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1.247 jufi 16: <h2><font color="#e00000">Media Coverage</font></h2>
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1.336 ! ian 19: <h2>May, 2003</h2>
! 20: <ul>
! 21: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 22: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/news.php?id=2525">
! 23: Tutorial: Fairly-Secure Anti-SPAM Gateway Using OpenBSD</a>,
! 24: net-security.org,
! 25: May 1, 2003.
! 26: </strong></font><br>
! 27: Scott Vintinner documents how to set up anti-spam on a firewall
! 28: using PostFix, Amavisd-new, SpamAssassin, Razor and DCC.
! 29: No mention of how to use the "spamd" daemon included in 3.3.
! 30: <p>
! 31:
! 32: </ul>
! 33:
1.253 ian 34: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
35: <ul>
1.255 ian 36:
1.260 ian 37: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.331 deraadt 38: <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220030428mco01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">
1.330 deraadt 39: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
40: TechRepublic,
41: April 28, 2003.
42: </strong></font><br>
43: John McCormick writes about the recent W^X and ProPolice efforts in the
44: upcoming 3.3 release, noting that other vendors should look at this
1.331 deraadt 45: work.<br>
46: Can also be found online at:
47: <ul>
48: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
49: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133935,00.html">
50: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
51: ZDNet UK.
52: </strong></font>
53: </ul>
1.330 deraadt 54: <p>
55:
56: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 57: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
58: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
59: IDG,
60: April 24, 2003.
61: </strong></font><br>
62: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
63: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
64: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
65: Can also be found online at:
66: <ul>
67: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
68: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
69: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
70: Infoworld.
71: </strong></font>
72: </ul>
73: <p>
74:
75: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
76: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 david 77: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 78: Slate,
79: April 24, 2003.
80: </strong></font><br>
81: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
82: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
83: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
84: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
85: <p>
86:
87: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 88: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
89: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
90: April 24, 2003.
91: </strong></font><br>
92: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
93: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
94: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
95: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
96: <p>
97:
98: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 99: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
100: April 24, 2003.
101: </strong></font><br>
102: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
103: the free software community".
104: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
105: other articles.
106: <p>
107:
108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
109: <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>,
110: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
111: </strong></font><br>
112: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
113: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
114: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
115: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
116: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
117: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
118: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
119: affairs." Notes the discrepency between DARPA's public position
120: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
121: <br/>
122: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
123: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
124: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
125: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
1.328 deraadt 126: <br>
127: Can also be found online at:
128: <ul>
129: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
130: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0424-08.htm">
131: Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
132: Common Dreams NewsCenter
133: </strong></font>
134: </ul>
1.324 ian 135: <p>
136:
137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
138: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
139: Wired, April 24, 2003.
140: </strong></font><br>
141: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
142: article above.
143: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
144: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
145: wasting them."
1.332 ian 146: <br>
147: Can also be found online at:
148: <ul>
149: <li>
150: <font color="#009000"><strong>[JAPANESE] <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/20030425302.html">Wired News Japan</a>
151: </strong></font>
152: </ul>
1.324 ian 153: <p>
154:
155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 156: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
157: </strong></font><br>
158: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
159: <p>
160:
161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 162: <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.
163: </strong></font><br>
164: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
165: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
166: <p>
167:
168: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 169: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
170: April 23, 2003.
171: </strong></font><br>
172: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
173: <p>
174:
175: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 176: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 177: April 22, 2003.
178: </strong></font><br>
179: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
180: <p>
181:
182: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 183: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
184: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
185: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 186: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 187: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
188: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
189: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
190: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
191: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
192: Can also be found online at:
193: <ul>
194: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
195: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 196: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
197: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 198: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
200: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 201: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
202: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 203: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 204: </ul>
205: <p>
206:
207: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 208: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
209: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 210: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 211: </strong></font><br>
212: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 213: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
214: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
215: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
216: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
217: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
218: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 219: <p>
220:
221: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 222: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
223: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 224: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
225: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 226: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
227: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
228: at UPenn and DARPA.
229: <p>
230:
231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.315 deraadt 232: [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
233: April 18, 2003.
234: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 235: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 236: <p>
237:
238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 239: [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 240: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 241: </strong></font><br>
242: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
243: <p>
244:
245: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 246: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
247: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
248: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 249: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 250: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
251: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
252: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
253: <p>
254:
255: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 256: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
257: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 258: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 259: </strong></font><br>
260: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
261: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
262: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 263: American century.
1.267 deraadt 264: <p>
265:
266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 267: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
268: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 269: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 270: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 271: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
272: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
273: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
274: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
275: Can also be found online at:
276: <ul>
277: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
278: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 279: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 280: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 281: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 282: <p>
283:
284: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 285: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 286: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 287: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 288: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 289: </strong></font><br>
290: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 291: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
292: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
293: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
294: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 295:
296: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
297: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
298: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
299: New York Times.
300: </strong></font>(free registration required)
301:
1.273 deraadt 302: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
303: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 304: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 305: ABC News.
306: </strong></font>
307:
308: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 309: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 310: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 311: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 312: </strong></font>
313:
314: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 315: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 316: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 317: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 318: </strong></font>
319:
320: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 321: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
322: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 323: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 324: </strong></font>
325:
326: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 327: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 328: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 329: Times Daily, AL.
330: </strong></font>
331:
332: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
333: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
334: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
335: Boston.com, MA.
336: </strong></font>
337:
338: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 339: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 340: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 341: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
342: </strong></font>
343:
344: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 345: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
346: [Article was pulled]</a>
347: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 348: </strong></font>
349:
350: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
351: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
352: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
353: Infoshop News.
354: </strong></font>
355:
356: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
357: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
358: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
359: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
360: </strong></font>
361:
362: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 363: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
364: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
365: Raleigh News, NC.
366: </strong></font>
367:
368: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.314 deraadt 369: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
370: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
371: Napa News, CA.
372: </strong></font>
373:
374: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 375: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 376: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
377: NEPA News, PA.
378: </strong></font>
379:
380: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
381: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
382: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
383: Wired News.
384: </strong></font>
1.332 ian 385: <br>
386: <li>
1.333 deraadt 387: <font color="#009000"><strong>
388: [JAPANESE]
389: <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/culture/story/20030423205.html">
390: Wired News Japan</a>
391: </strong></font>
1.273 deraadt 392:
1.271 deraadt 393: </ul>
394: <p>
1.272 deraadt 395: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
396: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 397: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
398: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
399: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
400: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
401: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
402: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 403: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 404: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
405: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
406: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 407: <p>
408: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 409:
410: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 411: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 412: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
413: Indianapolis Star, IN.
414: </strong></font>
415:
416: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 417: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
418: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
419: Miami Herald, FL.
420: </strong></font>
421:
422: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 423: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 424: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
425: </strong></font>
426:
427: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
428: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 429: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 430: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 431: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 432:
433: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
434: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
435: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
436: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
437: ABC News.
438: </strong></font>
439:
1.276 deraadt 440: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
441: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 442: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 443: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 444: </strong></font>
445:
1.286 dhartmei 446: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 447: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 448: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
449: Wilmington Star, NC.
450: </strong></font>
451:
1.300 jose 452: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
453: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
454: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
455: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
456: </strong></font>
457:
1.309 jose 458: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
459: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
460: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
461: Globe Technology.
