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1.1 deraadt 18:
1.253 ian 19: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
20: <ul>
1.255 ian 21:
1.260 ian 22: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 23: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
24: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
25: IDG,
26: April 24, 2003.
27: </strong></font><br>
28: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
29: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
30: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
31: Can also be found online at:
32: <ul>
33: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
34: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
35: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
36: Infoworld.
37: </strong></font>
38: </ul>
39: <p>
40:
41: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
42: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 ! david 43: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 44: Slate,
45: April 24, 2003.
46: </strong></font><br>
47: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
48: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
49: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
50: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
51: <p>
52:
53: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 54: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
55: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
56: April 24, 2003.
57: </strong></font><br>
58: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
59: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
60: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
61: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
62: <p>
63:
64: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 65: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
66: April 24, 2003.
67: </strong></font><br>
68: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
69: the free software community".
70: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
71: other articles.
72: <p>
73:
74: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
75: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/24/politics/24HACK.html?ex=1051761600&en=87a56d5c962b64e4&ei=5062">Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
76: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
77: </strong></font><br>
78: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
79: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
80: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
81: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
82: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
83: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
84: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
85: affairs." Notes the discrepency between DARPA's public position
86: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
87: <br/>
88: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
89: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
90: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
91: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
92: <p>
93:
94: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
95: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
96: Wired, April 24, 2003.
97: </strong></font><br>
98: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
99: article above.
100: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
101: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
102: wasting them."
103: <p>
104:
105: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 106: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
107: </strong></font><br>
108: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
109: <p>
110:
111: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 112: <a href="http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/04/23/3ea643207f30d">Federal funding abruptly cut for research project</a>, dailypennsylvanian.com, April 23, 2003.
113: </strong></font><br>
114: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
115: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
116: <p>
117:
118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 119: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
120: April 23, 2003.
121: </strong></font><br>
122: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
123: <p>
124:
125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 126: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 127: April 22, 2003.
128: </strong></font><br>
129: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
130: <p>
131:
132: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 133: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
134: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
135: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 136: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 137: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
138: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
139: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
140: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
141: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
142: Can also be found online at:
143: <ul>
144: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
145: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 146: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
147: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 148: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 149: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
150: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 151: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
152: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 153: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 154: </ul>
155: <p>
156:
157: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 158: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
159: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 160: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 161: </strong></font><br>
162: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 163: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
164: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
165: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
166: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
167: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
168: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 169: <p>
170:
171: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 172: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
173: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 174: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
175: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 176: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
177: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
178: at UPenn and DARPA.
179: <p>
180:
181: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.315 deraadt 182: [FRENCH] <a href="http://www.weblmi.com/news_store/2003_04_18_La_DARPA_coupe_les_v_32/News_view">La DARPA coupe les vivres a OpenBSD</a>, Le Monde, France
183: April 18, 2003.
184: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 185: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 186: <p>
187:
188: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 189: [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 190: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 191: </strong></font><br>
192: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
193: <p>
194:
195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 196: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
197: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
198: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 199: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 200: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
201: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
202: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
203: <p>
204:
205: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 206: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
207: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 208: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 209: </strong></font><br>
210: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
211: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
212: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 213: American century.
1.267 deraadt 214: <p>
215:
216: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 217: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
218: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 219: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 220: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 221: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
222: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
223: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
224: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
225: Can also be found online at:
226: <ul>
227: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
228: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 229: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 230: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 231: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 232: <p>
233:
234: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 235: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 236: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 237: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 238: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 239: </strong></font><br>
240: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 241: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
242: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
243: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
244: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 245:
246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
247: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
248: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
249: New York Times.
250: </strong></font>(free registration required)
251:
1.273 deraadt 252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
253: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 254: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 255: ABC News.
256: </strong></font>
257:
258: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 259: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 260: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 261: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 262: </strong></font>
263:
264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 265: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 266: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 267: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 268: </strong></font>
269:
270: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 271: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
272: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 273: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 274: </strong></font>
275:
276: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 277: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 278: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 279: Times Daily, AL.
280: </strong></font>
281:
282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
283: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
284: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
285: Boston.com, MA.
286: </strong></font>
287:
288: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 289: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 290: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 291: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
292: </strong></font>
293:
294: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 295: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
296: [Article was pulled]</a>
297: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 298: </strong></font>
299:
300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
301: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
302: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
303: Infoshop News.
304: </strong></font>
305:
306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
307: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
308: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
309: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
310: </strong></font>
311:
312: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 313: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
314: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
315: Raleigh News, NC.
316: </strong></font>
317:
318: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.314 deraadt 319: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
320: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
321: Napa News, CA.
322: </strong></font>
323:
324: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 325: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 326: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
327: NEPA News, PA.
328: </strong></font>
329:
330: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
331: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
332: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
333: Wired News.
334: </strong></font>
335:
1.271 deraadt 336: </ul>
337: <p>
1.272 deraadt 338: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
339: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 340: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
341: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
342: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
343: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
344: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
345: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 346: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 347: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
348: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
349: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 350: <p>
351: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 352:
353: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 354: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 355: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
356: Indianapolis Star, IN.
357: </strong></font>
358:
359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 360: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
361: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
362: Miami Herald, FL.
363: </strong></font>
364:
365: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 366: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 367: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
368: </strong></font>
369:
370: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
371: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 372: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 373: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 374: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 375:
376: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
377: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
378: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
379: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
380: ABC News.
381: </strong></font>
382:
1.276 deraadt 383: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
384: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 385: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 386: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 387: </strong></font>
388:
1.286 dhartmei 389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 390: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 391: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
392: Wilmington Star, NC.
393: </strong></font>
394:
1.300 jose 395: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
396: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
397: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
398: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
399: </strong></font>
400:
1.309 jose 401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
402: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
403: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
404: Globe Technology.
405: </strong></font>
406:
1.263 deraadt 407: </ul>
1.262 beck 408: <p>
409:
410: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 411: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
412: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 413: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 414: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 415: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 416: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
417: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
418: <p>
419:
420: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 421: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
422: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
423: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 424: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 425: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
426: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
427: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
428: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
429: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
430: and simply restates other press reports.
431: <p>
432:
433: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 434: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
435: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
436: OS News, April 18, 2003.
437: </strong></font><br>
438: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
439: <p>
440:
441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 442: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
443: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 444: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 445: </strong></font><br>
446: Another report on the DARPA funding.
