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1.247 jufi 16: <h2><font color="#e00000">Media Coverage</font></h2>
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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>
1.331 deraadt 23: <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220030428mco01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">
1.330 deraadt 24: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
25: TechRepublic,
26: April 28, 2003.
27: </strong></font><br>
28: John McCormick writes about the recent W^X and ProPolice efforts in the
29: upcoming 3.3 release, noting that other vendors should look at this
1.331 deraadt 30: work.<br>
31: Can also be found online at:
32: <ul>
33: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
34: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133935,00.html">
35: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
36: ZDNet UK.
37: </strong></font>
38: </ul>
1.330 deraadt 39: <p>
40:
41: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 42: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
43: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
44: IDG,
45: April 24, 2003.
46: </strong></font><br>
47: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
48: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
49: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
50: Can also be found online at:
51: <ul>
52: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
53: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
54: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
55: Infoworld.
56: </strong></font>
57: </ul>
58: <p>
59:
60: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
61: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 david 62: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 63: Slate,
64: April 24, 2003.
65: </strong></font><br>
66: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
67: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
68: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
69: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
70: <p>
71:
72: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 73: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
74: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
75: April 24, 2003.
76: </strong></font><br>
77: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
78: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
79: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
80: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
81: <p>
82:
83: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 84: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
85: April 24, 2003.
86: </strong></font><br>
87: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
88: the free software community".
89: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
90: other articles.
91: <p>
92:
93: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
94: <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>,
95: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
96: </strong></font><br>
97: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
98: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
99: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
100: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
101: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
102: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
103: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
104: affairs." Notes the discrepency between DARPA's public position
105: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
106: <br/>
107: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
108: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
109: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
110: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
1.328 deraadt 111: <br>
112: Can also be found online at:
113: <ul>
114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
115: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0424-08.htm">
116: Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
117: Common Dreams NewsCenter
118: </strong></font>
119: </ul>
1.324 ian 120: <p>
121:
122: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
123: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
124: Wired, April 24, 2003.
125: </strong></font><br>
126: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
127: article above.
128: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
129: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
130: wasting them."
1.332 ian 131: <br>
132: Can also be found online at:
133: <ul>
134: <li>
135: <font color="#009000"><strong>[JAPANESE] <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/20030425302.html">Wired News Japan</a>
136: </strong></font>
137: </ul>
1.324 ian 138: <p>
139:
140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 141: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
142: </strong></font><br>
143: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
144: <p>
145:
146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 147: <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.
148: </strong></font><br>
149: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
150: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
151: <p>
152:
153: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 154: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
155: April 23, 2003.
156: </strong></font><br>
157: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
158: <p>
159:
160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 161: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 162: April 22, 2003.
163: </strong></font><br>
164: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
165: <p>
166:
167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 168: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
169: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
170: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 171: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 172: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
173: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
174: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
175: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
176: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
177: Can also be found online at:
178: <ul>
179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
180: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 181: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
182: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 183: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 184: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
185: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 186: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
187: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 188: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 189: </ul>
190: <p>
191:
192: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 193: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
194: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 195: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 196: </strong></font><br>
197: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 198: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
199: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
200: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
201: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
202: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
203: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 204: <p>
205:
206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 207: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
208: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 209: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
210: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 211: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
212: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
213: at UPenn and DARPA.
214: <p>
215:
216: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.315 deraadt 217: [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
218: April 18, 2003.
219: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 220: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 221: <p>
222:
223: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 224: [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 225: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 226: </strong></font><br>
227: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
228: <p>
229:
230: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 231: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
232: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
233: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 234: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 235: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
236: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
237: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
238: <p>
239:
240: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 241: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
242: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 243: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 244: </strong></font><br>
245: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
246: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
247: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 248: American century.
1.267 deraadt 249: <p>
250:
251: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 252: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
253: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 254: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 255: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 256: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
257: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
258: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
259: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
260: Can also be found online at:
261: <ul>
262: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
263: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 264: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 265: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 266: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 267: <p>
268:
269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 270: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 271: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 272: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 273: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 274: </strong></font><br>
275: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 276: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
277: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
278: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
279: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 280:
281: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
282: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
283: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
284: New York Times.
285: </strong></font>(free registration required)
286:
1.273 deraadt 287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
288: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 289: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 290: ABC News.
291: </strong></font>
292:
293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 294: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 295: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 296: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 297: </strong></font>
298:
299: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 300: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 301: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 302: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 303: </strong></font>
304:
305: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 306: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
307: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 308: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 309: </strong></font>
310:
311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 312: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 313: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 314: Times Daily, AL.
315: </strong></font>
316:
317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
318: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
319: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
320: Boston.com, MA.
321: </strong></font>
322:
323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 324: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 325: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 326: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
327: </strong></font>
328:
329: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 330: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
331: [Article was pulled]</a>
332: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 333: </strong></font>
334:
335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
336: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
337: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
338: Infoshop News.
339: </strong></font>
340:
341: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
342: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
343: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
344: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
345: </strong></font>
346:
347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 348: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
349: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
350: Raleigh News, NC.
351: </strong></font>
352:
353: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.314 deraadt 354: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
355: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
356: Napa News, CA.
357: </strong></font>
358:
359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 360: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 361: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
362: NEPA News, PA.
363: </strong></font>
364:
365: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
366: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
367: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
368: Wired News.
369: </strong></font>
1.332 ian 370: <br>
371: <li>
1.333 ! deraadt 372: <font color="#009000"><strong>
! 373: [JAPANESE]
! 374: <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/culture/story/20030423205.html">
! 375: Wired News Japan</a>
! 376: </strong></font>
1.273 deraadt 377:
1.271 deraadt 378: </ul>
379: <p>
1.272 deraadt 380: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
381: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 382: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
383: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
384: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
385: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
386: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
387: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 388: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 389: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
390: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
391: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 392: <p>
393: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 394:
395: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 396: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 397: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
398: Indianapolis Star, IN.
399: </strong></font>
400:
401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 402: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
403: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
404: Miami Herald, FL.
405: </strong></font>
406:
407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 408: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 409: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
410: </strong></font>
411:
412: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
413: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 414: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 415: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 416: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 417:
418: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
419: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
420: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
421: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
422: ABC News.
423: </strong></font>
424:
1.276 deraadt 425: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
426: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 427: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 428: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 429: </strong></font>
430:
1.286 dhartmei 431: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 432: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 433: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
434: Wilmington Star, NC.
435: </strong></font>
436:
1.300 jose 437: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
438: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
439: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
440: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
441: </strong></font>
442:
1.309 jose 443: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
444: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
445: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
446: Globe Technology.
447: </strong></font>
448:
1.263 deraadt 449: </ul>
1.262 beck 450: <p>
451:
452: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 453: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
454: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 455: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 456: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 457: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 458: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
459: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
460: <p>
461:
462: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 463: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
464: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
465: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 466: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 467: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
468: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
469: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
470: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
471: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
472: and simply restates other press reports.
