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1.427 matthieu 19: <h2>February, 2005</h2>
20: <ul>
21:
22: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.428 ! david 23: <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsaward2004.html">
! 24: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
! 25: FSF, February 26, 2005</strong></font><br>
! 26: The Free Software Foundation awarded Theo de Raadt their "2004 Free Software
! 27: Award" for his unwavering commitment to free software. Most recently he has
! 28: been fighting hardware manufacturers for free redistribution of wireless card
! 29: firmware.
! 30: <p>
! 31:
! 32: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.427 matthieu 33: <a href="http://www.usenix.org/publications/login/2005-02/pdfs/workstations.pdf">
34: The importance of securing workstations</a>, ;login: Volume 30 number 1</strong></font><br>
35: This article in the Usenix magazine about the risks of unsecured
36: workstations and how to prevent them points, among others, to some of
37: the techniques (Propolice, W^X) used by OpenBSD to make workstations
38: more immune to attacks.
1.428 ! david 39: <p>
1.427 matthieu 40: </ul>
41:
1.426 ian 42: <h2>January, 2005</h2>
43: <ul>
44:
45: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
46: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363731">
47: Systrace in OpenBSD</a>,
48: informit.com, January 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
49: This article talks about our systrace
50: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=systrace&sektion=1">systrace(1)</a>
51: mechanism: what it is and why and
52: how to use it, with examples.
53: Another excerpt from the book
54: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Secure
55: Architectures with OpenBSD</a> by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
56: <p>
57:
58: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
59: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363732">
60: Overview of OpenBSD</a>,
61: informit.com, January 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
62: "OpenBSD is one of the most secure and well-designed operating
63: systems available today. It has its roots in countless hours of
64: research and development based on some of the best UNIX flavors of
65: the past, and it boasts all the features of modern operating systems.
66: The OS is widely considered one of the most secure general-purpose
67: operating systems available today and it supports many key parts
68: of the global Internet infrastructure..."
69: This article is a sample chapter from
70: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Secure
71: Architectures with OpenBSD</a> by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
72: <p>
73: </ul>
74:
1.424 ian 75: <h2>December, 2004</h2>
76: <ul>
77:
78: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.425 ian 79: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/12/01/2329229">
80: What are the real vulnerabilities of Linux?</a>
81: NewsForge.com, December 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
82: Several security consultants were asked about "the real vulnerabilities of
83: Linux". Cybersoure CEO Con Symaris seems to get it better than the rest:
84: "One needs to approach security as a prime requirement and motivator,
85: much as the OpenBSD team do," Zymaris said... "The Linux
86: community mindset is different. Linux development is dynamic and
87: races ahead towards more and broader functionality, drawing a
88: multitude of interested parties in to make interesting extensions
89: and adaptations at a rapid rate."
90: <p>
91: "In order to do security the BSD way, however, much more effort
92: needs to be spent auditing code for holes, which is much less sexy,
93: and attracts a different set of coders," Zymaris added.
94: <p>
95:
96: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.424 ian 97: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/281">
98: Closed Source Hardware</a>
99: Security Focus, December 1, 2004</strong></font><br>
100: Symantec Threat Analyst Jason Miller analyzes the potential security threats
101: when hardware vendors won't provide device documentation and
102: instead provide "binary only" driver code for inclusion in open source
103: operating systems.
104: Miller is an open-source fan who says he uses a variety of systems, including
105: OpenBSD on his firewall.
106: Of the recent trend to closed-source binary drivers for open-source
107: systems, he writes:
108: <blockquote>
109: The closed-source component required to support this hardware is
110: completely independent of the associated operating system, and as
111: such, is also independent of the engineering team, security team,
112: auditing process, and quality control procedures normally related
113: to the operating system...
114: <br/>
115: What's possibly even more disturbing is that we're talking about
116: a chunk of code in the operating system, running with the highest
117: possible level of privilege (the kernel), which is supplied by a
118: third-party vendor. This code could do anything once loaded, including
119: leaking active WEP keys, gathering usage statistics, sniffing and
120: disclosing traffic, and it could even introduce a subtle backdoor
121: into the operating system itself (much the same as any device driver
122: in a closed source operating system).
123: <br/>
124: [A]lthough some of these scenarios are a
125: little far-fetched, the possibility for them to exist is there...
126: Ultimately it becomes an issue of trust, which is a cornerstone of
127: good security: whom do you trust, and how much do you trust them?
128: </blockquote>
129: <p>And he comments that trust "seems to be a one-way street": vendors
130: demand that you trust them, but they won't trust you to know how
131: their hardware and software operates.
132: This lack of trust is one reason why OpenBSD has recently completed
133: reverse-engineering the
134: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&apropos=0&sektion=4">
135: Atheros wireless chipset driver</a>
136: that was originally provided as a binary insert.
137: <p>
138: </ul>
139:
1.417 pvalchev 140: <h2>November, 2004</h2>
141: <ul>
1.421 ian 142:
1.417 pvalchev 143: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.422 ian 144: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1730775,00.asp">
145: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 Widens Its Scope</a>
146: eWEEK, November 22, 2004</strong></font><br>
147: Jason Brooks reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and likes the changes it brings,
148: including the multi-processing support which, he notes,
149: "will be even more important as multicore processors--which occupy space
150: on the road maps of Intel, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc. and others--
151: become more prevalent." Comments favorably on OpenNTPD
152: ("the three-line configuration file we needed to modify ... on OpenBSD was
153: much simpler to deal with than the equivalent configuration file on
154: the Linux systems we've tested").
1.423 ian 155: Overall a favorable review of some of the new stuff in 3.6.
1.422 ian 156: <p>
157: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.420 otto 158: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/16/1544210">
159: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 shows steady improvement</a>
160: NewsForge, November 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
161: Jem Matzan reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and is impressed by the professional
162: way OpenBSD is developed and released:
163: "... it's released on time with few problems and it does exactly what
164: it claims to do".
165: <p>
166:
167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.421 ian 168: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=109994542424009&w=2">
169: Intel says no to permitting firmware redistribution</a>
170: misc@, November 8, 2004</strong></font><br>
171: Theo recounts the struggle to get Intel to provide redistributable
172: versions of the firmware for their wireless chipsets, and their
1.423 ian 173: ultimate refusal to allow OpenBSD to redistribute the chipsets' firmware.
1.421 ian 174: Includes a caveat about Intel's disingenuous "FAQ", typical of many
175: corporate FAQs that answer questions nobody actually thought
176: to ask, and don't truthfully answer the questions you want hard answers to.
177: At the end Theo names the names (and their emails) that need to be contacted
178: by large numbers of end-users and developers if Intel is to change
179: (yes, this is a hint).
180: Of interest is that this posting to one of our mailing lists was
181: picked up on the
182: <a href="http://www.screamingelectron.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1923">Screaming
183: Electron Forum</a> and from there reported on
184: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/22/1249249&from=rss">
185: SlashDot</a>, where it is accompanied by a link to SlashDot's paper
186: on effective advocacy (be firm, but also be polite).
187: <p>
188:
189: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.417 pvalchev 190: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/4118">
191: OpenBSD Works To Open Wireless Chipsets</a>
192: Kerneltrap, November 2, 2004</strong></font><br>
193: A good summary of the battle on the wireless firmware front,
194: including an interview with Theo de Raadt that answers
195: questions about the significance and rationale behind
196: the current efforts.
197: <p>
198: </ul>
199:
1.407 henning 200: <h2>October, 2004</h2>
201: <ul>
202: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.416 ian 203: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/29/1098992287663.html">
204: Activism Pays Off for OpenBSD</a>,
205: The Age, October 29, 2004</strong></font><br>
206: Favorable report on the project's continuing efforts to get hardware
207: vendors to release documentation and/or binary code under reasonable
208: conditions so that we can include drivers in the system.
209: Names companies that have been naughty and nice, and warns the non-responsive
210: companies that the activism will continue (registration required).
211: <p>
212:
213: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.415 ian 214: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/10/28/openbsd_3_6.html">
215: OpenBSD 3.6 Live</a>,
216: ONLamp.com, October 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
217: "There is a mounting excitement for the upcoming OpenBSD 3.6 release,
218: as it is the first release that supports multiprocessor systems."
219: So saying, Federico Biancuzzi interviewed several OpenBSD
220: developers to discuss their current contributions and future plans.
221: Provides interesting social notes, and a good overview of a lot
222: of the important changes in 3.6.
223: </p>
224:
225: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.414 ian 226: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/10/26/itfeature/9170256&sec=itfeature">
227: Integer overflows - the next big threat</a>,
228: The Malaysia Star - TechCentral, October 26, 2004</strong></font><br>
229: Interview with Theo after HITBSecConf 2004.
230: "The next big problem the IT security community faces is integer
231: overflow attacks... because
232: the community currently can't see a clear method to circumvent future
233: vulnerabilities" that might arise from integer overflows...
234: Talks about the security improvements in OpenBSD such as stackguard
235: and propolice.
236: Nice quote on the art and science of programming:
237: "Technology is getting sloppier. Sometimes art is taken too far
238: and that's when the science falls apart."
239: <p>
240:
241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.412 ian 242: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951615940.html">
243: Which platform will save you from the nasties?</a>,
244: The Age, October 19, 2004</strong></font><br>
245: Starts with the question:
246: <blockquote>
247: "... which is more secure - Windows or Linux?
248: <br/>
249: A snide answer is OpenBSD, which has an exemplary record with respect to
250: security. But let's stick to the two most broadly used platforms in IT today.
251: <br/>
252: Microsoft's hired analysts claim that Windows is more secure than Linux.
253: Should we believe them?"
254: </blockquote>
255: Not surprisingly, the answer is in the negative.
256: Good discussion on why Microsoft's OS is still not really secure.
257: Ends with the conclusion that, if you must use MS-Windows, do so,
258: but have another computer running an OS "which has a lower-risk profile"
259: for your mail, web and other online activities.
260: That could be OpenBSD (registration required).
261: <p>
262:
263: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.411 nick 264: <a href="http://www.onlypunjab.com/fullstory904-insight-Simple+Simon-status-25-newsID-5131.html">
265: Simple Simon</a>,
266: Only Punjab Business News, October 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
267: Report on Lok Technologies and its founder Simon Lok, a 26-year-old with three
268: Masters degrees and most of a PhD. Lok's current product is a box for
269: Wireless ISPs (WISPs) that includes registration, administration,
270: routing/firewall, and more.
271: Of course the "Airlok" is based on OpenBSD.
272: J. Russ Grant, technical manager at American Airlines, likes the Airlok:
273: <blockquote>because it takes a "tough love" approach; when it spots a virus
274: on a computer, it automatically blocks that machine, "blackholing" the user,
275: and notifies Grant... "The Airlok has the best firewall I have ever seen,"
276: says Grant, who believes the product could even change the Web itself.
277: "Imagine if Comcast or other ISPs started using Airloks.
278: If someone got a virus, the system would just shut that person down
279: before it could spread. This could make hackers obsolete."
280: </blockquote>
281: Maybe a bit of hyperbole, but the product does look good, and serves
282: as an example of what you can do with OpenBSD as a base.
283: <p>
284:
285: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.408 nick 286: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/07/1097089476287.html">
287: Staying on the Cutting Edge</a>,
1.409 saad 288: The Age, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
1.410 nick 289: Fascinating interview with Theo, not just about OpenBSD but
1.408 nick 290: how he got started in computers and came to know and love BSD, and how the
291: project got started. "Despite the impression generally given out
292: that the founder of the OpenBSD project is a person who is inclined
1.409 saad 293: to be anti-social, I find him to be nothing but warm and friendly...".
1.408 nick 294: Ends with some interesting dark comments about the lack of support
295: for OpenBSD from hardware vendors, and how the project gets so much done
296: in spite of it
297: (registration required, but worth it).
298: <p>
299:
300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
301: <a href="http://communique.portland.or.us/04/10/as_seen_in_the_power_of_many.html">
302: As seen in <i>The Power of Many</i></a>,
303: Portland Communique, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
304: The <i>Portland Communique</i> is a small, localized e-zine with an
305: average readership of about 6,000 per month in the Portland, Oregon area.
306: <i>Communique</i>'s publisher is cited in
307: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782143466/qid=1097194721">The
1.409 saad 308: Power of Many</a>,
1.408 nick 309: <a href="http://x-pollen.com/many/wiki/newpom.php/ChristianCrumlish">Christian
310: Crumlish</a>'s book about the web, saying
311: "On the technical end, Communique runs via Movable Type on an OpenBSD
312: box in my apartment, served over a DSL line."
313: <p>
314:
315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 316: <a href="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1011476,00.html">
317: Schneier: Security outsourcing widespread by 2010</a>,
318: SearchSecurity, October 5, 2004</strong></font><br>
319: Brief interview with Bruce Schneier of
320: <a href="http://schneier.com/crypto-gram.html">Crypto-Gram</a> fame,
321: in which he mentions OpenBSD favorably yet again:
322: <blockquote>
323: There's lots of open-source software out there that no one has analyzed
324: and is no more secure than all the closed-source products that no one has
325: analyzed. But then there are things like Linux, Apache or OpenBSD that get
326: a lot of analysis.
327: When open-source code is properly analyzed, there's nothing better.