447: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
448: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
449: <p>
450:
451: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 452: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
453: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 454: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 455: </strong></font><br>
456: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
457: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
458: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
459: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
460: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
461: Goes on to say:
462: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
463: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
464: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
465: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 466: This article is also found online at:
467: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 468: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
469: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
470: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
471: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 472: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 473: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
474: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
475: ZDnet</a>,
476: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 477: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 478: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
479: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
480: ZDnet Australia</a>,
481: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 482: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 483: </ul>
1.260 ian 484: <p>
1.279 deraadt 485:
1.260 ian 486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 487: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 488: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 489: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 490: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 491: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 492: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
493: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
494: without notice or justification.
495: <p>
496:
497: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 498: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 499: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 500: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 501: </strong></font><br>
502: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
503: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 504: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 505: effective today, without any warning..."
506: <p>
1.257 ian 507:
508: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 509: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
510: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 511: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 512: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 513: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
514: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
515: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
516: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
517: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 518: <p>
519:
520: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 521: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
522: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 523: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 524: </strong></font><br>
525: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
526: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
527: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
528: quoting two of them:
529: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
530: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
531: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
532: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
533: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
534: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
535: <p>
536:
1.255 ian 537: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 538: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
539: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 540: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 541: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 542: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 543: <p>
544:
545: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 546: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-13.04.03-000/">OpenBSD mit neuem Sicherheitskonzept</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
1.306 deraadt 547: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 548: </strong></font><br>
549: New security concepts in OpenBSD
550: <p>
551:
552: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 553: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
554: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 555: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 556: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 557: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 558: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
559: security experts for more than three decades."
560: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
561: <p>
1.261 ian 562:
1.254 drahn 563: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 564: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 565: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 566: </strong></font><br>
567: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
568: <p>
569:
570: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 571: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
572: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
573: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
574: </strong></font><br>
575: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
576: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
577: discussion OpenBSD's path.
578: <p>
579:
580: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 581: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
582: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 583: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 584: </strong></font><br>
585: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
586: from US DARPA.
587: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
588: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
589: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
590: the BSD license.
591: <p>
592: </ul>
593:
1.251 ian 594: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
595: <ul>
596:
597: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 598: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
599: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
600: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
601: </strong></font><br>
602:
603: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
604: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
605: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
606: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
607: <p>
608:
609: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 610: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
611: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 612: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 613: </strong></font><br>
614: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
615: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
616: Mentions
617: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
618: and
619: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
620: programs.
621: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 622: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 623: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
624: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
625: <p>
1.325 ian 626: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
627: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 628:
629: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
630: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
631: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
632: </strong></font><br>
633: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
634: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
635: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
636: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
637: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
638: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
639: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
640: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
641: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
642: put into service."
643: <p>
644: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
645: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
646: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
647: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
648: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
649: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
650: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
651: computers with security features."
652: <p>
1.251 ian 653: </ul>
654:
1.249 jufi 655: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
656: <ul>
657: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
658: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
659: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 660: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 661: </strong></font><br>
662: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
663: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 664: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 665: <p>
666: </ul>
667:
1.246 jufi 668: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 669: <ul>
1.246 jufi 670:
1.247 jufi 671: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 672: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 673: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
674: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 675: </strong></font><br>
676: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
677: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
678: <p>
679:
1.247 jufi 680: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 681: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
682: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
683: Heise News-Ticker, December 04, 2002
684: </strong></font><br>
685: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
686: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
687: <p>
688:
689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 690: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 691: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
692: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 693: </strong></font><br>
694: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
695: in their annual OpenHack security test.
696: <p>
1.247 jufi 697: </ul>
1.246 jufi 698:
1.244 jufi 699: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 700: <ul>
1.246 jufi 701:
1.247 jufi 702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 703: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
704: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
705: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 706: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 707: </strong></font><br>
708: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
709: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
710: md5 digests.
711: <p>
712:
1.247 jufi 713: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 714: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 715: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
716: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 717: </strong></font><br>
718: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
719: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
720: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
721: right the first time."
722: <p>
1.247 jufi 723: </ul>
1.244 jufi 724:
725:
726: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 727: <ul>
1.244 jufi 728:
1.247 jufi 729: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 730: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 731: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
732: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 733: </strong></font><br>
734: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
735: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
736: part 6</a>.
737: <p>
738:
1.247 jufi 739: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 740: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 741: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
742: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 743: </strong></font><br>
744: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
745: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
746: <p>
1.301 jose 747:
748: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
749: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
750: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
751: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
752: </strong></font><br>
753:
754: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
755: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
756: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
757: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
758: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
759: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
760: <i>Here's the
761: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
762: <p>
1.247 jufi 763: </ul>
1.242 jufi 764:
765: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 766: <ul>
1.242 jufi 767:
1.247 jufi 768: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 769: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 770: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
771: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 772: </strong></font><br>
773: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
774: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
775: <p>
776:
1.247 jufi 777: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 778: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 779: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
780: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 781: </strong></font><br>
782: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
783: this time using pf.
784: <p>
1.247 jufi 785: </ul>
1.242 jufi 786:
787: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 788: <ul>
1.242 jufi 789:
1.247 jufi 790: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 791: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 792: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
793: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 794: </strong></font><br>
795: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
796: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
797: their rotation.
798: <p>
799:
1.247 jufi 800: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 801: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 802: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
803: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 804: </strong></font><br>
805: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
806: <p>
1.247 jufi 807: </ul>
1.242 jufi 808:
1.239 jufi 809: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 810: <ul>
1.239 jufi 811:
1.247 jufi 812: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 813: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 814: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
815: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 816: </strong></font><br>
817: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
818: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
819: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
820: <p>
821:
1.247 jufi 822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 823: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 824: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
825: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 826: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 827: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
828: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
829: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 830: <p>
1.247 jufi 831: </ul>
1.239 jufi 832:
1.235 lebel 833: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 834: <ul>
1.235 lebel 835:
1.239 jufi 836:
1.247 jufi 837: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 838: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 839: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
840: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 841: </strong></font><br>
842: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
843: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
844: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
845: <p>
1.301 jose 846:
1.247 jufi 847: </ul>
1.235 lebel 848:
1.228 horacio 849: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 850: <ul>
1.228 horacio 851:
1.247 jufi 852: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 853: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 854: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
855: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 856: </strong></font><br>
857: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
858: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
859: <p>
860:
1.247 jufi 861: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 862: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 863: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
864: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 865: </strong></font><br>
866: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
867: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
868: <p>
869:
1.247 jufi 870: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 871: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 872: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
873: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 874: </strong></font><br>
875: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
876: on the desktop of his parents.
877: <p>
878:
1.247 jufi 879: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 880: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 881: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
882: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 883: </strong></font><br>
884: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
885: using IPFilter.