473: <p>
474:
475: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 476: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
477: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
478: OS News, April 18, 2003.
479: </strong></font><br>
480: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
481: <p>
482:
483: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 484: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
485: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 486: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 487: </strong></font><br>
488: Another report on the DARPA funding.
489: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
490: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
491: <p>
492:
493: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.330 deraadt 494: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133221,00.html">
495: IT Anthems: OpenBSD</a>,
496: ZDNet UK Tech Update,
497: April 17, 2003.
498: </strong></font><br>
499: Peter Judge, who maintains the large
500: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2122414,00.html">
501: Tech Anthems</a>
502: archives, does a little writeup about the OpenBSD release songs,
503: 4 so far.
504: <p>
505:
506: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 507: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
508: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 509: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 510: </strong></font><br>
511: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
512: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
513: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
514: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
515: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
516: Goes on to say:
517: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
518: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
519: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
520: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 521: This article is also found online at:
522: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 523: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
524: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
525: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
526: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 527: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 528: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
529: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
530: ZDnet</a>,
531: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 532: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 533: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
534: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
535: ZDnet Australia</a>,
536: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 537: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 538: </ul>
1.260 ian 539: <p>
1.279 deraadt 540:
1.260 ian 541: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 542: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 543: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 544: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 545: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 546: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 547: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
548: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
549: without notice or justification.
550: <p>
551:
552: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 553: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 554: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 555: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 556: </strong></font><br>
557: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
558: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 559: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 560: effective today, without any warning..."
561: <p>
1.257 ian 562:
563: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 564: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
565: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 566: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 567: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 568: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
569: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
570: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
571: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
572: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 573: <p>
574:
575: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 576: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
577: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 578: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 579: </strong></font><br>
580: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
581: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
582: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
583: quoting two of them:
584: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
585: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
586: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
587: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
588: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
589: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
590: <p>
591:
1.255 ian 592: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 593: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
594: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 595: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 596: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 597: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 598: <p>
599:
600: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 601: [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 602: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 603: </strong></font><br>
604: New security concepts in OpenBSD
605: <p>
606:
607: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 608: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
609: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 610: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 611: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 612: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 613: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
614: security experts for more than three decades."
615: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
616: <p>
1.261 ian 617:
1.254 drahn 618: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 619: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 620: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 621: </strong></font><br>
622: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
623: <p>
624:
625: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 626: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
627: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
628: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
629: </strong></font><br>
630: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
631: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
632: discussion OpenBSD's path.
633: <p>
634:
635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 636: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
637: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 638: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 639: </strong></font><br>
640: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
641: from US DARPA.
642: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
643: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
644: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
645: the BSD license.
646: <p>
647: </ul>
648:
1.251 ian 649: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
650: <ul>
651:
652: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 653: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
654: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
655: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
656: </strong></font><br>
657:
658: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
659: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
660: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
661: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
662: <p>
663:
664: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 665: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
666: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 667: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 668: </strong></font><br>
669: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
670: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
671: Mentions
672: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
673: and
674: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
675: programs.
676: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 677: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 678: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
679: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
680: <p>
1.325 ian 681: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
682: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 683:
684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
685: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
686: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
687: </strong></font><br>
688: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
689: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
690: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
691: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
692: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
693: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
694: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
695: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
696: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
697: put into service."
698: <p>
699: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
700: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
701: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
702: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
703: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
704: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
705: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
706: computers with security features."
707: <p>
1.329 ian 708:
709: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
710: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2079549/">
711: Bush's Cyberstrategery: The administration's war against a bogus threat </a>,
712: Slate,
713: March 3, 2003.
714: </strong></font><br>
715: Brendan Koerner's thorough dissmissal of the total unreality and FUD
716: surrounding the Bush Administration's recent
717: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/">National Strategy
718: to Secure Cyberspace</a>, NIPC, vendors and others who profit by
719: big-lie-hyping the threat of system crackers into a new force to be
720: made war upon, like the "war" on drugs and the "war" on terrorism.
721: Concludes: "... the bulk of the report's solutions are lame. Most
722: are meaningless jargon, such as suggesting that "future components
723: of the cyber infrastructure are built to be inherently secure and
724: dependable for their users." A fantastic sentiment, but as mushy
725: as stating that the president is "for the children." What about
726: making software vendors liable for bug-ridden products? Or rooting
727: out insecure Microsoft products like the troubled SQL server in favor
728: of more secure open-source solutions like
729: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>?"
730: I can scarcely believe that Slate's owner Microsoft is paying
731: them to write this stuff (nor that Koerner thinks OpenBSD is a database :-)).
732: Finally: "Nothing so bold is forthcoming in the Strategy. Which is
733: yet another indicator that the czars of national computer security
734: are perfectly content to tease out the hyperbole in perpetuity.
735: The bigger the perceived threat, the greater their importance inside
736: the Beltway."
737: <p>
1.251 ian 738: </ul>
739:
1.249 jufi 740: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
741: <ul>
742: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
743: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
744: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 745: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 746: </strong></font><br>
747: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
748: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 749: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 750: <p>
751: </ul>
752:
1.246 jufi 753: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 754: <ul>
1.246 jufi 755:
1.247 jufi 756: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 757: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 758: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
759: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 760: </strong></font><br>
761: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
762: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
763: <p>
764:
1.247 jufi 765: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 766: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
767: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
768: Heise News-Ticker, December 04, 2002
769: </strong></font><br>
770: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
771: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
772: <p>
773:
774: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 775: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 776: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
777: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 778: </strong></font><br>
779: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
780: in their annual OpenHack security test.
781: <p>
1.247 jufi 782: </ul>
1.246 jufi 783:
1.244 jufi 784: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 785: <ul>
1.246 jufi 786:
1.247 jufi 787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 788: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
789: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
790: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 791: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 792: </strong></font><br>
793: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
794: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
795: md5 digests.
796: <p>
797:
1.247 jufi 798: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 799: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 800: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
801: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 802: </strong></font><br>
803: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
804: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
805: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
806: right the first time."
807: <p>
1.247 jufi 808: </ul>
1.244 jufi 809:
810:
811: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 812: <ul>
1.244 jufi 813:
1.247 jufi 814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 815: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 816: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
817: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 818: </strong></font><br>
819: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
820: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
821: part 6</a>.
822: <p>
823:
1.247 jufi 824: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 825: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 826: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
827: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 828: </strong></font><br>
829: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
830: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
831: <p>
1.301 jose 832:
833: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
834: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
835: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
836: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
837: </strong></font><br>
838:
839: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
840: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
841: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
842: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
843: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
844: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
845: <i>Here's the
846: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
847: <p>
1.247 jufi 848: </ul>
1.242 jufi 849:
850: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 851: <ul>
1.242 jufi 852:
1.247 jufi 853: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 854: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 855: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
856: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 857: </strong></font><br>
858: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
859: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
860: <p>
861:
1.247 jufi 862: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 863: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 864: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
865: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 866: </strong></font><br>
867: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
868: this time using pf.
