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1.1 deraadt 18:
1.378 henning 19: <h2>March, 2004</h2>
20: <ul>
1.384 jose 21:
22: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.386 ian 23: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/07/intel_64bit/">
24: Intel cribbed x86-64 tech 'from AMD documents'</a>,
25: The Register, April 7th, 2004.
26: </strong></font><br>
27: Quotes Tom Halfhill in <em>Microprocessor Reports</em> as saying that
28: Intel developed its 64-bit extensions to the 32-bit x86 instruction set by
29: "reading AMD's pre-release documentation".
30: After detailed comparison of AMD's 64-bit products and Intel's clone of them,
31: "In every case," Halfhill concludes, "we found Intel had patterned its 64-bit x86 architecture after AMD64 in almost every detail."
32: Quotes the OpenBSD team as saying
33: "We've tested the Intel x86 64-bit stuff, and it works for OpenBSD.
34: But it's nasty, because they left out the NX (non-executable) bit
35: in the page tables."
36: Maybe there was a page missing from Intel's photocopy of AMD's documentation.
37: <p>
38:
39: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 40: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/currentnews/7503585eb6e9543f80256e670038578b">Microsoft Preparing to Release Code to Open Source</a>,
41: Computer Business Review Online, March 30, 2004.
42: </strong></font><br>
43: An article about how Microsoft is looking to release portions of their
44: non-core code (non-OS portions) under their "Shared Source" license. Some
45: discussion of how Microsoft has been shipping free software in their
46: Unix Services for Windows product, which includes OpenBSD source code.
47:
1.378 henning 48: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.381 ian 49: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/18/marc_espie.html">Interview
50: with OpenBSD's Marc Espie</a>,
51: ONLamp.com, March 18, 2004.
52: </strong></font><br>
53: A really good and colorful interview with Marc Espie. The
54: interviewer gets Marc to list his areas of
55: contributions to the project, but soon it gets around to
56: methodology, how we differ from other open source OS projects
57: (quote:
58: "Evolve the OS, not Revolutionize it. This is in violent contrast to Linux."),
59: how each release of gcc is slower than the previous, the ubiquitous
1.382 ian 60: licensing wars (and the GPL'd stuff we've replaced by BSD-licensed),
1.381 ian 61: future plans, and so on. Marc is careful to credit a number of
62: the other developers for their work on the system.
63: <p>
64:
65: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 66: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/11/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">Homemade Embedded BSD Systems</a>,
67: ONLamp.com, March 11, 2004.
68: </strong></font><br>
1.385 jose 69: The start of a short series of articles on putting OpenBSD on the <a
1.384 jose 70: href="http://www.soekris.com/">Soekris</a> device, a small x86 based PC
71: device. Using the NET4801 device, the author pares down OpenBSD for
72: installation on a CF storage device. A list of resources are available,
73: too.
74: <p>
75:
76: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.378 henning 77: [GERMAN] Apparently insecure, analysis of Windows 2000, Linux and OpenBSD sourcecode, iX 04/04, p. 14.
78: </strong></font><br>
1.379 henning 79: A small article describing the results of examining Windows 2000, Linux and
1.378 henning 80: OpenBSD source code using
81: <a href="http://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder">Flawfinder</a>.
82: "OpenBSD is ahead, Flawfinder finds a surprisingly small number of
83: potentially dangerous constructs. The source code audit by the OpenBSD team
84: seems to pay out. Additionally, OpenBSD uses the secure strlcpy/strlcat by
85: Todd C. Miller instead of strcpy etc."
86: <p>
87: </ul>
88:
1.374 jose 89: <h2>January, 2004</h2>
90: <ul>
91: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.375 jose 92: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1845592592&fp=16&fpid=0">Banks' use of IIS scary</a>,
93: ComputerWorld, January 30, 2004.
94: </strong></font><br>
95: A brief but solid mention of OpenBSD. After examining how many Australian
96: banks use IIS on Windows, web server security is examined. The article
97: ends with a priceless quote, "I recommend OpenBSD for Apache as it can't
98: be overlooked for edge security and there is no such thing as viruses for
99: it."
100: <p>
101:
102: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.374 jose 103: <a href="http://www.fosdem.org/2004/index/interviews/interviews_brauer">Fosdem
104: Interview: Henning Brauer</a>,
105: Fosdem 2004, January 6, 2004.
106: </strong></font><br/>
107: A brief interview with Henning Brauer conducted as the Fosdem conference
108: approaches. Henning talks about changes in 3.4, in -current, and the
109: BGP daemon he's been working on for the past few months.
110: <p>
111: </ul>
112:
1.369 ian 113: <h2>October, 2003</h2>
114: <ul>
115: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 116: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1368006,00.asp">Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems</a>,
117: eWeek, October 31, 2003.
118: </strong></font><br/>
119: A commentary on all of the BSDs and what kind of commercial success they've
120: enjoyed. While Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols notes that Linux is easier to
121: install and configure than the freely available BSDs, he does continually
122: praise them, especially OpenBSD.
123: <p>
124:
125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 126: <a href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7542683131.html">VIA wows
127: with nano-sized x86, entropy-based security, tiny PCs</a>,
128: LinuxDevices.com, October 15, 2003.
129: </strong></font><br/>
130: Another article which extracts heavily from the VIA press release
131: and includes a quote from Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD support for the
132: processor. Additionally, it shows a photo of the processor next to a US
133: one cent coin and an Intel Pentium M processor, illustrating its small
134: form factor.
135: <p>
136:
137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
138: <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/Digital%20Library/PR031014EdenN.jsp">VIA
139: Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, World's Smallest & Lowest
140: Power Native x86 Processor with Industry's Most Advanced Embedded Security
141: Features</a>,
142: Press Release, October 14, 2003.
143: </strong></font><br/>
144: VIA announces a new small, low power native x86 processor with an
145: integrated multi-mode AES implementation. Theo de Raadt is quoted as
146: saying, "There's just no way to describe how happy we were to find such an
147: inexpensive, blazingly fast, and correctly operating device as the VIA
148: Eden-N processor's Padlock ACE ..." OpenBSD 3.4 has support for this
149: processor and its integrated cryptographic engine.
150: <p>
151: This article can also be found online at:
152: <ul>
153: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
154: <a href="http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/news.hwz?cid=10&aid=13257">VIA Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, Worlds Smallest & Lowest Power Native x86 Processor with Industrys Most Advanced Embedded Security Features</a>,
155: HardwareZone.com, October 14, 2003.
156: </strong></font>
157: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
158: </ul>
159: <p>
160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.372 jose 161: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/09/adding_system_calls.html">Adding
1.371 jose 162: System Calls (an OpenBSD Example)</a>,
163: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 9, 2003.
164: </strong></font><br/>
165: Another O'ReillyNet article about OpenBSD by an OpenBSD developer. This
166: one, by Kevin Lo, is a quick introduction to the modification of the
167: OpenBSD kernel to support a new system call. Example code is included.
168: </p>
169:
170: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.369 ian 171: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/02/openbsd_gcc.html">Diving
1.370 ian 172: into GCC: OpenBSD and m88k</a>,
1.371 jose 173: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 2, 2003.
1.369 ian 174: </strong></font><br/>
175: Our own Miod Vallat discusses how he learned to stop fearing GCC
176: by just getting down and messing with its internals.
177: Since he "started with almost zero gcc internals knowledge, it
178: should be understandable by anyone able to read C code, and proves that
179: diving into gcc is not as hard as one could imagine." Along the way, he
180: gives some informative background on the Motorola 88000 architecture
181: and its history with OpenBSD.
182: </ul>
183:
1.368 henning 184: <h2>August, 2003</h2>
185: <ul>
186: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 187: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/kav-26.08.03-001/">OpenBSD-Firewall erkennt Betriebssysteme</a>, heise online, August 26, 2003.
1.368 henning 188: </strong></font><br>
189: Short announcement of pf's passive os fingerprinting.
190: </ul>
191:
1.364 jose 192: <h2>July, 2003</h2>
193: <ul>
194: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 195: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0307i/">
196: The Open Road: Return of Packet Filter</a>,
197: UNIX Review,
198: July, 2003.
199: </strong></font><br>
200: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier returns to give a more detailed tour of the
201: configuration and use of PF. Lots of links and pointers for people
202: who want more information.
203: <p>
204:
205: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.366 jose 206: <a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22845-1.html">
207: Clarke advocates grass-roots action to protect critical IT</a>,
208: Government Computer News,
209: July 22, 2003.
210: </strong></font><br>
211: Richard Clarke, the former cybersecurity czar for the White House (US),
212: discusses challenges to developing a secure IT infrastructure. The end
213: of the article mentions the awards presentations he made with SANS
214: to OpenBSD for effective OS security testing.
215: <p>
216:
217: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
218: <a href="http://www.sans.org/press/ISLA.php">
219: Users Recognize Leadership in Operating System and Network Security</a>,
220: SANS Institute,
221: July 22, 2003.
222: </strong></font><br>
223: OpenBSD was chosen as a winner in the 2003 Information Security Leadership
1.377 david 224: Awards, organized by the <a href="http://www.sans.org/">SANS institute</a>.
1.366 jose 225: OpenBSD was chosen as the winner of the award for effective security
226: testing of an operating system. To quote part of the award,
227: "In the 2003 competition among military academies and grad schools, in which
228: they competed to provide the best defense against cyber attacks launched
229: by National Security Agency specialists, the judges acknowledged that in
230: the final analysis, use of OpenBSD was a determining factor in the winner's
231: ability to fight off attacks." The awards were presented by Richard Clarke
232: in Washington DC. Other awards included patch distribution mechanisms
233: and denial of service attack mitigation techniques.
234: <p>
235:
236: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.364 jose 237: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/07/17/openbsd_core_team.html">
238: The Essence of OpenBSD</a>,
239: OnLamp.com,
240: July 17, 2003.
241: </strong></font><br>
242: Cameron Laird and George Peter Staplin offer an interview with several
243: OpenBSD developers, including Theo de Raadt, Daniel Hartmeier, Jason
244: Wright, Miod Vallat, and Dale Rahn. The developers talk about how the
245: project came to be in 1995, how they came to the project, and what they
246: have been working on.