886:
887: <p>
888:
1.247 jufi 889: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 890: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 891: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
892: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 893: </strong></font><br>
894: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
895: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
896: perspectives of the four OS.
897: <br>
898: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 899: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 900: <p>
901:
1.247 jufi 902: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 903: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
904: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 905: software and security</a>,
906: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 907: </strong></font><br>
908:
909: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
910: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
911: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
912: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
913: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
914: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
915: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
916: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
917: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
918: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
919: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
920: security conscious team beyond doubt.
921: <p>
1.247 jufi 922: </ul>
1.228 horacio 923:
1.225 horacio 924: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 925: <ul>
1.225 horacio 926:
1.247 jufi 927: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 928: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
929: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 930: Interview</a>,
931: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 932: </strong></font><br>
933:
934: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
935: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
936: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 937: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 938: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
939: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
940: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
941: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
942: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 943: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 944: of choice.
945: <p>
1.247 jufi 946: </ul>
1.225 horacio 947:
948: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 949: <ul>
1.225 horacio 950:
1.247 jufi 951: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 952: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 953: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
954: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 955: </strong></font><br>
956:
957: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
958: <p>
959:
1.247 jufi 960: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 961: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 962: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
963: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 964: </strong></font><br>
965:
966: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
967: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
968: <p>
1.247 jufi 969: </ul>
1.225 horacio 970:
1.218 horacio 971: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 972: <ul>
1.218 horacio 973:
1.247 jufi 974: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 975: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 976: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
977: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 978: </strong></font><br>
979:
980: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
981: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
982: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
983: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
984: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
985: subjects. Worth a read.
986: <p>
987:
988:
1.247 jufi 989: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 990: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 991: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
992: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 993: </strong></font><br>
994:
995: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
996: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
997: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
998: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
999: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
1000: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
1001: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
1002: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
1003: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 1004: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 1005: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
1006: on other operating systems.<br>
1007: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
1008: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
1009: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
1010: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
1011: <p>
1012:
1.247 jufi 1013: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1014: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 1015: Operating System 2010</a>,
1016: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 1017: </strong></font><br>
1018:
1019: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
1020: covering the level of software integration into the core
1021: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
1022: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
1023: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
1024: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
1025: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
1026: <p>
1027:
1.247 jufi 1028: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 1029: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 1030: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
1031: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 1032: </strong></font><br>
1033:
1034: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
1035: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
1036: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
1037: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
1038: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
1039: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
1040: <p>
1.247 jufi 1041: </ul>
1.221 horacio 1042:
1.210 jufi 1043: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1044: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1045:
1.247 jufi 1046: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1047: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 1048: Already a Contender</a>,
1049: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 1050: </strong></font><br>
1051:
1052: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
1053: source software in response to an article which claimed that
1054: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
1055: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
1056: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
1057: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
1058: <p>
1059:
1.247 jufi 1060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 1061: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 1062: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
1063: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 1064: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1065:
1.224 horacio 1066: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
1067: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
1068: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
1069: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
1070: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
1071: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 1072: <p>
1.247 jufi 1073: </ul>
1.215 horacio 1074:
1075: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1076: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1077:
1.247 jufi 1078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1079: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
1080: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 1081: Division</a>,
1082: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 1083: </strong></font><br>
1084:
1085: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
1086: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 1087: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 1088: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
1089: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
1090: investment</em>.<br>
1091: The implementation details can be seen on their
1092: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
1093: <p>
1094:
1.247 jufi 1095: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1096: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
1097: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
1098: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
1099: </strong></font><br>
1100:
1101: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1102: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1103: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
1104: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
1105: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
1106: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1107: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
1108: <p>
1109:
1110: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1111: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1112: Thinking about Security</a>,
1113: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1114: </strong></font><br>
1115:
1116: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
1117: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
1118: security and says that even secured operating systems running
1119: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
1120: to time.<br>
1121: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
1122: system and just the most secure system.
1123: <p>
1124:
1.247 jufi 1125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1126: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1127: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
1128: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1129: </strong></font><br>
1130:
1131: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
1132: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
1133: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
1134: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
1135: choice:<br>
1136: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
1137: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
1138: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
1139: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
1140: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
1141: network security devices and as such must be well
1142: armored."</em><br>
1143: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
1144: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
1145: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
1146: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
1147: <br>
1148: Bravo!
1149: <p>
1.247 jufi 1150: </ul>
1.210 jufi 1151:
1.207 ian 1152: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1153: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1154:
1.247 jufi 1155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 1156: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
1157: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
1158: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 1159:
1.207 ian 1160: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
1161: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 1162: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 1163: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
1164: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
1165: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 1166: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 1167: <p>
1.247 jufi 1168: </ul>
1.207 ian 1169:
1.194 jufi 1170: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1171: <ul>
1.194 jufi 1172:
1.247 jufi 1173: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1174: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 1175: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
1176: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 1177: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1178:
1.240 miod 1179: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 1180: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
1181: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
1182: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
1183: <p>
1184:
1.247 jufi 1185: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1186: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
1187: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
1188: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
1189:
1190: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
1191: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
1192: <p>
1193:
1194: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1195: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
1196: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1197: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
1198:
1199: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
1200: <p>
1201:
1202: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1203: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 1204: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
1205: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
1206: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1207:
1.240 miod 1208: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 1209: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 1210: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
1211: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1212: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 1213: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 1214: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
1215: <br>
1216: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
1217: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
1218: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
1219: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
1220: <p>
1221:
1.247 jufi 1222: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 1223: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
1224: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 1225: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 1226: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1227:
1.194 jufi 1228: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
1229: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
1230: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
1231: <br>
1232: The new
1233: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 1234: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 1235: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
1236: <p>
1.247 jufi 1237: </ul>
1.194 jufi 1238:
1.190 horacio 1239: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1240: <ul>
1.190 horacio 1241:
1.247 jufi 1242: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 1243:
1244: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
1245: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
1246:
1.301 jose 1247:
1.191 jufi 1248: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
1249: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
1250:
1251: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
1252: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
1253:
1.212 horacio 1254: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
1255: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 1256: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
1257:
1.211 horacio 1258: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
1259: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 1260: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
1261:
1.247 jufi 1262: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 1263: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
1264:
1.247 jufi 1265: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 1266: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
1267:
1.212 horacio 1268: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
1269: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 1270: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
1271:
1272: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
1273: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
1274:
1275: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
1276: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
1277:
1.301 jose 1278: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
1279: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
1280:
1.191 jufi 1281: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
1282: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
1283:
1284: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 1285: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 1286:
1.192 jufi 1287: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
1288: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 1289: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 1290:
1.193 deraadt 1291: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
1292: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 1293: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 1294:
1.247 jufi 1295: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 1296: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
1297:
1.247 jufi 1298: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 1299: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
1300: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
1301:
1.213 horacio 1302: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 1303: 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 1304: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
1305:
1.190 horacio 1306: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 1307: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
1308: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
1309: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
1310: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
1311: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
1312: <p>
1.190 horacio 1313:
1.247 jufi 1314: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1315: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
1316: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
1317: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 1318: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1319:
1.195 jufi 1320: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1321: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1322: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1323: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1324: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1325: <p>
1326:
1.247 jufi 1327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1328: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1329: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1330: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1331: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1332:
1.191 jufi 1333: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 1334: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
1335: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
1336: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
1337: <p>
1338:
1339: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1340: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
1341: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1342: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
1343:
1344: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
1345: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 1346: <p>
1.247 jufi 1347: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1348:
1.191 jufi 1349:
1.186 jufi 1350: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1351: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1352:
1.247 jufi 1353: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1354: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1355: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1356: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1357: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1358:
1.188 jufi 1359: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1360: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1361: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1362: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1363: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1364: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1365: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1366: <p>
1367:
1.301 jose 1368: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1369: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
1370: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1371: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
1372:
1373: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
1374: <p>
1.191 jufi 1375:
1.247 jufi 1376: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1377: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1378: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1379: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1380: </strong></font><br>
1381:
1382: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1383: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1384: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1385: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1386: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1387: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1388: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1389: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1390: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1391: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1392: familiar?
