 3088:
1.69 deraadt 3089: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3090: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3091:
1.247 jufi 3092: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3093: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 3094: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3095:
3096: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
3097: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 3098: <p>
1.2 deraadt 3099:
1.247 jufi 3100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3101: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 3102: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3103: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3104:
3105: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
3106: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 3107: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 3108: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3109: </ul>
1.57 louis 3110:
1.69 deraadt 3111: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3112: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3113:
1.247 jufi 3114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 3115: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
3116: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 3117: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 3118:
3119: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
3120: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
3121: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
3122: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3123: <p>
1.15 louis 3124:
1.247 jufi 3125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3126: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
3127: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 3128: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3129:
3130: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
3131: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
3132: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
3133: columns."
1.113 naddy 3134: <p>
1.247 jufi 3135: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3136:
1.69 deraadt 3137: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3138: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3139:
1.247 jufi 3140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3141: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 3142: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 3143: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3144:
3145: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 3146: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 3147:
1.113 naddy 3148: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3149: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 3150: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3151:
3152: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
3153: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 3154: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 3155: </ul>
1.57 louis 3156:
1.69 deraadt 3157: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3158: <ul>
1.301 jose 3159: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3160: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
3161: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3162: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
3163:
3164: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
3165: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
3166: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
3167: <p>
3168:
3169: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3170: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
3171: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3172: Nov 13, 1998 and
3173: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
3174: Datateknik</a>,
3175: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
3176:
3177: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
3178: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
3179: explains the licensing issues and points to our
3180: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
3181: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3182:
1.113 naddy 3183: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3184: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 3185: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 3186: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3187:
1.222 miod 3188: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 3189: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
3190: Implementation, including a brief interview with
3191: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 3192: <p>
1.247 jufi 3193: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3194:
1.69 deraadt 3195: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3196: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3197:
1.247 jufi 3198: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3199: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 3200: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3201:
1.69 deraadt 3202: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
3203: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 3204: <p>
1.247 jufi 3205: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3206:
1.69 deraadt 3207: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3208: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 3209:
1.247 jufi 3210: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3211: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
3212: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 3213: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3214:
3215: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
3216: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 3217: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3218:
1.247 jufi 3219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 3220: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 3221: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
3222: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 3223: <p>
1.247 jufi 3224: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3225:
1.69 deraadt 3226: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3227: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3228:
1.247 jufi 3229: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3230: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 3231: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
3232: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 3233: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 3234: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3235:
3236: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
3237: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
3238: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 3239: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 3240: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 3241: <p>
1.247 jufi 3242: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 3243:
3244: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3245: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3246:
1.247 jufi 3247: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3248: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 3249: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3250:
1.69 deraadt 3251: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
3252: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 3253: <p>
1.112 naddy 3254:
1.247 jufi 3255: </ul>
1.113 naddy 3256: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3257:
1.292 camield 3258: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3259: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3260: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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