869: <p>
1.247 jufi 870: </ul>
1.242 jufi 871:
872: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 873: <ul>
1.242 jufi 874:
1.247 jufi 875: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 876: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 877: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
878: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 879: </strong></font><br>
880: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
881: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
882: their rotation.
883: <p>
884:
1.247 jufi 885: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 886: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 887: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
888: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 889: </strong></font><br>
890: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
891: <p>
1.247 jufi 892: </ul>
1.242 jufi 893:
1.239 jufi 894: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 895: <ul>
1.239 jufi 896:
1.247 jufi 897: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 898: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 899: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
900: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 901: </strong></font><br>
902: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
903: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
904: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
905: <p>
906:
1.247 jufi 907: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 908: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 909: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
910: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 911: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 912: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
913: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
914: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 915: <p>
1.247 jufi 916: </ul>
1.239 jufi 917:
1.235 lebel 918: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 919: <ul>
1.235 lebel 920:
1.239 jufi 921:
1.247 jufi 922: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 923: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 924: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
925: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 926: </strong></font><br>
927: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
928: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
929: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
930: <p>
1.301 jose 931:
1.247 jufi 932: </ul>
1.235 lebel 933:
1.228 horacio 934: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 935: <ul>
1.228 horacio 936:
1.247 jufi 937: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 938: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 939: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
940: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 941: </strong></font><br>
942: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
943: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
944: <p>
945:
1.247 jufi 946: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 947: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 948: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
949: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 950: </strong></font><br>
951: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
952: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
953: <p>
954:
1.247 jufi 955: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 956: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 957: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
958: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 959: </strong></font><br>
960: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
961: on the desktop of his parents.
962: <p>
963:
1.247 jufi 964: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 965: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 966: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
967: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 968: </strong></font><br>
969: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
970: using IPFilter.
971:
972: <p>
973:
1.247 jufi 974: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 975: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 976: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
977: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 978: </strong></font><br>
979: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
980: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
981: perspectives of the four OS.
982: <br>
983: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 984: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 985: <p>
986:
1.247 jufi 987: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 988: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
989: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 990: software and security</a>,
991: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 992: </strong></font><br>
993:
994: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
995: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
996: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
997: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
998: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
999: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
1000: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
1001: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
1002: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
1003: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
1004: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
1005: security conscious team beyond doubt.
1006: <p>
1.247 jufi 1007: </ul>
1.228 horacio 1008:
1.225 horacio 1009: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1010: <ul>
1.225 horacio 1011:
1.247 jufi 1012: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1013: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
1014: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 1015: Interview</a>,
1016: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 1017: </strong></font><br>
1018:
1019: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
1020: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
1021: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 1022: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 1023: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
1024: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
1025: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
1026: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
1027: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 1028: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 1029: of choice.
1030: <p>
1.247 jufi 1031: </ul>
1.225 horacio 1032:
1033: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1034: <ul>
1.225 horacio 1035:
1.247 jufi 1036: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1037: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 1038: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
1039: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 1040: </strong></font><br>
1041:
1042: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
1043: <p>
1044:
1.247 jufi 1045: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1046: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 1047: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
1048: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 1049: </strong></font><br>
1050:
1051: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
1052: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
1053: <p>
1.247 jufi 1054: </ul>
1.225 horacio 1055:
1.218 horacio 1056: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1057: <ul>
1.218 horacio 1058:
1.247 jufi 1059: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1060: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 1061: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1062: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 1063: </strong></font><br>
1064:
1065: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
1066: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
1067: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
1068: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
1069: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
1070: subjects. Worth a read.
1071: <p>
1072:
1073:
1.247 jufi 1074: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 1075: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 1076: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
1077: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 1078: </strong></font><br>
1079:
1080: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
1081: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
1082: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
1083: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
1084: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
1085: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
1086: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
1087: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
1088: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 1089: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 1090: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
1091: on other operating systems.<br>
1092: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
1093: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
1094: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
1095: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
1096: <p>
1097:
1.247 jufi 1098: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1099: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 1100: Operating System 2010</a>,
1101: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 1102: </strong></font><br>
1103:
1104: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
1105: covering the level of software integration into the core
1106: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
1107: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
1108: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
1109: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
1110: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
1111: <p>
1112:
1.247 jufi 1113: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 1114: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 1115: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
1116: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 1117: </strong></font><br>
1118:
1119: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
1120: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
1121: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
1122: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
1123: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
1124: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
1125: <p>
1.247 jufi 1126: </ul>
1.221 horacio 1127:
1.210 jufi 1128: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1129: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1130:
1.247 jufi 1131: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1132: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 1133: Already a Contender</a>,
1134: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 1135: </strong></font><br>
1136:
1137: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
1138: source software in response to an article which claimed that
1139: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
1140: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
1141: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
1142: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
1143: <p>
1144:
1.247 jufi 1145: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 1146: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 1147: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
1148: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 1149: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1150:
1.224 horacio 1151: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
1152: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
1153: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
1154: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
1155: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
1156: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 1157: <p>
1.247 jufi 1158: </ul>
1.215 horacio 1159:
1160: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1161: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1162:
1.247 jufi 1163: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1164: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
1165: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 1166: Division</a>,
1167: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 1168: </strong></font><br>
1169:
1170: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
1171: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 1172: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 1173: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
1174: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
1175: investment</em>.<br>
1176: The implementation details can be seen on their
1177: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
1178: <p>
1179:
1.247 jufi 1180: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1181: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
1182: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
1183: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
1184: </strong></font><br>
1185:
1186: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1187: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1188: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
1189: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
1190: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
1191: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1192: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
1193: <p>
1194:
1195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1196: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1197: Thinking about Security</a>,
1198: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1199: </strong></font><br>
1200:
1201: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
1202: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
1203: security and says that even secured operating systems running
1204: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
1205: to time.<br>
1206: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
1207: system and just the most secure system.
1208: <p>
1209:
1.247 jufi 1210: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1211: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1212: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
1213: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1214: </strong></font><br>
1215:
1216: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
1217: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
1218: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
1219: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
1220: choice:<br>
1221: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
1222: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
1223: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
1224: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
1225: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
1226: network security devices and as such must be well
1227: armored."</em><br>
1228: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
1229: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
1230: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
1231: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
1232: <br>
1233: Bravo!