247:
248: </ul>
249:
1.356 jose 250: <h2>June, 2003</h2>
1.338 ian 251: <ul>
252:
253: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 254: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0306l/">
255: The Open Road: OpenBSD's Packet Filter</a>,
256: UNIX Review,
257: June, 2003.
258: </strong></font><br>
259: Author Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier provides a brief introduction to installing
260: OpenBSD and the basics of PF. The article is quite short and cannot
261: provide enough detail to do anything but start looking at the rules and
262: use of PF. This is the first in a two-part series on OpenBSD and PF.
263: <p>
264:
265: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.363 jose 266: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1135078,00.asp">
267: Is It Time for BSD?</a>,
268: eWeek,
269: June 23, 2003.
270: </strong></font><br>
271: Jim Rapoza discusses the current SCO legal battles against IBM and the
272: Linux community. Citing the legal friction, Rapoza encourages IT
273: departments to investigate the BSD world, especially OpenBSD, which
274: have already settled their UNIX source code claims with AT&T.
275: The security and track record of the BSD distributions is also touted
276: as a reason to investigate their use in corporate IT settings.
277: <p>
278:
279: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.360 jose 280: <a href="http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=7816/sdmdev0306/">
281: Loose Lips Sink Ships</a>,
282: Software Development Online,
283: June, 2003.
284: </strong></font><br>
285: Alexandra Weber Morales provides a concise summary of the DARPA-OpenBSD
286: funding issue by repeating some information published elsewhere and also
287: providing original material from others. Old and new quotes from Jan
288: Walker reiterate the original DARPA position. Gene Spafford, Gary McGraw
289: both contribute comments on the project's situation and current state.
290: Also provides a concise summary of the project's latest release and
291: current activities.
292: <p>
293:
294: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.358 henning 295: [GERMAN] "We don't do politics, we write software", c't 13/03, p. 106.
296: </strong></font><br>
1.361 henning 297: An interview with Theo - over two pages, he talks about the DARPA funding
298: story, explains the importance of the hackathons and how the 2003
299: hackathon was different from the past ones that had a "mission",
300: like replacing ipf with pf at the Boston hackathon. Opposed to that, this
301: year's hackathon didn't hava a mission, but rather around 20 teams working
302: on different projects and forming new teams later to attack other problems.
303: He describes a "very complex and intense climate" and points out
304: that support for AMD Hammer, UltraSPARC III, SMP and Mozilla was done.
1.362 henning 305: Theo also talks about the DARPA funding cut and its effects - basically
1.361 henning 306: that funding will work like it did before the grant, through
307: CD, T-Shirt and Poster sales as well as donations.
308: Asked about Linus Torvald's role in Linux Theo desribes his role in OpenBSD
309: as a "friendly dictator" who is involved in all major
310: decisions.
311: A further topic is, naturally, security. Theo points out that an absolutely
312: secure system would imply a bugfree system and thus is not possible, and
313: briefly explains ProPolice and W^X. A small followup article focusses on the
314: basics of ProPolice and W^X.
1.358 henning 315: <p>
316:
317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.355 jose 318: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1111894,00.asp">
319: OpenBSD gets harder to crack</a>,
320: Page 58, eWeek,
321: June 2, 2003.
322: </strong></font><br>
323: Timothy Dyck reviews the latest OpenBSD release, 3.3, and focuses on the
324: new features: PF and the integration with ALTQ and the system wide stack
325: protection mechanisms. Some of the criticisms in the article have already
326: been addressed in -current.
327: <p>
328:
1.356 jose 329: </ul>
330:
331: <h2>May, 2003</h2>
332: <ul>
333:
1.355 jose 334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.357 jose 335: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=499">
336: Interview with Ivan Arce, CTO of Core Security Technologies</a>
337: Help Net Security, May 29, 2003.
338: </strong></font><br>
339: Berislav Kucan interviews Ivan Arce, CTO of <a
340: href="http://www.corest.com">Core Security Technologies</a>. Several of
341: the people at Core have been involved in the development of OpenBSD, and
342: they commonly use OpenBSD as one of their development and deployment
343: platforms. In the interview, Ivan is quoted as saying "... from a purely
344: security perspective. I would say that OpenBSD is still the king of the
345: hill." PF is also one of Ivan's top five security tools.
346: <p>
347:
348: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.353 jose 349: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/21OPconnection_1.html">
350: Beyond Linux</a>,
351: InfoWorld,
352: May 23, 2003.
353: </strong></font><br>
354: Columnist Chad Dickerson discusses several Open Source projects as
355: alternatives to Linux. OpenBSD gets a brief mention as the most secure
356: free OS available. The BSD license is also touted in a positive light
357: compared to the GPL.
358: <p>
359:
360: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.349 deraadt 361: <a href="http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=dd4eb943-192f-4e5a-8d7f-e2a93a4e7b43">
362: Elite Programmers `Hack' to Help Others</a>,
363: Pages A1/D1/D4, Calgary Herald,
1.346 ian 364: May 17, 2003.
365: </strong></font><br>
366: Tamara Gignac came out to the hackathon and spent much of the day
367: talking to team members; her article takes up half the front page of
368: the business section and half of another page inside
369: (plus a four-column-inch teaser on the front page).
370: "We're addicted to making good stuff that works", she quotes Theo,
371: in talking about the project's history and goals.
372: Goes over the whole gamut of meanings of the term "hacker" -
373: including early MIT hackerdom and quotes from Tim Berners-Lee -
374: and how the term went downhill in the public's mind after the
375: <i>War Games</i> movie. Photos of dhartmei, jason and others.
1.351 ian 376: <br>
377: This article can also be found online at:
378: <ul>
379: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
380: <a href="http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/info/business/story.html?id=F5F23FF7-E0EE-4C54-BBED-7B523C6AFBF2">
381: Hackers Try for a Good Rap</a>,
382: Saskatoon StarPhoenix,
383: May 17, 2003
384: </strong></font>
1.352 ian 385: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
387: <a href="http://www.canada.com/montreal/specials/business/story.html?id=4C8B848C-8772-4C2E-B8F7-60CDAC678303">
388: Hackers try to buff their image</a>,
389: Montreal Gazette,
390: May 21, 2003
391: </strong></font></li>
1.351 ian 392: </ul>
1.347 deraadt 393: <p>
1.346 ian 394:
395: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.345 deraadt 396: Funding cut linked to antiwar remarks, Page E5,
1.348 ian 397: Calgary Herald,
1.345 deraadt 398: May 7, 2003.
399: </strong></font><br>
400: An article not yet on the net by Tamara Gignac once again discusses
401: the DARPA funding cut and how it will have no affect on the Hackathon
402: happening in Calgary starting the 9th.
403: <p>
404:
405: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.344 deraadt 406: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/21438.html">
407: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
408: OsOpinion,
409: May 6, 2003.
410: </strong></font><br>
411: Joe Brockmeier writes a scathing discussion regarding the perception of
412: wrongdoing inside DARPA and Air Force in regards to the funding cut.
413: <br>
414: This article can also be found online at:
415: <ul>
416: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
417: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21438.html">
418: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
419: NewsFactor Network.
420: </strong></font>
421: </ul>
422: <p>
423:
424: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 425: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=52131">
1.343 deraadt 426: OpenBSD, closed doors</a>,
427: ITBusiness,
428: May 2, 2003.
429: </strong></font><br>
430: Shane Schick covers a quick recount of the DARPA funding situation, the
431: release of 3.3 and its buffer-overflow fighting security features.
432: Despite some errors, the article interestingly ends with a suggestion
433: that the Canadian government should help fund OpenBSD.
434: <p>
435:
436: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.341 deraadt 437: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/01/HNopenbsd33_1.html">
438: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
439: InfoWorld,
440: May 1, 2003.
1.338 ian 441: </strong></font><br>
1.342 deraadt 442: Carly Suppa discusses the new things that can be found in OpenBSD 3.3.
443: <br>
444: This article can also be found online at:
445: <ul>
446: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
447: <a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/15D00CA80554E2B648256D1A000F9270?OpenDocument">
448: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
449: IDG Singapore.
450: </strong></font>
451: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 452: <p>
453:
1.339 jose 454: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
455: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-999200.html">
456: OpenBSD 3.3 prevails despite funding cut</a>,
1.341 deraadt 457: ZDNet,
458: May 1, 2003.
459: </strong></font><br>
460: An article with a number of errors, apparently cobbled together by
1.342 deraadt 461: someone using parts from previous articles.
462: <br>
1.341 deraadt 463: This article can also be found online at:
464: <ul>
465: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
466: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/999200.htm">
467: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
468: BusinessWeek.com.
1.339 jose 469: </strong></font>
470: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
471: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-999200.html">
472: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
473: CNET News.com.
474: </strong></font>
475: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
476: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2134164,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage">
477: OpenBSD releases version 3.3</a>,
478: ZDNet UK.
479: </strong></font>
480: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
481: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=480">
482: OpenBSD 3.3 has been released</a>,
483: Help Net Security, Croatia.
484: </strong></font>
485: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 486: <p>
1.339 jose 487:
1.341 deraadt 488: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 489: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-announce&m=105175475006905&w=2">
1.341 deraadt 490: OpenBSD 3.3 Released</a>,
491: Todd Miller in <a href="mail.html">openbsd-announce</a>,
492: May 1, 2003.
493: </strong></font><br>
494: The official announcement of the 3.3 release lists all the great things
495: that have been added
496: to the system in 3.3, including ProPolice, W^X, fewer setuid/setgid programs,
497: more privsep, major security and usability improvements in pf,
498: more hardware support including the HPPA platform, spamd, more and better
1.350 deraadt 499: third-party "ports", many upgrades to included software, and more.
1.341 deraadt 500: Recommends purchase of CD and T-shirts to provide continuing funding
501: for the project (more so now that the DARPA funding is gone).
502: As always, OpenBSD remains free software, so you can FTP it for free.