1393: <p>
1.247 jufi 1394: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1395:
1.178 louis 1396: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1397: <ul>
1.178 louis 1398:
1.247 jufi 1399: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1400: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1401: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1402: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1403: </strong></font><br>
1404:
1405: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1406: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1407: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1408: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1409: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1410: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1411: <p>
1412:
1.247 jufi 1413: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1414: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1415: Open source under the hood</a>,
1416: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1417: </strong></font><br>
1418:
1419: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1420: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1421: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1422: <p>
1423:
1.247 jufi 1424: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1425: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1426: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1427: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1428: </strong></font><br>
1429:
1430: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1431: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1432: <p>
1.247 jufi 1433: </ul>
1.179 louis 1434:
1.174 louis 1435:
1.175 louis 1436: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1437: <ul>
1.175 louis 1438:
1.247 jufi 1439: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1440: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1441: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1442: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1443: </strong></font><br>
1444:
1445: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1446: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1447: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1448: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1449: <p>
1450:
1.247 jufi 1451: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1452: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1453: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1454: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1455: </strong></font><br>
1456:
1457: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1458: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1459: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1460: <p>
1.247 jufi 1461: </ul>
1.175 louis 1462:
1.176 louis 1463:
1.172 mickey 1464: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1465: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1466:
1.247 jufi 1467: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1468: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1469: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1470: </strong></font><br>
1471:
1472: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1473: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1474: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1475: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1476: <p>
1477:
1.247 jufi 1478: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1479: <a
1.269 deraadt 1480: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1481: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1482: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1483: </strong></font><br>
1484:
1485: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1486: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1487: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1488: <p>
1489:
1.247 jufi 1490: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1491: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1492: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1493: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1494: </strong></font><br>
1495:
1496: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1497: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1498: <p>
1499:
1.247 jufi 1500: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1501: <a
1.269 deraadt 1502: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1503: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1504: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1505: </strong></font><br>
1506:
1507: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1508: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1509: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1510: our own Theo de Raadt.
1511: <p>
1512:
1.247 jufi 1513: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1514: <a
1.269 deraadt 1515: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1516: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1517: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1518: </strong></font><br>
1519:
1520: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1521: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1522: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1523: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1524: shut down.]
1525: <p>
1526:
1.247 jufi 1527: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1528: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1529: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1530: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1531: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1532: </strong></font><br>
1533:
1534: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1535: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1536: <p>
1.247 jufi 1537: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1538:
1.161 louis 1539: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1540: <ul>
1.161 louis 1541:
1.247 jufi 1542: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1543: <a
1.269 deraadt 1544: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1545: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1546: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1547: </strong></font><br>
1548:
1549: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1550: by John Wolley
1551: <p>
1552:
1.247 jufi 1553: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1554: <a
1.269 deraadt 1555: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1556: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1557: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1558: </strong></font><br>
1559:
1560: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1561: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1562: OpenBSD).
1563: <p>
1564:
1.247 jufi 1565: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1566: <a
1.247 jufi 1567: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1568: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1569: </strong></font><br>
1570:
1571: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1572: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1573: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1574: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1575: and hindsight.
1576: <p>
1577:
1.247 jufi 1578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1579: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1580: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1581: </strong></font><br>
1582:
1583: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1584: <p>
1585:
1.247 jufi 1586: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1587: <a
1.168 provos 1588: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1589: December 7, 2000
1590: </strong></font><br>
1591:
1592: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1593: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1594: us explain.
1595: <p>
1596:
1.247 jufi 1597: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1598: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1599: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1600: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1601: December 6, 2000
1602: </strong></font><br>
1603:
1604: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1605: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1606: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1607: <p>
1608:
1.247 jufi 1609: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1610: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
1611: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
1612: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
1613: </strong></font><br>
1614:
1615: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
1616: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1617: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1618: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1619: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1620: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1621: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1622: <p>
1623:
1624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1625: <a
1.226 horacio 1626: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1627: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1628: </strong></font><br>
1629:
1630: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1631: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1632: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1633: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1634: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1635: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1636: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1637: <p>
1.162 millert 1638:
1.247 jufi 1639: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1640: <a
1.161 louis 1641: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1642: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1643: </strong></font><br>
1644:
1645: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1646: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1647: <p>
1648:
1.247 jufi 1649: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1650: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1651: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1652: </strong></font><br>
1653:
1654: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1655: <p>
1656:
1657:
1.247 jufi 1658: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1659: <a
1.226 horacio 1660: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1661: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1662: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1663: </strong></font><br>
1664:
1665: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1666: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1667: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1668: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1669: <p>
1.247 jufi 1670: </ul>
1.169 louis 1671:
1.158 louis 1672: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1673: <ul>
1.147 louis 1674:
1.247 jufi 1675: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1676: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1677: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1678: </strong></font><br>
1679:
1680: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1681: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1682: <p>
1683:
1.247 jufi 1684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1685: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1686: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1687: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1688: </strong></font><br>
1689: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1690: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1691: <p>
1692:
1.247 jufi 1693: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1694: <a
1695: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1696: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1697: </strong></font><br>
1698:
1699: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1700: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1701: <p>
1702:
1.247 jufi 1703: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1704: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1705: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1706: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1707:
1.213 horacio 1708: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1709: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1710: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1711: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1712: <p>
1.215 horacio 1713:
1.247 jufi 1714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1715: <a
1716: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1717: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1718: </strong></font><br>
1719:
1720: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1721: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1722: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1723: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1724: much of the attitude too).