328: </blockquote>
329: <p>
330: </ul>
331:
1.400 marco 332: <h2>September, 2004</h2>
333: <ul>
334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 335: <a href="http://www.serverwatch.com/sreviews/article.php/3415651">
336: Protecting the Perimeter With OpenBSD</a>,
337: ServerWatch, September 30, 2004</strong></font><br>
338: Reasonably positive review of OpenBSD 3.5 in the context of other
339: UNIX-like systems.
340: Favorite line: "In the Unix-like family, OpenBSD is akin to the crazy,
341: paranoid uncle. Not necessarily in a bad way."
342: <p>
343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.419 ian 344: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/9/28/itfeature/8955042&sec=itfeature">
345: Going further to stop hackers</a>
1.406 nick 346: The Star TechCentral. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
347: An article sprinkled with quotations from our globetrotting Theo de
348: Raadt as he prepares for his talk at the Kuala Lumpur Hack-In-The-Box
349: Security Conference (HITBSecConf2004).
350: At one point, the article states:
351: <blockquote>
352: Just as brilliant scientists are capable of making spelling mistakes,
353: brilliant coders can also make fatal mistakes in their software
354: perhaps because writing good software is both a science and an art.
355: </blockquote>
356: And then quotes Theo as saying:
357: <blockquote>
358: "Also, more people in the coding community are writing code, while
359: fewer are reading or auditing code."
360: </blockquote>
361: <p>
362: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
363: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/28/1096137217294.html">OpenSSH
364: marks its fifth birthday</a>
365: The Age. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
366: Not only is OpenSSH now five years old, but it now commands an
367: <a href="openssh/usage/index.html">88% market share</a>. Article
368: includes a brief history of the OpenSSH project (registration
369: required).
370: <p>
371: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.404 jolan 372: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1498222899;fp;16;fpid;0">
373: OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt talks software security</a>,
374: Computerworld. September 10, 2004
375: </strong></font><br>
376: An interview with Theo de Raadt touching on the source of security problems,
377: prevention techniques, and what OS vendors are doing wrong.
378: <p>
379: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.402 marco 380: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39158189,00.htm">
381: OpenBSD: Maintaining the quality mindset</a>,
1.403 saad 382: ZDNet Australia. September 3, 2004
1.402 marco 383: </strong></font><br>
384: Interview with Theo de Raadt about quality control in OpenBSD. This article also talks about the release cycle of OpenBSD.
385: <p>
386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.400 marco 387: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F7679726-EAD5-478B-AF35-7456929201D0">
388: SMP-capable OpenBSD 3.6 set for November</a>,
1.403 saad 389: Computer Business Review Online. September 2, 2004
1.400 marco 390: </strong></font><br>
1.401 saad 391: Very positive article that highlights things as OpenBSD ships SMP capable kernel on amd64 6 months ahead of SUN and other vendors. It also discusses the new possibilities to deploy OpenBSD in a bigger iron playground.
1.400 marco 392: <p>
393: </ul>
394:
1.396 henning 395: <h2>July, 2004</h2>
396: <ul>
397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.418 ian 398: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=9233/ur0407d/">
399: Review: Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</a>,
400: Unix Review, July, 2004
401: </strong></font><br>
402: UNIX luminary Peter Salus reviews the book
403: <i>Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</i> by
404: Brandon Palmer & Jose Nazario.
405: "I view OpenBSD as the most secure operating system available. It
406: certainly has far fewer holes than Windows, and fewer than any
407: flavor of Linux I've looked at...
408: Most of the chapters (e.g., XWindow, DNS, etc.) are very fine; the
409: emphasis on security is thorough and well-instantiated. The frequent
410: code examples are appropriate and enlightening. On an information
411: level, Palmer and Nazario are very good."
412: His only criticisms have to do with production issues: incomplete copy editing
413: by the publisher leading to un-explained acronyms, poor cross-referencing
414: and even spelling/wording errors.
415: Overall he seems to like the book (and the operating system, of course).
416: <p>
417: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 418: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/07/20/180234&tid=8&tid=132">
1.398 henning 419: Review: OpenBSD 3.5</a>,
420: NewsForge, July 22, 2004
421: </strong></font><br>
422: Jem Matzan "really enjoyed using OpenBSD 3.5 for the review".
423: <p>
424: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 425: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/04/07/17/1814245.shtml?tid=122&tid=172&tid=130">
1.399 henning 426: OpenBSD Project Releases OpenNTPD</a>,
427: Slashdot, July 17, 2004
428: </strong></font><br>
429: Announcing OpenNTPD, including a quick review.
430: <p>
431: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.397 otto 432: <a href="http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=review-openbsd">
433: OpenBSD - For Your Eyes Only</a>,
434: DistroWatch, July 7, 2004
435: </strong></font><br>
436: Robert Storey reviews OpenBSD 3.5, concluding:
437: "The world owes a debt of gratitude to Theo and his crew for creating OpenBSD."
438: <p>
439: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.396 henning 440: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.genua.de/news/presseinfo/presse/pi_openbsd_html">
441: GeNUA moves to OpenBSD</a></strong></font><br>
442: German security company GeNUA moves its firewall product line
443: "GeNUgate" from BSD/OS to OpenBSD.
444: <p>
445: </ul>
446:
1.405 jolan 447: <h2>June, 2004</h2>
448: <ul>
449: <li><font color="#00900"><strong>
450: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/06/04/142238.shtml">
451: The Gift Economy and Free Software</a>, NewsForge, June 05, 2004</strong></font>
452: <br>Jem Matzan explores the "gift economy" that has become more prevalent.
453: Contains snippets from Theo de Raadt about why OpenBSD exists and some
454: details on how funds are dispersed.
455: <p>
456: </ul>
457:
1.393 david 458: <h2>May, 2004</h2>
459: <ul>
460: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.395 ian 461: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7152">
462: OpenBSD 3.4/3.5 for SPARC64 Addendum</a>,
463: OSNews.com, May 26, 2004
464: </strong></font><br>
465: Tony Bourke updates his April 29 piece (see below) for 3.5. After overcoming some
466: issues in getting MySQL going using ports and packages, he runs performance measurements,
467: and finds OpenBSD faster than FreeBSD in several tests, albeit slower
468: on inserting large number of SQL records.
469: Despite various grumblings about the system (some of which are misunderstandings),
470: he does conclude that it is "a useful system and would make a good
471: development system in addition to a great firewall/router."
472: <p>
473:
474: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 475: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/241">
476: Secure by Default</a>,
477: SecurityFocus, May 13, 2004
478: </strong></font><br>
479: Jason Miller of SecurityFocus showers praise upon OpenBSD's policy of
480: "Secure by Default" and recommends that other vendors adopt this mentality.
481: <p>
482:
483: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
484: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3085">
485: OpenBSD: Cisco Applies For Patents To Secured TCP</a>,
486: KernelTrap, May 11, 2004
487: </strong></font><br>
488: Before Jeremy even had a chance to post part II, he speaks again with
489: Theo de Raadt about the trappings of the IETF, patents and Cisco. The
490: history seen in the OpenBSD's development of CARP to counter VRRP is
491: apparently repeating itself. The difference being, this time OpenBSD
492: already had existing solutions to TCP stack implementation weaknesses
493: prior to a proprietary vendor attempting to patent such a fix.
494: <p>
495:
496: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
497: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3072">
498: Feature: Understanding TCP Reset Attacks, Part I</a>,
499: KernelTrap, May 10, 2004
500: </strong></font><br>
501: Using OpenBSD and discussions with Theo de Raadt as a reference point,
502: Jeremy Andrews of kerneltrap.org begins a two part series discussing the
503: technical details behind TCP reset attacks.
504: <p>
505:
506: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
507: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/06/pf_developers.html">
508: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview, Part 2</a>,
509: ONLamp.com, May 6, 2004
510: </strong></font><br>
511: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com concludes his interview with various
512: OpenBSD developers discussing their work on PF and future goals.
513: <p>
514: </ul>
515:
1.388 mcbride 516: <h2>April, 2004</h2>
517: <ul>
1.394 jolan 518:
519: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
520: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=6892">
521: OpenBSD 3.4 SPARC64 Edition</a>,
522: OSNews.com, April 29, 2004
523: </strong></font><br>
524: Tony Bourke explores using OpenBSD on his Sun Ultra 5 while comparing and
525: constrasting performance and features that exist on other operating systems
526: available for sparc64.
527: <p>
528:
1.390 beck 529: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 530: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/29/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
531: Diskless, Low-Form-Factor OpenBSD Systems</a>,
532: ONLamp.com, April 29, 2004
533: </strong></font><br>
534: Michael Lucas continues his series of articles on OpenBSD and <a
535: href="http://www.soekris.com">Soekris</a> devices. This time
536: describing how to make use of tftpd, dhcpd, rarpd and NFS to accomplish
537: booting OpenBSD without using a local disk.
538: <p>
539:
540: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.391 ian 541: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/04/13/1842214.shtml">
542: CARP your way to high availability</a>,
1.392 david 543: NewsForge, April 16, 2004
1.391 ian 544: </strong></font><br>
545: This write-up of OpenBSD's new Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)
546: covers its origins in Cisco's patent nonsense, then moves on to what
547: it does: CARP provides sharing
548: of an IP address among several hosts on the same network to provide
549: failover and limited load balancing. Gives enough technical
550: detail to get you started using it.
551: Quote: "Some of you with highly redundant and fault-tolerant hardware
552: may think CARP won't help you. Think again...
553: think of how nice it would be to patch and reboot during normal
554: business hours instead of at 2 a.m. Think about not having to balance
555: doing system upgrades against taking an entire building offline.
556: Think about hot-testing new technologies while knowing that, if
557: things just don't work out, your old solution is simply a halt away."
1.392 david 558: <p>
1.391 ian 559:
560: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.390 beck 561: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/15/pf_developers.html">
1.392 david 562: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview</a>,
563: ONLamp.com, April 15, 2004
1.390 beck 564: </strong></font><br>
565: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com interviews Daniel Hartmeier, Henning Brauer,
1.392 david 566: Mike Frantzen, Cedric Berger, Ryan McBride, and Can Erkin Acar about PF, their
1.390 beck 567: work with it, and what's new and cool in OpenBSD 3.5.
1.392 david 568: <p>
1.388 mcbride 569:
570: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
571: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/2873">
572: Interview with Ryan McBride</a>,
1.392 david 573: KernelTrap, April 7, 2004
1.388 mcbride 574: </strong></font><br>
575: In this interview conducted by Jeremy Andrews, Ryan McBride discusses
576: the new CARP and pfsync protocols which allow for firewall failover,
577: and covers the ongoing struggle with the IETF for truly open standards
578: unencumbered by patents.
579: <p>
580: </ul>
581:
1.378 henning 582: <h2>March, 2004</h2>
583: <ul>
1.384 jose 584:
585: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.386 ian 586: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/07/intel_64bit/">
587: Intel cribbed x86-64 tech 'from AMD documents'</a>,
588: The Register, April 7th, 2004.
589: </strong></font><br>
590: Quotes Tom Halfhill in <em>Microprocessor Reports</em> as saying that
591: Intel developed its 64-bit extensions to the 32-bit x86 instruction set by
592: "reading AMD's pre-release documentation".
593: After detailed comparison of AMD's 64-bit products and Intel's clone of them,
594: "In every case," Halfhill concludes, "we found Intel had patterned its 64-bit x86 architecture after AMD64 in almost every detail."
595: Quotes the OpenBSD team as saying
596: "We've tested the Intel x86 64-bit stuff, and it works for OpenBSD.
597: But it's nasty, because they left out the NX (non-executable) bit
598: in the page tables."
599: Maybe there was a page missing from Intel's photocopy of AMD's documentation.
600: <p>
601:
602: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 603: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/currentnews/7503585eb6e9543f80256e670038578b">Microsoft Preparing to Release Code to Open Source</a>,
604: Computer Business Review Online, March 30, 2004.
605: </strong></font><br>
606: An article about how Microsoft is looking to release portions of their
607: non-core code (non-OS portions) under their "Shared Source" license. Some
608: discussion of how Microsoft has been shipping free software in their
609: Unix Services for Windows product, which includes OpenBSD source code.
1.392 david 610: <p>
1.384 jose 611:
1.378 henning 612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 613: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/18/marc_espie.html">
614: An Interview with OpenBSD's Marc Espie</a>,
1.381 ian 615: ONLamp.com, March 18, 2004.
616: </strong></font><br>
617: A really good and colorful interview with Marc Espie. The
618: interviewer gets Marc to list his areas of
619: contributions to the project, but soon it gets around to
620: methodology, how we differ from other open source OS projects
621: (quote:
622: "Evolve the OS, not Revolutionize it. This is in violent contrast to Linux."),
623: how each release of gcc is slower than the previous, the ubiquitous
1.382 ian 624: licensing wars (and the GPL'd stuff we've replaced by BSD-licensed),
1.381 ian 625: future plans, and so on. Marc is careful to credit a number of
626: the other developers for their work on the system.
627: <p>
628:
629: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 630: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/11/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">Homemade Embedded BSD Systems</a>,
631: ONLamp.com, March 11, 2004.
632: </strong></font><br>
1.385 jose 633: The start of a short series of articles on putting OpenBSD on the <a
1.384 jose 634: href="http://www.soekris.com/">Soekris</a> device, a small x86 based PC
635: device. Using the NET4801 device, the author pares down OpenBSD for
636: installation on a CF storage device. A list of resources are available,
637: too.