1.338 ian 503: <p>
504:
505: </ul>
506:
1.253 ian 507: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
508: <ul>
1.255 ian 509:
1.260 ian 510: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 511: <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220030428mco01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">
1.330 deraadt 512: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
513: TechRepublic,
514: April 28, 2003.
515: </strong></font><br>
516: John McCormick writes about the recent W^X and ProPolice efforts in the
517: upcoming 3.3 release, noting that other vendors should look at this
1.331 deraadt 518: work.<br>
519: Can also be found online at:
520: <ul>
521: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
522: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133935,00.html">
523: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
524: ZDNet UK.
525: </strong></font>
526: </ul>
1.330 deraadt 527: <p>
528:
529: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 530: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
531: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
532: IDG,
533: April 24, 2003.
534: </strong></font><br>
535: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
536: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
537: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
538: Can also be found online at:
539: <ul>
540: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
541: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
542: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
1.340 jose 543: InfoWorld.
1.326 deraadt 544: </strong></font>
545: </ul>
546: <p>
547:
548: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
549: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 david 550: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 551: Slate,
552: April 24, 2003.
553: </strong></font><br>
554: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
555: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
556: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
557: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
558: <p>
559:
560: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 561: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
562: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
563: April 24, 2003.
564: </strong></font><br>
565: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
566: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
567: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
568: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
569: <p>
570:
571: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 572: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
573: April 24, 2003.
574: </strong></font><br>
575: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
576: the free software community".
577: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
578: other articles.
579: <p>
580:
581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 582: <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>,
1.324 ian 583: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
584: </strong></font><br>
585: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
586: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
587: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
588: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
589: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
590: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
591: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
592: affairs." Notes the discrepency between DARPA's public position
593: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
594: <br/>
595: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
596: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
597: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
598: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
1.328 deraadt 599: <br>
600: Can also be found online at:
601: <ul>
602: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
603: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0424-08.htm">
604: Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
605: Common Dreams NewsCenter
606: </strong></font>
607: </ul>
1.324 ian 608: <p>
609:
610: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
611: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
612: Wired, April 24, 2003.
613: </strong></font><br>
614: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
615: article above.
616: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
617: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
618: wasting them."
1.332 ian 619: <br>
620: Can also be found online at:
621: <ul>
622: <li>
623: <font color="#009000"><strong>[JAPANESE] <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/20030425302.html">Wired News Japan</a>
624: </strong></font>
625: </ul>
1.324 ian 626: <p>
627:
628: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 629: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
630: </strong></font><br>
631: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
632: <p>
633:
634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 635: <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.
636: </strong></font><br>
637: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
638: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
639: <p>
640:
641: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 642: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
643: April 23, 2003.
644: </strong></font><br>
645: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
646: <p>
647:
648: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 649: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 650: April 22, 2003.
651: </strong></font><br>
652: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
653: <p>
654:
655: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 656: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
657: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
658: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 659: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 660: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
661: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
662: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
663: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
664: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
665: Can also be found online at:
666: <ul>
667: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
668: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 669: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
670: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 671: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 672: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
673: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 674: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
675: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 676: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 677: </ul>
678: <p>
679:
680: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 681: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
682: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 683: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 684: </strong></font><br>
685: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 686: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
687: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
688: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
689: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
690: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
691: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 692: <p>
693:
694: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 695: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
696: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 697: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
698: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 699: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
700: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
701: at UPenn and DARPA.
702: <p>
703:
704: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.359 miod 705: [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 Informatique,
706: France
1.315 deraadt 707: April 18, 2003.
708: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 709: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 710: <p>
711:
712: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 713: [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 714: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 715: </strong></font><br>
716: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
717: <p>
718:
719: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 720: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
721: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
722: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 723: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 724: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
725: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
726: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
727: <p>
728:
729: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 730: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
731: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 732: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 733: </strong></font><br>
734: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
735: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
736: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 737: American century.
1.267 deraadt 738: <p>
739:
740: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 741: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
742: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 743: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 744: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 745: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
746: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
747: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
748: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
749: Can also be found online at:
750: <ul>
751: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
752: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 753: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 754: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 755: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 756: <p>
757:
758: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.377 david 759: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 760: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 761: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 762: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 763: </strong></font><br>
764: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 765: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
766: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
767: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
768: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 769:
770: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
771: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
772: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
773: New York Times.
774: </strong></font>(free registration required)
775:
1.273 deraadt 776: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
777: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 778: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 779: ABC News.
780: </strong></font>
781:
782: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 783: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 784: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 785: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 786: </strong></font>
787:
788: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 789: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 790: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 791: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 792: </strong></font>
793:
794: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 795: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
796: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 797: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 798: </strong></font>
799:
800: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 801: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 802: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 803: Times Daily, AL.
804: </strong></font>
805:
806: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
807: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
808: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
809: Boston.com, MA.
810: </strong></font>
811:
812: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 813: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 814: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 815: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
816: </strong></font>
817:
818: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 819: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
820: [Article was pulled]</a>
821: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 822: </strong></font>
823:
824: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
825: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
826: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
827: Infoshop News.
828: </strong></font>
829:
830: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
831: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
832: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
833: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
834: </strong></font>
835:
836: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 837: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
838: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
839: Raleigh News, NC.
840: </strong></font>
841:
842: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 843: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
1.314 deraadt 844: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
845: Napa News, CA.
846: </strong></font>
847:
848: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 849: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 850: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
851: NEPA News, PA.
852: </strong></font>
853:
854: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
855: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
856: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
857: Wired News.
858: </strong></font>
1.332 ian 859: <br>
860: <li>
1.333 deraadt 861: <font color="#009000"><strong>
862: [JAPANESE]
863: <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/culture/story/20030423205.html">
864: Wired News Japan</a>
865: </strong></font>
1.273 deraadt 866:
1.271 deraadt 867: </ul>
868: <p>
1.272 deraadt 869: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
870: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 871: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
872: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
873: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
874: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
875: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
876: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 877: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 878: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
879: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
880: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 881: <p>
882: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 883:
884: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 885: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 886: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
887: Indianapolis Star, IN.
888: </strong></font>
889:
890: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 891: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
892: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
893: Miami Herald, FL.
894: </strong></font>
895:
896: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 897: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 898: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
899: </strong></font>
900:
901: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
902: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 903: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 904: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 905: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 906:
907: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
908: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
909: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
910: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
911: ABC News.
912: </strong></font>
913:
1.276 deraadt 914: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
915: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 916: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 917: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 918: </strong></font>
919:
1.286 dhartmei 920: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 921: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 922: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
923: Wilmington Star, NC.
924: </strong></font>
925:
1.300 jose 926: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
927: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
928: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
929: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
930: </strong></font>
931:
1.309 jose 932: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
933: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
934: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
935: Globe Technology.
936: </strong></font>
937:
1.263 deraadt 938: </ul>
1.262 beck 939: <p>
940:
941: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 942: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
943: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 944: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 945: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 946: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 947: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
948: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
949: <p>
950:
951: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 952: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
953: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
954: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 955: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 956: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
957: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
958: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
959: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
960: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
961: and simply restates other press reports.
962: <p>
963:
964: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 965: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
966: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
967: OS News, April 18, 2003.
968: </strong></font><br>
969: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
970: <p>
971:
972: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 973: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
974: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 975: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 976: </strong></font><br>
977: Another report on the DARPA funding.
978: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
979: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
980: <p>
981:
982: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.330 deraadt 983: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133221,00.html">
984: IT Anthems: OpenBSD</a>,
985: ZDNet UK Tech Update,
986: April 17, 2003.
987: </strong></font><br>
988: Peter Judge, who maintains the large
989: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2122414,00.html">
990: Tech Anthems</a>
991: archives, does a little writeup about the OpenBSD release songs,
992: 4 so far.
993: <p>
994:
995: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 996: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
997: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 998: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 999: </strong></font><br>
1000: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
1001: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
1002: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
1003: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
1004: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
1005: Goes on to say:
1006: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
1007: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
1008: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
1009: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 1010: This article is also found online at:
1011: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 1012: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1013: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
1014: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
1015: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 1016: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 1017: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1018: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
1019: ZDnet</a>,
1020: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 1021: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 1022: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1023: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
1024: ZDnet Australia</a>,
1025: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 1026: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 1027: </ul>
1.260 ian 1028: <p>
1.279 deraadt 1029:
1.260 ian 1030: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1031: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 1032: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 1033: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 1034: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 1035: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 1036: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
1037: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
1038: without notice or justification.
1039: <p>
1040:
1041: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1042: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 1043: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 1044: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 1045: </strong></font><br>
1046: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
1047: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 1048: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 1049: effective today, without any warning..."
1050: <p>
1.257 ian 1051:
1052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 1053: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
1054: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1055: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 1056: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 1057: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
1058: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
1059: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
1060: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
1061: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 1062: <p>
1063:
1064: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 1065: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
1066: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1067: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 1068: </strong></font><br>
1069: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
1070: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
1071: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
1072: quoting two of them:
1073: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
1074: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
1075: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
1076: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
1077: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
1078: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
1079: <p>
1080:
1.255 ian 1081: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1082: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
1083: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 1084: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1085: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 1086: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 1087: <p>
1088:
1089: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 1090: [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 1091: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1092: </strong></font><br>
1093: New security concepts in OpenBSD
1094: <p>
1095:
1096: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 1097: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
1098: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1099: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 1100: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 1101: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 1102: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
1103: security experts for more than three decades."
1104: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
1105: <p>
1.261 ian 1106:
1.254 drahn 1107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 1108: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 1109: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1110: </strong></font><br>
1111: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
1112: <p>
1113:
1114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 1115: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
1116: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
1117: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
1118: </strong></font><br>
1119: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
1120: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
1121: discussion OpenBSD's path.
1122: <p>
1123:
1124: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 1125: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
1126: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1127: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 1128: </strong></font><br>
1129: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
1130: from US DARPA.
1131: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
1132: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
1133: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
1134: the BSD license.