1725: <p>
1.161 louis 1726:
1.247 jufi 1727: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1728: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1729: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1730: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1731:
1.157 louis 1732: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1733: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1734: <p>
1.247 jufi 1735: </ul>
1.157 louis 1736:
1737: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1738: <ul>
1.157 louis 1739:
1.247 jufi 1740: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1741: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1742: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1743: </strong></font><br>
1744:
1745: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1746: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1747: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1748: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1749: <p>
1750:
1.247 jufi 1751: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1752: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1753: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1754: </strong></font><br>
1755:
1756: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1757: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1758: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1759: it because they love coding...
1760: <p>
1761:
1.247 jufi 1762: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1763: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1764: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1765: </strong></font><br>
1766:
1767: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1768: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1769: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1770: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1771: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1772: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1773: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1774: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1775: <p>
1776:
1.247 jufi 1777: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1778: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1779: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1780: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1781: </strong></font><br>
1782:
1783: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1784: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1785: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1786: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1787: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1788: the pizza.
1789: <p>
1790:
1.247 jufi 1791: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1792: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1793: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1794: </strong></font><br>
1795:
1796: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1797: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1798: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1799: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1800: problems.
1801: <p>
1802:
1.247 jufi 1803: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1804: <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 1805: </strong></font><br>
1806:
1.222 miod 1807: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1808: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1809: - whether they like it or not.
1810: <p>
1811:
1.247 jufi 1812: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1813: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1814: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1815: </strong></font><br>
1816:
1817: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1818: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1819: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1820: <p>
1.148 aaron 1821:
1.247 jufi 1822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1823: <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 1824: </strong></font><br>
1825:
1826: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1827: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1828: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1829: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1830: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1831: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1832: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1833: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1834: <p>
1835:
1.247 jufi 1836: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1837: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1838: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1839: </strong></font><br>
1840:
1841: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1842: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1843: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1844: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1845: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1846: <p>
1.247 jufi 1847: </ul>
1.147 louis 1848:
1.138 louis 1849: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1850: <ul>
1.138 louis 1851:
1.247 jufi 1852: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1853: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1854: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1855: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1856: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1857: </strong></font><br>
1858:
1.227 horacio 1859: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1860: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1861: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1862: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1863: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1864: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1865: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1866: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1867: <p>
1868:
1.247 jufi 1869: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1870: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1871: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1872: </strong></font><br>
1873:
1874: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1875: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1876: groups, and even Linux.
1877: <p>
1878:
1.247 jufi 1879: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1880: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1881: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1882: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1883: </strong></font><br>
1884:
1885: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1886: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1887: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1888: library after installing the OS.
1889: <p>
1890:
1.247 jufi 1891: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1892: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1893: Sys Admin, September 2000
1894: </strong></font><br>
1895:
1896: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1897: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1898: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1899: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1900: (<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>,
1901: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1902: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1903: <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 1904: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1905: out of the system.
1906: <p>
1907:
1.247 jufi 1908: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1909: <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
1910: </strong></font><br>
1911:
1912: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1913: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1914: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1915: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1916: the IP filtering and address translation.
1917: <p>
1.301 jose 1918:
1919: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1920: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
1921: </strong></font><br>
1922:
1923: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
1924: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
1925: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
1926: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
1927: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
1928: <p>
1.247 jufi 1929: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1930:
1.131 louis 1931: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1932: <ul>
1.131 louis 1933:
1.247 jufi 1934: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1935: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1936: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1937: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1938: </strong></font><br>
1939:
1940: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1941: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1942: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1943: <p>
1944:
1.247 jufi 1945: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1946: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1947: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1948: </strong></font><br>
1949:
1950: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1951: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1952: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1953: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1954: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1955: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1956: note of"</i>.
1957: <p>
1958:
1.247 jufi 1959: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1960: <a
1.247 jufi 1961: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1962: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1963: </strong></font><br>
1964:
1965: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1966: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1967: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1968: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1969: <p>
1970:
1.247 jufi 1971: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1972: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1973: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1974: </strong></font><br>
1975:
1976: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1977: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1978: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1979: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1980: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1981: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1982: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1983: <p>
1984:
1.247 jufi 1985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1986: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1987: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1988: 2000
1989: </strong></font><br>
1990:
1991: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1992: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1993: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1994: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1995: against current industry practices.
1996: <p>
1997:
1.247 jufi 1998: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1999: <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
2000: </strong></font><br>
2001:
2002: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
2003: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
2004: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
2005: <p>
2006:
1.247 jufi 2007: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 2008: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
2009: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
2010: </strong></font><br>
2011:
2012: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
2013: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
2014: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
2015: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
2016: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
2017: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
2018: careful code reviews, he concludes.
2019: <p>
2020:
1.247 jufi 2021: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 2022: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
2023: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
2024: </strong></font><br>
2025:
2026: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
2027: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
2028: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
2029: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
2030: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 2031: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
2032: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
2033: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 2034: <p>
1.247 jufi 2035: </ul>
1.131 louis 2036:
1.118 louis 2037: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2038: <ul>
1.118 louis 2039:
1.247 jufi 2040: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 2041: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
2042: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
2043: </strong></font><br>
2044:
2045: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
2046: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
2047: about time. The article mentions that
2048: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
2049: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
2050: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 2051: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 2052: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
2053: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 2054: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 2055: <p>
2056:
1.247 jufi 2057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2058: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 2059: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 2060: </strong></font><br>
2061:
2062: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
2063: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
2064: of OpenSSH.
2065: <p>
2066:
1.247 jufi 2067: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2068: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 2069: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 2070: </strong></font><br>
2071:
2072: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 2073: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 2074: bridging.
2075: <p>
2076:
1.247 jufi 2077: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2078: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
2079: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 2080: </strong></font><br>
2081:
1.121 deraadt 2082: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
2083: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 2084: <p>
2085:
1.247 jufi 2086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2087: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
2088: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
2089: </strong></font><br>
2090:
2091: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
2092: <p>
2093:
1.247 jufi 2094: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 2095: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2096: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
2097: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 2098: </strong></font><br>
2099:
1.120 deraadt 2100: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
2101: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 2102: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
2103: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
2104: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
2105: <p>
2106:
1.247 jufi 2107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 2108: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
2109: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
2110: </strong></font><br>
2111:
1.222 miod 2112: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 2113: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
2114: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
2115: protocols and their quirks.