462: </strong></font>
463:
1.263 deraadt 464: </ul>
1.262 beck 465: <p>
466:
467: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 468: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
469: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 470: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 471: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 472: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 473: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
474: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
475: <p>
476:
477: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 478: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
479: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
480: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 481: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 482: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
483: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
484: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
485: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
486: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
487: and simply restates other press reports.
488: <p>
489:
490: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 491: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
492: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
493: OS News, April 18, 2003.
494: </strong></font><br>
495: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
496: <p>
497:
498: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 499: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
500: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 501: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 502: </strong></font><br>
503: Another report on the DARPA funding.
504: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
505: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
506: <p>
507:
508: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.330 deraadt 509: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133221,00.html">
510: IT Anthems: OpenBSD</a>,
511: ZDNet UK Tech Update,
512: April 17, 2003.
513: </strong></font><br>
514: Peter Judge, who maintains the large
515: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2122414,00.html">
516: Tech Anthems</a>
517: archives, does a little writeup about the OpenBSD release songs,
518: 4 so far.
519: <p>
520:
521: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 522: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
523: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 524: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 525: </strong></font><br>
526: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
527: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
528: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
529: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
530: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
531: Goes on to say:
532: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
533: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
534: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
535: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 536: This article is also found online at:
537: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 538: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
539: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
540: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
541: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 542: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 543: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
544: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
545: ZDnet</a>,
546: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 547: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 548: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
549: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
550: ZDnet Australia</a>,
551: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 552: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 553: </ul>
1.260 ian 554: <p>
1.279 deraadt 555:
1.260 ian 556: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 557: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 558: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 559: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 560: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 561: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 562: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
563: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
564: without notice or justification.
565: <p>
566:
567: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 568: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 569: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 570: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 571: </strong></font><br>
572: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
573: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 574: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 575: effective today, without any warning..."
576: <p>
1.257 ian 577:
578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 579: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
580: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 581: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 582: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 583: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
584: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
585: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
586: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
587: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 588: <p>
589:
590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 591: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
592: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 593: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 594: </strong></font><br>
595: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
596: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
597: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
598: quoting two of them:
599: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
600: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
601: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
602: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
603: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
604: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
605: <p>
606:
1.255 ian 607: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 608: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
609: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 610: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 611: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 612: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 613: <p>
614:
615: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 616: [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 617: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 618: </strong></font><br>
619: New security concepts in OpenBSD
620: <p>
621:
622: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 623: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
624: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 625: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 626: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 627: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 628: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
629: security experts for more than three decades."
630: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
631: <p>
1.261 ian 632:
1.254 drahn 633: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 634: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 635: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 636: </strong></font><br>
637: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
638: <p>
639:
640: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 641: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
642: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
643: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
644: </strong></font><br>
645: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
646: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
647: discussion OpenBSD's path.
648: <p>
649:
650: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 651: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
652: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 653: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 654: </strong></font><br>
655: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
656: from US DARPA.
657: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
658: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
659: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
660: the BSD license.
661: <p>
662: </ul>
663:
1.251 ian 664: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
665: <ul>
666:
667: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 668: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
669: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
670: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
671: </strong></font><br>
672:
673: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
674: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
675: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
676: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
677: <p>
678:
679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 680: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
681: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 682: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 683: </strong></font><br>
684: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
685: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
686: Mentions
687: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
688: and
689: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
690: programs.
691: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 692: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 693: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
694: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
695: <p>
1.325 ian 696: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
697: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 698:
699: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
700: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
701: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
702: </strong></font><br>
703: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
704: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
705: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
706: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
707: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
708: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
709: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
710: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
711: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
712: put into service."
713: <p>
714: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
715: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
716: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
717: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
718: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
719: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
720: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
721: computers with security features."
722: <p>
1.329 ian 723:
724: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
725: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2079549/">
726: Bush's Cyberstrategery: The administration's war against a bogus threat </a>,
727: Slate,
728: March 3, 2003.
729: </strong></font><br>
730: Brendan Koerner's thorough dissmissal of the total unreality and FUD
731: surrounding the Bush Administration's recent
732: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/">National Strategy
733: to Secure Cyberspace</a>, NIPC, vendors and others who profit by
734: big-lie-hyping the threat of system crackers into a new force to be
735: made war upon, like the "war" on drugs and the "war" on terrorism.
736: Concludes: "... the bulk of the report's solutions are lame. Most
737: are meaningless jargon, such as suggesting that "future components
738: of the cyber infrastructure are built to be inherently secure and
739: dependable for their users." A fantastic sentiment, but as mushy
740: as stating that the president is "for the children." What about
741: making software vendors liable for bug-ridden products? Or rooting
742: out insecure Microsoft products like the troubled SQL server in favor
743: of more secure open-source solutions like
744: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>?"
745: I can scarcely believe that Slate's owner Microsoft is paying
746: them to write this stuff (nor that Koerner thinks OpenBSD is a database :-)).
747: Finally: "Nothing so bold is forthcoming in the Strategy. Which is
748: yet another indicator that the czars of national computer security
749: are perfectly content to tease out the hyperbole in perpetuity.
750: The bigger the perceived threat, the greater their importance inside
751: the Beltway."
752: <p>
1.251 ian 753: </ul>
754:
1.249 jufi 755: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
756: <ul>
757: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
758: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
759: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 760: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 761: </strong></font><br>
762: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
763: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 764: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 765: <p>
1.334 ian 766:
767: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
768: <a href="http://www.egovos.org/pdf/dodfoss.pdf">Use of Free and
769: Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense</a>,
770: MITRE Report Number MP 02 W0000101, revised January 2, 2003
771: </strong></font><br>
772: Prepared by The MITRE Corporation for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency),
773: this report analyses how DOD uses open source software.
774: The summary talks briefly about various terms (free, open source, etc.),
775: then talks about the survey itself, one question of which was
776: "... the hypothetical question ...
777: of what would happen if FOSS software were banned in the DoD."
778: <br>
779: "The main conclusion of the analysis was that FOSS software plays
780: a more critical role in the DoD than has generally been recognized.
781: FOSS applications are most important in four broad areas: Infrastructure
782: Support, Software Development, Security, and Research. One unexpected
783: result was the degree to which Security depends on FOSS. Banning
784: FOSS would remove certain types of infrastructure components (e.g.,
1.335 david 785: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>) that currently help
1.334 ian 786: support network security.
787: It would also limit DoD access to, and overall expertise in, the use of
788: powerful FOSS analysis and detection applications that hostile groups could
789: use to help stage cyberattacks. Finally, it would remove the
790: demonstrated ability of FOSS applications to be updated rapidly in
791: response to new types of cyberattack. Taken together, these factors
792: imply that banning FOSS would have immediate, broad, and strongly
793: negative impacts on the ability of many sensitive and security-focused
794: DoD groups to defend against cyberattacks."
795: <br>
796: So, let's hope the policy wonks read this report.
797: <p>
798:
1.249 jufi 799: </ul>
800:
1.246 jufi 801: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 802: <ul>
1.246 jufi 803:
1.247 jufi 804: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 805: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 806: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
807: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 808: </strong></font><br>
809: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
810: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
811: <p>
812:
1.247 jufi 813: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 814: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
815: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
816: Heise News-Ticker, December 04, 2002
817: </strong></font><br>
818: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
819: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
820: <p>
821:
822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 823: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 824: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
825: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 826: </strong></font><br>
827: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
828: in their annual OpenHack security test.