1135: <p>
1136: </ul>
1137:
1.251 ian 1138: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
1139: <ul>
1140:
1141: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1142: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
1143: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
1144: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
1145: </strong></font><br>
1146:
1147: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
1148: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
1149: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
1150: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
1151: <p>
1152:
1153: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 1154: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
1155: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.371 jose 1156: OnLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 1157: </strong></font><br>
1158: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
1159: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
1160: Mentions
1161: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
1162: and
1163: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
1164: programs.
1165: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 1166: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 1167: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
1168: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
1169: <p>
1.325 ian 1170: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
1171: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 1172:
1173: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1174: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
1175: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
1176: </strong></font><br>
1177: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
1178: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
1179: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
1180: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
1181: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
1182: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
1183: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
1184: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
1185: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
1186: put into service."
1187: <p>
1188: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
1189: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
1190: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
1191: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
1192: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
1193: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
1194: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
1195: computers with security features."
1196: <p>
1.329 ian 1197:
1198: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1199: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2079549/">
1200: Bush's Cyberstrategery: The administration's war against a bogus threat </a>,
1201: Slate,
1202: March 3, 2003.
1203: </strong></font><br>
1204: Brendan Koerner's thorough dissmissal of the total unreality and FUD
1205: surrounding the Bush Administration's recent
1206: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/">National Strategy
1207: to Secure Cyberspace</a>, NIPC, vendors and others who profit by
1208: big-lie-hyping the threat of system crackers into a new force to be
1209: made war upon, like the "war" on drugs and the "war" on terrorism.
1210: Concludes: "... the bulk of the report's solutions are lame. Most
1211: are meaningless jargon, such as suggesting that "future components
1212: of the cyber infrastructure are built to be inherently secure and
1213: dependable for their users." A fantastic sentiment, but as mushy
1214: as stating that the president is "for the children." What about
1215: making software vendors liable for bug-ridden products? Or rooting
1216: out insecure Microsoft products like the troubled SQL server in favor
1217: of more secure open-source solutions like
1218: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>?"
1219: I can scarcely believe that Slate's owner Microsoft is paying
1220: them to write this stuff (nor that Koerner thinks OpenBSD is a database :-)).
1221: Finally: "Nothing so bold is forthcoming in the Strategy. Which is
1222: yet another indicator that the czars of national computer security
1223: are perfectly content to tease out the hyperbole in perpetuity.
1224: The bigger the perceived threat, the greater their importance inside
1225: the Beltway."
1226: <p>
1.251 ian 1227: </ul>
1228:
1.249 jufi 1229: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
1230: <ul>
1231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1232: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
1233: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1234: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 1235: </strong></font><br>
1236: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
1237: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 1238: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 1239: <p>
1.334 ian 1240:
1241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1242: <a href="http://www.egovos.org/pdf/dodfoss.pdf">Use of Free and
1243: Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense</a>,
1244: MITRE Report Number MP 02 W0000101, revised January 2, 2003
1245: </strong></font><br>
1246: Prepared by The MITRE Corporation for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency),
1247: this report analyses how DOD uses open source software.
1248: The summary talks briefly about various terms (free, open source, etc.),
1249: then talks about the survey itself, one question of which was
1250: "... the hypothetical question ...
1251: of what would happen if FOSS software were banned in the DoD."
1252: <br>
1253: "The main conclusion of the analysis was that FOSS software plays
1254: a more critical role in the DoD than has generally been recognized.
1255: FOSS applications are most important in four broad areas: Infrastructure
1256: Support, Software Development, Security, and Research. One unexpected
1257: result was the degree to which Security depends on FOSS. Banning
1258: FOSS would remove certain types of infrastructure components (e.g.,
1.335 david 1259: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>) that currently help
1.334 ian 1260: support network security.
1261: It would also limit DoD access to, and overall expertise in, the use of
1262: powerful FOSS analysis and detection applications that hostile groups could
1263: use to help stage cyberattacks. Finally, it would remove the
1264: demonstrated ability of FOSS applications to be updated rapidly in
1265: response to new types of cyberattack. Taken together, these factors
1266: imply that banning FOSS would have immediate, broad, and strongly
1267: negative impacts on the ability of many sensitive and security-focused
1268: DoD groups to defend against cyberattacks."
1269: <br>
1270: So, let's hope the policy wonks read this report.
1271: <p>
1272:
1.249 jufi 1273: </ul>
1274:
1.246 jufi 1275: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1276: <ul>
1.246 jufi 1277:
1.247 jufi 1278: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 1279: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 1280: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
1281: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 1282: </strong></font><br>
1283: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
1284: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
1285: <p>
1286:
1.247 jufi 1287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1288: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
1289: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
1290: Heise News-Ticker, December 04, 2002
1291: </strong></font><br>
1292: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
1293: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
1294: <p>
1295:
1296: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 1297: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 1298: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
1299: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 1300: </strong></font><br>
1301: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
1302: in their annual OpenHack security test.
1303: <p>
1.247 jufi 1304: </ul>
1.246 jufi 1305:
1.244 jufi 1306: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1307: <ul>
1.246 jufi 1308:
1.247 jufi 1309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 1310: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
1311: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
1312: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1313: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 1314: </strong></font><br>
1315: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
1316: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
1317: md5 digests.
1318: <p>
1319:
1.247 jufi 1320: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 1321: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 1322: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
1323: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 1324: </strong></font><br>
1325: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
1326: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
1327: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
1328: right the first time."
1329: <p>
1.247 jufi 1330: </ul>
1.244 jufi 1331:
1332:
1333: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1334: <ul>
1.244 jufi 1335:
1.247 jufi 1336: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 1337: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1338: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
1339: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 1340: </strong></font><br>
1341: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
1342: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1343: part 6</a>.
1344: <p>
1345:
1.247 jufi 1346: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 1347: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1348: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
1349: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 1350: </strong></font><br>
1351: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
1352: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
1353: <p>
1.301 jose 1354:
1355: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1356: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
1357: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
1358: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
1359: </strong></font><br>
1360:
1361: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1362: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1363: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1364: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1365: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1366: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1367: <i>Here's the
1368: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1369: <p>
1.247 jufi 1370: </ul>
1.242 jufi 1371:
1372: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1373: <ul>
1.242 jufi 1374:
1.247 jufi 1375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1376: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1377: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
1378: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1379: </strong></font><br>
1380: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
1381: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
1382: <p>
1383:
1.247 jufi 1384: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1385: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1386: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
1387: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1388: </strong></font><br>
1389: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
1390: this time using pf.
1391: <p>
1.247 jufi 1392: </ul>
1.242 jufi 1393:
1394: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1395: <ul>
1.242 jufi 1396:
1.247 jufi 1397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1398: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1399: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
1400: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1401: </strong></font><br>
1402: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
1403: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
1404: their rotation.
1405: <p>
1406:
1.247 jufi 1407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1408: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1409: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
1410: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1411: </strong></font><br>
1412: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
1413: <p>
1.247 jufi 1414: </ul>
1.242 jufi 1415:
1.239 jufi 1416: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1417: <ul>
1.239 jufi 1418:
1.247 jufi 1419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1420: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 1421: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
1422: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1423: </strong></font><br>
1424: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
1425: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
1426: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
1427: <p>
1428:
1.247 jufi 1429: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 1430: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 1431: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
1432: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 1433: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 1434: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
1435: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
1436: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 1437: <p>
1.247 jufi 1438: </ul>
1.239 jufi 1439:
1.235 lebel 1440: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1441: <ul>
1.235 lebel 1442:
1.239 jufi 1443:
1.247 jufi 1444: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 1445: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 1446: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
1447: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 1448: </strong></font><br>
1449: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
1450: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
1451: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
1452: <p>
1.301 jose 1453:
1.247 jufi 1454: </ul>
1.235 lebel 1455:
1.228 horacio 1456: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1457: <ul>
1.228 horacio 1458:
1.247 jufi 1459: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1460: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1461: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
1462: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 1463: </strong></font><br>
1464: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
1465: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
1466: <p>
1467:
1.247 jufi 1468: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 1469: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 1470: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
1471: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 1472: </strong></font><br>
1473: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
1474: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
1475: <p>
1476:
1.247 jufi 1477: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 1478: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 1479: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
1480: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 1481: </strong></font><br>
1482: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
1483: on the desktop of his parents.
1484: <p>
1485:
1.247 jufi 1486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 1487: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 1488: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
1489: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 1490: </strong></font><br>
1491: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
1492: using IPFilter.
1493:
1494: <p>
1495:
1.247 jufi 1496: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 1497: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 1498: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
1499: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 1500: </strong></font><br>
1501: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
1502: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
1503: perspectives of the four OS.
1504: <br>
1505: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 1506: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 1507: <p>
1508:
1.247 jufi 1509: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 1510: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
1511: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 1512: software and security</a>,
1513: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 1514: </strong></font><br>
1515:
1516: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
1517: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
1518: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
1519: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
1520: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
1521: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
1522: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
1523: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
1524: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
1525: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
1526: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
1527: security conscious team beyond doubt.
1528: <p>
1.247 jufi 1529: </ul>
1.228 horacio 1530:
1.225 horacio 1531: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1532: <ul>
1.225 horacio 1533:
1.247 jufi 1534: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1535: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
1536: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 1537: Interview</a>,
1538: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 1539: </strong></font><br>
1540:
1541: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
1542: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
1543: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 1544: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 1545: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
1546: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
1547: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
1548: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
1549: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 1550: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 1551: of choice.
1552: <p>
1.247 jufi 1553: </ul>
1.225 horacio 1554:
1555: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1556: <ul>
1.225 horacio 1557:
1.247 jufi 1558: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1559: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 1560: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
1561: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 1562: </strong></font><br>
1563:
1564: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
1565: <p>
1566:
1.247 jufi 1567: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1568: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 1569: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
1570: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 1571: </strong></font><br>
1572:
1573: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
1574: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
1575: <p>
1.247 jufi 1576: </ul>
1.225 horacio 1577:
1.218 horacio 1578: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1579: <ul>
1.218 horacio 1580:
1.247 jufi 1581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.387 ! mcbride 1582: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/6">
1.269 deraadt 1583: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1584: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 1585: </strong></font><br>
1586:
1587: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
1588: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
1589: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
1590: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
1591: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
1592: subjects. Worth a read.
