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1.487 ian 19: <h2>March, 2006</h2>
20: <ul>
1.495 ian 21:
22: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.500 ! ian 23: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200603/theo_interview.html">
! 24: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>, DaemonNews, March DD, 2006
! 25: </strong></font><br>
! 26: Chris Silva conducts a lightweight but wide-ranging and fun interview with Theo
! 27: on topics including "Puffy",
! 28: the logos used by certain other BSD projects -
! 29: Theo quips that "I really like how they make absolutely no statement at all" -
! 30: what's new in 3.9,
! 31: and of course project expenses.
! 32: Theo notes that "The electric bill is about $100 USD per week".
! 33: <!--
! 34: ... must be what comes from heating your house with VAXen.
! 35: -->
! 36: The interviewer nicely ends with a link to our donations page.
! 37: <p>
! 38:
! 39: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.498 ian 40: <a href="http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/239/1/">
41: Linux supporters fiddle while OpenSSH burns</a>, The Jem Report, March 28, 2006
42: </strong></font><br>
1.499 ian 43: This write-up focusses on OpenBSD/OpenSSH funding, and has some
44: original legwork to go with it.
1.498 ian 45: Writer Jem Matzan took the trouble to
46: contact many of the companies who charge a lot for products
47: featuring OpenSSH and yet give nothing to OpenSSH in return.
48: Companies like SCO, IBM, Apple, and Sun.
49: Sun apparently did the worst job of responding:
50: "Since the release of Solaris 10, who has been a larger open source
51: software cheerleader than Sun Microsystems?", Matzan asks. "I asked Sun
52: representatives what they would do if OpenSSH were to disappear. The only response
53: I got was that there are parts of Solaris that compete with OpenSSH,
54: and that because of this, the company would rather not comment
55: further on the issue." What the Sun teleprompter-readers don't seem to realize -
56: but Matzan does - is that
57: <a href="http://cvs.opensolaris.org/source/xref/on/usr/src/cmd/ssh/ssh/ssh.c">
58: SunSSH <em>is</em> OpenSSH</a>.
59: Or, at least, a mangled version of it...
60: IBM, on the other hand, is still trying to formulate their response.
61: <br/>
62: <p>
63:
64: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
65: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/03/20/2050223.shtml?tid=8">
66: Interview: Theo de Raadt of OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, March 28, 2006
67: </strong></font><br>
68: A wide-ranging interview with Theo about new stuff in 3.9, security, funding,
69: "blob" drivers, and more.
70: Theo notes that "We've had 10 years of nearly fanatical devotion
71: to anything which can make OpenBSD more secure. A very important
72: part of that is that we have not been afraid to completely overhaul
73: anything even if it breaks backward compatibility. Secondly, when
74: we have found a flaw in any part of the system we have assumed that
75: the same mistake was made elsewhere, and gone on a hunt to fix them
76: all. Thirdly, we have developed and incorporated a collection of
77: methods that make software flaws very difficult to attack..."
78: Ends by trying to shame the companies that use OpenSSH without contributing
79: anything back - Sun is given especial mention here - and ends with
80: the tantalizing line ".. if an OpenSSH hole is found that applies to SunSSH,
81: Sun will not be informed. Or maybe that has happened already." Hmmmm.
82: <p>
83:
84: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.495 ian 85: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39259254,00.htm">
86: OpenBSD 3.9 adds sensor framework</a>, ZDNet UK, March 24, 2006
87: </strong></font><br>
88: It's easy to focus on our project's security, but we innovate in other areas too.
89: This article highlights the "sensors" framework added in 3.9 to provide and integrated
90: approach to handling Dell PowerEdge servers' Embedded Server Management (ESM), IPMI, and
91: in general temperature and environmental issues.
92: "There is a significant new sensor framework [in OpenBSD 3.9], which
93: supports voltage sensors, fan sensors, temperature sensors, and so
94: on," said de Raadt. "Such a feature is still missing in Linux and
95: other major operating systems." ...
96: De Raadt has already been using the sensor framework to monitor the
97: machines running in
98: <a href="images/newrack.jpg">the project's server room</a>. "I now get a call
99: on my cell phone whenever something is wrong in the machine room,"
100: <p>
101:
102: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
103: <a href="http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39259281,00.htm">
104: Paying for free software may be the bargain of a lifetime</a>, ZDNet UK, March 24, 2006
105: </strong></font><br>
106: Starts with a Theo quote from the previous article on ZDNet:
107: "A culture of entitlement is starting to damage the open source community".