829: <p>
1.247 jufi 830: </ul>
1.246 jufi 831:
1.244 jufi 832: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 833: <ul>
1.246 jufi 834:
1.247 jufi 835: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 836: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
837: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
838: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 839: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 840: </strong></font><br>
841: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
842: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
843: md5 digests.
844: <p>
845:
1.247 jufi 846: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 847: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 848: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
849: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 850: </strong></font><br>
851: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
852: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
853: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
854: right the first time."
855: <p>
1.247 jufi 856: </ul>
1.244 jufi 857:
858:
859: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 860: <ul>
1.244 jufi 861:
1.247 jufi 862: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 863: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 864: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
865: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 866: </strong></font><br>
867: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
868: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
869: part 6</a>.
870: <p>
871:
1.247 jufi 872: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 873: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 874: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
875: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 876: </strong></font><br>
877: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
878: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
879: <p>
1.301 jose 880:
881: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
882: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
883: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
884: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
885: </strong></font><br>
886:
887: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
888: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
889: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
890: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
891: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
892: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
893: <i>Here's the
894: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
895: <p>
1.247 jufi 896: </ul>
1.242 jufi 897:
898: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 899: <ul>
1.242 jufi 900:
1.247 jufi 901: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 902: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 903: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
904: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 905: </strong></font><br>
906: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
907: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
908: <p>
909:
1.247 jufi 910: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 911: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 912: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
913: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 914: </strong></font><br>
915: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
916: this time using pf.
917: <p>
1.247 jufi 918: </ul>
1.242 jufi 919:
920: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 921: <ul>
1.242 jufi 922:
1.247 jufi 923: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 924: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 925: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
926: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 927: </strong></font><br>
928: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
929: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
930: their rotation.
931: <p>
932:
1.247 jufi 933: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 934: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 935: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
936: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 937: </strong></font><br>
938: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
939: <p>
1.247 jufi 940: </ul>
1.242 jufi 941:
1.239 jufi 942: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 943: <ul>
1.239 jufi 944:
1.247 jufi 945: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 946: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 947: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
948: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 949: </strong></font><br>
950: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
951: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
952: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
953: <p>
954:
1.247 jufi 955: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 956: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 957: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
958: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 959: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 960: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
961: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
962: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 963: <p>
1.247 jufi 964: </ul>
1.239 jufi 965:
1.235 lebel 966: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 967: <ul>
1.235 lebel 968:
1.239 jufi 969:
1.247 jufi 970: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 971: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 972: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
973: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 974: </strong></font><br>
975: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
976: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
977: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
978: <p>
1.301 jose 979:
1.247 jufi 980: </ul>
1.235 lebel 981:
1.228 horacio 982: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 983: <ul>
1.228 horacio 984:
1.247 jufi 985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 986: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 987: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
988: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 989: </strong></font><br>
990: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
991: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
992: <p>
993:
1.247 jufi 994: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 995: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 996: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
997: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 998: </strong></font><br>
999: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
1000: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
1001: <p>
1002:
1.247 jufi 1003: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 1004: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 1005: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
1006: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 1007: </strong></font><br>
1008: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
1009: on the desktop of his parents.
1010: <p>
1011:
1.247 jufi 1012: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 1013: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 1014: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
1015: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 1016: </strong></font><br>
1017: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
1018: using IPFilter.
1019:
1020: <p>
1021:
1.247 jufi 1022: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 1023: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 1024: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
1025: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 1026: </strong></font><br>
1027: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
1028: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
1029: perspectives of the four OS.
1030: <br>
1031: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 1032: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 1033: <p>
1034:
1.247 jufi 1035: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 1036: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
1037: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 1038: software and security</a>,
1039: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 1040: </strong></font><br>
1041:
1042: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
1043: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
1044: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
1045: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
1046: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
1047: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
1048: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
1049: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
1050: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
1051: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
1052: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
1053: security conscious team beyond doubt.
1054: <p>
1.247 jufi 1055: </ul>
1.228 horacio 1056:
1.225 horacio 1057: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1058: <ul>
1.225 horacio 1059:
1.247 jufi 1060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1061: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
1062: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 1063: Interview</a>,
1064: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 1065: </strong></font><br>
1066:
1067: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
1068: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
1069: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 1070: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 1071: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
1072: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
1073: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
1074: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
1075: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 1076: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 1077: of choice.
1078: <p>
1.247 jufi 1079: </ul>
1.225 horacio 1080:
1081: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1082: <ul>
1.225 horacio 1083:
1.247 jufi 1084: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1085: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 1086: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
1087: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 1088: </strong></font><br>
1089:
1090: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
1091: <p>
1092:
1.247 jufi 1093: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1094: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 1095: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
1096: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 1097: </strong></font><br>
1098:
1099: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
1100: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
1101: <p>
1.247 jufi 1102: </ul>
1.225 horacio 1103:
1.218 horacio 1104: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1105: <ul>
1.218 horacio 1106:
1.247 jufi 1107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1108: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 1109: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1110: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 1111: </strong></font><br>
1112:
1113: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
1114: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
1115: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
1116: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
1117: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
1118: subjects. Worth a read.
1119: <p>
1120:
1121:
1.247 jufi 1122: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 1123: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 1124: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
1125: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 1126: </strong></font><br>
1127:
1128: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
1129: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
1130: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
1131: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
1132: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
1133: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
1134: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
1135: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
1136: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 1137: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 1138: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
1139: on other operating systems.<br>
1140: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
1141: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
1142: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
1143: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
1144: <p>
1145:
1.247 jufi 1146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1147: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 1148: Operating System 2010</a>,
1149: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 1150: </strong></font><br>
1151:
1152: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
1153: covering the level of software integration into the core
1154: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
1155: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
1156: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
1157: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
1158: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
1159: <p>
1160:
1.247 jufi 1161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 1162: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 1163: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
1164: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 1165: </strong></font><br>
1166:
1167: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
1168: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
1169: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
1170: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
1171: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
1172: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
1173: <p>
1.247 jufi 1174: </ul>
1.221 horacio 1175:
1.210 jufi 1176: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1177: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1178:
1.247 jufi 1179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1180: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 1181: Already a Contender</a>,
1182: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 1183: </strong></font><br>
1184:
1185: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
1186: source software in response to an article which claimed that
1187: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
1188: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
1189: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
1190: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
1191: <p>
1192:
1.247 jufi 1193: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 1194: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 1195: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
1196: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 1197: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1198:
1.224 horacio 1199: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
1200: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
1201: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
1202: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
1203: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
1204: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 1205: <p>
1.247 jufi 1206: </ul>
1.215 horacio 1207:
1208: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1209: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1210:
1.247 jufi 1211: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1212: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
1213: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 1214: Division</a>,
1215: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 1216: </strong></font><br>
1217:
1218: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
1219: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 1220: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 1221: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
1222: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
1223: investment</em>.<br>
1224: The implementation details can be seen on their
1225: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
1226: <p>
1227:
1.247 jufi 1228: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1229: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
1230: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
1231: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
1232: </strong></font><br>
1233:
1234: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1235: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1236: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
1237: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
1238: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
1239: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1240: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
1241: <p>
1242:
1243: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1244: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1245: Thinking about Security</a>,
1246: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1247: </strong></font><br>
1248:
1249: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
1250: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
1251: security and says that even secured operating systems running
1252: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
1253: to time.<br>
1254: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
1255: system and just the most secure system.