638: <p>
639:
640: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.378 henning 641: [GERMAN] Apparently insecure, analysis of Windows 2000, Linux and OpenBSD sourcecode, iX 04/04, p. 14.
642: </strong></font><br>
1.379 henning 643: A small article describing the results of examining Windows 2000, Linux and
1.378 henning 644: OpenBSD source code using
645: <a href="http://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder">Flawfinder</a>.
646: "OpenBSD is ahead, Flawfinder finds a surprisingly small number of
647: potentially dangerous constructs. The source code audit by the OpenBSD team
648: seems to pay out. Additionally, OpenBSD uses the secure strlcpy/strlcat by
649: Todd C. Miller instead of strcpy etc."
650: <p>
651: </ul>
652:
1.374 jose 653: <h2>January, 2004</h2>
654: <ul>
655: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.389 xsa 656: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1845592592&fp=16&fpid=0">Banks' use of IIS scary</a>,
1.375 jose 657: ComputerWorld, January 30, 2004.
658: </strong></font><br>
659: A brief but solid mention of OpenBSD. After examining how many Australian
660: banks use IIS on Windows, web server security is examined. The article
661: ends with a priceless quote, "I recommend OpenBSD for Apache as it can't
662: be overlooked for edge security and there is no such thing as viruses for
663: it."
664: <p>
665:
666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.374 jose 667: <a href="http://www.fosdem.org/2004/index/interviews/interviews_brauer">Fosdem
668: Interview: Henning Brauer</a>,
669: Fosdem 2004, January 6, 2004.
670: </strong></font><br/>
671: A brief interview with Henning Brauer conducted as the Fosdem conference
672: approaches. Henning talks about changes in 3.4, in -current, and the
673: BGP daemon he's been working on for the past few months.
674: <p>
675: </ul>
676:
1.369 ian 677: <h2>October, 2003</h2>
678: <ul>
679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 680: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1368006,00.asp">Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems</a>,
681: eWeek, October 31, 2003.
682: </strong></font><br/>
683: A commentary on all of the BSDs and what kind of commercial success they've
684: enjoyed. While Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols notes that Linux is easier to
685: install and configure than the freely available BSDs, he does continually
686: praise them, especially OpenBSD.
687: <p>
688:
689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 690: <a href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7542683131.html">VIA wows
691: with nano-sized x86, entropy-based security, tiny PCs</a>,
692: LinuxDevices.com, October 15, 2003.
693: </strong></font><br/>
694: Another article which extracts heavily from the VIA press release
695: and includes a quote from Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD support for the
696: processor. Additionally, it shows a photo of the processor next to a US
697: one cent coin and an Intel Pentium M processor, illustrating its small
698: form factor.
699: <p>
700:
701: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
702: <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/Digital%20Library/PR031014EdenN.jsp">VIA
703: Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, World's Smallest & Lowest
704: Power Native x86 Processor with Industry's Most Advanced Embedded Security
705: Features</a>,
706: Press Release, October 14, 2003.
707: </strong></font><br/>
708: VIA announces a new small, low power native x86 processor with an
709: integrated multi-mode AES implementation. Theo de Raadt is quoted as
710: saying, "There's just no way to describe how happy we were to find such an
711: inexpensive, blazingly fast, and correctly operating device as the VIA
712: Eden-N processor's Padlock ACE ..." OpenBSD 3.4 has support for this
713: processor and its integrated cryptographic engine.
714: <p>
715: This article can also be found online at:
716: <ul>
717: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.389 xsa 718: <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>,
1.371 jose 719: HardwareZone.com, October 14, 2003.
720: </strong></font>
721: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
722: </ul>
723: <p>
1.392 david 724:
1.371 jose 725: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 726: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/09/adding_system_calls.html">
727: Adding System Calls (an OpenBSD Example)</a>,
1.371 jose 728: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 9, 2003.
729: </strong></font><br/>
730: Another O'ReillyNet article about OpenBSD by an OpenBSD developer. This
731: one, by Kevin Lo, is a quick introduction to the modification of the
732: OpenBSD kernel to support a new system call. Example code is included.
1.392 david 733: <p>
1.371 jose 734:
735: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.369 ian 736: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/02/openbsd_gcc.html">Diving
1.370 ian 737: into GCC: OpenBSD and m88k</a>,
1.371 jose 738: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 2, 2003.
1.369 ian 739: </strong></font><br/>
740: Our own Miod Vallat discusses how he learned to stop fearing GCC
741: by just getting down and messing with its internals.
742: Since he "started with almost zero gcc internals knowledge, it
743: should be understandable by anyone able to read C code, and proves that
744: diving into gcc is not as hard as one could imagine." Along the way, he
745: gives some informative background on the Motorola 88000 architecture
746: and its history with OpenBSD.
747: </ul>
748:
1.368 henning 749: <h2>August, 2003</h2>
750: <ul>
751: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 752: [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 753: </strong></font><br>
754: Short announcement of pf's passive os fingerprinting.
755: </ul>
756:
1.364 jose 757: <h2>July, 2003</h2>
758: <ul>
759: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 760: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0307i/">
761: The Open Road: Return of Packet Filter</a>,
762: UNIX Review,
763: July, 2003.
764: </strong></font><br>
765: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier returns to give a more detailed tour of the
766: configuration and use of PF. Lots of links and pointers for people
767: who want more information.
768: <p>
769:
770: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.366 jose 771: <a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22845-1.html">
772: Clarke advocates grass-roots action to protect critical IT</a>,
773: Government Computer News,
774: July 22, 2003.
775: </strong></font><br>
776: Richard Clarke, the former cybersecurity czar for the White House (US),
777: discusses challenges to developing a secure IT infrastructure. The end
778: of the article mentions the awards presentations he made with SANS
779: to OpenBSD for effective OS security testing.
780: <p>
781:
782: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
783: <a href="http://www.sans.org/press/ISLA.php">
784: Users Recognize Leadership in Operating System and Network Security</a>,
785: SANS Institute,
786: July 22, 2003.
787: </strong></font><br>
788: OpenBSD was chosen as a winner in the 2003 Information Security Leadership
1.377 david 789: Awards, organized by the <a href="http://www.sans.org/">SANS institute</a>.
1.366 jose 790: OpenBSD was chosen as the winner of the award for effective security
791: testing of an operating system. To quote part of the award,
792: "In the 2003 competition among military academies and grad schools, in which
793: they competed to provide the best defense against cyber attacks launched
794: by National Security Agency specialists, the judges acknowledged that in
795: the final analysis, use of OpenBSD was a determining factor in the winner's
796: ability to fight off attacks." The awards were presented by Richard Clarke
797: in Washington DC. Other awards included patch distribution mechanisms
798: and denial of service attack mitigation techniques.
799: <p>
800:
801: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.364 jose 802: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/07/17/openbsd_core_team.html">
803: The Essence of OpenBSD</a>,
804: OnLamp.com,
805: July 17, 2003.
806: </strong></font><br>
807: Cameron Laird and George Peter Staplin offer an interview with several
808: OpenBSD developers, including Theo de Raadt, Daniel Hartmeier, Jason
809: Wright, Miod Vallat, and Dale Rahn. The developers talk about how the
810: project came to be in 1995, how they came to the project, and what they
811: have been working on.
812:
813: </ul>
814:
1.356 jose 815: <h2>June, 2003</h2>
1.338 ian 816: <ul>
817:
818: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 819: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0306l/">
820: The Open Road: OpenBSD's Packet Filter</a>,
821: UNIX Review,
822: June, 2003.
823: </strong></font><br>
824: Author Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier provides a brief introduction to installing
825: OpenBSD and the basics of PF. The article is quite short and cannot
826: provide enough detail to do anything but start looking at the rules and
827: use of PF. This is the first in a two-part series on OpenBSD and PF.
828: <p>
829:
830: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.363 jose 831: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1135078,00.asp">
832: Is It Time for BSD?</a>,
833: eWeek,
834: June 23, 2003.
835: </strong></font><br>
836: Jim Rapoza discusses the current SCO legal battles against IBM and the
837: Linux community. Citing the legal friction, Rapoza encourages IT
838: departments to investigate the BSD world, especially OpenBSD, which
839: have already settled their UNIX source code claims with AT&T.
840: The security and track record of the BSD distributions is also touted
841: as a reason to investigate their use in corporate IT settings.
842: <p>
843:
844: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.360 jose 845: <a href="http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=7816/sdmdev0306/">
846: Loose Lips Sink Ships</a>,
847: Software Development Online,
848: June, 2003.
849: </strong></font><br>
850: Alexandra Weber Morales provides a concise summary of the DARPA-OpenBSD
851: funding issue by repeating some information published elsewhere and also
852: providing original material from others. Old and new quotes from Jan
853: Walker reiterate the original DARPA position. Gene Spafford, Gary McGraw
854: both contribute comments on the project's situation and current state.
855: Also provides a concise summary of the project's latest release and
856: current activities.
857: <p>
858:
859: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.358 henning 860: [GERMAN] "We don't do politics, we write software", c't 13/03, p. 106.
861: </strong></font><br>
1.361 henning 862: An interview with Theo - over two pages, he talks about the DARPA funding
863: story, explains the importance of the hackathons and how the 2003
864: hackathon was different from the past ones that had a "mission",
865: like replacing ipf with pf at the Boston hackathon. Opposed to that, this
1.413 deraadt 866: year's hackathon didn't have a mission, but rather around 20 teams working
1.361 henning 867: on different projects and forming new teams later to attack other problems.
868: He describes a "very complex and intense climate" and points out
869: that support for AMD Hammer, UltraSPARC III, SMP and Mozilla was done.
1.362 henning 870: Theo also talks about the DARPA funding cut and its effects - basically
1.361 henning 871: that funding will work like it did before the grant, through
872: CD, T-Shirt and Poster sales as well as donations.
1.413 deraadt 873: Asked about Linus Torvald's role in Linux Theo describes his role in OpenBSD
1.361 henning 874: as a "friendly dictator" who is involved in all major
875: decisions.
876: A further topic is, naturally, security. Theo points out that an absolutely
877: secure system would imply a bugfree system and thus is not possible, and
1.413 deraadt 878: briefly explains ProPolice and W^X. A small followup article focuses on the
1.361 henning 879: basics of ProPolice and W^X.
1.358 henning 880: <p>
881:
882: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.355 jose 883: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1111894,00.asp">
884: OpenBSD gets harder to crack</a>,
885: Page 58, eWeek,
886: June 2, 2003.
887: </strong></font><br>
888: Timothy Dyck reviews the latest OpenBSD release, 3.3, and focuses on the
889: new features: PF and the integration with ALTQ and the system wide stack
890: protection mechanisms. Some of the criticisms in the article have already
891: been addressed in -current.
892: <p>
893:
1.356 jose 894: </ul>
895:
896: <h2>May, 2003</h2>
897: <ul>
898:
1.355 jose 899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.357 jose 900: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=499">
901: Interview with Ivan Arce, CTO of Core Security Technologies</a>
902: Help Net Security, May 29, 2003.
903: </strong></font><br>
904: Berislav Kucan interviews Ivan Arce, CTO of <a
905: href="http://www.corest.com">Core Security Technologies</a>. Several of
906: the people at Core have been involved in the development of OpenBSD, and
907: they commonly use OpenBSD as one of their development and deployment
908: platforms. In the interview, Ivan is quoted as saying "... from a purely
909: security perspective. I would say that OpenBSD is still the king of the
910: hill." PF is also one of Ivan's top five security tools.
911: <p>
912:
913: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.353 jose 914: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/21OPconnection_1.html">
915: Beyond Linux</a>,
916: InfoWorld,
917: May 23, 2003.
918: </strong></font><br>
919: Columnist Chad Dickerson discusses several Open Source projects as
920: alternatives to Linux. OpenBSD gets a brief mention as the most secure
921: free OS available. The BSD license is also touted in a positive light
922: compared to the GPL.
923: <p>
924:
925: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.349 deraadt 926: <a href="http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=dd4eb943-192f-4e5a-8d7f-e2a93a4e7b43">
927: Elite Programmers `Hack' to Help Others</a>,
928: Pages A1/D1/D4, Calgary Herald,
1.346 ian 929: May 17, 2003.
930: </strong></font><br>
931: Tamara Gignac came out to the hackathon and spent much of the day
932: talking to team members; her article takes up half the front page of
933: the business section and half of another page inside
934: (plus a four-column-inch teaser on the front page).
935: "We're addicted to making good stuff that works", she quotes Theo,
936: in talking about the project's history and goals.
937: Goes over the whole gamut of meanings of the term "hacker" -
938: including early MIT hackerdom and quotes from Tim Berners-Lee -
939: and how the term went downhill in the public's mind after the
940: <i>War Games</i> movie. Photos of dhartmei, jason and others.