2116: <p>
2117:
1.247 jufi 2118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2119: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
2120: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 2121: </strong></font><br>
2122:
2123: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
2124: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
2125: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 2126: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 2127: <p>
2128:
1.247 jufi 2129: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 2130: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
2131: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
2132: </strong></font><br>
2133:
2134: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
2135: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
2136: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
2137: <p>
2138:
1.247 jufi 2139: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 2140: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2141: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
2142: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 2143: </strong></font><br>
2144:
2145: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
2146: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
2147: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
2148: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
2149: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
2150: <p>
1.247 jufi 2151: </ul>
1.118 louis 2152:
1.104 louis 2153: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2154: <ul>
1.104 louis 2155:
1.247 jufi 2156: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 2157: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
2158: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
2159: </strong></font><br>
2160:
2161: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
2162: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
2163: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
2164: be a bit dry.
2165: <p>
2166:
1.247 jufi 2167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2168: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
2169: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
2170: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
2171: </strong></font><br>
2172: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
2173: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
2174: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
2175: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
2176: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
2177: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
2178: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
2179: <p>
2180:
1.247 jufi 2181: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2182: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
2183: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 2184: 2000
1.128 louis 2185: </strong></font><br>
2186:
2187: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
2188: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
2189: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
2190: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
2191: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 2192: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 2193: <p>
2194:
1.247 jufi 2195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2196: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
2197: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 2198: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 2199:
2200: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
2201: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
2202: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
2203: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 2204: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
2205: <p>
1.110 louis 2206:
1.247 jufi 2207: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 2208: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
2209: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
2210: </strong></font><br>
2211:
2212: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
2213: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
2214: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
2215: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
2216: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
2217: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
2218: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
2219: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
2220: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
2221: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
2222: <p>
2223:
1.247 jufi 2224: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 2225: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2226: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 2227:
2228: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
2229: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 2230: <p>
1.108 louis 2231:
1.247 jufi 2232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 2233: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
2234: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 2235: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 2236:
2237: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
2238: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
2239: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 2240: <p>
1.106 louis 2241:
1.247 jufi 2242: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 2243: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
2244: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 2245: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 2246:
2247: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
2248: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
2249: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
2250: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 2251: <p>
1.107 louis 2252:
1.247 jufi 2253: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2254: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
2255: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2256: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 2257:
2258: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
2259: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 2260: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 2261: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
2262: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 2263: <p>
1.105 louis 2264:
1.247 jufi 2265: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 2266: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 2267: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 2268: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 2269:
1.113 naddy 2270: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
2271: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 2272: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 2273: <p>
1.104 louis 2274:
1.247 jufi 2275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2276: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
2277: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
2278: </strong></font><br>
2279:
2280: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
2281: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
2282: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
2283: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
2284: <p>
1.301 jose 2285:
2286: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2287: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
2288: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
2289: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
2290:
2291: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2292: hardware-supported cryptography.
2293: <p>
1.247 jufi 2294: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 2295:
1.85 louis 2296: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2297: <ul>
1.85 louis 2298:
1.247 jufi 2299: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2300: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 2301: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 2302: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2303:
2304: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
2305: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
2306: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
2307: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
2308: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
2309: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
2310: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 2311: <p>
1.99 louis 2312:
1.247 jufi 2313: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2314: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 2315: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2316: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 2317:
2318: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
2319: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
2320: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
2321: conditions.
1.113 naddy 2322: <p>
1.100 louis 2323:
1.247 jufi 2324: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2325: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 2326: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2327: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 2328:
2329: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
2330: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
2331: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
2332: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 2333: <p>
1.95 louis 2334:
1.247 jufi 2335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2336: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 2337: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2338: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 2339:
2340: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
2341: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 2342: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 2343: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
2344: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2345: <p>
1.92 louis 2346:
1.247 jufi 2347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2348: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 2349: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2350: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 2351:
2352: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
2353: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
2354: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
2355: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
2356: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
2357: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 2358: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 2359: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 2360: <p>
1.91 louis 2361:
1.247 jufi 2362: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2363: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
2364: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 2365: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2366:
2367: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
2368: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
2369: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
2370: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
2371: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2372: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2373: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2374: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2375: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2376: <p>
1.90 louis 2377:
1.247 jufi 2378: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2379: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2380: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2381: </strong></font><br>
2382: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2383: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2384: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2385: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2386: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2387: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2388: <p>
2389:
1.247 jufi 2390: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2391: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2392: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2393: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 2394:
1.113 naddy 2395: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2396: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2397: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2398: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2399: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2400: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2401: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2402: <p>
1.87 louis 2403:
1.247 jufi 2404: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2405: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2406: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2407: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2408:
2409: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2410: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2411: <p>
1.85 louis 2412:
1.247 jufi 2413: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2414: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
2415: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
2416: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
2417:
2418: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
2419: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
2420: <p>
2421:
2422: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2423: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2424: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2425: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2426:
2427: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2428: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2429: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2430: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2431: <p>
1.89 louis 2432:
1.247 jufi 2433: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2434: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2435: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2436: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2437:
2438: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2439: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2440: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2441: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2442: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2443: </ul>
1.85 louis 2444:
1.78 deraadt 2445: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2446: <ul>
1.74 louis 2447:
1.247 jufi 2448: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2449: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2450: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2451: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2452: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2453:
2454: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2455: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2456: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2457: <p>
1.83 louis 2458:
1.247 jufi 2459: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2460: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2461: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2462: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2463:
2464: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2465: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2466: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2467: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2468: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2469: <p>
1.93 louis 2470:
1.247 jufi 2471: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2472: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2473: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2474: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2475: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2476:
1.83 louis 2477: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2478: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2479: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2480: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2481: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2482: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2483: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2484: <p>
1.82 aaron 2485:
1.247 jufi 2486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2487: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2488: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2489: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2490:
1.83 louis 2491: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2492: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2493: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2494: <p>
1.80 louis 2495:
1.247 jufi 2496: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2497: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2498: Bad Press</a>,
2499: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2500: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2501:
2502: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2503: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2504: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2505: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2506: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2507: <p>
1.247 jufi 2508: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2509:
2510: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2511: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2512:
1.247 jufi 2513: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2514: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2515: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2516: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2517: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2518:
2519: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2520: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2521: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2522: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2523: <p>
1.74 louis 2524:
1.247 jufi 2525: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2526: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2527: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2528: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2529:
1.219 horacio 2530: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2531: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2532: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2533: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2534: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2535: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2536: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2537: <p>
1.88 louis 2538:
1.247 jufi 2539: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2540: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2541: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2542: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2543:
2544: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2545: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2546: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2547: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2548: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2549: <p>
1.81 louis 2550:
1.247 jufi 2551: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2552: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2553: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2554: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2555:
2556: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2557: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2558: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2559: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2560: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2561: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2562: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2563: <p>
1.90 louis 2564:
1.247 jufi 2565: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2566: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2567: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2568: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2569:
2570: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2571: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2572: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2573: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2574: <p>
1.247 jufi 2575: </ul>
1.71 louis 2576:
1.69 deraadt 2577: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2578: <ul>
1.70 louis 2579:
1.247 jufi 2580: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2581: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2582: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2583: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2584:
2585: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2586: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2587: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2588: <p>
1.70 louis 2589:
1.247 jufi 2590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2591: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2592: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2593: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2594:
2595: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2596: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2597: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2598: <p>
1.68 louis 2599:
1.247 jufi 2600: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2601: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2602: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2603: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2604: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2605:
1.111 jufi 2606: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2607: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2608: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2609: "secure by default" installation.