1234: <p>
1.247 jufi 1235: </ul>
1.210 jufi 1236:
1.207 ian 1237: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1238: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1239:
1.247 jufi 1240: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 1241: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
1242: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
1243: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 1244:
1.207 ian 1245: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
1246: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 1247: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 1248: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
1249: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
1250: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 1251: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 1252: <p>
1.247 jufi 1253: </ul>
1.207 ian 1254:
1.194 jufi 1255: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1256: <ul>
1.194 jufi 1257:
1.247 jufi 1258: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1259: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 1260: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
1261: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 1262: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1263:
1.240 miod 1264: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 1265: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
1266: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
1267: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
1268: <p>
1269:
1.247 jufi 1270: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1271: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
1272: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
1273: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
1274:
1275: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
1276: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
1277: <p>
1278:
1279: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1280: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
1281: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1282: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
1283:
1284: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
1285: <p>
1286:
1287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1288: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 1289: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
1290: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
1291: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1292:
1.240 miod 1293: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 1294: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 1295: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
1296: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1297: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 1298: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 1299: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
1300: <br>
1301: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
1302: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
1303: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
1304: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
1305: <p>
1306:
1.247 jufi 1307: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 1308: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
1309: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 1310: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 1311: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1312:
1.194 jufi 1313: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
1314: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
1315: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
1316: <br>
1317: The new
1318: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 1319: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 1320: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
1321: <p>
1.247 jufi 1322: </ul>
1.194 jufi 1323:
1.190 horacio 1324: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1325: <ul>
1.190 horacio 1326:
1.247 jufi 1327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 1328:
1329: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
1330: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
1331:
1.301 jose 1332:
1.191 jufi 1333: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
1334: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
1335:
1336: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
1337: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
1338:
1.212 horacio 1339: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
1340: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 1341: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
1342:
1.211 horacio 1343: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
1344: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 1345: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
1346:
1.247 jufi 1347: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 1348: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
1349:
1.247 jufi 1350: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 1351: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
1352:
1.212 horacio 1353: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
1354: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 1355: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
1356:
1357: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
1358: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
1359:
1360: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
1361: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
1362:
1.301 jose 1363: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
1364: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
1365:
1.191 jufi 1366: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
1367: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
1368:
1369: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 1370: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 1371:
1.192 jufi 1372: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
1373: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 1374: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 1375:
1.193 deraadt 1376: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
1377: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 1378: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 1379:
1.247 jufi 1380: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 1381: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
1382:
1.247 jufi 1383: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 1384: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
1385: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
1386:
1.213 horacio 1387: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 1388: 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 1389: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
1390:
1.190 horacio 1391: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 1392: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
1393: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
1394: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
1395: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
1396: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
1397: <p>
1.190 horacio 1398:
1.247 jufi 1399: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1400: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
1401: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
1402: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 1403: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1404:
1.195 jufi 1405: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1406: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1407: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1408: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1409: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1410: <p>
1411:
1.247 jufi 1412: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1413: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1414: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1415: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1416: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1417:
1.191 jufi 1418: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 1419: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
1420: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
1421: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
1422: <p>
1423:
1424: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1425: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
1426: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1427: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
1428:
1429: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
1430: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 1431: <p>
1.247 jufi 1432: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1433:
1.191 jufi 1434:
1.186 jufi 1435: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1436: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1437:
1.247 jufi 1438: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1439: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1440: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1441: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1442: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1443:
1.188 jufi 1444: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1445: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1446: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1447: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1448: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1449: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1450: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1451: <p>
1452:
1.301 jose 1453: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1454: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
1455: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1456: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
1457:
1458: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
1459: <p>
1.191 jufi 1460:
1.247 jufi 1461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1462: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1463: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1464: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1465: </strong></font><br>
1466:
1467: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1468: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1469: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1470: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1471: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1472: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1473: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1474: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1475: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1476: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1477: familiar?
1478: <p>
1.247 jufi 1479: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1480:
1.178 louis 1481: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1482: <ul>
1.178 louis 1483:
1.247 jufi 1484: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1485: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1486: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1487: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1488: </strong></font><br>
1489:
1490: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1491: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1492: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1493: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1494: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1495: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1496: <p>
1497:
1.247 jufi 1498: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1499: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1500: Open source under the hood</a>,
1501: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1502: </strong></font><br>
1503:
1504: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1505: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1506: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1507: <p>
1508:
1.247 jufi 1509: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1510: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1511: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1512: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1513: </strong></font><br>
1514:
1515: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1516: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1517: <p>
1.247 jufi 1518: </ul>
1.179 louis 1519:
1.174 louis 1520:
1.175 louis 1521: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1522: <ul>
1.175 louis 1523:
1.247 jufi 1524: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1525: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1526: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1527: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1528: </strong></font><br>
1529:
1530: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1531: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1532: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1533: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1534: <p>
1535:
1.247 jufi 1536: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1537: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1538: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1539: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1540: </strong></font><br>
1541:
1542: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1543: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1544: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1545: <p>
1.247 jufi 1546: </ul>
1.175 louis 1547:
1.176 louis 1548:
1.172 mickey 1549: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1550: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1551:
1.247 jufi 1552: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1553: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1554: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1555: </strong></font><br>
1556:
1557: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1558: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1559: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1560: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1561: <p>
1562:
1.247 jufi 1563: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1564: <a
1.269 deraadt 1565: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1566: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1567: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1568: </strong></font><br>
1569:
1570: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1571: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1572: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1573: <p>
1574:
1.247 jufi 1575: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1576: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1577: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1578: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1579: </strong></font><br>
1580:
1581: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1582: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1583: <p>
1584:
1.247 jufi 1585: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1586: <a
1.269 deraadt 1587: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1588: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1589: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1590: </strong></font><br>
1591:
1592: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1593: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1594: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1595: our own Theo de Raadt.
1596: <p>
1597:
1.247 jufi 1598: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1599: <a
1.269 deraadt 1600: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1601: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1602: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1603: </strong></font><br>
1604:
1605: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1606: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1607: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1608: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1609: shut down.]
1610: <p>
1611:
1.247 jufi 1612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1613: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1614: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1615: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1616: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1617: </strong></font><br>
1618:
1619: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1620: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1621: <p>
1.247 jufi 1622: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1623:
1.161 louis 1624: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1625: <ul>
1.161 louis 1626:
1.247 jufi 1627: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1628: <a
1.269 deraadt 1629: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1630: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1631: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1632: </strong></font><br>
1633:
1634: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1635: by John Wolley
1636: <p>
1637:
1.247 jufi 1638: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1639: <a
1.269 deraadt 1640: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1641: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1642: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1643: </strong></font><br>
1644:
1645: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1646: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1647: OpenBSD).
1648: <p>
1649:
1.247 jufi 1650: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1651: <a
1.247 jufi 1652: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1653: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1654: </strong></font><br>
1655:
1656: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1657: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1658: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1659: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1660: and hindsight.
1661: <p>
1662:
1.247 jufi 1663: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1664: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1665: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1666: </strong></font><br>
1667:
1668: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1669: <p>
1670:
1.247 jufi 1671: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1672: <a
1.168 provos 1673: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1674: December 7, 2000
1675: </strong></font><br>
1676:
1677: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1678: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1679: us explain.