1256: <p>
1257:
1.247 jufi 1258: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1259: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1260: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
1261: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1262: </strong></font><br>
1263:
1264: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
1265: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
1266: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
1267: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
1268: choice:<br>
1269: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
1270: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
1271: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
1272: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
1273: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
1274: network security devices and as such must be well
1275: armored."</em><br>
1276: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
1277: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
1278: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
1279: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
1280: <br>
1281: Bravo!
1282: <p>
1.247 jufi 1283: </ul>
1.210 jufi 1284:
1.207 ian 1285: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1286: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1287:
1.247 jufi 1288: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 1289: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
1290: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
1291: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 1292:
1.207 ian 1293: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
1294: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 1295: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 1296: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
1297: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
1298: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 1299: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 1300: <p>
1.247 jufi 1301: </ul>
1.207 ian 1302:
1.194 jufi 1303: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1304: <ul>
1.194 jufi 1305:
1.247 jufi 1306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1307: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 1308: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
1309: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 1310: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1311:
1.240 miod 1312: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 1313: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
1314: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
1315: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
1316: <p>
1317:
1.247 jufi 1318: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1319: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
1320: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
1321: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
1322:
1323: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
1324: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
1325: <p>
1326:
1327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1328: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
1329: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1330: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
1331:
1332: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
1333: <p>
1334:
1335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1336: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 1337: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
1338: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
1339: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1340:
1.240 miod 1341: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 1342: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 1343: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
1344: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1345: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 1346: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 1347: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
1348: <br>
1349: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
1350: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
1351: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
1352: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
1353: <p>
1354:
1.247 jufi 1355: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 1356: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
1357: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 1358: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 1359: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1360:
1.194 jufi 1361: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
1362: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
1363: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
1364: <br>
1365: The new
1366: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 1367: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 1368: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
1369: <p>
1.247 jufi 1370: </ul>
1.194 jufi 1371:
1.190 horacio 1372: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1373: <ul>
1.190 horacio 1374:
1.247 jufi 1375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 1376:
1377: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
1378: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
1379:
1.301 jose 1380:
1.191 jufi 1381: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
1382: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
1383:
1384: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
1385: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
1386:
1.212 horacio 1387: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
1388: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 1389: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
1390:
1.211 horacio 1391: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
1392: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 1393: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
1394:
1.247 jufi 1395: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 1396: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
1397:
1.247 jufi 1398: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 1399: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
1400:
1.212 horacio 1401: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
1402: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 1403: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
1404:
1405: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
1406: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
1407:
1408: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
1409: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
1410:
1.301 jose 1411: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
1412: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
1413:
1.191 jufi 1414: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
1415: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
1416:
1417: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 1418: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 1419:
1.192 jufi 1420: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
1421: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 1422: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 1423:
1.193 deraadt 1424: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
1425: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 1426: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 1427:
1.247 jufi 1428: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 1429: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
1430:
1.247 jufi 1431: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 1432: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
1433: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
1434:
1.213 horacio 1435: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 1436: 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 1437: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
1438:
1.190 horacio 1439: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 1440: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
1441: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
1442: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
1443: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
1444: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
1445: <p>
1.190 horacio 1446:
1.247 jufi 1447: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1448: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
1449: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
1450: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 1451: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1452:
1.195 jufi 1453: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1454: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1455: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1456: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1457: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1458: <p>
1459:
1.247 jufi 1460: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1461: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1462: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1463: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1464: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1465:
1.191 jufi 1466: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 1467: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
1468: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
1469: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
1470: <p>
1471:
1472: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1473: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
1474: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1475: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
1476:
1477: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
1478: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 1479: <p>
1.247 jufi 1480: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1481:
1.191 jufi 1482:
1.186 jufi 1483: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1484: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1485:
1.247 jufi 1486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1487: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1488: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1489: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1490: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1491:
1.188 jufi 1492: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1493: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1494: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1495: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1496: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1497: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1498: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1499: <p>
1500:
1.301 jose 1501: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1502: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
1503: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1504: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
1505:
1506: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
1507: <p>
1.191 jufi 1508:
1.247 jufi 1509: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1510: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1511: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1512: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1513: </strong></font><br>
1514:
1515: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1516: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1517: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1518: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1519: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1520: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1521: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1522: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1523: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1524: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1525: familiar?
1526: <p>
1.247 jufi 1527: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1528:
1.178 louis 1529: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1530: <ul>
1.178 louis 1531:
1.247 jufi 1532: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1533: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1534: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1535: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1536: </strong></font><br>
1537:
1538: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1539: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1540: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1541: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1542: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1543: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1544: <p>
1545:
1.247 jufi 1546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1547: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1548: Open source under the hood</a>,
1549: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1550: </strong></font><br>
1551:
1552: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1553: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1554: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1555: <p>
1556:
1.247 jufi 1557: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1558: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1559: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1560: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1561: </strong></font><br>
1562:
1563: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1564: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1565: <p>
1.247 jufi 1566: </ul>
1.179 louis 1567:
1.174 louis 1568:
1.175 louis 1569: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1570: <ul>
1.175 louis 1571:
1.247 jufi 1572: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1573: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1574: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1575: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1576: </strong></font><br>
1577:
1578: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1579: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1580: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1581: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1582: <p>
1583:
1.247 jufi 1584: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1585: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1586: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1587: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1588: </strong></font><br>
1589:
1590: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1591: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1592: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1593: <p>
1.247 jufi 1594: </ul>
1.175 louis 1595:
1.176 louis 1596:
1.172 mickey 1597: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1598: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1599:
1.247 jufi 1600: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1601: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1602: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1603: </strong></font><br>
1604:
1605: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1606: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1607: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1608: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1609: <p>
1610:
1.247 jufi 1611: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1612: <a
1.269 deraadt 1613: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1614: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1615: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1616: </strong></font><br>
1617:
1618: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1619: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1620: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1621: <p>
1622:
1.247 jufi 1623: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1624: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1625: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1626: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1627: </strong></font><br>
1628:
1629: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1630: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1631: <p>
1632:
1.247 jufi 1633: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1634: <a
1.269 deraadt 1635: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1636: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1637: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1638: </strong></font><br>
1639:
1640: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1641: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1642: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1643: our own Theo de Raadt.
1644: <p>
1645:
1.247 jufi 1646: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1647: <a
1.269 deraadt 1648: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1649: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1650: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1651: </strong></font><br>
1652:
1653: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1654: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1655: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1656: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1657: shut down.]
1658: <p>
1659:
1.247 jufi 1660: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1661: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1662: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1663: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1664: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1665: </strong></font><br>
1666:
1667: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1668: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1669: <p>
1.247 jufi 1670: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1671:
1.161 louis 1672: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1673: <ul>
1.161 louis 1674:
1.247 jufi 1675: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1676: <a
1.269 deraadt 1677: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1678: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1679: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1680: </strong></font><br>
1681:
1682: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1683: by John Wolley
1684: <p>
1685:
1.247 jufi 1686: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1687: <a
1.269 deraadt 1688: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1689: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1690: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1691: </strong></font><br>
1692:
1693: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1694: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1695: OpenBSD).