2610: <p>
1.64 louis 2611:
1.247 jufi 2612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2613: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2614: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2615: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2616:
1.113 naddy 2617: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2618: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2619: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2620: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2621: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2622: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2623: <p>
1.66 louis 2624:
1.247 jufi 2625: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2626: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2627: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2628: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2629:
2630: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2631: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2632: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2633: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2634: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2635: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2636: <p>
1.83 louis 2637:
1.247 jufi 2638: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2639: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2640: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2641: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2642:
2643: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2644: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2645: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2646: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2647: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2648: <p>
1.64 louis 2649:
1.247 jufi 2650: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2651: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2652: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2653: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2654:
2655: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2656: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2657: <p>
1.301 jose 2658:
2659: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2660: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
2661: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
2662: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
2663: </strong></font><br>
2664:
2665: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
2666: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2667: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
2668: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
2669: Giving way to
2670: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2671: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2672: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2673: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
2674: <p>
1.247 jufi 2675: </ul>
1.65 louis 2676:
1.69 deraadt 2677: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2678: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2679:
1.247 jufi 2680: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2681: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2682: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2683: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2684:
2685: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2686: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2687: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2688: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2689: <p>
1.88 louis 2690:
1.247 jufi 2691: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2692: <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 2693: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2694:
2695: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2696: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2697: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2698: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2699: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2700: <p>
1.60 louis 2701:
1.247 jufi 2702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2703: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2704: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2705: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2706: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2707:
2708: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2709: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2710: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2711: <p>
1.58 louis 2712:
1.247 jufi 2713: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2714: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2715: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2716:
2717: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2718: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2719: <p>
1.53 louis 2720:
1.247 jufi 2721: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2722: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2723: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2724: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2725:
2726: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2727: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2728: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2729: <p>
1.99 louis 2730:
1.247 jufi 2731: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2732: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2733: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2734:
2735: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2736: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2737: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2738: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2739: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2740:
1.247 jufi 2741: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2742: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2743: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2744: </strong></font><br>
2745:
2746: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2747: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2748: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2749: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2750: <p>
2751:
1.247 jufi 2752: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2753: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2754: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2755: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2756:
2757: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2758: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2759: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2760:
1.247 jufi 2761: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2762: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2763: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2764:
2765: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2766: in
1.247 jufi 2767: <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 2768: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2769: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2770: <p>
1.53 louis 2771:
1.247 jufi 2772: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2773: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2774: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2775: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2776: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2777:
1.58 louis 2778: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2779: <p>
1.301 jose 2780:
2781: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2782: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
2783: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2784: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
2785: Informacyjny, January 2000
2786: </strong></font><br>
2787:
2788: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2789: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2790: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2791: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2792: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2793: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
2794: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
2795: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
2796: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2797: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2798: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2799: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
2800: <p>
2801:
2802: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2803: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
2804: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
2805: </strong></font><br>
2806:
2807: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
2808: <p>
2809: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2810:
1.69 deraadt 2811: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2812: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2813:
1.247 jufi 2814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2815: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2816: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2817: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2818: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2819:
1.58 louis 2820: Kurt Seifried
2821: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2822: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2823: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2824: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2825:
1.247 jufi 2826: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2827: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2828: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2829: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2830:
2831: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2832: <p>
1.96 louis 2833:
1.247 jufi 2834: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2835: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
2836: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
2837: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
2838: </strong></font><br>
2839:
2840: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
2841: <p>
2842:
2843: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2844: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2845: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2846: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2847:
2848: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2849: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2850: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2851: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2852: <p>
1.247 jufi 2853: </ul>
1.86 louis 2854:
1.69 deraadt 2855: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2856: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2857:
1.247 jufi 2858: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2859: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2860: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2861: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2862:
2863: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2864: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2865: <p>
1.61 louis 2866:
1.247 jufi 2867: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2868: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2869: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2870: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2871: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2872:
2873: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2874: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2875: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2876: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2877: right -- or at least strives to".