1680: <p>
1681:
1.247 jufi 1682: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1683: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1684: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1685: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1686: December 6, 2000
1687: </strong></font><br>
1688:
1689: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1690: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1691: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1692: <p>
1693:
1.247 jufi 1694: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1695: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
1696: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
1697: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
1698: </strong></font><br>
1699:
1700: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
1701: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1702: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1703: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1704: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1705: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1706: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1707: <p>
1708:
1709: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1710: <a
1.226 horacio 1711: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1712: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1713: </strong></font><br>
1714:
1715: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1716: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1717: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1718: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1719: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1720: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1721: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1722: <p>
1.162 millert 1723:
1.247 jufi 1724: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1725: <a
1.161 louis 1726: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1727: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1728: </strong></font><br>
1729:
1730: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1731: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1732: <p>
1733:
1.247 jufi 1734: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1735: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1736: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1737: </strong></font><br>
1738:
1739: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1740: <p>
1741:
1742:
1.247 jufi 1743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1744: <a
1.226 horacio 1745: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1746: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1747: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1748: </strong></font><br>
1749:
1750: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1751: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1752: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1753: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1754: <p>
1.247 jufi 1755: </ul>
1.169 louis 1756:
1.158 louis 1757: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1758: <ul>
1.147 louis 1759:
1.247 jufi 1760: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1761: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1762: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1763: </strong></font><br>
1764:
1765: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1766: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1767: <p>
1768:
1.247 jufi 1769: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1770: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1771: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1772: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1773: </strong></font><br>
1774: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1775: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1776: <p>
1777:
1.247 jufi 1778: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1779: <a
1780: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1781: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1782: </strong></font><br>
1783:
1784: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1785: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1786: <p>
1787:
1.247 jufi 1788: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1789: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1790: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1791: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1792:
1.213 horacio 1793: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1794: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1795: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1796: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1797: <p>
1.215 horacio 1798:
1.247 jufi 1799: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1800: <a
1801: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1802: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1803: </strong></font><br>
1804:
1805: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1806: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1807: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1808: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1809: much of the attitude too).
1810: <p>
1.161 louis 1811:
1.247 jufi 1812: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1813: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1814: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1815: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1816:
1.157 louis 1817: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1818: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1819: <p>
1.247 jufi 1820: </ul>
1.157 louis 1821:
1822: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1823: <ul>
1.157 louis 1824:
1.247 jufi 1825: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1826: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1827: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1828: </strong></font><br>
1829:
1830: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1831: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1832: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1833: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1834: <p>
1835:
1.247 jufi 1836: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1837: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1838: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1839: </strong></font><br>
1840:
1841: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1842: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1843: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1844: it because they love coding...
1845: <p>
1846:
1.247 jufi 1847: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1848: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1849: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1850: </strong></font><br>
1851:
1852: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1853: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1854: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1855: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1856: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1857: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1858: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1859: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1860: <p>
1861:
1.247 jufi 1862: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1863: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1864: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1865: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1866: </strong></font><br>
1867:
1868: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1869: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1870: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1871: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1872: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1873: the pizza.
1874: <p>
1875:
1.247 jufi 1876: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1877: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1878: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1879: </strong></font><br>
1880:
1881: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1882: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1883: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1884: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1885: problems.
1886: <p>
1887:
1.247 jufi 1888: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1889: <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 1890: </strong></font><br>
1891:
1.222 miod 1892: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1893: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1894: - whether they like it or not.
1895: <p>
1896:
1.247 jufi 1897: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1898: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1899: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1900: </strong></font><br>
1901:
1902: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1903: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1904: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1905: <p>
1.148 aaron 1906:
1.247 jufi 1907: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1908: <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 1909: </strong></font><br>
1910:
1911: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1912: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1913: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1914: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1915: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1916: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1917: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1918: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1919: <p>
1920:
1.247 jufi 1921: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1922: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1923: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1924: </strong></font><br>
1925:
1926: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1927: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1928: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1929: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1930: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1931: <p>
1.247 jufi 1932: </ul>
1.147 louis 1933:
1.138 louis 1934: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1935: <ul>
1.138 louis 1936:
1.247 jufi 1937: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1938: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1939: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1940: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1941: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1942: </strong></font><br>
1943:
1.227 horacio 1944: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1945: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1946: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1947: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1948: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1949: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1950: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1951: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1952: <p>
1953:
1.247 jufi 1954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1955: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1956: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1957: </strong></font><br>
1958:
1959: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1960: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1961: groups, and even Linux.
1962: <p>
1963:
1.247 jufi 1964: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1965: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1966: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1967: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1968: </strong></font><br>
1969:
1970: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1971: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1972: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1973: library after installing the OS.
1974: <p>
1975:
1.247 jufi 1976: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1977: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1978: Sys Admin, September 2000
1979: </strong></font><br>
1980:
1981: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1982: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1983: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1984: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1985: (<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>,
1986: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1987: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1988: <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 1989: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1990: out of the system.
1991: <p>
1992:
1.247 jufi 1993: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1994: <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
1995: </strong></font><br>
1996:
1997: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1998: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1999: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
2000: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
2001: the IP filtering and address translation.
2002: <p>
1.301 jose 2003:
2004: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2005: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
2006: </strong></font><br>
2007:
2008: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
2009: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
2010: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
2011: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
2012: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
2013: <p>
1.247 jufi 2014: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2015:
1.131 louis 2016: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2017: <ul>
1.131 louis 2018:
1.247 jufi 2019: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2020: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
2021: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
2022: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 2023: </strong></font><br>
2024:
2025: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
2026: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
2027: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
2028: <p>
2029:
1.247 jufi 2030: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 2031: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
2032: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
2033: </strong></font><br>
2034:
2035: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
2036: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
2037: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
2038: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
2039: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
2040: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
2041: note of"</i>.
2042: <p>
2043:
1.247 jufi 2044: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 2045: <a
1.247 jufi 2046: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 2047: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
2048: </strong></font><br>
2049:
2050: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
2051: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
2052: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
2053: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
2054: <p>
2055:
1.247 jufi 2056: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 2057: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 2058: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
2059: </strong></font><br>
2060:
2061: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
2062: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
2063: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
2064: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
2065: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
2066: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
2067: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
2068: <p>
2069:
1.247 jufi 2070: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 2071: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
2072: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
2073: 2000
2074: </strong></font><br>
2075:
2076: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
2077: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
2078: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
2079: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
2080: against current industry practices.
2081: <p>
2082:
1.247 jufi 2083: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 2084: <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
2085: </strong></font><br>
2086:
2087: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
2088: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
2089: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
2090: <p>
2091:
1.247 jufi 2092: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 2093: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
2094: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
2095: </strong></font><br>
2096:
2097: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
2098: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
2099: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
2100: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
2101: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
2102: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
2103: careful code reviews, he concludes.
2104: <p>
2105:
1.247 jufi 2106: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 2107: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
2108: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
2109: </strong></font><br>
2110:
2111: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
2112: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
2113: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
2114: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
2115: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 2116: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
2117: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
2118: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 2119: <p>
1.247 jufi 2120: </ul>
1.131 louis 2121:
1.118 louis 2122: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2123: <ul>
1.118 louis 2124:
1.247 jufi 2125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 2126: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
2127: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
2128: </strong></font><br>
2129:
2130: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
2131: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
2132: about time. The article mentions that
2133: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
2134: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
2135: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 2136: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 2137: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
2138: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 2139: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 2140: <p>
2141:
1.247 jufi 2142: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2143: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 2144: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 2145: </strong></font><br>
2146:
2147: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
2148: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
2149: of OpenSSH.