1696: <p>
1697:
1.247 jufi 1698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1699: <a
1.247 jufi 1700: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1701: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1702: </strong></font><br>
1703:
1704: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1705: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1706: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1707: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1708: and hindsight.
1709: <p>
1710:
1.247 jufi 1711: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1712: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1713: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1714: </strong></font><br>
1715:
1716: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1717: <p>
1718:
1.247 jufi 1719: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1720: <a
1.168 provos 1721: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1722: December 7, 2000
1723: </strong></font><br>
1724:
1725: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1726: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1727: us explain.
1728: <p>
1729:
1.247 jufi 1730: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1731: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1732: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1733: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1734: December 6, 2000
1735: </strong></font><br>
1736:
1737: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1738: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1739: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1740: <p>
1741:
1.247 jufi 1742: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1743: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
1744: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
1745: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
1746: </strong></font><br>
1747:
1748: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
1749: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1750: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1751: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1752: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1753: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1754: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1755: <p>
1756:
1757: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1758: <a
1.226 horacio 1759: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1760: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1761: </strong></font><br>
1762:
1763: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1764: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1765: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1766: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1767: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1768: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1769: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1770: <p>
1.162 millert 1771:
1.247 jufi 1772: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1773: <a
1.161 louis 1774: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1775: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1776: </strong></font><br>
1777:
1778: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1779: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1780: <p>
1781:
1.247 jufi 1782: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1783: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1784: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1785: </strong></font><br>
1786:
1787: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1788: <p>
1789:
1790:
1.247 jufi 1791: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1792: <a
1.226 horacio 1793: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1794: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1795: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1796: </strong></font><br>
1797:
1798: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1799: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1800: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1801: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1802: <p>
1.247 jufi 1803: </ul>
1.169 louis 1804:
1.158 louis 1805: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1806: <ul>
1.147 louis 1807:
1.247 jufi 1808: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1809: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1810: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1811: </strong></font><br>
1812:
1813: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1814: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1815: <p>
1816:
1.247 jufi 1817: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1818: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1819: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1820: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1821: </strong></font><br>
1822: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1823: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1824: <p>
1825:
1.247 jufi 1826: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1827: <a
1828: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1829: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1830: </strong></font><br>
1831:
1832: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1833: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1834: <p>
1835:
1.247 jufi 1836: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1837: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1838: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1839: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1840:
1.213 horacio 1841: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1842: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1843: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1844: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1845: <p>
1.215 horacio 1846:
1.247 jufi 1847: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1848: <a
1849: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1850: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1851: </strong></font><br>
1852:
1853: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1854: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1855: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1856: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1857: much of the attitude too).
1858: <p>
1.161 louis 1859:
1.247 jufi 1860: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1861: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1862: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1863: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1864:
1.157 louis 1865: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1866: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1867: <p>
1.247 jufi 1868: </ul>
1.157 louis 1869:
1870: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1871: <ul>
1.157 louis 1872:
1.247 jufi 1873: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1874: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1875: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1876: </strong></font><br>
1877:
1878: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1879: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1880: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1881: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1882: <p>
1883:
1.247 jufi 1884: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1885: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1886: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1887: </strong></font><br>
1888:
1889: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1890: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1891: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1892: it because they love coding...
1893: <p>
1894:
1.247 jufi 1895: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1896: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1897: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1898: </strong></font><br>
1899:
1900: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1901: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1902: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1903: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1904: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1905: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1906: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1907: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1908: <p>
1909:
1.247 jufi 1910: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1911: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1912: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1913: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1914: </strong></font><br>
1915:
1916: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1917: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1918: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1919: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1920: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1921: the pizza.
1922: <p>
1923:
1.247 jufi 1924: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1925: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1926: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1927: </strong></font><br>
1928:
1929: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1930: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1931: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1932: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1933: problems.
1934: <p>
1935:
1.247 jufi 1936: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1937: <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 1938: </strong></font><br>
1939:
1.222 miod 1940: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1941: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1942: - whether they like it or not.
1943: <p>
1944:
1.247 jufi 1945: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1946: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1947: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1948: </strong></font><br>
1949:
1950: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1951: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1952: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1953: <p>
1.148 aaron 1954:
1.247 jufi 1955: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1956: <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 1957: </strong></font><br>
1958:
1959: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1960: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1961: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1962: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1963: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1964: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1965: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1966: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1967: <p>
1968:
1.247 jufi 1969: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1970: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1971: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1972: </strong></font><br>
1973:
1974: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1975: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1976: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1977: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1978: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1979: <p>
1.247 jufi 1980: </ul>
1.147 louis 1981:
1.138 louis 1982: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1983: <ul>
1.138 louis 1984:
1.247 jufi 1985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1986: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1987: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1988: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1989: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1990: </strong></font><br>
1991:
1.227 horacio 1992: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1993: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1994: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1995: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1996: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1997: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1998: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1999: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 2000: <p>
2001:
1.247 jufi 2002: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 2003: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 2004: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 2005: </strong></font><br>
2006:
2007: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
2008: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
2009: groups, and even Linux.
2010: <p>
2011:
1.247 jufi 2012: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2013: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
2014: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 2015: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
2016: </strong></font><br>
2017:
2018: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
2019: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
2020: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
2021: library after installing the OS.
2022: <p>
2023:
1.247 jufi 2024: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2025: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 2026: Sys Admin, September 2000
2027: </strong></font><br>
2028:
2029: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
2030: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
2031: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
2032: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 2033: (<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>,
2034: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
2035: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
2036: <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 2037: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 2038: out of the system.
2039: <p>
2040:
1.247 jufi 2041: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 2042: <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
2043: </strong></font><br>
2044:
2045: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 2046: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
2047: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
2048: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
2049: the IP filtering and address translation.
2050: <p>
1.301 jose 2051:
2052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2053: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
2054: </strong></font><br>
2055:
2056: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
2057: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
2058: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
2059: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
2060: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
2061: <p>
1.247 jufi 2062: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2063:
1.131 louis 2064: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2065: <ul>
1.131 louis 2066:
1.247 jufi 2067: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2068: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
2069: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
2070: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 2071: </strong></font><br>
2072:
2073: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
2074: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
2075: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
2076: <p>
2077:
1.247 jufi 2078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 2079: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
2080: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
2081: </strong></font><br>
2082:
2083: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
2084: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
2085: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
2086: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
2087: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
2088: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
2089: note of"</i>.
2090: <p>
2091:
1.247 jufi 2092: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 2093: <a
1.247 jufi 2094: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 2095: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
2096: </strong></font><br>
2097:
2098: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
2099: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
2100: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
2101: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
2102: <p>
2103:
1.247 jufi 2104: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 2105: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 2106: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
2107: </strong></font><br>
2108:
2109: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
2110: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
2111: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
2112: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
2113: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
2114: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
2115: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
2116: <p>
2117:
1.247 jufi 2118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 2119: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
2120: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
2121: 2000
2122: </strong></font><br>
2123:
2124: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
2125: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
2126: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
2127: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
2128: against current industry practices.