1593: <p>
1594:
1595:
1.247 jufi 1596: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 1597: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 1598: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
1599: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 1600: </strong></font><br>
1601:
1602: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
1603: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
1604: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
1605: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
1606: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
1607: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
1608: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
1609: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
1610: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 1611: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 1612: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
1613: on other operating systems.<br>
1614: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
1615: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
1616: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
1617: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
1618: <p>
1619:
1.247 jufi 1620: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1621: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 1622: Operating System 2010</a>,
1623: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 1624: </strong></font><br>
1625:
1626: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
1627: covering the level of software integration into the core
1628: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
1629: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
1630: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
1631: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
1632: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
1633: <p>
1634:
1.247 jufi 1635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 1636: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 1637: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
1638: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 1639: </strong></font><br>
1640:
1641: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
1642: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
1643: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
1644: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
1645: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
1646: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
1647: <p>
1.247 jufi 1648: </ul>
1.221 horacio 1649:
1.210 jufi 1650: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1651: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1652:
1.247 jufi 1653: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1654: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 1655: Already a Contender</a>,
1656: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 1657: </strong></font><br>
1658:
1659: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
1660: source software in response to an article which claimed that
1661: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
1662: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
1663: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
1664: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
1665: <p>
1666:
1.247 jufi 1667: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 1668: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 1669: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
1670: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 1671: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1672:
1.224 horacio 1673: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
1674: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
1675: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
1676: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
1677: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
1678: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 1679: <p>
1.247 jufi 1680: </ul>
1.215 horacio 1681:
1682: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1683: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1684:
1.247 jufi 1685: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1686: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
1687: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 1688: Division</a>,
1689: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 1690: </strong></font><br>
1691:
1692: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
1693: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 1694: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 1695: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
1696: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
1697: investment</em>.<br>
1698: The implementation details can be seen on their
1699: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
1700: <p>
1701:
1.247 jufi 1702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1703: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
1704: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
1705: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
1706: </strong></font><br>
1707:
1708: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1709: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1710: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
1711: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
1712: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
1713: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1714: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
1715: <p>
1716:
1717: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1718: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1719: Thinking about Security</a>,
1720: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1721: </strong></font><br>
1722:
1723: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
1724: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
1725: security and says that even secured operating systems running
1726: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
1727: to time.<br>
1728: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
1729: system and just the most secure system.
1730: <p>
1731:
1.247 jufi 1732: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1733: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 1734: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
1735: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 1736: </strong></font><br>
1737:
1738: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
1739: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
1740: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
1741: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
1742: choice:<br>
1743: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
1744: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
1745: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
1746: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
1747: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
1748: network security devices and as such must be well
1749: armored."</em><br>
1750: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
1751: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
1752: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
1753: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
1754: <br>
1755: Bravo!
1756: <p>
1.247 jufi 1757: </ul>
1.210 jufi 1758:
1.207 ian 1759: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1760: <ul>
1.215 horacio 1761:
1.247 jufi 1762: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 1763: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
1764: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
1765: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 1766:
1.207 ian 1767: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
1768: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 1769: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 1770: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
1771: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
1772: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 1773: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 1774: <p>
1.247 jufi 1775: </ul>
1.207 ian 1776:
1.194 jufi 1777: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1778: <ul>
1.194 jufi 1779:
1.247 jufi 1780: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1781: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 1782: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
1783: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 1784: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1785:
1.240 miod 1786: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 1787: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
1788: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
1789: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
1790: <p>
1791:
1.247 jufi 1792: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1793: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
1794: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
1795: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
1796:
1797: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
1798: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
1799: <p>
1800:
1801: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1802: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
1803: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1804: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
1805:
1806: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
1807: <p>
1808:
1809: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1810: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 1811: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
1812: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
1813: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1814:
1.240 miod 1815: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 1816: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 1817: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
1818: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1819: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 1820: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 1821: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
1822: <br>
1823: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
1824: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
1825: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
1826: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
1827: <p>
1828:
1.247 jufi 1829: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 1830: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
1831: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 1832: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 1833: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1834:
1.194 jufi 1835: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
1836: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
1837: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
1838: <br>
1839: The new
1840: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 1841: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 1842: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
1843: <p>
1.247 jufi 1844: </ul>
1.194 jufi 1845:
1.190 horacio 1846: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1847: <ul>
1.190 horacio 1848:
1.247 jufi 1849: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 1850:
1851: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
1852: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
1853:
1.301 jose 1854:
1.191 jufi 1855: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
1856: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
1857:
1858: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
1859: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
1860:
1.212 horacio 1861: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
1862: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 1863: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
1864:
1.211 horacio 1865: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
1866: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 1867: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
1868:
1.247 jufi 1869: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 1870: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
1871:
1.247 jufi 1872: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 1873: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
1874:
1.212 horacio 1875: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
1876: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 1877: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
1878:
1879: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
1880: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
1881:
1882: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
1883: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
1884:
1.301 jose 1885: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
1886: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
1887:
1.191 jufi 1888: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
1889: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
1890:
1891: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 1892: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 1893:
1.192 jufi 1894: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
1895: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 1896: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 1897:
1.193 deraadt 1898: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
1899: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 1900: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 1901:
1.247 jufi 1902: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 1903: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
1904:
1.247 jufi 1905: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 1906: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
1907: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
1908:
1.213 horacio 1909: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 1910: 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 1911: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
1912:
1.190 horacio 1913: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 1914: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
1915: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
1916: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
1917: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
1918: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
1919: <p>
1.190 horacio 1920:
1.247 jufi 1921: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1922: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
1923: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
1924: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 1925: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1926:
1.195 jufi 1927: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1928: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1929: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1930: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1931: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1932: <p>
1933:
1.247 jufi 1934: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1935: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1936: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1937: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1938: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1939:
1.191 jufi 1940: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 1941: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
1942: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
1943: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
1944: <p>
1945:
1946: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1947: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
1948: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1949: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
1950:
1951: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
1952: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 1953: <p>
1.247 jufi 1954: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1955:
1.191 jufi 1956:
1.186 jufi 1957: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1958: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1959:
1.247 jufi 1960: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1961: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1962: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1963: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1964: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1965:
1.188 jufi 1966: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1967: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1968: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1969: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1970: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1971: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1972: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1973: <p>
1974:
1.301 jose 1975: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1976: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
1977: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
1978: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
1979:
1980: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
1981: <p>
1.191 jufi 1982:
1.247 jufi 1983: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1984: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1985: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1986: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1987: </strong></font><br>
1988:
1989: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1990: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1991: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1992: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1993: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1994: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1995: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1996: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1997: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1998: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1999: familiar?
2000: <p>
1.247 jufi 2001: </ul>
1.191 jufi 2002:
1.178 louis 2003: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2004: <ul>
1.178 louis 2005:
1.247 jufi 2006: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 2007: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 2008: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
2009: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 2010: </strong></font><br>
2011:
2012: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
2013: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
2014: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
2015: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
2016: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
2017: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
2018: <p>
2019:
1.247 jufi 2020: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2021: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
2022: Open source under the hood</a>,
2023: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 2024: </strong></font><br>
2025:
2026: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
2027: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
2028: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
2029: <p>
2030:
1.247 jufi 2031: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2032: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
2033: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
2034: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 2035: </strong></font><br>
2036:
2037: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
2038: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
2039: <p>
1.247 jufi 2040: </ul>
1.179 louis 2041:
1.174 louis 2042:
1.175 louis 2043: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2044: <ul>
1.175 louis 2045:
1.247 jufi 2046: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2047: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
2048: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
2049: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 2050: </strong></font><br>
2051:
2052: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
2053: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
2054: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
2055: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
2056: <p>
2057:
1.247 jufi 2058: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2059: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
2060: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
2061: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 2062: </strong></font><br>
2063:
2064: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 2065: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 2066: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
2067: <p>
1.247 jufi 2068: </ul>
1.175 louis 2069:
1.176 louis 2070:
1.172 mickey 2071: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2072: <ul>
1.172 mickey 2073:
1.247 jufi 2074: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2075: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
2076: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 2077: </strong></font><br>
2078:
2079: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
2080: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
2081: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 2082: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 2083: <p>
2084:
1.247 jufi 2085: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 2086: <a
1.269 deraadt 2087: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
2088: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
2089: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 2090: </strong></font><br>
2091:
2092: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
2093: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
2094: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
2095: <p>
2096:
1.247 jufi 2097: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 2098: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 2099: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
2100: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 2101: </strong></font><br>
2102:
2103: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
2104: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
2105: <p>
2106:
1.247 jufi 2107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 2108: <a
1.269 deraadt 2109: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
2110: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 2111: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
2112: </strong></font><br>
2113:
2114: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
2115: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
2116: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
2117: our own Theo de Raadt.
2118: <p>
2119:
1.247 jufi 2120: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 2121: <a
1.269 deraadt 2122: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
2123: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
2124: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 2125: </strong></font><br>
2126:
2127: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
2128: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
2129: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
2130: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
2131: shut down.]
2132: <p>
2133:
1.247 jufi 2134: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2135: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 2136: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 2137: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
2138: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 2139: </strong></font><br>
2140:
2141: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
2142: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
2143: <p>
1.247 jufi 2144: </ul>
1.172 mickey 2145:
1.161 louis 2146: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2147: <ul>
1.161 louis 2148:
1.247 jufi 2149: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 2150: <a
1.269 deraadt 2151: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
2152: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
2153: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 2154: </strong></font><br>
2155:
2156: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
2157: by John Wolley
2158: <p>
2159:
1.247 jufi 2160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 2161: <a
1.269 deraadt 2162: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
2163: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
2164: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 2165: </strong></font><br>
2166:
2167: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
2168: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
2169: OpenBSD).
2170: <p>
2171:
1.247 jufi 2172: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 2173: <a
1.247 jufi 2174: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 2175: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
2176: </strong></font><br>
2177:
2178: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
2179: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
2180: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
2181: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
2182: and hindsight.