1.351 ian 941: <br>
942: This article can also be found online at:
943: <ul>
944: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
945: <a href="http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/info/business/story.html?id=F5F23FF7-E0EE-4C54-BBED-7B523C6AFBF2">
946: Hackers Try for a Good Rap</a>,
947: Saskatoon StarPhoenix,
948: May 17, 2003
949: </strong></font>
1.352 ian 950: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
951: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
952: <a href="http://www.canada.com/montreal/specials/business/story.html?id=4C8B848C-8772-4C2E-B8F7-60CDAC678303">
953: Hackers try to buff their image</a>,
954: Montreal Gazette,
955: May 21, 2003
956: </strong></font></li>
1.351 ian 957: </ul>
1.347 deraadt 958: <p>
1.346 ian 959:
960: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.345 deraadt 961: Funding cut linked to antiwar remarks, Page E5,
1.348 ian 962: Calgary Herald,
1.345 deraadt 963: May 7, 2003.
964: </strong></font><br>
965: An article not yet on the net by Tamara Gignac once again discusses
966: the DARPA funding cut and how it will have no affect on the Hackathon
967: happening in Calgary starting the 9th.
968: <p>
969:
970: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.344 deraadt 971: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/21438.html">
972: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
973: OsOpinion,
974: May 6, 2003.
975: </strong></font><br>
976: Joe Brockmeier writes a scathing discussion regarding the perception of
977: wrongdoing inside DARPA and Air Force in regards to the funding cut.
978: <br>
979: This article can also be found online at:
980: <ul>
981: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
982: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21438.html">
983: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
984: NewsFactor Network.
985: </strong></font>
986: </ul>
987: <p>
988:
989: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 990: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=52131">
1.343 deraadt 991: OpenBSD, closed doors</a>,
992: ITBusiness,
993: May 2, 2003.
994: </strong></font><br>
995: Shane Schick covers a quick recount of the DARPA funding situation, the
996: release of 3.3 and its buffer-overflow fighting security features.
997: Despite some errors, the article interestingly ends with a suggestion
998: that the Canadian government should help fund OpenBSD.
999: <p>
1000:
1001: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.341 deraadt 1002: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/01/HNopenbsd33_1.html">
1003: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
1004: InfoWorld,
1005: May 1, 2003.
1.338 ian 1006: </strong></font><br>
1.342 deraadt 1007: Carly Suppa discusses the new things that can be found in OpenBSD 3.3.
1008: <br>
1009: This article can also be found online at:
1010: <ul>
1011: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1012: <a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/15D00CA80554E2B648256D1A000F9270?OpenDocument">
1013: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
1014: IDG Singapore.
1015: </strong></font>
1016: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 1017: <p>
1018:
1.339 jose 1019: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1020: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-999200.html">
1021: OpenBSD 3.3 prevails despite funding cut</a>,
1.341 deraadt 1022: ZDNet,
1023: May 1, 2003.
1024: </strong></font><br>
1025: An article with a number of errors, apparently cobbled together by
1.342 deraadt 1026: someone using parts from previous articles.
1027: <br>
1.341 deraadt 1028: This article can also be found online at:
1029: <ul>
1030: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1031: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/999200.htm">
1032: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
1033: BusinessWeek.com.
1.339 jose 1034: </strong></font>
1035: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1036: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-999200.html">
1037: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
1038: CNET News.com.
1039: </strong></font>
1040: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1041: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2134164,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage">
1042: OpenBSD releases version 3.3</a>,
1043: ZDNet UK.
1044: </strong></font>
1045: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1046: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=480">
1047: OpenBSD 3.3 has been released</a>,
1048: Help Net Security, Croatia.
1049: </strong></font>
1050: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 1051: <p>
1.339 jose 1052:
1.341 deraadt 1053: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1054: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-announce&m=105175475006905&w=2">
1.341 deraadt 1055: OpenBSD 3.3 Released</a>,
1056: Todd Miller in <a href="mail.html">openbsd-announce</a>,
1057: May 1, 2003.
1058: </strong></font><br>
1059: The official announcement of the 3.3 release lists all the great things
1060: that have been added
1061: to the system in 3.3, including ProPolice, W^X, fewer setuid/setgid programs,
1062: more privsep, major security and usability improvements in pf,
1063: more hardware support including the HPPA platform, spamd, more and better
1.350 deraadt 1064: third-party "ports", many upgrades to included software, and more.
1.341 deraadt 1065: Recommends purchase of CD and T-shirts to provide continuing funding
1066: for the project (more so now that the DARPA funding is gone).
1067: As always, OpenBSD remains free software, so you can FTP it for free.
1.338 ian 1068: <p>
1069:
1070: </ul>
1071:
1.253 ian 1072: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
1073: <ul>
1.255 ian 1074:
1.260 ian 1075: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1076: <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220030428mco01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">
1.330 deraadt 1077: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
1078: TechRepublic,
1079: April 28, 2003.
1080: </strong></font><br>
1081: John McCormick writes about the recent W^X and ProPolice efforts in the
1082: upcoming 3.3 release, noting that other vendors should look at this
1.331 deraadt 1083: work.<br>
1084: Can also be found online at:
1085: <ul>
1086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1087: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133935,00.html">
1088: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
1089: ZDNet UK.
1090: </strong></font>
1091: </ul>
1.330 deraadt 1092: <p>
1093:
1094: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 1095: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
1096: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
1097: IDG,
1098: April 24, 2003.
1099: </strong></font><br>
1100: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
1101: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
1102: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
1103: Can also be found online at:
1104: <ul>
1105: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1106: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
1107: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
1.340 jose 1108: InfoWorld.
1.326 deraadt 1109: </strong></font>
1110: </ul>
1111: <p>
1112:
1113: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1114: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 david 1115: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 1116: Slate,
1117: April 24, 2003.
1118: </strong></font><br>
1119: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
1120: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
1121: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
1122: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
1123: <p>
1124:
1125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 1126: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1127: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
1128: April 24, 2003.
1129: </strong></font><br>
1130: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
1131: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
1132: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
1133: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
1134: <p>
1135:
1136: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 1137: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
1138: April 24, 2003.
1139: </strong></font><br>
1140: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
1141: the free software community".
1142: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
1143: other articles.
1144: <p>
1145:
1146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1147: <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 1148: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
1149: </strong></font><br>
1150: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
1151: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
1152: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
1153: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
1154: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
1155: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
1156: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
1.413 deraadt 1157: affairs." Notes the discrepancy between DARPA's public position
1.324 ian 1158: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
1159: <br/>
1160: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
1161: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
1162: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
1163: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
1.328 deraadt 1164: <br>
1165: Can also be found online at:
1166: <ul>
1167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1168: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0424-08.htm">
1169: Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
1170: Common Dreams NewsCenter
1171: </strong></font>
1172: </ul>
1.324 ian 1173: <p>
1174:
1175: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1176: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
1177: Wired, April 24, 2003.
1178: </strong></font><br>
1179: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
1180: article above.
1181: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
1182: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
1183: wasting them."
1.332 ian 1184: <br>
1185: Can also be found online at:
1186: <ul>
1187: <li>
1188: <font color="#009000"><strong>[JAPANESE] <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/20030425302.html">Wired News Japan</a>
1189: </strong></font>
1190: </ul>
1.324 ian 1191: <p>
1192:
1193: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 1194: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
1195: </strong></font><br>
1196: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
1197: <p>
1198:
1199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 1200: <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.
1201: </strong></font><br>
1202: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
1203: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
1204: <p>
1205:
1206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 1207: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
1208: April 23, 2003.
1209: </strong></font><br>
1210: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
1211: <p>
1212:
1213: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 1214: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 1215: April 22, 2003.
1216: </strong></font><br>
1217: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
1218: <p>
1219:
1220: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 1221: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1222: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
1223: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 1224: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 1225: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
1226: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
1227: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
1228: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
1229: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
1230: Can also be found online at:
1231: <ul>
1232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1233: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 1234: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
1235: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 1236: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 1237: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1238: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 1239: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
1240: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 1241: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 1242: </ul>
1243: <p>
1244:
1245: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 1246: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
1247: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 1248: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1249: </strong></font><br>
1250: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 1251: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
1252: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
1253: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
1254: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
1255: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
1256: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 1257: <p>
1258:
1259: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 1260: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
1261: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 1262: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
1263: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 1264: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
1265: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
1266: at UPenn and DARPA.
1267: <p>
1268:
1269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.359 miod 1270: [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,
1271: France
1.315 deraadt 1272: April 18, 2003.
1273: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 1274: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 1275: <p>
1276:
1277: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 1278: [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 1279: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1280: </strong></font><br>
1281: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
1282: <p>
1283:
1284: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 1285: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
1286: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
1287: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 1288: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 1289: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
1290: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
1291: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
1292: <p>
1293:
1294: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 1295: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
1296: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1297: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 1298: </strong></font><br>
1299: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
1300: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
1301: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 1302: American century.
1.267 deraadt 1303: <p>
1304:
1305: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 1306: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
1307: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1308: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 1309: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 1310: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
1311: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
1312: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
1313: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
1314: Can also be found online at:
1315: <ul>
1316: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
1317: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 1318: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 1319: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 1320: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 1321: <p>
1322:
1323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.377 david 1324: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 1325: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 1326: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 1327: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 1328: </strong></font><br>
1329: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 1330: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
1331: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
1332: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
1333: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 1334:
1335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1336: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
1337: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1338: New York Times.
1339: </strong></font>(free registration required)
1340:
1.273 deraadt 1341: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1342: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 1343: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 1344: ABC News.
1345: </strong></font>
1346:
1347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1348: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 1349: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 1350: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 1351: </strong></font>
1352:
1353: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1354: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 1355: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 1356: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 1357: </strong></font>
1358:
1359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 1360: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
1361: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 1362: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 1363: </strong></font>
1364:
1365: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1366: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 1367: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 1368: Times Daily, AL.
1369: </strong></font>
1370:
1371: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1372: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
1373: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
1374: Boston.com, MA.
1375: </strong></font>
1376:
1377: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1378: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 1379: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 1380: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
1381: </strong></font>
1382:
1383: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 1384: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
1385: [Article was pulled]</a>
1386: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 1387: </strong></font>
1388:
1389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1390: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
1391: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
1392: Infoshop News.
1393: </strong></font>
1394:
1395: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1396: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
1397: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1398: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
1399: </strong></font>
1400:
1401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 1402: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
1403: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
1404: Raleigh News, NC.
1405: </strong></font>
1406:
1407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1408: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
1.314 deraadt 1409: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
1410: Napa News, CA.
1411: </strong></font>
1412:
1413: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1414: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 1415: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1416: NEPA News, PA.
1417: </strong></font>
1418:
1419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1420: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
1421: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
1422: Wired News.
1423: </strong></font>
1.332 ian 1424: <br>
1425: <li>
1.333 deraadt 1426: <font color="#009000"><strong>
1427: [JAPANESE]
1428: <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/culture/story/20030423205.html">
1429: Wired News Japan</a>
1430: </strong></font>
1.273 deraadt 1431:
1.271 deraadt 1432: </ul>
1433: <p>
1.272 deraadt 1434: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
1435: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 1436: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
1437: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
1438: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
1439: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
1440: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
1441: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 1442: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 1443: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
1444: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
1445: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 1446: <p>
1447: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 1448:
1449: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1450: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 1451: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1452: Indianapolis Star, IN.
1453: </strong></font>
1454:
1455: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 1456: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
1457: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1458: Miami Herald, FL.
1459: </strong></font>
1460:
1461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 1462: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 1463: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
1464: </strong></font>
1465:
1466: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1467: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 1468: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 1469: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 1470: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 1471:
1472: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1473: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
1474: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
1475: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
1476: ABC News.
1477: </strong></font>
1478:
1.276 deraadt 1479: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1480: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 1481: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 1482: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 1483: </strong></font>
1484:
1.286 dhartmei 1485: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1486: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 1487: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1488: Wilmington Star, NC.
1489: </strong></font>
1490:
1.300 jose 1491: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1492: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
1493: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
1494: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
1495: </strong></font>
1496:
1.309 jose 1497: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1498: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
1499: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
1500: Globe Technology.
1501: </strong></font>
1502:
1.263 deraadt 1503: </ul>
1.262 beck 1504: <p>
1505:
1506: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 1507: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
1508: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1509: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 1510: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 1511: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 1512: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
1513: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
1514: <p>
1515:
1516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 1517: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
1518: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
1519: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 1520: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 1521: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
1522: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
1523: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
1524: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
1525: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
1526: and simply restates other press reports.
1527: <p>
1528:
1529: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 1530: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
1531: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1532: OS News, April 18, 2003.
1533: </strong></font><br>
1534: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
1535: <p>
1536:
1537: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 1538: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
1539: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1540: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 1541: </strong></font><br>
1542: Another report on the DARPA funding.
1543: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
1544: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
1545: <p>
1546:
1547: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.330 deraadt 1548: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133221,00.html">
1549: IT Anthems: OpenBSD</a>,
1550: ZDNet UK Tech Update,
1551: April 17, 2003.
1552: </strong></font><br>
1553: Peter Judge, who maintains the large
1554: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2122414,00.html">
1555: Tech Anthems</a>
1556: archives, does a little writeup about the OpenBSD release songs,
1557: 4 so far.