2129: <p>
2130:
1.247 jufi 2131: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 2132: <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
2133: </strong></font><br>
2134:
2135: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
2136: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
2137: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
2138: <p>
2139:
1.247 jufi 2140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 2141: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
2142: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
2143: </strong></font><br>
2144:
2145: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
2146: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
2147: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
2148: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
2149: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
2150: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
2151: careful code reviews, he concludes.
2152: <p>
2153:
1.247 jufi 2154: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 2155: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
2156: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
2157: </strong></font><br>
2158:
2159: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
2160: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
2161: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
2162: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
2163: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 2164: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
2165: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
2166: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 2167: <p>
1.247 jufi 2168: </ul>
1.131 louis 2169:
1.118 louis 2170: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2171: <ul>
1.118 louis 2172:
1.247 jufi 2173: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 2174: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
2175: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
2176: </strong></font><br>
2177:
2178: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
2179: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
2180: about time. The article mentions that
2181: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
2182: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
2183: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 2184: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 2185: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
2186: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 2187: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 2188: <p>
2189:
1.247 jufi 2190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2191: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 2192: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 2193: </strong></font><br>
2194:
2195: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
2196: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
2197: of OpenSSH.
2198: <p>
2199:
1.247 jufi 2200: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2201: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 2202: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 2203: </strong></font><br>
2204:
2205: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 2206: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 2207: bridging.
2208: <p>
2209:
1.247 jufi 2210: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2211: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
2212: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 2213: </strong></font><br>
2214:
1.121 deraadt 2215: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
2216: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 2217: <p>
2218:
1.247 jufi 2219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2220: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
2221: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
2222: </strong></font><br>
2223:
2224: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
2225: <p>
2226:
1.247 jufi 2227: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 2228: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2229: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
2230: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 2231: </strong></font><br>
2232:
1.120 deraadt 2233: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
2234: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 2235: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
2236: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
2237: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
2238: <p>
2239:
1.247 jufi 2240: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 2241: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
2242: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
2243: </strong></font><br>
2244:
1.222 miod 2245: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 2246: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
2247: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
2248: protocols and their quirks.
2249: <p>
2250:
1.247 jufi 2251: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2252: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
2253: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 2254: </strong></font><br>
2255:
2256: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
2257: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
2258: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 2259: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 2260: <p>
2261:
1.247 jufi 2262: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 2263: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
2264: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
2265: </strong></font><br>
2266:
2267: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
2268: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
2269: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
2270: <p>
2271:
1.247 jufi 2272: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 2273: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2274: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
2275: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 2276: </strong></font><br>
2277:
2278: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
2279: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
2280: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
2281: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
2282: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
2283: <p>
1.247 jufi 2284: </ul>
1.118 louis 2285:
1.104 louis 2286: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2287: <ul>
1.104 louis 2288:
1.247 jufi 2289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 2290: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
2291: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
2292: </strong></font><br>
2293:
2294: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
2295: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
2296: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
2297: be a bit dry.
2298: <p>
2299:
1.247 jufi 2300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2301: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
2302: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
2303: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
2304: </strong></font><br>
2305: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
2306: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
2307: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
2308: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
2309: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
2310: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
2311: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
2312: <p>
2313:
1.247 jufi 2314: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2315: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
2316: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 2317: 2000
1.128 louis 2318: </strong></font><br>
2319:
2320: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
2321: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
2322: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
2323: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
2324: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 2325: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 2326: <p>
2327:
1.247 jufi 2328: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2329: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
2330: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 2331: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 2332:
2333: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
2334: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
2335: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
2336: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 2337: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
2338: <p>
1.110 louis 2339:
1.247 jufi 2340: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 2341: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
2342: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
2343: </strong></font><br>
2344:
2345: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
2346: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
2347: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
2348: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
2349: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
2350: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
2351: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
2352: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
2353: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
2354: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
2355: <p>
2356:
1.247 jufi 2357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 2358: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2359: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 2360:
2361: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
2362: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 2363: <p>
1.108 louis 2364:
1.247 jufi 2365: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 2366: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
2367: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 2368: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 2369:
2370: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
2371: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
2372: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 2373: <p>
1.106 louis 2374:
1.247 jufi 2375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 2376: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
2377: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 2378: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 2379:
2380: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
2381: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
2382: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
2383: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 2384: <p>
1.107 louis 2385:
1.247 jufi 2386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2387: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
2388: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2389: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 2390:
2391: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
2392: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 2393: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 2394: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
2395: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 2396: <p>
1.105 louis 2397:
1.247 jufi 2398: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 2399: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 2400: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 2401: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 2402:
1.113 naddy 2403: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
2404: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 2405: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 2406: <p>
1.104 louis 2407:
1.247 jufi 2408: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2409: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
2410: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
2411: </strong></font><br>
2412:
2413: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
2414: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
2415: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
2416: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
2417: <p>
1.301 jose 2418:
2419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2420: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
2421: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
2422: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
2423:
2424: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2425: hardware-supported cryptography.
2426: <p>
1.247 jufi 2427: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 2428:
1.85 louis 2429: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2430: <ul>
1.85 louis 2431:
1.247 jufi 2432: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2433: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 2434: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 2435: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2436:
2437: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
2438: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
2439: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
2440: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
2441: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
2442: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
2443: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 2444: <p>
1.99 louis 2445:
1.247 jufi 2446: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2447: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 2448: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2449: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 2450:
2451: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
2452: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
2453: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
2454: conditions.