2183: <p>
2184:
1.247 jufi 2185: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2186: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
2187: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
2188: </strong></font><br>
2189:
2190: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
2191: <p>
2192:
1.247 jufi 2193: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 2194: <a
1.168 provos 2195: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
2196: December 7, 2000
2197: </strong></font><br>
2198:
2199: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
2200: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
2201: us explain.
2202: <p>
2203:
1.247 jufi 2204: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 2205: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
2206: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 2207: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 2208: December 6, 2000
2209: </strong></font><br>
2210:
2211: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
2212: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
2213: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
2214: <p>
2215:
1.247 jufi 2216: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2217: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
2218: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
2219: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
2220: </strong></font><br>
2221:
2222: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
2223: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
2224: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
2225: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2226: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2227: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
2228: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
2229: <p>
2230:
2231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 2232: <a
1.226 horacio 2233: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
2234: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 2235: </strong></font><br>
2236:
2237: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 2238: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 2239: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 2240: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2241: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2242: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 2243: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 2244: <p>
1.162 millert 2245:
1.247 jufi 2246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 2247: <a
1.161 louis 2248: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
2249: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
2250: </strong></font><br>
2251:
2252: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
2253: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
2254: <p>
2255:
1.247 jufi 2256: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 2257: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
2258: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
2259: </strong></font><br>
2260:
2261: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
2262: <p>
2263:
2264:
1.247 jufi 2265: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 2266: <a
1.226 horacio 2267: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
2268: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
2269: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 2270: </strong></font><br>
2271:
2272: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
2273: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
2274: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
2275: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
2276: <p>
1.247 jufi 2277: </ul>
1.169 louis 2278:
1.158 louis 2279: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2280: <ul>
1.147 louis 2281:
1.247 jufi 2282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2283: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
2284: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 2285: </strong></font><br>
2286:
2287: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
2288: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
2289: <p>
2290:
1.247 jufi 2291: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2292: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
2293: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
2294: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 2295: </strong></font><br>
2296: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
2297: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
2298: <p>
2299:
1.247 jufi 2300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 2301: <a
2302: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
2303: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
2304: </strong></font><br>
2305:
2306: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
2307: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
2308: <p>
2309:
1.247 jufi 2310: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2311: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 2312: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
2313: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 2314:
1.213 horacio 2315: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.383 jcs 2316: <a href="books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1.161 louis 2317: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
2318: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
2319: <p>
1.215 horacio 2320:
1.247 jufi 2321: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 2322: <a
2323: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
2324: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
2325: </strong></font><br>
2326:
2327: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
2328: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
2329: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
2330: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
2331: much of the attitude too).
2332: <p>
1.161 louis 2333:
1.247 jufi 2334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2335: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 2336: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 2337: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2338:
1.157 louis 2339: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
2340: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
2341: <p>
1.247 jufi 2342: </ul>
1.157 louis 2343:
2344: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2345: <ul>
1.157 louis 2346:
1.247 jufi 2347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2348: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 2349: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 2350: </strong></font><br>
2351:
2352: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
2353: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
2354: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
2355: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
2356: <p>
2357:
1.247 jufi 2358: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 2359: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
2360: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
2361: </strong></font><br>
2362:
2363: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
2364: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
2365: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
2366: it because they love coding...
2367: <p>
2368:
1.247 jufi 2369: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 2370: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
2371: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
2372: </strong></font><br>
2373:
2374: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
2375: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
2376: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
2377: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
2378: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
2379: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
2380: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
2381: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
2382: <p>
2383:
1.247 jufi 2384: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2385: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
2386: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
2387: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 2388: </strong></font><br>
2389:
2390: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
2391: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
2392: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
2393: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
2394: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
2395: the pizza.
2396: <p>
2397:
1.247 jufi 2398: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 2399: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
2400: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
2401: </strong></font><br>
2402:
2403: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
2404: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
2405: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
2406: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
2407: problems.
2408: <p>
2409:
1.247 jufi 2410: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 2411: <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 2412: </strong></font><br>
2413:
1.222 miod 2414: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 2415: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
2416: - whether they like it or not.
2417: <p>
2418:
1.247 jufi 2419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2420: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
2421: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 2422: </strong></font><br>
2423:
2424: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
2425: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
2426: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 2427: <p>
1.148 aaron 2428:
1.247 jufi 2429: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2430: <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 2431: </strong></font><br>
2432:
2433: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
2434: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
2435: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
2436: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
2437: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
2438: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
2439: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
2440: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
2441: <p>
2442:
1.247 jufi 2443: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2444: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
2445: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 2446: </strong></font><br>
2447:
2448: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
2449: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
2450: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
2451: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
2452: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
2453: <p>
1.247 jufi 2454: </ul>
1.147 louis 2455:
1.138 louis 2456: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2457: <ul>
1.138 louis 2458:
1.247 jufi 2459: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2460: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
2461: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
2462: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
2463: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 2464: </strong></font><br>
2465:
1.227 horacio 2466: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 2467: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
2468: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
2469: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
2470: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
2471: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
2472: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
2473: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 2474: <p>
2475:
1.247 jufi 2476: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 2477: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 2478: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 2479: </strong></font><br>
2480:
2481: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
2482: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
2483: groups, and even Linux.
2484: <p>
2485:
1.247 jufi 2486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2487: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
2488: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 2489: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
2490: </strong></font><br>
2491:
2492: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
2493: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
2494: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
2495: library after installing the OS.
2496: <p>
2497:
1.247 jufi 2498: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2499: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 2500: Sys Admin, September 2000
2501: </strong></font><br>
2502:
2503: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
2504: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
2505: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
2506: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 2507: (<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>,
2508: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
2509: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
2510: <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 2511: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 2512: out of the system.
2513: <p>
2514:
1.247 jufi 2515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 2516: <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
2517: </strong></font><br>
2518:
2519: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 2520: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
2521: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
2522: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
2523: the IP filtering and address translation.
2524: <p>
1.301 jose 2525:
2526: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2527: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
2528: </strong></font><br>
2529:
2530: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
2531: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
2532: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
2533: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
2534: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
2535: <p>
1.247 jufi 2536: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2537:
1.131 louis 2538: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2539: <ul>
1.131 louis 2540:
1.247 jufi 2541: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2542: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
2543: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
2544: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 2545: </strong></font><br>
2546:
2547: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
2548: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
2549: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
2550: <p>
2551:
1.247 jufi 2552: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 2553: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
2554: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
2555: </strong></font><br>
2556:
2557: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
2558: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
2559: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
2560: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
2561: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
2562: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
2563: note of"</i>.
2564: <p>
2565:
1.247 jufi 2566: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 2567: <a
1.247 jufi 2568: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 2569: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
2570: </strong></font><br>
2571:
2572: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
2573: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
2574: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
2575: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
2576: <p>
2577:
1.247 jufi 2578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 2579: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 2580: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
2581: </strong></font><br>
2582:
2583: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
2584: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
2585: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
2586: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
2587: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
2588: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
2589: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
2590: <p>
2591:
1.247 jufi 2592: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 2593: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
2594: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
2595: 2000
2596: </strong></font><br>
2597:
2598: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
2599: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
2600: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
2601: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
2602: against current industry practices.
2603: <p>
2604:
1.247 jufi 2605: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 2606: <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
2607: </strong></font><br>
2608:
2609: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
2610: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
2611: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
2612: <p>
2613:
1.247 jufi 2614: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 2615: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
2616: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
2617: </strong></font><br>
2618:
2619: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
2620: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
2621: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
2622: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
2623: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
2624: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
2625: careful code reviews, he concludes.
2626: <p>
2627:
1.247 jufi 2628: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 2629: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
2630: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
2631: </strong></font><br>
2632:
2633: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
2634: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
2635: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
2636: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
2637: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 2638: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
2639: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
2640: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 2641: <p>
1.247 jufi 2642: </ul>
1.131 louis 2643:
1.118 louis 2644: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2645: <ul>
1.118 louis 2646:
1.247 jufi 2647: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 2648: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
2649: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
2650: </strong></font><br>
2651:
2652: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
2653: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
2654: about time. The article mentions that
2655: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
2656: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
2657: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 2658: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 2659: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
2660: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 2661: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 2662: <p>
2663:
1.247 jufi 2664: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2665: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 2666: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 2667: </strong></font><br>
2668:
2669: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
2670: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
2671: of OpenSSH.
2672: <p>
2673:
1.247 jufi 2674: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2675: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 2676: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 2677: </strong></font><br>
2678:
2679: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 2680: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 2681: bridging.
2682: <p>
2683:
1.247 jufi 2684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2685: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
2686: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 2687: </strong></font><br>
2688:
1.121 deraadt 2689: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
2690: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 2691: <p>
2692:
1.247 jufi 2693: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2694: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
2695: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
2696: </strong></font><br>
2697:
2698: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
2699: <p>
2700:
1.247 jufi 2701: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 2702: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2703: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
2704: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 2705: </strong></font><br>
2706:
1.120 deraadt 2707: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
2708: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 2709: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
2710: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
2711: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
2712: <p>
2713:
1.247 jufi 2714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 2715: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
2716: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
2717: </strong></font><br>
2718:
1.222 miod 2719: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 2720: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
2721: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
2722: protocols and their quirks.
2723: <p>
2724:
1.247 jufi 2725: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2726: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
2727: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 2728: </strong></font><br>
2729:
2730: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
2731: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
2732: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 2733: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 2734: <p>
2735:
1.247 jufi 2736: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 2737: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
2738: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
2739: </strong></font><br>
2740:
2741: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
2742: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
2743: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
2744: <p>
2745:
1.247 jufi 2746: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 2747: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 2748: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
2749: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 2750: </strong></font><br>
2751:
2752: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
2753: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
2754: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
2755: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
2756: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
2757: <p>
1.247 jufi 2758: </ul>
1.118 louis 2759:
1.104 louis 2760: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2761: <ul>
1.104 louis 2762:
1.247 jufi 2763: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 2764: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
2765: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
2766: </strong></font><br>
2767:
2768: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
2769: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
2770: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
2771: be a bit dry.