1558: <p>
1559:
1560: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 1561: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
1562: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1563: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 1564: </strong></font><br>
1565: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
1566: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
1567: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
1568: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
1569: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
1570: Goes on to say:
1571: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
1572: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
1573: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
1574: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 1575: This article is also found online at:
1576: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 1577: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1578: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
1579: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
1580: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 1581: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 1582: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1583: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
1584: ZDnet</a>,
1585: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 1586: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 1587: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1588: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
1589: ZDnet Australia</a>,
1590: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 1591: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 1592: </ul>
1.260 ian 1593: <p>
1.279 deraadt 1594:
1.260 ian 1595: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1596: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 1597: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 1598: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 1599: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 1600: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 1601: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
1602: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
1603: without notice or justification.
1604: <p>
1605:
1606: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1607: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 1608: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 1609: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 1610: </strong></font><br>
1611: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
1612: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 1613: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 1614: effective today, without any warning..."
1615: <p>
1.257 ian 1616:
1617: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 1618: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
1619: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1620: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 1621: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 1622: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
1623: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
1624: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
1625: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
1626: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 1627: <p>
1628:
1629: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 1630: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
1631: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1632: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 1633: </strong></font><br>
1634: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
1635: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
1636: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
1637: quoting two of them:
1638: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
1639: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
1640: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
1641: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
1642: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
1643: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
1644: <p>
1645:
1.255 ian 1646: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 1647: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
1648: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 1649: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1650: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 1651: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 1652: <p>
1653:
1654: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 1655: [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 1656: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1657: </strong></font><br>
1658: New security concepts in OpenBSD
1659: <p>
1660:
1661: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 1662: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
1663: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1664: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 1665: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 1666: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 1667: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
1668: security experts for more than three decades."
1669: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
1670: <p>
1.261 ian 1671:
1.254 drahn 1672: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 1673: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 1674: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1675: </strong></font><br>
1676: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
1677: <p>
1678:
1679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 1680: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
1681: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
1682: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
1683: </strong></font><br>
1684: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
1685: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
1686: discussion OpenBSD's path.
1687: <p>
1688:
1689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 1690: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
1691: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1692: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 1693: </strong></font><br>
1694: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
1695: from US DARPA.
1696: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
1697: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
1698: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
1699: the BSD license.
1700: <p>
1701: </ul>
1702:
1.251 ian 1703: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
1704: <ul>
1705:
1706: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1707: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
1708: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
1709: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
1710: </strong></font><br>
1711:
1712: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
1713: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
1714: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
1715: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
1716: <p>
1717:
1718: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 1719: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
1720: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.371 jose 1721: OnLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 1722: </strong></font><br>
1723: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
1724: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
1725: Mentions
1726: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
1727: and
1728: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
1729: programs.
1730: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 1731: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 1732: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
1733: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
1734: <p>
1.325 ian 1735: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
1736: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 1737:
1738: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1739: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
1740: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
1741: </strong></font><br>
1742: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
1743: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
1744: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
1745: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
1746: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
1747: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
1748: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
1749: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
1750: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
1751: put into service."
1752: <p>
1753: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
1754: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
1755: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
1756: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
1757: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
1758: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
1759: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
1760: computers with security features."
1761: <p>
1.329 ian 1762:
1763: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1764: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2079549/">
1765: Bush's Cyberstrategery: The administration's war against a bogus threat </a>,
1766: Slate,
1767: March 3, 2003.
1768: </strong></font><br>
1.413 deraadt 1769: Brendan Koerner's thorough dismissal of the total unreality and FUD
1.329 ian 1770: surrounding the Bush Administration's recent
1771: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/">National Strategy
1772: to Secure Cyberspace</a>, NIPC, vendors and others who profit by
1773: big-lie-hyping the threat of system crackers into a new force to be
1774: made war upon, like the "war" on drugs and the "war" on terrorism.
1775: Concludes: "... the bulk of the report's solutions are lame. Most
1776: are meaningless jargon, such as suggesting that "future components
1777: of the cyber infrastructure are built to be inherently secure and
1778: dependable for their users." A fantastic sentiment, but as mushy
1779: as stating that the president is "for the children." What about
1780: making software vendors liable for bug-ridden products? Or rooting
1781: out insecure Microsoft products like the troubled SQL server in favor
1782: of more secure open-source solutions like
1783: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>?"
1784: I can scarcely believe that Slate's owner Microsoft is paying
1785: them to write this stuff (nor that Koerner thinks OpenBSD is a database :-)).
1786: Finally: "Nothing so bold is forthcoming in the Strategy. Which is
1787: yet another indicator that the czars of national computer security
1788: are perfectly content to tease out the hyperbole in perpetuity.
1789: The bigger the perceived threat, the greater their importance inside
1790: the Beltway."
1791: <p>
1.251 ian 1792: </ul>
1793:
1.249 jufi 1794: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
1795: <ul>
1796: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1797: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
1798: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1799: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 1800: </strong></font><br>
1801: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
1802: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 1803: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 1804: <p>
1.334 ian 1805:
1806: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1807: <a href="http://www.egovos.org/pdf/dodfoss.pdf">Use of Free and
1808: Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense</a>,
1809: MITRE Report Number MP 02 W0000101, revised January 2, 2003
1810: </strong></font><br>
1811: Prepared by The MITRE Corporation for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency),
1812: this report analyses how DOD uses open source software.
1813: The summary talks briefly about various terms (free, open source, etc.),
1814: then talks about the survey itself, one question of which was
1815: "... the hypothetical question ...
1816: of what would happen if FOSS software were banned in the DoD."
1817: <br>
1818: "The main conclusion of the analysis was that FOSS software plays
1819: a more critical role in the DoD than has generally been recognized.
1820: FOSS applications are most important in four broad areas: Infrastructure
1821: Support, Software Development, Security, and Research. One unexpected
1822: result was the degree to which Security depends on FOSS. Banning
1823: FOSS would remove certain types of infrastructure components (e.g.,
1.335 david 1824: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>) that currently help
1.334 ian 1825: support network security.
1826: It would also limit DoD access to, and overall expertise in, the use of
1827: powerful FOSS analysis and detection applications that hostile groups could
1828: use to help stage cyberattacks. Finally, it would remove the
1829: demonstrated ability of FOSS applications to be updated rapidly in
1830: response to new types of cyberattack. Taken together, these factors
1831: imply that banning FOSS would have immediate, broad, and strongly
1832: negative impacts on the ability of many sensitive and security-focused
1833: DoD groups to defend against cyberattacks."
1834: <br>
1835: So, let's hope the policy wonks read this report.
1836: <p>
1837:
1.249 jufi 1838: </ul>
1839:
1.246 jufi 1840: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1841: <ul>
1.246 jufi 1842:
1.247 jufi 1843: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 1844: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 1845: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
1846: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 1847: </strong></font><br>
1848: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
1849: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
1850: <p>
1851:
1.247 jufi 1852: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 1853: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
1854: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
1855: Heise News-Ticker, December 04, 2002
1856: </strong></font><br>
1857: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
1858: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
1859: <p>
1860:
1861: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 1862: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 1863: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
1864: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 1865: </strong></font><br>
1866: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
1867: in their annual OpenHack security test.
1868: <p>
1.247 jufi 1869: </ul>
1.246 jufi 1870:
1.244 jufi 1871: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1872: <ul>
1.246 jufi 1873:
1.247 jufi 1874: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 1875: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
1876: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
1877: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1878: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 1879: </strong></font><br>
1880: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
1881: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
1882: md5 digests.
1883: <p>
1884:
1.247 jufi 1885: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 1886: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 1887: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
1888: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 1889: </strong></font><br>
1890: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
1891: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
1892: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
1893: right the first time."
1894: <p>
1.247 jufi 1895: </ul>
1.244 jufi 1896:
1897:
1898: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1899: <ul>
1.244 jufi 1900:
1.247 jufi 1901: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 1902: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1903: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
1904: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 1905: </strong></font><br>
1906: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
1907: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1908: part 6</a>.
1909: <p>
1910:
1.247 jufi 1911: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 1912: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 1913: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:
1914: Securing Remote PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1915: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 1916: </strong></font><br>
1917: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
1918: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
1919: <p>
1.301 jose 1920:
1921: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1922: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
1923: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
1924: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
1925: </strong></font><br>
1926:
1927: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1928: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1929: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1930: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1931: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1932: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1933: <i>Here's the
1934: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1935: <p>
1.247 jufi 1936: </ul>
1.242 jufi 1937:
1938: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1939: <ul>
1.242 jufi 1940:
1.247 jufi 1941: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1942: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 1943: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6: Archiving PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1944: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1945: </strong></font><br>
1946: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
1947: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
1948: <p>
1949:
1.247 jufi 1950: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1951: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1952: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
1953: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1954: </strong></font><br>
1955: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
1956: this time using pf.
1957: <p>
1.247 jufi 1958: </ul>
1.242 jufi 1959:
1960: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1961: <ul>
1.242 jufi 1962:
1.247 jufi 1963: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1964: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1965: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
1966: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1967: </strong></font><br>
1968: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
1969: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
1970: their rotation.
1971: <p>
1972:
1.247 jufi 1973: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1974: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 1975: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
1976: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1977: </strong></font><br>
1978: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
1979: <p>
1.247 jufi 1980: </ul>
1.242 jufi 1981:
1.239 jufi 1982: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 1983: <ul>
1.239 jufi 1984:
1.247 jufi 1985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 1986: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 1987: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
1988: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 1989: </strong></font><br>
1990: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
1991: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
1992: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
1993: <p>
1994:
1.247 jufi 1995: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 1996: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 1997: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
1998: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 1999: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 2000: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
2001: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
2002: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 2003: <p>
1.247 jufi 2004: </ul>
1.239 jufi 2005:
1.235 lebel 2006: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2007: <ul>
1.235 lebel 2008:
1.239 jufi 2009:
1.247 jufi 2010: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 2011: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 2012: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
2013: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 2014: </strong></font><br>
2015: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
2016: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
2017: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
2018: <p>
1.301 jose 2019:
1.247 jufi 2020: </ul>
1.235 lebel 2021:
1.228 horacio 2022: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2023: <ul>
1.228 horacio 2024:
1.247 jufi 2025: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2026: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2027: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
2028: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 2029: </strong></font><br>
2030: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
2031: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
2032: <p>
2033:
1.247 jufi 2034: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 2035: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 2036: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
2037: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 2038: </strong></font><br>
2039: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
2040: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
2041: <p>
2042:
1.247 jufi 2043: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 2044: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 2045: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
2046: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 2047: </strong></font><br>
2048: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
2049: on the desktop of his parents.
2050: <p>
2051:
1.247 jufi 2052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 2053: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 2054: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
2055: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 2056: </strong></font><br>
2057: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
2058: using IPFilter.
2059:
2060: <p>
2061:
1.247 jufi 2062: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 2063: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 2064: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
2065: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 2066: </strong></font><br>
2067: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
2068: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
2069: perspectives of the four OS.
2070: <br>
2071: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 2072: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 2073: <p>
2074:
1.247 jufi 2075: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 2076: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
2077: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 2078: software and security</a>,
2079: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 2080: </strong></font><br>
2081:
2082: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
2083: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
2084: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
2085: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
2086: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
2087: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
2088: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
2089: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
2090: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
2091: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
2092: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
2093: security conscious team beyond doubt.
2094: <p>
1.247 jufi 2095: </ul>
1.228 horacio 2096:
1.225 horacio 2097: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2098: <ul>
1.225 horacio 2099:
1.247 jufi 2100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 2101: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
2102: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 2103: Interview</a>,
2104: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 2105: </strong></font><br>
2106:
2107: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
2108: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
2109: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 2110: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 2111: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
2112: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
2113: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
2114: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
2115: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 2116: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 2117: of choice.
2118: <p>
1.247 jufi 2119: </ul>
1.225 horacio 2120:
2121: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2122: <ul>
1.225 horacio 2123:
1.247 jufi 2124: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 2125: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 2126: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
2127: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 2128: </strong></font><br>
2129:
2130: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
2131: <p>
2132:
1.247 jufi 2133: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2134: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 2135: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
2136: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 2137: </strong></font><br>
2138:
2139: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
2140: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
2141: <p>
1.247 jufi 2142: </ul>
1.225 horacio 2143:
1.218 horacio 2144: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2145: <ul>
1.218 horacio 2146:
1.247 jufi 2147: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.387 mcbride 2148: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/6">
1.269 deraadt 2149: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1.392 david 2150: KernelTrap, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 2151: </strong></font><br>
2152:
2153: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
2154: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
2155: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
2156: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
2157: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
2158: subjects. Worth a read.