1.113 naddy 2455: <p>
1.100 louis 2456:
1.247 jufi 2457: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2458: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 2459: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2460: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 2461:
2462: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
2463: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
2464: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
2465: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 2466: <p>
1.95 louis 2467:
1.247 jufi 2468: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2469: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 2470: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2471: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 2472:
2473: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
2474: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 2475: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 2476: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
2477: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2478: <p>
1.92 louis 2479:
1.247 jufi 2480: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2481: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 2482: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2483: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 2484:
2485: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
2486: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
2487: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
2488: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
2489: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
2490: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 2491: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 2492: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 2493: <p>
1.91 louis 2494:
1.247 jufi 2495: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2496: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
2497: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 2498: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2499:
2500: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
2501: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
2502: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
2503: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
2504: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2505: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2506: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2507: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2508: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2509: <p>
1.90 louis 2510:
1.247 jufi 2511: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2512: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2513: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2514: </strong></font><br>
2515: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2516: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2517: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2518: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2519: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2520: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2521: <p>
2522:
1.247 jufi 2523: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2524: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2525: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2526: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 2527:
1.113 naddy 2528: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2529: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2530: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2531: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2532: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2533: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2534: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2535: <p>
1.87 louis 2536:
1.247 jufi 2537: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2538: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2539: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2540: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2541:
2542: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2543: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2544: <p>
1.85 louis 2545:
1.247 jufi 2546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2547: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
2548: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
2549: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
2550:
2551: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
2552: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
2553: <p>
2554:
2555: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2556: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2557: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2558: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2559:
2560: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2561: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2562: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2563: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2564: <p>
1.89 louis 2565:
1.247 jufi 2566: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2567: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2568: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2569: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2570:
2571: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2572: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2573: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2574: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2575: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2576: </ul>
1.85 louis 2577:
1.78 deraadt 2578: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2579: <ul>
1.74 louis 2580:
1.247 jufi 2581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2582: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2583: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2584: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2585: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2586:
2587: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2588: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2589: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2590: <p>
1.83 louis 2591:
1.247 jufi 2592: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2593: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2594: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2595: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2596:
2597: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2598: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2599: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2600: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2601: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2602: <p>
1.93 louis 2603:
1.247 jufi 2604: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2605: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2606: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2607: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2608: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2609:
1.83 louis 2610: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2611: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2612: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2613: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2614: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2615: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2616: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2617: <p>
1.82 aaron 2618:
1.247 jufi 2619: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2620: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2621: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2622: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2623:
1.83 louis 2624: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2625: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2626: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2627: <p>
1.80 louis 2628:
1.247 jufi 2629: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2630: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2631: Bad Press</a>,
2632: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2633: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2634:
2635: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2636: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2637: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2638: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2639: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2640: <p>
1.247 jufi 2641: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2642:
2643: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2644: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2645:
1.247 jufi 2646: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2647: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2648: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2649: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2650: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2651:
2652: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2653: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2654: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2655: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2656: <p>
1.74 louis 2657:
1.247 jufi 2658: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2659: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2660: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2661: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2662:
1.219 horacio 2663: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2664: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2665: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2666: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2667: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2668: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2669: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2670: <p>
1.88 louis 2671:
1.247 jufi 2672: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2673: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2674: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2675: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2676:
2677: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2678: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2679: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2680: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2681: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2682: <p>
1.81 louis 2683:
1.247 jufi 2684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2685: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2686: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2687: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2688:
2689: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2690: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2691: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2692: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2693: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2694: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2695: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2696: <p>
1.90 louis 2697:
1.247 jufi 2698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2699: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2700: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2701: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2702:
2703: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2704: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2705: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2706: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2707: <p>
1.247 jufi 2708: </ul>
1.71 louis 2709:
1.69 deraadt 2710: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2711: <ul>
1.70 louis 2712:
1.247 jufi 2713: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2714: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2715: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2716: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2717:
2718: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2719: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2720: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2721: <p>
1.70 louis 2722:
1.247 jufi 2723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2724: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2725: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2726: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2727:
2728: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2729: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2730: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2731: <p>
1.68 louis 2732:
1.247 jufi 2733: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2734: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2735: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2736: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2737: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2738:
1.111 jufi 2739: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2740: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2741: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2742: "secure by default" installation.
2743: <p>
1.64 louis 2744:
1.247 jufi 2745: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2746: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2747: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2748: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2749:
1.113 naddy 2750: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2751: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2752: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2753: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2754: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2755: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2756: <p>
1.66 louis 2757:
1.247 jufi 2758: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2759: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2760: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2761: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2762:
2763: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2764: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2765: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2766: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2767: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2768: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2769: <p>
1.83 louis 2770:
1.247 jufi 2771: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2772: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2773: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2774: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2775:
2776: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2777: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2778: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2779: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2780: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2781: <p>
1.64 louis 2782:
1.247 jufi 2783: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2784: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2785: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2786: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2787:
2788: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2789: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2790: <p>
1.301 jose 2791:
2792: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2793: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
2794: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
2795: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
2796: </strong></font><br>
2797:
2798: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
2799: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2800: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
2801: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
2802: Giving way to
2803: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2804: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2805: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2806: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
2807: <p>
1.247 jufi 2808: </ul>
1.65 louis 2809:
1.69 deraadt 2810: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2811: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2812:
1.247 jufi 2813: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2814: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2815: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2816: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2817:
2818: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2819: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2820: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2821: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2822: <p>
1.88 louis 2823:
1.247 jufi 2824: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2825: <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 2826: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2827:
2828: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2829: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2830: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2831: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2832: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2833: <p>
1.60 louis 2834:
1.247 jufi 2835: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2836: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2837: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2838: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2839: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2840:
2841: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2842: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2843: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2844: <p>
1.58 louis 2845:
1.247 jufi 2846: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2847: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2848: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2849:
2850: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2851: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2852: <p>
1.53 louis 2853:
1.247 jufi 2854: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2855: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2856: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2857: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2858:
2859: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2860: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2861: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2862: <p>
1.99 louis 2863:
1.247 jufi 2864: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2865: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2866: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2867:
2868: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2869: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2870: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2871: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2872: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2873:
1.247 jufi 2874: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2875: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2876: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2877: </strong></font><br>
2878:
2879: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2880: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2881: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2882: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2883: <p>
2884:
1.247 jufi 2885: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2886: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2887: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2888: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2889:
2890: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2891: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2892: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2893:
1.247 jufi 2894: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2895: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2896: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2897:
2898: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2899: in
1.247 jufi 2900: <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 2901: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2902: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2903: <p>
1.53 louis 2904:
1.247 jufi 2905: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2906: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2907: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2908: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2909: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2910:
1.58 louis 2911: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2912: <p>
1.301 jose 2913:
2914: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2915: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
2916: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2917: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
2918: Informacyjny, January 2000
2919: </strong></font><br>
2920:
2921: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2922: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2923: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2924: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2925: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2926: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
2927: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
2928: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
2929: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2930: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2931: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2932: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
2933: <p>
2934:
2935: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2936: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
2937: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
2938: </strong></font><br>
2939:
2940: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
2941: <p>
2942: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2943:
1.69 deraadt 2944: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2945: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2946:
1.247 jufi 2947: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2948: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2949: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2950: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2951: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2952:
1.58 louis 2953: Kurt Seifried
2954: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2955: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2956: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2957: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2958:
1.247 jufi 2959: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2960: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2961: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2962: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2963:
2964: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2965: <p>
1.96 louis 2966:
1.247 jufi 2967: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2968: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
2969: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
2970: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
2971: </strong></font><br>
2972:
2973: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
2974: <p>
2975:
2976: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2977: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2978: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2979: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2980:
2981: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2982: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2983: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2984: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2985: <p>
1.247 jufi 2986: </ul>
1.86 louis 2987:
1.69 deraadt 2988: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2989: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2990:
1.247 jufi 2991: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2992: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2993: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2994: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2995:
2996: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2997: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2998: <p>
1.61 louis 2999:
1.247 jufi 3000: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3001: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 3002: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
3003: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3004: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 3005:
3006: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 3007: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 3008: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
3009: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 3010: right -- or at least strives to".