2772: <p>
2773:
1.247 jufi 2774: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2775: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
2776: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
2777: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
2778: </strong></font><br>
2779: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
2780: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
2781: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
2782: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
2783: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
2784: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
2785: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
2786: <p>
2787:
1.247 jufi 2788: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2789: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
2790: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 2791: 2000
1.128 louis 2792: </strong></font><br>
2793:
2794: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
2795: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
2796: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
2797: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
2798: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 2799: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 2800: <p>
2801:
1.247 jufi 2802: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2803: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
2804: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 2805: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 2806:
2807: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
2808: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
2809: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
2810: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 2811: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
2812: <p>
1.110 louis 2813:
1.247 jufi 2814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 2815: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
2816: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
2817: </strong></font><br>
2818:
2819: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
2820: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
2821: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
2822: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
2823: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
2824: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
2825: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
2826: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
2827: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
2828: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
2829: <p>
2830:
1.247 jufi 2831: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 2832: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2833: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 2834:
2835: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
2836: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 2837: <p>
1.108 louis 2838:
1.247 jufi 2839: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 2840: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
2841: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 2842: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 2843:
2844: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
2845: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
2846: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 2847: <p>
1.106 louis 2848:
1.247 jufi 2849: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 2850: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
2851: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 2852: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 2853:
2854: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
2855: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
2856: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
2857: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 2858: <p>
1.107 louis 2859:
1.247 jufi 2860: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2861: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
2862: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2863: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 2864:
2865: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
2866: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 2867: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 2868: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
2869: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 2870: <p>
1.105 louis 2871:
1.247 jufi 2872: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 2873: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 2874: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 2875: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 2876:
1.113 naddy 2877: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
2878: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 2879: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 2880: <p>
1.104 louis 2881:
1.247 jufi 2882: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2883: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
2884: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
2885: </strong></font><br>
2886:
2887: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
2888: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
2889: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
2890: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
2891: <p>
1.301 jose 2892:
2893: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2894: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
2895: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
2896: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
2897:
2898: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2899: hardware-supported cryptography.
2900: <p>
1.247 jufi 2901: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 2902:
1.85 louis 2903: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2904: <ul>
1.85 louis 2905:
1.247 jufi 2906: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2907: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 2908: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 2909: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2910:
2911: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
2912: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
2913: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
2914: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
2915: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
2916: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
2917: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 2918: <p>
1.99 louis 2919:
1.247 jufi 2920: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2921: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 2922: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2923: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 2924:
2925: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
2926: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
2927: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
2928: conditions.
1.113 naddy 2929: <p>
1.100 louis 2930:
1.247 jufi 2931: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2932: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 2933: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2934: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 2935:
2936: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
2937: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
2938: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
2939: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 2940: <p>
1.95 louis 2941:
1.247 jufi 2942: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2943: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 2944: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2945: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 2946:
2947: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
2948: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 2949: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 2950: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
2951: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2952: <p>
1.92 louis 2953:
1.247 jufi 2954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2955: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 2956: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2957: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 2958:
2959: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
2960: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
2961: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
2962: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
2963: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
2964: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 2965: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 2966: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 2967: <p>
1.91 louis 2968:
1.247 jufi 2969: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2970: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
2971: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 2972: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2973:
2974: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
2975: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
2976: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
2977: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
2978: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2979: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2980: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2981: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2982: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2983: <p>
1.90 louis 2984:
1.247 jufi 2985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2986: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2987: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2988: </strong></font><br>
2989: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2990: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2991: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2992: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2993: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2994: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2995: <p>
2996:
1.247 jufi 2997: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2998: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2999: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 3000: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 3001:
1.113 naddy 3002: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
3003: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 3004: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
3005: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
3006: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
3007: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
3008: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 3009: <p>
1.87 louis 3010:
1.247 jufi 3011: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 3012: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
3013: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 3014: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 3015:
3016: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 3017: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 3018: <p>
1.85 louis 3019:
1.247 jufi 3020: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3021: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
3022: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3023: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
3024:
3025: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
3026: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
3027: <p>
3028:
3029: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 3030: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
3031: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 3032: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 3033:
3034: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 3035: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 3036: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
3037: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 3038: <p>
1.89 louis 3039:
1.247 jufi 3040: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 3041: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
3042: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 3043: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 3044:
3045: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
3046: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
3047: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
3048: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
3049: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 3050: </ul>
1.85 louis 3051:
1.78 deraadt 3052: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3053: <ul>
1.74 louis 3054:
1.247 jufi 3055: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3056: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 3057: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 3058: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 3059: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 3060:
3061: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
3062: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
3063: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3064: <p>
1.83 louis 3065:
1.247 jufi 3066: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 3067: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
3068: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 3069: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 3070:
3071: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
3072: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 3073: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 3074: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
3075: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 3076: <p>
1.93 louis 3077:
1.247 jufi 3078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 3079: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
3080: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
3081: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 3082: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 3083:
1.83 louis 3084: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
3085: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
3086: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
3087: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
3088: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 3089: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
3090: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
3091: <p>
1.82 aaron 3092:
1.247 jufi 3093: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3094: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 3095: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 3096: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 3097:
1.83 louis 3098: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
3099: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
3100: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 3101: <p>
1.80 louis 3102:
1.247 jufi 3103: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3104: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 3105: Bad Press</a>,
3106: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 3107: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 3108:
3109: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 3110: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 3111: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
3112: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
3113: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 3114: <p>
1.247 jufi 3115: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 3116:
3117: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3118: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 3119:
1.247 jufi 3120: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3121: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
3122: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 3123: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 3124: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 3125:
3126: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
3127: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
3128: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
3129: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 3130: <p>
1.74 louis 3131:
1.247 jufi 3132: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 3133: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
3134: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 3135: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 3136:
1.219 horacio 3137: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
3138: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
3139: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
3140: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
3141: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
3142: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
3143: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 3144: <p>
1.88 louis 3145:
1.247 jufi 3146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 3147: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 3148: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 3149: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 3150:
3151: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
3152: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
3153: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
3154: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 3155: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 3156: <p>
1.81 louis 3157:
1.247 jufi 3158: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3159: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 3160: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 3161: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 3162:
3163: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
3164: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
3165: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
3166: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
3167: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
3168: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
3169: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 3170: <p>
1.90 louis 3171:
1.247 jufi 3172: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3173: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 3174: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 3175: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 3176:
3177: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
3178: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
3179: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 3180: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 3181: <p>
1.247 jufi 3182: </ul>
1.71 louis 3183:
1.69 deraadt 3184: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3185: <ul>
1.70 louis 3186:
1.247 jufi 3187: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3188: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
3189: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 3190: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 3191:
3192: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
3193: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
3194: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 3195: <p>
1.70 louis 3196:
1.247 jufi 3197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3198: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
3199: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 3200: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 3201:
3202: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 3203: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 3204: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 3205: <p>
1.68 louis 3206:
1.247 jufi 3207: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3208: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
3209: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 3210: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 3211: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 3212:
1.111 jufi 3213: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
3214: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 3215: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 3216: "secure by default" installation.
3217: <p>
1.64 louis 3218:
1.247 jufi 3219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 3220: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 3221: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 3222: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 3223:
1.113 naddy 3224: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 3225: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 3226: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 3227: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
3228: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
3229: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 3230: <p>
1.66 louis 3231:
1.247 jufi 3232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3233: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 3234: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 3235: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 3236:
3237: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 3238: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 3239: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
3240: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
3241: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 3242: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
3243: <p>
1.83 louis 3244:
1.247 jufi 3245: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3246: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 3247: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 3248: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 3249:
3250: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 3251: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
3252: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 3253: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
3254: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 3255: <p>
1.64 louis 3256:
1.247 jufi 3257: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3258: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 3259: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 3260: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 3261:
3262: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
3263: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 3264: <p>
1.301 jose 3265:
3266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3267: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
3268: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
3269: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
3270: </strong></font><br>
3271:
3272: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
3273: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
3274: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
3275: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
3276: Giving way to
3277: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
3278: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
3279: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
3280: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
3281: <p>
1.247 jufi 3282: </ul>
1.65 louis 3283:
1.69 deraadt 3284: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3285: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3286:
1.247 jufi 3287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3288: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 3289: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 3290: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 3291:
3292: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
3293: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
3294: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
3295: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 3296: <p>
1.88 louis 3297:
1.247 jufi 3298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3299: <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 3300: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 3301:
3302: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 3303: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
3304: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 3305: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
3306: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 3307: <p>
1.60 louis 3308:
1.247 jufi 3309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 3310: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1.377 david 3311: <a href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 3312: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 3313: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3314:
3315: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
3316: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
3317: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 3318: <p>
1.58 louis 3319:
1.247 jufi 3320: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 3321: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 3322: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 3323:
3324: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
3325: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 3326: <p>
1.53 louis 3327:
1.247 jufi 3328: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 3329: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
3330: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 3331: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 3332:
3333: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
3334: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
3335: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 3336: <p>
1.99 louis 3337:
1.247 jufi 3338: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 3339: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 3340: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3341:
3342: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
3343: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 3344: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 3345: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 3346: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 3347:
1.247 jufi 3348: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3349: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
3350: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 3351: </strong></font><br>
3352:
3353: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
3354: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
3355: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
3356: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
3357: <p>
3358:
1.247 jufi 3359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3360: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 3361: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 3362: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3363:
3364: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
3365: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 3366: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 3367:
1.247 jufi 3368: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 3369: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 3370: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 3371:
3372: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 3373: in
1.247 jufi 3374: <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 3375: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 3376: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 3377: <p>
1.53 louis 3378:
1.247 jufi 3379: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3380: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 3381: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
3382: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 3383: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 3384:
1.58 louis 3385: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3386: <p>
1.301 jose 3387:
3388: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3389: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
3390: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
3391: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
3392: Informacyjny, January 2000
3393: </strong></font><br>
3394:
3395: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
3396: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
3397: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
3398: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
3399: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
3400: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
3401: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
3402: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
3403: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
3404: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1.383 jcs 3405: <a href="mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org mail archives</a>. Interpretation
3406: errors are mine --louis</i>
1.301 jose 3407: <p>
3408:
3409: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3410: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
3411: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
3412: </strong></font><br>
3413:
3414: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
3415: <p>
3416: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 3417:
1.69 deraadt 3418: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3419: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3420:
1.247 jufi 3421: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 3422: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
3423: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
3424: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 3425: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3426:
1.58 louis 3427: Kurt Seifried
3428: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
3429: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
3430: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 3431: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 3432:
1.247 jufi 3433: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3434: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 3435: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 3436: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 3437:
3438: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 3439: <p>
1.96 louis 3440:
1.247 jufi 3441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3442: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
3443: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
3444: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
3445: </strong></font><br>
3446:
3447: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
3448: <p>
3449:
3450: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3451: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 3452: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 3453: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 3454:
3455: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
3456: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1.383 jcs 3457: <a href="smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1.86 louis 3458: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 3459: <p>
1.247 jufi 3460: </ul>
1.86 louis 3461:
1.69 deraadt 3462: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3463: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3464:
1.247 jufi 3465: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 3466: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
3467: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 3468: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 3469:
3470: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
3471: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 3472: <p>
1.61 louis 3473:
1.247 jufi 3474: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3475: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 3476: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
3477: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3478: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 3479:
3480: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 3481: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 3482: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
3483: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 3484: right -- or at least strives to".