2159: <p>
2160:
2161:
1.247 jufi 2162: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 2163: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 2164: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
2165: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 2166: </strong></font><br>
2167:
2168: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
2169: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
2170: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
2171: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
2172: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
2173: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
2174: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
2175: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
2176: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 2177: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 2178: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
2179: on other operating systems.<br>
2180: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
2181: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
2182: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
2183: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
2184: <p>
2185:
1.247 jufi 2186: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2187: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 2188: Operating System 2010</a>,
2189: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 2190: </strong></font><br>
2191:
2192: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
2193: covering the level of software integration into the core
2194: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
2195: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
2196: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
2197: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
2198: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
2199: <p>
2200:
1.247 jufi 2201: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 2202: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 2203: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
2204: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 2205: </strong></font><br>
2206:
2207: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
2208: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
2209: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
2210: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
2211: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
2212: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
2213: <p>
1.247 jufi 2214: </ul>
1.221 horacio 2215:
1.210 jufi 2216: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2217: <ul>
1.215 horacio 2218:
1.247 jufi 2219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2220: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 2221: Already a Contender</a>,
2222: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 2223: </strong></font><br>
2224:
2225: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
2226: source software in response to an article which claimed that
2227: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
2228: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
2229: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
2230: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
2231: <p>
2232:
1.247 jufi 2233: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 2234: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 2235: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
2236: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 2237: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2238:
1.224 horacio 2239: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
2240: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
2241: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
2242: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
2243: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
2244: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 2245: <p>
1.247 jufi 2246: </ul>
1.215 horacio 2247:
2248: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2249: <ul>
1.215 horacio 2250:
1.247 jufi 2251: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2252: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
2253: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 2254: Division</a>,
2255: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 2256: </strong></font><br>
2257:
2258: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
2259: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 2260: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 2261: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
2262: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
2263: investment</em>.<br>
2264: The implementation details can be seen on their
2265: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
2266: <p>
2267:
1.247 jufi 2268: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2269: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
2270: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
2271: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
2272: </strong></font><br>
2273:
2274: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
2275: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
2276: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
2277: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
2278: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
2279: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
2280: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
2281: <p>
2282:
2283: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2284: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 2285: Thinking about Security</a>,
2286: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 2287: </strong></font><br>
2288:
2289: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
2290: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
2291: security and says that even secured operating systems running
2292: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
2293: to time.<br>
2294: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
2295: system and just the most secure system.
2296: <p>
2297:
1.247 jufi 2298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2299: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 2300: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
2301: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 2302: </strong></font><br>
2303:
2304: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
2305: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
2306: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
2307: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
2308: choice:<br>
2309: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
2310: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
2311: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
2312: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
2313: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
2314: network security devices and as such must be well
2315: armored."</em><br>
2316: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
2317: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
2318: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
2319: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
2320: <br>
2321: Bravo!
2322: <p>
1.247 jufi 2323: </ul>
1.210 jufi 2324:
1.207 ian 2325: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2326: <ul>
1.215 horacio 2327:
1.247 jufi 2328: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 2329: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
2330: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
2331: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 2332:
1.207 ian 2333: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
2334: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 2335: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 2336: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
2337: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
2338: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 2339: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 2340: <p>
1.247 jufi 2341: </ul>
1.207 ian 2342:
1.194 jufi 2343: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2344: <ul>
1.194 jufi 2345:
1.247 jufi 2346: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2347: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 2348: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
2349: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 2350: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2351:
1.240 miod 2352: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 2353: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
2354: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
2355: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
2356: <p>
2357:
1.247 jufi 2358: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2359: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
2360: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
2361: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
2362:
2363: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
2364: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
2365: <p>
2366:
2367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2368: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2369: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
2370: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2371:
2372: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2373: <p>
2374:
2375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2376: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 2377: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
2378: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
2379: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2380:
1.240 miod 2381: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 2382: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 2383: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
2384: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1.413 deraadt 2385: on the article he comments on the team's <em>license audit</em> through
1.206 ian 2386: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 2387: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
2388: <br>
1.413 deraadt 2389: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licencs has meant for the
1.201 horacio 2390: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
2391: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
2392: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
2393: <p>
2394:
1.247 jufi 2395: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 2396: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
2397: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 2398: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 2399: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2400:
1.194 jufi 2401: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
2402: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
2403: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
2404: <br>
2405: The new
2406: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 2407: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 2408: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
2409: <p>
1.247 jufi 2410: </ul>
1.194 jufi 2411:
1.190 horacio 2412: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2413: <ul>
1.190 horacio 2414:
1.247 jufi 2415: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 2416:
2417: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
2418: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
2419:
1.301 jose 2420:
1.191 jufi 2421: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
2422: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
2423:
2424: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
2425: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
2426:
1.212 horacio 2427: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
2428: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 2429: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
2430:
1.211 horacio 2431: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
2432: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 2433: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
2434:
1.247 jufi 2435: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 2436: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
2437:
1.247 jufi 2438: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 2439: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
2440:
1.212 horacio 2441: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
2442: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 2443: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
2444:
2445: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
2446: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
2447:
2448: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
2449: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
2450:
1.301 jose 2451: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
2452: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
2453:
1.191 jufi 2454: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
2455: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
2456:
2457: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 2458: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 2459:
1.192 jufi 2460: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
2461: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 2462: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 2463:
1.193 deraadt 2464: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
2465: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 2466: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 2467:
1.247 jufi 2468: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 2469: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
2470:
1.247 jufi 2471: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 2472: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
2473: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
2474:
1.213 horacio 2475: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 2476: 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 2477: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
2478:
1.190 horacio 2479: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 2480: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
2481: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
2482: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
2483: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
2484: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
2485: <p>
1.190 horacio 2486:
1.247 jufi 2487: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2488: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
2489: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
2490: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 2491: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2492:
1.195 jufi 2493: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 2494: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
2495: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
2496: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 2497: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
2498: <p>
2499:
1.247 jufi 2500: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2501: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 2502: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
2503: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
2504: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2505:
1.191 jufi 2506: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 2507: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
2508: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
2509: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
2510: <p>
2511:
2512: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2513: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2514: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
2515: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
2516:
2517: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2518: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 2519: <p>
1.247 jufi 2520: </ul>
1.190 horacio 2521:
1.191 jufi 2522:
1.186 jufi 2523: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2524: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 2525:
1.247 jufi 2526: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 2527: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 2528: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
2529: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 2530: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 2531:
1.188 jufi 2532: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 2533: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 2534: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 2535: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
2536: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 2537: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 2538: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 2539: <p>
2540:
1.301 jose 2541: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2542: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
2543: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
2544: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
2545:
2546: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
2547: <p>
1.191 jufi 2548:
1.247 jufi 2549: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 2550: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
2551: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
2552: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 2553: </strong></font><br>
2554:
2555: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
2556: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
2557: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
2558: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
2559: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
2560: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
2561: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
2562: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
2563: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
2564: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
2565: familiar?
2566: <p>
1.247 jufi 2567: </ul>
1.191 jufi 2568:
1.178 louis 2569: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2570: <ul>
1.178 louis 2571:
1.247 jufi 2572: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 2573: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 2574: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
2575: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 2576: </strong></font><br>
2577:
2578: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
2579: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
2580: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
2581: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
2582: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
2583: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
2584: <p>
2585:
1.247 jufi 2586: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2587: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
2588: Open source under the hood</a>,
2589: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 2590: </strong></font><br>
2591:
2592: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
2593: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
2594: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
2595: <p>
2596:
1.247 jufi 2597: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2598: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
2599: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
2600: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 2601: </strong></font><br>
2602:
2603: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
2604: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
2605: <p>
1.247 jufi 2606: </ul>
1.179 louis 2607:
1.174 louis 2608:
1.175 louis 2609: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2610: <ul>
1.175 louis 2611:
1.247 jufi 2612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2613: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
2614: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
2615: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 2616: </strong></font><br>
2617:
2618: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
2619: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
2620: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
2621: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
2622: <p>
2623:
1.247 jufi 2624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2625: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
2626: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
2627: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 2628: </strong></font><br>
2629:
2630: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 2631: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 2632: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
2633: <p>
1.247 jufi 2634: </ul>
1.175 louis 2635:
1.176 louis 2636:
1.172 mickey 2637: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2638: <ul>
1.172 mickey 2639:
1.247 jufi 2640: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2641: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
2642: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 2643: </strong></font><br>
2644:
2645: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
2646: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
2647: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 2648: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 2649: <p>
2650:
1.247 jufi 2651: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 2652: <a
1.269 deraadt 2653: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
2654: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
2655: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 2656: </strong></font><br>
2657:
2658: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
2659: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
2660: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
2661: <p>
2662:
1.247 jufi 2663: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 2664: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 2665: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
2666: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 2667: </strong></font><br>
2668:
2669: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
2670: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
2671: <p>
2672:
1.247 jufi 2673: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 2674: <a
1.269 deraadt 2675: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
2676: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 2677: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
2678: </strong></font><br>
2679:
2680: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
2681: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
2682: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
2683: our own Theo de Raadt.
2684: <p>
2685:
1.247 jufi 2686: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 2687: <a
1.269 deraadt 2688: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
2689: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
2690: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 2691: </strong></font><br>
2692:
2693: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
2694: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
2695: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
2696: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
2697: shut down.]
2698: <p>
2699:
1.247 jufi 2700: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 2701: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 2702: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 2703: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
2704: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 2705: </strong></font><br>
2706:
2707: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
2708: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
2709: <p>
1.247 jufi 2710: </ul>
1.172 mickey 2711:
1.161 louis 2712: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2713: <ul>
1.161 louis 2714:
1.247 jufi 2715: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 2716: <a
1.269 deraadt 2717: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
2718: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
2719: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 2720: </strong></font><br>
2721:
2722: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
2723: by John Wolley
2724: <p>
2725:
1.247 jufi 2726: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 2727: <a
1.269 deraadt 2728: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
2729: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
2730: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 2731: </strong></font><br>
2732:
2733: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
2734: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
2735: OpenBSD).
2736: <p>
2737:
1.247 jufi 2738: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 2739: <a
1.247 jufi 2740: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 2741: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
2742: </strong></font><br>
2743:
2744: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
2745: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
2746: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
2747: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
2748: and hindsight.
2749: <p>
2750:
1.247 jufi 2751: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2752: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
2753: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
2754: </strong></font><br>
2755:
2756: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
2757: <p>
2758:
1.247 jufi 2759: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 2760: <a
1.168 provos 2761: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
2762: December 7, 2000
2763: </strong></font><br>
2764:
2765: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
2766: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
2767: us explain.
2768: <p>
2769:
1.247 jufi 2770: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 2771: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
2772: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 2773: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 2774: December 6, 2000
2775: </strong></font><br>
2776:
2777: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
2778: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
2779: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
2780: <p>
2781:
1.247 jufi 2782: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2783: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
2784: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
2785: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
2786: </strong></font><br>
2787:
2788: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
2789: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
2790: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
2791: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2792: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2793: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
2794: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
2795: <p>
2796:
2797: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 2798: <a
1.226 horacio 2799: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
2800: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 2801: </strong></font><br>
2802:
2803: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 2804: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 2805: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 2806: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2807: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2808: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 2809: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 2810: <p>
1.162 millert 2811:
1.247 jufi 2812: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 2813: <a
1.161 louis 2814: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
2815: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
2816: </strong></font><br>
2817:
2818: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
2819: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
2820: <p>
2821:
1.247 jufi 2822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 2823: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
2824: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
2825: </strong></font><br>
2826:
2827: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
2828: <p>
2829:
2830:
1.247 jufi 2831: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 2832: <a
1.226 horacio 2833: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
2834: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
2835: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 2836: </strong></font><br>
2837:
2838: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
2839: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
2840: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
2841: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
2842: <p>
1.247 jufi 2843: </ul>
1.169 louis 2844:
1.158 louis 2845: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2846: <ul>
1.147 louis 2847:
1.247 jufi 2848: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2849: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
2850: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 2851: </strong></font><br>
2852:
2853: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
2854: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
2855: <p>
2856:
1.247 jufi 2857: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2858: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
2859: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
2860: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 2861: </strong></font><br>
2862: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
2863: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
2864: <p>
2865:
1.247 jufi 2866: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 2867: <a
2868: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
2869: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
2870: </strong></font><br>
2871:
2872: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
2873: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
2874: <p>
2875:
1.247 jufi 2876: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2877: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 2878: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
2879: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 2880:
1.213 horacio 2881: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.383 jcs 2882: <a href="books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1.161 louis 2883: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
2884: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
2885: <p>
1.215 horacio 2886:
1.247 jufi 2887: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 2888: <a
2889: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
2890: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
2891: </strong></font><br>
2892:
2893: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
2894: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
2895: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
2896: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
2897: much of the attitude too).
2898: <p>
1.161 louis 2899:
1.247 jufi 2900: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2901: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 2902: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 2903: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2904:
1.157 louis 2905: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
2906: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
2907: <p>
1.247 jufi 2908: </ul>
1.157 louis 2909:
2910: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2911: <ul>
1.157 louis 2912:
1.247 jufi 2913: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2914: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 2915: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 2916: </strong></font><br>
2917:
2918: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
2919: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
2920: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
2921: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
2922: <p>
2923:
1.247 jufi 2924: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 2925: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
2926: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
2927: </strong></font><br>
2928:
2929: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
2930: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
2931: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
2932: it because they love coding...
2933: <p>
2934:
1.247 jufi 2935: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 2936: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
2937: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
2938: </strong></font><br>
2939:
2940: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
2941: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
2942: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
2943: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
2944: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
2945: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
2946: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
2947: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
2948: <p>
2949:
1.247 jufi 2950: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2951: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
2952: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
2953: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 2954: </strong></font><br>
2955:
2956: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
2957: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
2958: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
2959: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
2960: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
2961: the pizza.
2962: <p>
2963:
1.247 jufi 2964: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 2965: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
2966: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
2967: </strong></font><br>
2968:
2969: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
2970: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
2971: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
2972: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
2973: problems.
2974: <p>
2975:
1.247 jufi 2976: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 2977: <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 2978: </strong></font><br>
2979:
1.222 miod 2980: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 2981: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
2982: - whether they like it or not.