2150: <p>
2151:
1.247 jufi 2152: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2153: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 2154: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 2155: </strong></font><br>
2156:
2157: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 2158: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 2159: bridging.
2160: <p>
2161:
1.247 jufi 2162: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2163: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
2164: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 2165: </strong></font><br>
2166:
1.121 deraadt 2167: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
2168: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 2169: <p>
2170:
1.247 jufi 2171: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2172: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
2173: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
2174: </strong></font><br>
2175:
2176: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
2177: <p>
2178:
1.247 jufi 2179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 2180: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2181: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
2182: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 2183: </strong></font><br>
2184:
1.120 deraadt 2185: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
2186: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 2187: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
2188: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
2189: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
2190: <p>
2191:
1.247 jufi 2192: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 2193: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
2194: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
2195: </strong></font><br>
2196:
1.222 miod 2197: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 2198: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
2199: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
2200: protocols and their quirks.
2201: <p>
2202:
1.247 jufi 2203: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2204: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
2205: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 2206: </strong></font><br>
2207:
2208: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
2209: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
2210: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 2211: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 2212: <p>
2213:
1.247 jufi 2214: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 2215: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
2216: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
2217: </strong></font><br>
2218:
2219: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
2220: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
2221: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
2222: <p>
2223:
1.247 jufi 2224: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 2225: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2226: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
2227: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 2228: </strong></font><br>
2229:
2230: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
2231: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
2232: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
2233: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
2234: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
2235: <p>
1.247 jufi 2236: </ul>
1.118 louis 2237:
1.104 louis 2238: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2239: <ul>
1.104 louis 2240:
1.247 jufi 2241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 2242: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
2243: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
2244: </strong></font><br>
2245:
2246: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
2247: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
2248: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
2249: be a bit dry.
2250: <p>
2251:
1.247 jufi 2252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2253: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
2254: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
2255: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
2256: </strong></font><br>
2257: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
2258: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
2259: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
2260: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
2261: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
2262: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
2263: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
2264: <p>
2265:
1.247 jufi 2266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2267: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
2268: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 2269: 2000
1.128 louis 2270: </strong></font><br>
2271:
2272: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
2273: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
2274: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
2275: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
2276: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 2277: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 2278: <p>
2279:
1.247 jufi 2280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2281: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
2282: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 2283: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 2284:
2285: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
2286: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
2287: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
2288: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 2289: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
2290: <p>
1.110 louis 2291:
1.247 jufi 2292: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 2293: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
2294: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
2295: </strong></font><br>
2296:
2297: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
2298: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
2299: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
2300: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
2301: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
2302: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
2303: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
2304: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
2305: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
2306: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
2307: <p>
2308:
1.247 jufi 2309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 2310: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2311: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 2312:
2313: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
2314: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 2315: <p>
1.108 louis 2316:
1.247 jufi 2317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 2318: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
2319: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 2320: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 2321:
2322: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
2323: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
2324: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 2325: <p>
1.106 louis 2326:
1.247 jufi 2327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 2328: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
2329: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 2330: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 2331:
2332: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
2333: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
2334: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
2335: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 2336: <p>
1.107 louis 2337:
1.247 jufi 2338: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2339: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
2340: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2341: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 2342:
2343: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
2344: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 2345: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 2346: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
2347: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 2348: <p>
1.105 louis 2349:
1.247 jufi 2350: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 2351: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 2352: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 2353: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 2354:
1.113 naddy 2355: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
2356: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 2357: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 2358: <p>
1.104 louis 2359:
1.247 jufi 2360: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2361: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
2362: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
2363: </strong></font><br>
2364:
2365: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
2366: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
2367: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
2368: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
2369: <p>
1.301 jose 2370:
2371: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2372: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
2373: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
2374: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
2375:
2376: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2377: hardware-supported cryptography.
2378: <p>
1.247 jufi 2379: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 2380:
1.85 louis 2381: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2382: <ul>
1.85 louis 2383:
1.247 jufi 2384: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2385: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 2386: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 2387: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2388:
2389: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
2390: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
2391: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
2392: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
2393: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
2394: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
2395: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 2396: <p>
1.99 louis 2397:
1.247 jufi 2398: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2399: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 2400: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2401: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 2402:
2403: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
2404: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
2405: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
2406: conditions.
1.113 naddy 2407: <p>
1.100 louis 2408:
1.247 jufi 2409: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2410: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 2411: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2412: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 2413:
2414: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
2415: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
2416: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
2417: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 2418: <p>
1.95 louis 2419:
1.247 jufi 2420: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2421: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 2422: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2423: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 2424:
2425: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
2426: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 2427: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 2428: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
2429: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2430: <p>
1.92 louis 2431:
1.247 jufi 2432: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2433: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 2434: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2435: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 2436:
2437: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
2438: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
2439: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
2440: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
2441: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
2442: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 2443: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 2444: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 2445: <p>
1.91 louis 2446:
1.247 jufi 2447: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2448: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
2449: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 2450: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2451:
2452: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
2453: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
2454: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
2455: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
2456: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2457: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2458: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2459: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2460: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2461: <p>
1.90 louis 2462:
1.247 jufi 2463: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2464: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2465: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2466: </strong></font><br>
2467: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2468: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2469: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2470: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2471: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2472: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2473: <p>
2474:
1.247 jufi 2475: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2476: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2477: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2478: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 2479:
1.113 naddy 2480: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2481: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2482: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2483: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2484: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2485: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2486: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2487: <p>
1.87 louis 2488:
1.247 jufi 2489: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2490: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2491: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2492: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2493:
2494: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2495: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2496: <p>
1.85 louis 2497:
1.247 jufi 2498: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2499: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
2500: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
2501: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
2502:
2503: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
2504: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
2505: <p>
2506:
2507: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2508: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2509: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2510: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2511:
2512: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2513: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2514: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2515: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2516: <p>
1.89 louis 2517:
1.247 jufi 2518: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2519: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2520: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2521: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2522:
2523: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2524: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2525: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2526: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2527: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2528: </ul>
1.85 louis 2529:
1.78 deraadt 2530: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2531: <ul>
1.74 louis 2532:
1.247 jufi 2533: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2534: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2535: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2536: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2537: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2538:
2539: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2540: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2541: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2542: <p>
1.83 louis 2543:
1.247 jufi 2544: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2545: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2546: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2547: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2548:
2549: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2550: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2551: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2552: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2553: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2554: <p>
1.93 louis 2555:
1.247 jufi 2556: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2557: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2558: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2559: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2560: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2561:
1.83 louis 2562: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2563: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2564: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2565: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2566: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2567: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2568: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2569: <p>
1.82 aaron 2570:
1.247 jufi 2571: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2572: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2573: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2574: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2575:
1.83 louis 2576: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2577: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2578: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2579: <p>
1.80 louis 2580:
1.247 jufi 2581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2582: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2583: Bad Press</a>,
2584: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2585: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2586:
2587: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2588: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2589: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2590: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2591: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2592: <p>
1.247 jufi 2593: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2594:
2595: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2596: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2597:
1.247 jufi 2598: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2599: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2600: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2601: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2602: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2603:
2604: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2605: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2606: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2607: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2608: <p>
1.74 louis 2609:
1.247 jufi 2610: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2611: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2612: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2613: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2614:
1.219 horacio 2615: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2616: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2617: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2618: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2619: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2620: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2621: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2622: <p>
1.88 louis 2623:
1.247 jufi 2624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2625: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2626: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2627: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2628:
2629: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2630: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2631: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2632: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2633: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2634: <p>
1.81 louis 2635:
1.247 jufi 2636: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2637: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2638: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2639: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2640:
2641: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2642: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2643: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2644: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2645: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2646: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2647: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2648: <p>
1.90 louis 2649:
1.247 jufi 2650: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2651: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2652: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2653: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2654:
2655: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2656: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2657: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2658: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2659: <p>
1.247 jufi 2660: </ul>
1.71 louis 2661:
1.69 deraadt 2662: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2663: <ul>
1.70 louis 2664:
1.247 jufi 2665: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2666: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2667: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2668: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2669:
2670: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2671: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2672: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2673: <p>
1.70 louis 2674:
1.247 jufi 2675: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2676: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2677: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2678: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2679:
2680: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2681: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2682: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2683: <p>
1.68 louis 2684:
1.247 jufi 2685: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2686: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2687: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2688: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2689: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2690:
1.111 jufi 2691: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2692: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2693: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2694: "secure by default" installation.