3485: <p>
1.48 louis 3486:
1.247 jufi 3487: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 3488: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
3489: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3490: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 3491: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
3492: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
3493: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
3494: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 3495: <p>
1.61 louis 3496:
1.247 jufi 3497: <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 3498: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 3499: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 3500:
3501: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
3502: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
3503: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
3504: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 3505: <p>
1.46 louis 3506:
1.247 jufi 3507: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3508: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
3509: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 3510: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3511:
3512: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
3513: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 3514: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 3515:
1.247 jufi 3516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 3517: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
3518: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 3519: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 3520:
3521: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
3522: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
3523: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
3524: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 3525: <p>
1.247 jufi 3526: </ul>
1.70 louis 3527:
1.69 deraadt 3528: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3529: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3530:
1.247 jufi 3531: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3532: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
3533: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 3534: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 3535: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 3536:
3537: Kurt Seifried
3538: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
3539: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
3540: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 3541: <p>
1.44 philen 3542:
1.247 jufi 3543: <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 3544: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 3545: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 3546:
3547: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 3548: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 3549:
1.247 jufi 3550: <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 3551: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 3552: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 3553:
3554: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 3555: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 3556:
1.247 jufi 3557: <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 3558: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 3559: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 3560:
3561: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
3562: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
3563: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
3564: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 3565: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 3566:
1.247 jufi 3567: <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 3568: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 3569: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 3570:
1.36 louis 3571: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 3572: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 3573:
1.247 jufi 3574: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3575: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
3576: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 3577: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3578:
3579: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 3580: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 3581: </ul>
1.38 louis 3582:
1.69 deraadt 3583: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3584: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3585:
1.247 jufi 3586: <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 3587: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 3588: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 3589:
3590: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
3591: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 3592: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 3593:
1.113 naddy 3594: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 3595: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 3596: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 3597: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 3598:
3599: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
3600: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 3601: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
3602: terminal:
1.113 naddy 3603: <blockquote>
3604: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
3605: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
3606: <br>
3607: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
3608: </code>
3609: </blockquote>
3610: <p>
3611:
1.247 jufi 3612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.340 jose 3613: <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>
1.247 jufi 3614: <p>
3615:
3616: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3617: <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 3618: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 3619:
3620: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
3621: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 3622: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 3623: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 3624:
1.247 jufi 3625: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3626: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
3627: Sept. 28, 1999
3628: </strong></font><br>
3629:
3630: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
3631: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
3632: translating and reprinting articles from
3633: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
3634: <p>
3635:
3636: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 3637: <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 3638: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 3639:
3640: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
3641: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
3642: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
3643: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
3644: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 3645: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 3646: <p>
1.19 louis 3647:
1.113 naddy 3648: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 3649: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 3650: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 3651:
3652: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
3653: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
3654: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 3655: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
3656: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 3657: <p>
1.16 louis 3658:
1.247 jufi 3659: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3660: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 3661: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 3662: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 3663:
1.57 louis 3664: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
3665: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
3666: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 3667: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 3668:
1.247 jufi 3669: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3670: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 3671: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 3672: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3673:
1.113 naddy 3674: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 3675:
1.247 jufi 3676: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3677: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
3678: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 3679: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 3680:
1.23 louis 3681: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
3682: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
3683: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
3684: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
3685: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 3686: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 3687:
1.247 jufi 3688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 3689: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
3690: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 3691: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 3692:
1.199 pvalchev 3693: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 3694: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
3695: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
3696: installation.
1.113 naddy 3697: <p>
1.47 louis 3698:
1.247 jufi 3699: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3700: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 3701: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 3702: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3703:
1.301 jose 3704: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
3705: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
3706: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3707: </ul>
1.57 louis 3708:
1.69 deraadt 3709: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3710: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3711:
1.247 jufi 3712: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 3713: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 3714: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 3715: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 3716:
3717: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
3718: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 3719: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3720: <p>
1.12 louis 3721:
1.247 jufi 3722: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 3723: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 3724: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 3725: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 3726:
3727: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
3728: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 3729: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
3730: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
3731: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
3732: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
3733: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 3734: <p>
1.247 jufi 3735: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 3736:
1.69 deraadt 3737: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3738: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 3739:
1.247 jufi 3740: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 3741: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 3742: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 3743:
3744: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
3745: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
3746: available."
1.113 naddy 3747: <p>
1.301 jose 3748:
3749: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3750: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
3751: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
3752: </strong></font><br>
3753:
3754: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
3755: <p>
1.247 jufi 3756: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 3757:
1.69 deraadt 3758: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3759: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3760:
1.247 jufi 3761: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 3762: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 3763: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 3764:
3765: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
3766: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
3767: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
3768: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
3769: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 3770: <p>
1.33 louis 3771:
1.247 jufi 3772: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3773: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 3774: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 3775: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3776:
1.113 naddy 3777: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
3778: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 3779: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
3780: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
3781: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 3782: <p>
1.247 jufi 3783: </ul>
1.57 louis 3784:
1.69 deraadt 3785: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3786: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3787:
1.247 jufi 3788: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3789: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 3790: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 3791: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3792:
3793: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
3794: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 3795: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3796:
1.247 jufi 3797: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 3798: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
3799: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
3800: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 3801: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 3802:
3803: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 3804: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 3805:
1.247 jufi 3806: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 3807: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3808:
1.113 naddy 3809: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 3810:
1.247 jufi 3811: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 3812: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
3813: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 3814: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 3815:
3816: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 3817: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 3818: </ul>
1.23 louis 3819:
1.69 deraadt 3820: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3821: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3822:
1.247 jufi 3823: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.365 jose 3824: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/1999/0300/bsd.html">
1.113 naddy 3825: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3826:
3827: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
3828: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 3829: <p>
1.2 deraadt 3830:
1.247 jufi 3831: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3832: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.340 jose 3833: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, InfoWorld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 3834: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3835:
3836: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
3837: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 3838: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 3839: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 3840: </ul>
1.57 louis 3841:
1.69 deraadt 3842: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3843: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3844:
1.247 jufi 3845: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 3846: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
3847: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 3848: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 3849:
3850: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
3851: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
3852: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
3853: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3854: <p>
1.15 louis 3855:
1.247 jufi 3856: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3857: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
3858: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 3859: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3860:
3861: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
3862: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
3863: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
3864: columns."
1.113 naddy 3865: <p>
1.247 jufi 3866: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3867:
1.69 deraadt 3868: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3869: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3870:
1.247 jufi 3871: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3872: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 3873: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 3874: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3875:
3876: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 3877: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 3878:
1.113 naddy 3879: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3880: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 3881: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3882:
3883: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
3884: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 3885: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 3886: </ul>
1.57 louis 3887:
1.69 deraadt 3888: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3889: <ul>
1.301 jose 3890: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3891: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
3892: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3893: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
3894:
3895: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
3896: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
3897: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
3898: <p>
3899:
3900: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3901: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
3902: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
3903: Nov 13, 1998 and
3904: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
3905: Datateknik</a>,
3906: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
3907:
1.380 saad 3908: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in Mac OS X. The first
1.301 jose 3909: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
3910: explains the licensing issues and points to our
3911: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
3912: <p>
1.69 deraadt 3913:
1.113 naddy 3914: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 3915: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 3916: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 3917: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 3918:
1.222 miod 3919: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 3920: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
3921: Implementation, including a brief interview with
3922: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 3923: <p>
1.247 jufi 3924: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3925:
1.69 deraadt 3926: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3927: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3928:
1.247 jufi 3929: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3930: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 3931: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3932:
1.69 deraadt 3933: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
3934: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 3935: <p>
1.247 jufi 3936: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3937:
1.69 deraadt 3938: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3939: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 3940:
1.247 jufi 3941: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3942: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
3943: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 3944: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3945:
1.383 jcs 3946: Points at our <a href="security.html">security page</a>
1.1 deraadt 3947: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 3948: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3949:
1.247 jufi 3950: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 3951: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 3952: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
3953: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 3954: <p>
1.247 jufi 3955: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3956:
1.69 deraadt 3957: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3958: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3959:
1.247 jufi 3960: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3961: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.377 david 3962: WebServer Online</a>, reprinted in
3963: <a href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 3964: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 3965: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 3966:
3967: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
3968: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
3969: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 3970: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 3971: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 3972: <p>
1.247 jufi 3973: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 3974:
3975: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 3976: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3977:
1.247 jufi 3978: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 3979: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 3980: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3981:
1.69 deraadt 3982: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
3983: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 3984: <p>
1.112 naddy 3985:
1.247 jufi 3986: </ul>
1.113 naddy 3987: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3988:
1.292 camield 3989: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3990: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3991: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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