2983: <p>
2984:
1.247 jufi 2985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2986: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
2987: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 2988: </strong></font><br>
2989:
2990: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
2991: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
2992: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 2993: <p>
1.148 aaron 2994:
1.247 jufi 2995: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 2996: <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 2997: </strong></font><br>
2998:
2999: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
3000: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
3001: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
3002: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
3003: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
3004: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
3005: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
3006: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
3007: <p>
3008:
1.247 jufi 3009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3010: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
3011: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 3012: </strong></font><br>
3013:
3014: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
3015: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1.413 deraadt 3016: BSDs. Mostly he summarizes the history and quotes the various project
1.147 louis 3017: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
3018: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
3019: <p>
1.247 jufi 3020: </ul>
1.147 louis 3021:
1.138 louis 3022: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3023: <ul>
1.138 louis 3024:
1.247 jufi 3025: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3026: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
3027: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
3028: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
3029: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 3030: </strong></font><br>
3031:
1.227 horacio 3032: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 3033: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
3034: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
3035: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
3036: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
3037: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
3038: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
3039: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 3040: <p>
3041:
1.247 jufi 3042: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 3043: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 3044: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 3045: </strong></font><br>
3046:
3047: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
3048: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
3049: groups, and even Linux.
3050: <p>
3051:
1.247 jufi 3052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3053: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
3054: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 3055: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
3056: </strong></font><br>
3057:
3058: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
3059: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
3060: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
3061: library after installing the OS.
3062: <p>
3063:
1.247 jufi 3064: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3065: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 3066: Sys Admin, September 2000
3067: </strong></font><br>
3068:
3069: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
3070: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
3071: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
3072: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 3073: (<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>,
3074: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
3075: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
3076: <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 3077: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 3078: out of the system.
3079: <p>
3080:
1.247 jufi 3081: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 3082: <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
3083: </strong></font><br>
3084:
3085: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.413 deraadt 3086: in terms of usability and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1.200 niklas 3087: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
3088: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
3089: the IP filtering and address translation.
3090: <p>
1.301 jose 3091:
3092: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3093: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
3094: </strong></font><br>
3095:
3096: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
3097: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
3098: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
3099: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
3100: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
3101: <p>
1.247 jufi 3102: </ul>
1.200 niklas 3103:
1.131 louis 3104: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3105: <ul>
1.131 louis 3106:
1.247 jufi 3107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3108: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
3109: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
3110: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 3111: </strong></font><br>
3112:
3113: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
3114: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
3115: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
3116: <p>
3117:
1.247 jufi 3118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 3119: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
3120: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
3121: </strong></font><br>
3122:
3123: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
3124: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
3125: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
3126: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
3127: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
3128: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
3129: note of"</i>.
3130: <p>
3131:
1.247 jufi 3132: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 3133: <a
1.247 jufi 3134: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 3135: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
3136: </strong></font><br>
3137:
3138: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
3139: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
3140: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
3141: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
3142: <p>
3143:
1.247 jufi 3144: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 3145: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 3146: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
3147: </strong></font><br>
3148:
3149: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
3150: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
3151: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
3152: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
3153: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
3154: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
3155: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
3156: <p>
3157:
1.247 jufi 3158: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 3159: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
3160: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
3161: 2000
3162: </strong></font><br>
3163:
3164: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
3165: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
3166: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
3167: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
3168: against current industry practices.
3169: <p>
3170:
1.247 jufi 3171: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 3172: <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
3173: </strong></font><br>
3174:
3175: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
3176: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
3177: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
3178: <p>
3179:
1.247 jufi 3180: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 3181: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
3182: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
3183: </strong></font><br>
3184:
3185: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
3186: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
3187: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
3188: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
3189: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
3190: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
3191: careful code reviews, he concludes.
3192: <p>
3193:
1.247 jufi 3194: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 3195: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
3196: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
3197: </strong></font><br>
3198:
3199: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
3200: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
3201: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
3202: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
3203: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 3204: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
3205: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
3206: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 3207: <p>
1.247 jufi 3208: </ul>
1.131 louis 3209:
1.118 louis 3210: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3211: <ul>
1.118 louis 3212:
1.247 jufi 3213: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 3214: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
3215: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
3216: </strong></font><br>
3217:
3218: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
3219: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
3220: about time. The article mentions that
3221: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
3222: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
3223: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 3224: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 3225: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
3226: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 3227: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 3228: <p>
3229:
1.247 jufi 3230: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 3231: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 3232: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 3233: </strong></font><br>
3234:
3235: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
3236: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
3237: of OpenSSH.
3238: <p>
3239:
1.247 jufi 3240: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3241: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 3242: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 3243: </strong></font><br>
3244:
3245: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 3246: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 3247: bridging.
3248: <p>
3249:
1.247 jufi 3250: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 3251: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
3252: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 3253: </strong></font><br>
3254:
1.121 deraadt 3255: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
3256: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 3257: <p>
3258:
1.247 jufi 3259: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 3260: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
3261: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
3262: </strong></font><br>
3263:
3264: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
3265: <p>
3266:
1.247 jufi 3267: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 3268: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 3269: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
3270: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 3271: </strong></font><br>
3272:
1.120 deraadt 3273: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
3274: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 3275: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
3276: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
3277: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
3278: <p>
3279:
1.247 jufi 3280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 3281: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
3282: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
3283: </strong></font><br>
3284:
1.222 miod 3285: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 3286: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
3287: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
3288: protocols and their quirks.
3289: <p>
3290:
1.247 jufi 3291: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3292: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
3293: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 3294: </strong></font><br>
3295:
3296: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
3297: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
3298: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 3299: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 3300: <p>
3301:
1.247 jufi 3302: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 3303: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
3304: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
3305: </strong></font><br>
3306:
3307: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
3308: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
3309: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
3310: <p>
3311:
1.247 jufi 3312: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 3313: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 3314: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
3315: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 3316: </strong></font><br>
3317:
3318: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
3319: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
3320: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
3321: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
3322: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
3323: <p>
1.247 jufi 3324: </ul>
1.118 louis 3325:
1.104 louis 3326: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3327: <ul>
1.104 louis 3328:
1.247 jufi 3329: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 3330: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
3331: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
3332: </strong></font><br>
3333:
3334: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
3335: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
3336: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
3337: be a bit dry.
3338: <p>
3339:
1.247 jufi 3340: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3341: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
3342: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
3343: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
3344: </strong></font><br>
3345: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
3346: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
3347: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
3348: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
3349: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
3350: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
3351: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
3352: <p>
3353:
1.247 jufi 3354: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3355: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
3356: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 3357: 2000
1.128 louis 3358: </strong></font><br>
3359:
3360: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
3361: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
3362: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
3363: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
3364: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 3365: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 3366: <p>
3367:
1.247 jufi 3368: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3369: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
3370: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 3371: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 3372:
3373: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
3374: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
3375: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
3376: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 3377: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
3378: <p>
1.110 louis 3379:
1.247 jufi 3380: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 3381: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
3382: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
3383: </strong></font><br>
3384:
3385: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
3386: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
3387: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
3388: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
3389: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
3390: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
3391: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
3392: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
3393: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
3394: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
3395: <p>
3396:
1.247 jufi 3397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 3398: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 3399: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 3400:
3401: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
3402: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 3403: <p>
1.108 louis 3404:
1.247 jufi 3405: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 3406: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
3407: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 3408: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 3409:
3410: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
3411: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
3412: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 3413: <p>
1.106 louis 3414:
1.247 jufi 3415: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 3416: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
3417: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 3418: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 3419:
3420: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
3421: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
3422: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
3423: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 3424: <p>
1.107 louis 3425:
1.247 jufi 3426: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3427: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
3428: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 3429: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 3430:
3431: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
3432: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 3433: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 3434: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
3435: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 3436: <p>
1.105 louis 3437:
1.247 jufi 3438: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 3439: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 3440: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 3441: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 3442:
1.113 naddy 3443: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
3444: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 3445: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 3446: <p>
1.104 louis 3447:
1.247 jufi 3448: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 3449: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
3450: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
3451: </strong></font><br>
3452:
3453: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
3454: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
3455: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
3456: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
3457: <p>
1.301 jose 3458:
3459: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3460: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
3461: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
3462: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
3463:
3464: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
3465: hardware-supported cryptography.
3466: <p>
1.247 jufi 3467: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 3468:
1.85 louis 3469: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3470: <ul>
1.85 louis 3471:
1.247 jufi 3472: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3473: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 3474: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 3475: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 3476:
3477: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
3478: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
3479: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
3480: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
3481: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
3482: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
3483: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 3484: <p>
1.99 louis 3485:
1.247 jufi 3486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3487: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 3488: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 3489: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 3490:
3491: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
3492: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
3493: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
3494: conditions.
1.113 naddy 3495: <p>
1.100 louis 3496:
1.247 jufi 3497: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3498: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 3499: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 3500: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 3501:
3502: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
3503: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
3504: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
3505: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 3506: <p>
1.95 louis 3507:
1.247 jufi 3508: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3509: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 3510: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 3511: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 3512:
3513: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
3514: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 3515: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 3516: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
3517: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3518: <p>
1.92 louis 3519:
1.247 jufi 3520: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3521: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 3522: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 3523: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 3524:
3525: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
3526: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
3527: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
3528: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
3529: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
3530: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 3531: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 3532: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 3533: <p>
1.91 louis 3534:
1.247 jufi 3535: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3536: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
3537: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 3538: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 3539:
3540: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
3541: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
3542: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
3543: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
3544: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
3545: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
3546: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
3547: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
3548: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 3549: <p>
1.90 louis 3550:
1.247 jufi 3551: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 3552: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
3553: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
3554: </strong></font><br>
3555: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
3556: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
3557: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
3558: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
3559: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
3560: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
3561: <p>
3562:
1.247 jufi 3563: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 3564: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
3565: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 3566: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 3567:
1.113 naddy 3568: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
3569: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 3570: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
3571: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
3572: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
3573: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
3574: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 3575: <p>
1.87 louis 3576:
1.247 jufi 3577: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 3578: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
3579: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 3580: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 3581:
3582: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 3583: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 3584: <p>
1.85 louis 3585:
1.247 jufi 3586: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3587: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
3588: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3589: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
3590:
3591: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
3592: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
3593: <p>
3594:
3595: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 3596: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
3597: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 3598: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 3599:
3600: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 3601: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 3602: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
3603: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 3604: <p>
1.89 louis 3605:
1.247 jufi 3606: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 3607: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
3608: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 3609: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 3610:
3611: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
3612: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
3613: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
3614: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
3615: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 3616: </ul>
1.85 louis 3617:
1.78 deraadt 3618: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3619: <ul>
1.74 louis 3620:
1.247 jufi 3621: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3622: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 3623: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 3624: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 3625: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 3626:
3627: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
3628: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
3629: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3630: <p>
1.83 louis 3631:
1.247 jufi 3632: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 3633: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
3634: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 3635: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 3636:
3637: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
3638: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 3639: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 3640: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
3641: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 3642: <p>
1.93 louis 3643:
1.247 jufi 3644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 3645: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
3646: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
3647: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 3648: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 3649:
1.83 louis 3650: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
3651: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
3652: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
3653: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
3654: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 3655: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
3656: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
3657: <p>
1.82 aaron 3658:
1.247 jufi 3659: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3660: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 3661: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 3662: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 3663:
1.83 louis 3664: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
3665: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
3666: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 3667: <p>
1.80 louis 3668:
1.247 jufi 3669: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3670: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 3671: Bad Press</a>,
3672: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 3673: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 3674:
3675: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 3676: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 3677: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
3678: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
3679: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 3680: <p>
1.247 jufi 3681: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 3682:
3683: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3684: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 3685:
1.247 jufi 3686: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3687: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
3688: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 3689: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 3690: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 3691:
3692: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
3693: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
3694: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
3695: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 3696: <p>
1.74 louis 3697:
1.247 jufi 3698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 3699: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
3700: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 3701: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 3702:
1.219 horacio 3703: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
3704: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
3705: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
3706: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
3707: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
3708: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
3709: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 3710: <p>
1.88 louis 3711:
1.247 jufi 3712: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 3713: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 3714: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 3715: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 3716:
3717: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
3718: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
3719: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
3720: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 3721: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 3722: <p>
1.81 louis 3723:
1.247 jufi 3724: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3725: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 3726: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 3727: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 3728:
3729: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
3730: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
3731: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
3732: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
3733: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
3734: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
3735: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 3736: <p>
1.90 louis 3737:
1.247 jufi 3738: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3739: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 3740: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 3741: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 3742:
3743: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
3744: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
3745: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 3746: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 3747: <p>
1.247 jufi 3748: </ul>
1.71 louis 3749:
1.69 deraadt 3750: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3751: <ul>
1.70 louis 3752:
1.247 jufi 3753: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3754: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
3755: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 3756: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 3757:
3758: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
3759: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
3760: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 3761: <p>
1.70 louis 3762:
1.247 jufi 3763: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3764: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
3765: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 3766: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 3767:
3768: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 3769: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 3770: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 3771: <p>
1.68 louis 3772:
1.247 jufi 3773: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3774: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
3775: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 3776: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 3777: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 3778:
1.111 jufi 3779: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
3780: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 3781: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 3782: "secure by default" installation.