3011: <p>
1.48 louis 3012:
1.247 jufi 3013: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 3014: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
3015: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3016: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 3017: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
3018: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
3019: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
3020: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 3021: <p>
1.61 louis 3022:
1.247 jufi 3023: <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 3024: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 3025: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 3026:
3027: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
3028: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
3029: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
3030: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 3031: <p>
1.46 louis 3032:
1.247 jufi 3033: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3034: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
3035: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 3036: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3037:
3038: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
3039: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 3040: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 3041:
1.247 jufi 3042: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 3043: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
3044: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 3045: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 3046:
3047: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
3048: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
3049: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
3050: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 3051: <p>
1.247 jufi 3052: </ul>
1.70 louis 3053:
1.69 deraadt 3054: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3055: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3056:
1.247 jufi 3057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3058: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
3059: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 3060: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 3061: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 3062:
3063: Kurt Seifried
3064: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
3065: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
3066: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 3067: <p>
1.44 philen 3068:
1.247 jufi 3069: <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 3070: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 3071: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 3072:
3073: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 3074: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 3075:
1.247 jufi 3076: <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 3077: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 3078: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 3079:
3080: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 3081: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 3082:
1.247 jufi 3083: <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 3084: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 3085: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 3086:
3087: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
3088: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
3089: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
3090: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 3091: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 3092:
1.247 jufi 3093: <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 3094: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 3095: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 3096:
1.36 louis 3097: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 3098: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 3099:
1.247 jufi 3100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3101: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
3102: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 3103: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3104:
3105: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 3106: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 3107: </ul>
1.38 louis 3108:
1.69 deraadt 3109: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3110: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3111:
1.247 jufi 3112: <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 3113: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 3114: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 3115:
3116: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
3117: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 3118: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 3119:
1.113 naddy 3120: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 3121: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 3122: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 3123: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 3124:
3125: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
3126: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 3127: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
3128: terminal:
1.113 naddy 3129: <blockquote>
3130: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
3131: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
3132: <br>
3133: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
3134: </code>
3135: </blockquote>
3136: <p>
3137:
1.247 jufi 3138: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3139: <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>
3140: <p>
3141:
3142: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3143: <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 3144: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 3145:
3146: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
3147: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 3148: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 3149: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 3150:
1.247 jufi 3151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3152: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
3153: Sept. 28, 1999
3154: </strong></font><br>
3155:
3156: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
3157: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
3158: translating and reprinting articles from
3159: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
3160: <p>
3161:
3162: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 3163: <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 3164: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 3165:
3166: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
3167: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
3168: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
3169: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
3170: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 3171: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 3172: <p>
1.19 louis 3173:
1.113 naddy 3174: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 3175: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 3176: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 3177:
3178: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
3179: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
3180: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 3181: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
3182: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 3183: <p>
1.16 louis 3184:
1.247 jufi 3185: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3186: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 3187: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 3188: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 3189:
1.57 louis 3190: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
3191: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
3192: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 3193: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 3194:
1.247 jufi 3195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3196: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 3197: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 3198: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3199:
1.113 naddy 3200: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 3201:
1.247 jufi 3202: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3203: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
3204: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 3205: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 3206:
1.23 louis 3207: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
3208: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
3209: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
3210: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
3211: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 3212: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 3213:
1.247 jufi 3214: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 3215: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
3216: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 3217: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 3218:
1.199 pvalchev 3219: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 3220: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
3221: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
3222: installation.
1.113 naddy 3223: <p>
1.47 louis 3224:
1.247 jufi 3225: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3226: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 3227: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 3228: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3229:
1.301 jose 3230: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
3231: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
3232: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3233: </ul>
1.57 louis 3234:
1.69 deraadt 3235: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3236: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3237:
1.247 jufi 3238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 3239: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 3240: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 3241: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 3242:
3243: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
3244: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 3245: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3246: <p>
1.12 louis 3247:
1.247 jufi 3248: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 3249: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 3250: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 3251: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 3252:
3253: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
3254: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 3255: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
3256: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
3257: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
3258: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
3259: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 3260: <p>
1.247 jufi 3261: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 3262:
1.69 deraadt 3263: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3264: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 3265:
1.247 jufi 3266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 3267: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 3268: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 3269:
3270: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
3271: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
3272: available."
1.113 naddy 3273: <p>
1.301 jose 3274:
3275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3276: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
3277: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
3278: </strong></font><br>
3279:
3280: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
3281: <p>
1.247 jufi 3282: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 3283:
1.69 deraadt 3284: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3285: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3286:
1.247 jufi 3287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 3288: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 3289: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 3290:
3291: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
3292: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
3293: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
3294: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
3295: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 3296: <p>
1.33 louis 3297:
1.247 jufi 3298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3299: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 3300: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 3301: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3302:
1.113 naddy 3303: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
3304: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 3305: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
3306: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
3307: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 3308: <p>
1.247 jufi 3309: </ul>
1.57 louis 3310:
1.69 deraadt 3311: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3312: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3313:
1.247 jufi 3314: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3315: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 3316: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 3317: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3318:
3319: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
3320: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 3321: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3322:
1.247 jufi 3323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3324: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
3325: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
3326: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 3327: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 3328:
3329: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 3330: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 3331:
1.247 jufi 3332: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 3333: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3334:
1.113 naddy 3335: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 3336:
1.247 jufi 3337: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 3338: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
3339: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 3340: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3341:
3342: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 3343: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 3344: </ul>
1.23 louis 3345:
1.69 deraadt 3346: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3347: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3348:
1.247 jufi 3349: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3350: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 3351: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3352:
3353: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
3354: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 3355: <p>
1.2 deraadt 3356:
1.247 jufi 3357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3358: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 3359: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3360: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3361:
3362: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
3363: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 3364: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 3365: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3366: </ul>
1.57 louis 3367:
1.69 deraadt 3368: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3369: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3370:
1.247 jufi 3371: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 3372: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
3373: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 3374: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 3375:
3376: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
3377: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
3378: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
3379: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3380: <p>
1.15 louis 3381:
1.247 jufi 3382: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3383: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
3384: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 3385: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3386:
3387: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
3388: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
3389: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
3390: columns."
1.113 naddy 3391: <p>
1.247 jufi 3392: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3393:
1.69 deraadt 3394: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3395: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3396:
1.247 jufi 3397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3398: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 3399: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 3400: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3401:
3402: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 3403: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 3404:
1.113 naddy 3405: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3406: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 3407: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3408:
3409: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
3410: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 3411: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 3412: </ul>
1.57 louis 3413:
1.69 deraadt 3414: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3415: <ul>
1.301 jose 3416: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3417: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
3418: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3419: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
3420:
3421: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
3422: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
3423: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
3424: <p>
3425:
3426: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3427: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
3428: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3429: Nov 13, 1998 and
3430: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
3431: Datateknik</a>,
3432: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
3433:
3434: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
3435: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
3436: explains the licensing issues and points to our
3437: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
3438: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3439:
1.113 naddy 3440: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3441: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 3442: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 3443: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3444:
1.222 miod 3445: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 3446: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
3447: Implementation, including a brief interview with
3448: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 3449: <p>
1.247 jufi 3450: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3451:
1.69 deraadt 3452: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3453: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3454:
1.247 jufi 3455: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3456: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 3457: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3458:
1.69 deraadt 3459: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
3460: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 3461: <p>
1.247 jufi 3462: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3463:
1.69 deraadt 3464: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3465: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 3466:
1.247 jufi 3467: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3468: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
3469: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 3470: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3471:
3472: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
3473: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 3474: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3475:
1.247 jufi 3476: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 3477: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 3478: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
3479: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 3480: <p>
1.247 jufi 3481: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3482:
1.69 deraadt 3483: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3484: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3485:
1.247 jufi 3486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3487: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 3488: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
3489: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 3490: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 3491: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3492:
3493: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
3494: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
3495: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 3496: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 3497: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 3498: <p>
1.247 jufi 3499: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 3500:
3501: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3502: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3503:
1.247 jufi 3504: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3505: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 3506: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3507:
1.69 deraadt 3508: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
3509: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 3510: <p>
1.112 naddy 3511:
1.247 jufi 3512: </ul>
1.113 naddy 3513: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3514:
1.292 camield 3515: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3516: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3517: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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