2695: <p>
1.64 louis 2696:
1.247 jufi 2697: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2698: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2699: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2700: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2701:
1.113 naddy 2702: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2703: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2704: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2705: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2706: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2707: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2708: <p>
1.66 louis 2709:
1.247 jufi 2710: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2711: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2712: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2713: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2714:
2715: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2716: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2717: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2718: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2719: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2720: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2721: <p>
1.83 louis 2722:
1.247 jufi 2723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2724: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2725: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2726: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2727:
2728: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2729: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2730: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2731: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2732: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2733: <p>
1.64 louis 2734:
1.247 jufi 2735: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2736: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2737: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2738: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2739:
2740: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2741: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2742: <p>
1.301 jose 2743:
2744: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2745: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
2746: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
2747: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
2748: </strong></font><br>
2749:
2750: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
2751: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2752: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
2753: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
2754: Giving way to
2755: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2756: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2757: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2758: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
2759: <p>
1.247 jufi 2760: </ul>
1.65 louis 2761:
1.69 deraadt 2762: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2763: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2764:
1.247 jufi 2765: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2766: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2767: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2768: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2769:
2770: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2771: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2772: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2773: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2774: <p>
1.88 louis 2775:
1.247 jufi 2776: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2777: <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 2778: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2779:
2780: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2781: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2782: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2783: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2784: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2785: <p>
1.60 louis 2786:
1.247 jufi 2787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2788: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2789: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2790: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2791: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2792:
2793: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2794: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2795: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2796: <p>
1.58 louis 2797:
1.247 jufi 2798: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2799: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2800: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2801:
2802: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2803: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2804: <p>
1.53 louis 2805:
1.247 jufi 2806: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2807: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2808: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2809: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2810:
2811: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2812: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2813: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2814: <p>
1.99 louis 2815:
1.247 jufi 2816: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2817: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2818: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2819:
2820: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2821: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2822: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2823: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2824: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2825:
1.247 jufi 2826: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2827: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2828: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2829: </strong></font><br>
2830:
2831: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2832: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2833: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2834: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2835: <p>
2836:
1.247 jufi 2837: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2838: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2839: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2840: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2841:
2842: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2843: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2844: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2845:
1.247 jufi 2846: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2847: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2848: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2849:
2850: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2851: in
1.247 jufi 2852: <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 2853: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2854: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2855: <p>
1.53 louis 2856:
1.247 jufi 2857: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2858: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2859: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2860: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2861: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2862:
1.58 louis 2863: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2864: <p>
1.301 jose 2865:
2866: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2867: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
2868: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2869: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
2870: Informacyjny, January 2000
2871: </strong></font><br>
2872:
2873: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2874: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2875: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2876: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2877: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2878: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
2879: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
2880: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
2881: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2882: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2883: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2884: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
2885: <p>
2886:
2887: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2888: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
2889: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
2890: </strong></font><br>
2891:
2892: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
2893: <p>
2894: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2895:
1.69 deraadt 2896: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2897: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2898:
1.247 jufi 2899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2900: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2901: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2902: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2903: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2904:
1.58 louis 2905: Kurt Seifried
2906: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2907: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2908: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2909: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2910:
1.247 jufi 2911: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2912: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2913: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2914: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2915:
2916: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2917: <p>
1.96 louis 2918:
1.247 jufi 2919: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2920: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
2921: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
2922: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
2923: </strong></font><br>
2924:
2925: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
2926: <p>
2927:
2928: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2929: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2930: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2931: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2932:
2933: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2934: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2935: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2936: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2937: <p>
1.247 jufi 2938: </ul>
1.86 louis 2939:
1.69 deraadt 2940: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2941: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2942:
1.247 jufi 2943: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2944: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2945: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2946: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2947:
2948: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2949: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2950: <p>
1.61 louis 2951:
1.247 jufi 2952: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2953: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2954: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2955: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2956: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2957:
2958: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2959: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2960: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2961: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2962: right -- or at least strives to".