2878: <p>
1.48 louis 2879:
1.247 jufi 2880: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2881: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2882: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2883: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2884: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2885: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2886: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2887: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2888: <p>
1.61 louis 2889:
1.247 jufi 2890: <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 2891: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2892: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2893:
2894: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2895: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2896: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2897: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2898: <p>
1.46 louis 2899:
1.247 jufi 2900: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2901: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2902: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2903: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2904:
2905: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2906: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2907: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2908:
1.247 jufi 2909: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2910: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2911: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2912: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2913:
2914: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2915: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2916: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2917: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2918: <p>
1.247 jufi 2919: </ul>
1.70 louis 2920:
1.69 deraadt 2921: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2922: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2923:
1.247 jufi 2924: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2925: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2926: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2927: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2928: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2929:
2930: Kurt Seifried
2931: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2932: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2933: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2934: <p>
1.44 philen 2935:
1.247 jufi 2936: <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 2937: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2938: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2939:
2940: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2941: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2942:
1.247 jufi 2943: <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 2944: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2945: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2946:
2947: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2948: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2949:
1.247 jufi 2950: <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 2951: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2952: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2953:
2954: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2955: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2956: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2957: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2958: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2959:
1.247 jufi 2960: <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 2961: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2962: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2963:
1.36 louis 2964: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2965: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2966:
1.247 jufi 2967: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2968: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2969: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2970: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2971:
2972: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2973: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2974: </ul>
1.38 louis 2975:
1.69 deraadt 2976: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2977: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2978:
1.247 jufi 2979: <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 2980: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2981: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2982:
2983: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2984: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2985: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2986:
1.113 naddy 2987: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2988: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2989: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2990: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2991:
2992: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2993: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2994: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2995: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2996: <blockquote>
2997: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2998: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2999: <br>
3000: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
3001: </code>
3002: </blockquote>
3003: <p>
3004:
1.247 jufi 3005: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3006: <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>
3007: <p>
3008:
3009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3010: <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 3011: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 3012:
3013: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
3014: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 3015: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 3016: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 3017:
1.247 jufi 3018: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3019: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
3020: Sept. 28, 1999
3021: </strong></font><br>
3022:
3023: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
3024: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
3025: translating and reprinting articles from
3026: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
3027: <p>
3028:
3029: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 3030: <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 3031: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 3032:
3033: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
3034: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
3035: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
3036: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
3037: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 3038: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 3039: <p>
1.19 louis 3040:
1.113 naddy 3041: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 3042: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 3043: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 3044:
3045: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
3046: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
3047: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 3048: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
3049: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 3050: <p>
1.16 louis 3051:
1.247 jufi 3052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3053: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 3054: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 3055: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 3056:
1.57 louis 3057: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
3058: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
3059: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 3060: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 3061:
1.247 jufi 3062: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3063: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 3064: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 3065: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3066:
1.113 naddy 3067: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 3068:
1.247 jufi 3069: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3070: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
3071: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 3072: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 3073:
1.23 louis 3074: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
3075: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
3076: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
3077: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
3078: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 3079: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 3080:
1.247 jufi 3081: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 3082: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
3083: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 3084: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 3085:
1.199 pvalchev 3086: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 3087: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
3088: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
3089: installation.
1.113 naddy 3090: <p>
1.47 louis 3091:
1.247 jufi 3092: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3093: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 3094: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 3095: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3096:
1.301 jose 3097: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
3098: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
3099: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3100: </ul>
1.57 louis 3101:
1.69 deraadt 3102: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3103: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3104:
1.247 jufi 3105: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 3106: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 3107: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 3108: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 3109:
3110: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
3111: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 3112: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3113: <p>
1.12 louis 3114:
1.247 jufi 3115: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 3116: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 3117: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 3118: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 3119:
3120: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
3121: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 3122: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
3123: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
3124: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
3125: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
3126: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 3127: <p>
1.247 jufi 3128: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 3129:
1.69 deraadt 3130: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3131: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 3132:
1.247 jufi 3133: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 3134: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 3135: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 3136:
3137: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
3138: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
3139: available."
1.113 naddy 3140: <p>
1.301 jose 3141:
3142: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3143: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
3144: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
3145: </strong></font><br>
3146:
3147: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
3148: <p>
1.247 jufi 3149: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 3150:
1.69 deraadt 3151: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3152: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3153:
1.247 jufi 3154: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 3155: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 3156: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 3157:
3158: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
3159: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
3160: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
3161: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
3162: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 3163: <p>
1.33 louis 3164:
1.247 jufi 3165: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3166: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 3167: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 3168: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3169:
1.113 naddy 3170: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
3171: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 3172: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
3173: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
3174: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 3175: <p>
1.247 jufi 3176: </ul>
1.57 louis 3177:
1.69 deraadt 3178: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3179: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3180:
1.247 jufi 3181: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3182: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 3183: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 3184: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3185:
3186: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
3187: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 3188: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3189:
1.247 jufi 3190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3191: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
3192: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
3193: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 3194: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 3195:
3196: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 3197: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 3198:
1.247 jufi 3199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 3200: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3201:
1.113 naddy 3202: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 3203:
1.247 jufi 3204: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 3205: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
3206: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 3207: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3208:
3209: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 3210: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 3211: </ul>
1.23 louis 3212:
1.69 deraadt 3213: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3214: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3215:
1.247 jufi 3216: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3217: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 3218: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3219:
3220: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
3221: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 3222: <p>
1.2 deraadt 3223:
1.247 jufi 3224: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3225: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 3226: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3227: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3228:
3229: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
3230: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 3231: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 3232: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3233: </ul>
1.57 louis 3234:
1.69 deraadt 3235: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3236: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3237:
1.247 jufi 3238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 3239: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
3240: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 3241: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 3242:
3243: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
3244: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
3245: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
3246: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3247: <p>
1.15 louis 3248:
1.247 jufi 3249: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3250: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
3251: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 3252: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3253:
3254: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
3255: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
3256: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
3257: columns."
1.113 naddy 3258: <p>
1.247 jufi 3259: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3260:
1.69 deraadt 3261: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3262: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3263:
1.247 jufi 3264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3265: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 3266: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 3267: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3268:
3269: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 3270: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 3271:
1.113 naddy 3272: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3273: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 3274: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3275:
3276: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
3277: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 3278: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 3279: </ul>
1.57 louis 3280:
1.69 deraadt 3281: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3282: <ul>
1.301 jose 3283: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3284: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
3285: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3286: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
3287:
3288: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
3289: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
3290: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
3291: <p>
3292:
3293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3294: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
3295: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3296: Nov 13, 1998 and
3297: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
3298: Datateknik</a>,
3299: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
3300:
3301: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
3302: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
3303: explains the licensing issues and points to our
3304: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
3305: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3306:
1.113 naddy 3307: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3308: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 3309: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 3310: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3311:
1.222 miod 3312: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 3313: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
3314: Implementation, including a brief interview with
3315: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 3316: <p>
1.247 jufi 3317: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3318:
1.69 deraadt 3319: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3320: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3321:
1.247 jufi 3322: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3323: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 3324: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3325:
1.69 deraadt 3326: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
3327: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 3328: <p>
1.247 jufi 3329: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3330:
1.69 deraadt 3331: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3332: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 3333:
1.247 jufi 3334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3335: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
3336: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 3337: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3338:
3339: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
3340: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 3341: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3342:
1.247 jufi 3343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 3344: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 3345: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
3346: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 3347: <p>
1.247 jufi 3348: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3349:
1.69 deraadt 3350: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3351: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3352:
1.247 jufi 3353: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3354: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 3355: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
3356: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 3357: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 3358: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3359:
3360: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
3361: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
3362: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 3363: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 3364: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 3365: <p>
1.247 jufi 3366: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 3367:
3368: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3369: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3370:
1.247 jufi 3371: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3372: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 3373: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3374:
1.69 deraadt 3375: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
3376: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 3377: <p>
1.112 naddy 3378:
1.247 jufi 3379: </ul>
1.113 naddy 3380: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3381:
1.292 camield 3382: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3383: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3384: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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