3783: <p>
1.64 louis 3784:
1.247 jufi 3785: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 3786: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 3787: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 3788: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 3789:
1.113 naddy 3790: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 3791: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 3792: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 3793: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
3794: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
3795: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 3796: <p>
1.66 louis 3797:
1.247 jufi 3798: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3799: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 3800: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 3801: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 3802:
3803: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 3804: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 3805: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
3806: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
3807: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 3808: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
3809: <p>
1.83 louis 3810:
1.247 jufi 3811: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3812: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 3813: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 3814: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 3815:
3816: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 3817: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
3818: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 3819: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
3820: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 3821: <p>
1.64 louis 3822:
1.247 jufi 3823: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3824: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 3825: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 3826: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 3827:
3828: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
3829: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 3830: <p>
1.301 jose 3831:
3832: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3833: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
3834: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
3835: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
3836: </strong></font><br>
3837:
3838: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
3839: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
3840: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
3841: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
3842: Giving way to
3843: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
3844: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
3845: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
3846: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
3847: <p>
1.247 jufi 3848: </ul>
1.65 louis 3849:
1.69 deraadt 3850: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3851: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3852:
1.247 jufi 3853: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3854: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 3855: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 3856: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 3857:
3858: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
3859: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
3860: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
3861: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 3862: <p>
1.88 louis 3863:
1.247 jufi 3864: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3865: <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 3866: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 3867:
3868: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 3869: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
3870: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 3871: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
3872: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 3873: <p>
1.60 louis 3874:
1.247 jufi 3875: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 3876: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1.377 david 3877: <a href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 3878: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 3879: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3880:
3881: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
3882: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
3883: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 3884: <p>
1.58 louis 3885:
1.247 jufi 3886: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 3887: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 3888: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 3889:
3890: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
3891: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 3892: <p>
1.53 louis 3893:
1.247 jufi 3894: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 3895: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
3896: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 3897: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 3898:
3899: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
3900: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
3901: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 3902: <p>
1.99 louis 3903:
1.247 jufi 3904: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 3905: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 3906: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3907:
3908: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
3909: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 3910: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 3911: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 3912: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 3913:
1.247 jufi 3914: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3915: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
3916: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 3917: </strong></font><br>
3918:
3919: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
3920: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
3921: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
3922: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
3923: <p>
3924:
1.247 jufi 3925: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3926: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 3927: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 3928: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 3929:
3930: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
3931: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 3932: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 3933:
1.247 jufi 3934: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 3935: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 3936: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 3937:
3938: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 3939: in
1.247 jufi 3940: <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 3941: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 3942: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 3943: <p>
1.53 louis 3944:
1.247 jufi 3945: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3946: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 3947: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
3948: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 3949: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 3950:
1.58 louis 3951: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 3952: <p>
1.301 jose 3953:
3954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3955: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
3956: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
3957: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
3958: Informacyjny, January 2000
3959: </strong></font><br>
3960:
3961: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
3962: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
3963: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
3964: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
3965: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
3966: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
3967: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
3968: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
3969: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
3970: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1.383 jcs 3971: <a href="mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org mail archives</a>. Interpretation
3972: errors are mine --louis</i>
1.301 jose 3973: <p>
3974:
3975: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3976: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
3977: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
3978: </strong></font><br>
3979:
3980: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
3981: <p>
3982: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 3983:
1.69 deraadt 3984: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3985: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3986:
1.247 jufi 3987: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 3988: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
3989: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
3990: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 3991: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 3992:
1.58 louis 3993: Kurt Seifried
3994: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
3995: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
3996: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 3997: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 3998:
1.247 jufi 3999: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4000: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 4001: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 4002: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 4003:
4004: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 4005: <p>
1.96 louis 4006:
1.247 jufi 4007: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4008: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
4009: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
4010: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
4011: </strong></font><br>
4012:
4013: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
4014: <p>
4015:
4016: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4017: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 4018: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 4019: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 4020:
4021: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
4022: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1.383 jcs 4023: <a href="smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1.86 louis 4024: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 4025: <p>
1.247 jufi 4026: </ul>
1.86 louis 4027:
1.69 deraadt 4028: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4029: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4030:
1.247 jufi 4031: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 4032: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
4033: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 4034: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 4035:
4036: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
4037: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 4038: <p>
1.61 louis 4039:
1.247 jufi 4040: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4041: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 4042: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
4043: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 4044: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 4045:
4046: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 4047: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 4048: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
4049: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 4050: right -- or at least strives to".
4051: <p>
1.48 louis 4052:
1.247 jufi 4053: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 4054: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
4055: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 4056: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 4057: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
4058: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
4059: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
4060: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 4061: <p>
1.61 louis 4062:
1.247 jufi 4063: <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 4064: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 4065: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 4066:
4067: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
4068: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
4069: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
4070: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 4071: <p>
1.46 louis 4072:
1.247 jufi 4073: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 4074: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
4075: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 4076: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4077:
4078: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
4079: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 4080: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 4081:
1.247 jufi 4082: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 4083: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
4084: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 4085: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 4086:
4087: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
4088: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
4089: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
4090: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 4091: <p>
1.247 jufi 4092: </ul>
1.70 louis 4093:
1.69 deraadt 4094: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4095: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4096:
1.247 jufi 4097: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4098: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
4099: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 4100: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 4101: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 4102:
4103: Kurt Seifried
4104: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
4105: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
4106: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 4107: <p>
1.44 philen 4108:
1.247 jufi 4109: <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 4110: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 4111: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 4112:
4113: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 4114: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 4115:
1.247 jufi 4116: <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 4117: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 4118: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 4119:
4120: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 4121: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 4122:
1.247 jufi 4123: <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 4124: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 4125: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 4126:
4127: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
4128: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
4129: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
4130: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 4131: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 4132:
1.247 jufi 4133: <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 4134: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 4135: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 4136:
1.36 louis 4137: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 4138: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 4139:
1.247 jufi 4140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 4141: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
4142: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 4143: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 4144:
4145: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 4146: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 4147: </ul>
1.38 louis 4148:
1.69 deraadt 4149: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4150: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4151:
1.247 jufi 4152: <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 4153: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 4154: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 4155:
4156: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
4157: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 4158: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 4159:
1.113 naddy 4160: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 4161: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 4162: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 4163: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 4164:
4165: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
4166: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 4167: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
4168: terminal:
1.113 naddy 4169: <blockquote>
4170: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
4171: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
4172: <br>
4173: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
4174: </code>
4175: </blockquote>
4176: <p>
4177:
1.247 jufi 4178: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.340 jose 4179: <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 4180: <p>
4181:
4182: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4183: <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 4184: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 4185:
4186: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
4187: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 4188: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 4189: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 4190:
1.247 jufi 4191: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4192: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
4193: Sept. 28, 1999
4194: </strong></font><br>
4195:
4196: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
4197: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
4198: translating and reprinting articles from
4199: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
4200: <p>
4201:
4202: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 4203: <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 4204: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 4205:
4206: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
4207: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
4208: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
4209: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
4210: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 4211: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 4212: <p>
1.19 louis 4213:
1.113 naddy 4214: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 4215: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 4216: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 4217:
4218: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
4219: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
4220: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 4221: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
4222: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 4223: <p>
1.16 louis 4224:
1.247 jufi 4225: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4226: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 4227: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 4228: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 4229:
1.57 louis 4230: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
4231: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
4232: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 4233: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 4234:
1.247 jufi 4235: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4236: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 4237: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 4238: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4239:
1.113 naddy 4240: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 4241:
1.247 jufi 4242: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 4243: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
4244: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 4245: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 4246:
1.23 louis 4247: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
4248: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
4249: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
4250: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
4251: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 4252: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 4253:
1.247 jufi 4254: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 4255: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
4256: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 4257: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 4258:
1.199 pvalchev 4259: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 4260: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
4261: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
4262: installation.
1.113 naddy 4263: <p>
1.47 louis 4264:
1.247 jufi 4265: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4266: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 4267: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 4268: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4269:
1.301 jose 4270: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
4271: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
4272: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 4273: </ul>
1.57 louis 4274:
1.69 deraadt 4275: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4276: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4277:
1.247 jufi 4278: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 4279: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 4280: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 4281: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 4282:
4283: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
4284: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 4285: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4286: <p>
1.12 louis 4287:
1.247 jufi 4288: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 4289: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 4290: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 4291: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 4292:
4293: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
4294: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 4295: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
4296: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
4297: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
4298: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
4299: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 4300: <p>
1.247 jufi 4301: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 4302:
1.69 deraadt 4303: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4304: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 4305:
1.247 jufi 4306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 4307: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 4308: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 4309:
4310: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
4311: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
4312: available."
1.113 naddy 4313: <p>
1.301 jose 4314:
4315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4316: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
4317: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
4318: </strong></font><br>
4319:
4320: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
4321: <p>
1.247 jufi 4322: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 4323:
1.69 deraadt 4324: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4325: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4326:
1.247 jufi 4327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 4328: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 4329: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 4330:
4331: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
4332: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
4333: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
4334: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
4335: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 4336: <p>
1.33 louis 4337:
1.247 jufi 4338: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4339: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 4340: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 4341: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4342:
1.113 naddy 4343: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
4344: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 4345: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
4346: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
4347: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 4348: <p>
1.247 jufi 4349: </ul>
1.57 louis 4350:
1.69 deraadt 4351: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4352: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4353:
1.247 jufi 4354: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4355: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 4356: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 4357: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 4358:
4359: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
4360: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 4361: <p>
1.69 deraadt 4362:
1.247 jufi 4363: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 4364: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
4365: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
4366: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 4367: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 4368:
4369: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 4370: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 4371:
1.247 jufi 4372: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 4373: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 4374:
1.113 naddy 4375: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 4376:
1.247 jufi 4377: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 4378: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
4379: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 4380: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 4381:
4382: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 4383: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 4384: </ul>
1.23 louis 4385:
1.69 deraadt 4386: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4387: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4388:
1.247 jufi 4389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.365 jose 4390: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/1999/0300/bsd.html">
1.113 naddy 4391: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 4392:
4393: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
4394: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 4395: <p>
1.2 deraadt 4396:
1.247 jufi 4397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4398: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.340 jose 4399: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, InfoWorld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 4400: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4401:
4402: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
4403: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 4404: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 4405: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 4406: </ul>
1.57 louis 4407:
1.69 deraadt 4408: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4409: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4410:
1.247 jufi 4411: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 4412: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
4413: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 4414: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 4415:
4416: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
4417: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
4418: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
4419: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4420: <p>
1.15 louis 4421:
1.247 jufi 4422: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 4423: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
4424: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 4425: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 4426:
4427: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
4428: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
4429: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
4430: columns."
1.113 naddy 4431: <p>
1.247 jufi 4432: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 4433:
1.69 deraadt 4434: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4435: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4436:
1.247 jufi 4437: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4438: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 4439: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 4440: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4441:
4442: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 4443: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 4444:
1.113 naddy 4445: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4446: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 4447: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4448:
4449: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
4450: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 4451: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 4452: </ul>
1.57 louis 4453:
1.69 deraadt 4454: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 4455: <ul>
1.301 jose 4456: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4457: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
4458: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
4459: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
4460:
4461: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
4462: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
4463: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
4464: <p>
4465:
4466: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4467: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
4468: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
4469: Nov 13, 1998 and
4470: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
4471: Datateknik</a>,
4472: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
4473:
1.380 saad 4474: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in Mac OS X. The first
1.301 jose 4475: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
4476: explains the licensing issues and points to our
4477: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
4478: <p>
1.69 deraadt 4479:
1.113 naddy 4480: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 4481: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 4482: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 4483: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 4484:
1.222 miod 4485: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 4486: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
4487: Implementation, including a brief interview with
4488: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 4489: <p>
1.247 jufi 4490: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 4491:
1.69 deraadt 4492: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 4493: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4494:
1.247 jufi 4495: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 4496: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 4497: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 4498:
1.69 deraadt 4499: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
4500: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 4501: <p>
1.247 jufi 4502: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 4503:
1.69 deraadt 4504: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 4505: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 4506:
1.247 jufi 4507: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 4508: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
4509: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 4510: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 4511:
1.383 jcs 4512: Points at our <a href="security.html">security page</a>
1.1 deraadt 4513: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 4514: <p>
1.1 deraadt 4515:
1.247 jufi 4516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 4517: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 4518: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
4519: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 4520: <p>
1.247 jufi 4521: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 4522:
1.69 deraadt 4523: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 4524: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4525:
1.247 jufi 4526: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 4527: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.377 david 4528: WebServer Online</a>, reprinted in
4529: <a href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 4530: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 4531: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 4532:
4533: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
4534: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
4535: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 4536: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 4537: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 4538: <p>
1.247 jufi 4539: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 4540:
4541: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 4542: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4543:
1.247 jufi 4544: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 4545: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 4546: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 4547:
1.69 deraadt 4548: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
4549: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 4550: <p>
1.112 naddy 4551:
1.247 jufi 4552: </ul>
1.113 naddy 4553: <p>
1.1 deraadt 4554:
1.292 camield 4555: <hr>
1.216 horacio 4556: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 4557: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
1.428 ! david 4558: <br><small>$OpenBSD: press.html,v 1.427 2005/02/27 19:22:17 matthieu Exp $</small>
1.1 deraadt 4559:
4560: </body>
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