2963: <p>
1.48 louis 2964:
1.247 jufi 2965: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2966: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2967: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2968: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2969: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2970: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2971: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2972: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2973: <p>
1.61 louis 2974:
1.247 jufi 2975: <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 2976: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2977: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2978:
2979: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2980: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2981: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2982: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2983: <p>
1.46 louis 2984:
1.247 jufi 2985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2986: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2987: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2988: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2989:
2990: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2991: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2992: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2993:
1.247 jufi 2994: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2995: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2996: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2997: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2998:
2999: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
3000: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
3001: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
3002: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 3003: <p>
1.247 jufi 3004: </ul>
1.70 louis 3005:
1.69 deraadt 3006: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3007: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3008:
1.247 jufi 3009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3010: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
3011: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 3012: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 3013: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 3014:
3015: Kurt Seifried
3016: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
3017: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
3018: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 3019: <p>
1.44 philen 3020:
1.247 jufi 3021: <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 3022: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 3023: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 3024:
3025: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 3026: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 3027:
1.247 jufi 3028: <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 3029: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 3030: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 3031:
3032: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 3033: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 3034:
1.247 jufi 3035: <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 3036: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 3037: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 3038:
3039: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
3040: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
3041: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
3042: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 3043: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 3044:
1.247 jufi 3045: <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 3046: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 3047: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 3048:
1.36 louis 3049: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 3050: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 3051:
1.247 jufi 3052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3053: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
3054: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 3055: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3056:
3057: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 3058: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 3059: </ul>
1.38 louis 3060:
1.69 deraadt 3061: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3062: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3063:
1.247 jufi 3064: <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 3065: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 3066: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 3067:
3068: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
3069: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 3070: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 3071:
1.113 naddy 3072: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 3073: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 3074: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 3075: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 3076:
3077: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
3078: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 3079: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
3080: terminal:
1.113 naddy 3081: <blockquote>
3082: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
3083: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
3084: <br>
3085: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
3086: </code>
3087: </blockquote>
3088: <p>
3089:
1.247 jufi 3090: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3091: <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>
3092: <p>
3093:
3094: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3095: <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 3096: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 3097:
3098: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
3099: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 3100: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 3101: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 3102:
1.247 jufi 3103: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3104: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
3105: Sept. 28, 1999
3106: </strong></font><br>
3107:
3108: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
3109: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
3110: translating and reprinting articles from
3111: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
3112: <p>
3113:
3114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 3115: <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 3116: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 3117:
3118: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
3119: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
3120: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
3121: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
3122: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 3123: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 3124: <p>
1.19 louis 3125:
1.113 naddy 3126: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 3127: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 3128: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 3129:
3130: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
3131: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
3132: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 3133: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
3134: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 3135: <p>
1.16 louis 3136:
1.247 jufi 3137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3138: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 3139: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 3140: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 3141:
1.57 louis 3142: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
3143: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
3144: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 3145: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 3146:
1.247 jufi 3147: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3148: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 3149: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 3150: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3151:
1.113 naddy 3152: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 3153:
1.247 jufi 3154: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3155: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
3156: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 3157: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 3158:
1.23 louis 3159: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
3160: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
3161: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
3162: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
3163: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 3164: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 3165:
1.247 jufi 3166: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 3167: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
3168: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 3169: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 3170:
1.199 pvalchev 3171: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 3172: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
3173: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
3174: installation.
1.113 naddy 3175: <p>
1.47 louis 3176:
1.247 jufi 3177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3178: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 3179: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 3180: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3181:
1.301 jose 3182: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
3183: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
3184: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3185: </ul>
1.57 louis 3186:
1.69 deraadt 3187: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3188: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3189:
1.247 jufi 3190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 3191: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 3192: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 3193: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 3194:
3195: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
3196: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 3197: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3198: <p>
1.12 louis 3199:
1.247 jufi 3200: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 3201: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 3202: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 3203: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 3204:
3205: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
3206: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 3207: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
3208: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
3209: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
3210: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
3211: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 3212: <p>
1.247 jufi 3213: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 3214:
1.69 deraadt 3215: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3216: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 3217:
1.247 jufi 3218: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 3219: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 3220: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 3221:
3222: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
3223: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
3224: available."
1.113 naddy 3225: <p>
1.301 jose 3226:
3227: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3228: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
3229: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
3230: </strong></font><br>
3231:
3232: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
3233: <p>
1.247 jufi 3234: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 3235:
1.69 deraadt 3236: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3237: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3238:
1.247 jufi 3239: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 3240: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 3241: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 3242:
3243: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
3244: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
3245: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
3246: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
3247: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 3248: <p>
1.33 louis 3249:
1.247 jufi 3250: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3251: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 3252: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 3253: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3254:
1.113 naddy 3255: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
3256: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 3257: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
3258: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
3259: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 3260: <p>
1.247 jufi 3261: </ul>
1.57 louis 3262:
1.69 deraadt 3263: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3264: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3265:
1.247 jufi 3266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3267: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 3268: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 3269: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3270:
3271: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
3272: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 3273: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3274:
1.247 jufi 3275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3276: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
3277: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
3278: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 3279: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 3280:
3281: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 3282: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 3283:
1.247 jufi 3284: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 3285: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3286:
1.113 naddy 3287: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 3288:
1.247 jufi 3289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 3290: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
3291: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 3292: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3293:
3294: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 3295: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 3296: </ul>
1.23 louis 3297:
1.69 deraadt 3298: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3299: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3300:
1.247 jufi 3301: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3302: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 3303: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3304:
3305: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
3306: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 3307: <p>
1.2 deraadt 3308:
1.247 jufi 3309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3310: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 3311: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3312: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3313:
3314: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
3315: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 3316: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 3317: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3318: </ul>
1.57 louis 3319:
1.69 deraadt 3320: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3321: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3322:
1.247 jufi 3323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 3324: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
3325: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 3326: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 3327:
3328: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
3329: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
3330: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
3331: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3332: <p>
1.15 louis 3333:
1.247 jufi 3334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3335: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
3336: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 3337: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3338:
3339: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
3340: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
3341: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
3342: columns."
1.113 naddy 3343: <p>
1.247 jufi 3344: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3345:
1.69 deraadt 3346: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3347: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3348:
1.247 jufi 3349: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3350: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 3351: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 3352: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3353:
3354: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 3355: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 3356:
1.113 naddy 3357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3358: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 3359: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3360:
3361: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
3362: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 3363: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 3364: </ul>
1.57 louis 3365:
1.69 deraadt 3366: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3367: <ul>
1.301 jose 3368: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3369: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
3370: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3371: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
3372:
3373: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
3374: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
3375: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
3376: <p>
3377:
3378: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3379: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
3380: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3381: Nov 13, 1998 and
3382: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
3383: Datateknik</a>,
3384: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
3385:
3386: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
3387: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
3388: explains the licensing issues and points to our
3389: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
3390: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3391:
1.113 naddy 3392: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3393: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 3394: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 3395: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3396:
1.222 miod 3397: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 3398: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
3399: Implementation, including a brief interview with
3400: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 3401: <p>
1.247 jufi 3402: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3403:
1.69 deraadt 3404: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3405: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3406:
1.247 jufi 3407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3408: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 3409: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3410:
1.69 deraadt 3411: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
3412: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 3413: <p>
1.247 jufi 3414: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3415:
1.69 deraadt 3416: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3417: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 3418:
1.247 jufi 3419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3420: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
3421: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 3422: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3423:
3424: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
3425: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 3426: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3427:
1.247 jufi 3428: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 3429: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 3430: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
3431: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 3432: <p>
1.247 jufi 3433: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3434:
1.69 deraadt 3435: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3436: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3437:
1.247 jufi 3438: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3439: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 3440: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
3441: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 3442: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 3443: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3444:
3445: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
3446: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
3447: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 3448: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 3449: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 3450: <p>
1.247 jufi 3451: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 3452:
3453: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3454: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3455:
1.247 jufi 3456: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3457: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 3458: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3459:
1.69 deraadt 3460: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
3461: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 3462: <p>
1.112 naddy 3463:
1.247 jufi 3464: </ul>
1.113 naddy 3465: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3466:
1.292 camield 3467: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3468: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3469: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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