108: The article argues that mega-computer-companies that use open source tend to use BSD:
109: "The open BSDs may be less famous than Linux, but they are arguably
110: superior in stability and security. This has made it popular in
111: ISPs and elsewhere - Apple, for example, adopted BSD within OS X.
112: BSD, unlike software released under the GPL, carrys no legal
113: obligations for the adopter to provide anything for the community in return."
114: Goes on to argue that these companies <em>ought</em> to be fair enough
115: to send a small bit of their money back into funding open source.
116: "In the time it takes to read this article, we calculate that Apple
117: will have easily made enough to pay-off OpenBSD's annual losses,
118: with a little left over to buy black turtlenecks for all. It's not
119: just Apple's baby - other companies owe far more to OpenBSD - but
120: in open source a little symbolism goes a long way."
121: <p>
122:
1.487 ian 123: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.494 bernd 124: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/71174">
125: OpenBSD muss an den Sparstrumpf</a>, heise online, March 23, 2006
126: </strong></font><br>
1.495 ian 127: OpenBSD is touching its savings - Small news article about the project's
1.494 bernd 128: financial situation.
129: <p>
130:
131: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.495 ian 132: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39259042,00.htm">
133: OpenBSD Founder Makes Funding Plea</a>, ZDNet UK, March 23, 2006
134: </strong></font><br>
135: One of the first mainstream sites to pick up on Marco's article (below),
136: this one reports the funding figures on how much it really costs to
137: produce our favorite operating system.
138: "Although OpenBSD has a number of commercial users, including many
139: ISPs, de Raadt claimed that all of its donations come from individuals
140: rather than companies many of who claim the have no budget to pay
141: for the operating system. "The culture of entitlement is starting
142: to damage the open source community," he said."
1.496 ian 143: <br/>
144: Also online at
145: <a href="http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/software/stories/135760.html">ZDNet India</a>.
146: <p>
147:
148: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
149: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/2006/03/22/OpenBSD-money.html">
150: OpenBSD in Financial Trouble</a>, Ping Wales, March 21, 2006
151: </strong></font><br>
152: David Chisnall reports that "OpenBSD is one of my favourite platforms;
153: its focus on security and ease-of-use makes it a very simple and
154: safe system to use. Unfortunately, the OpenBSD organisation is now
155: experiencing financial difficulty. For the last two years, the
156: project has made a $20,000/year loss, something which it cannot
157: sustain indefinitely."
158: Goes on to report on the growing use of OpenBSD in commercial software
159: (and hardware!), and that none of the "big guys" has given anything back.
160: Unlike most of the articles on this topic, this one is kind enough to
161: include a direct link to our orders page and recommend its readers
162: to buy a copy of the CD to help fund the project.
1.495 ian 163: <p>
164:
165: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.498 ian 166: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/06/03/21/1555243.shtml">
167: OpenBSD Project in Financial Danger</a>, Slashdot, March 21, 2006
168: </strong></font><br>
169: Slashdot mentions and quotes from Marco's article (below),
170: with a reminder that
171: "The OpenBSD team is the one that also develops the OpenSSH suite,
172: used nowadays almost everywhere."
173: Ends with this quote from Marco:
174: "Without naming entities or projects by name, there are others out
175: there that are sitting on some cash. It would be wonderful if these
176: entities could share some of the wealth to keep us going."
177: <p>
178:
179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.495 ian 180: <a href="URL">
181: OpenBSD Finances</a>, OpenBSD Journal, March 21, 2006
182: </strong></font><br>
183: Marco Peereboom's article notes that
184: "OpenBSD for the past 2 years has turned a loss of approximately $20K USD" per year.
185: Hackathons - where a lot of developers get together in critical mass and churn out
186: new ideas and new code in great quantity - cost from US$10K-30K each, and we try to run
187: a few of them each year.
188: Meanwhile, compananies that use OpenBSD and companies - many of them highly profitable -
189: that incorporate OpenSSH into operating systems and even routers and other appliances
190: have not been forthcoming: no major computer company has given funding
191: to the OpenBSD project.
192: It's time for them to do so.
193: <p>
194:
195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.497 ian 196: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/03/08/1646257.shtml?tid=8">
197: Software RAID on OpenBSD using RAIDframe</a>, NewsForge, March 14, 2006
198: </strong></font><br>
199: "Software RAID provides an easy way to add redundancy or speed up a system
200: without spending lots of money on a RAID adapter."
201: Manolis Tzanidakis talks us through setting up RAID using OpenBSD.
202: He describes the detailed steps, and recommends careful testing
203: before putting the system into production, including taking one disk
204: out of service and ensuring that it gets reloaded correctly.
205: Ends with a technique for monitoring clean operation on an ongoing basis.
206: <p>
207:
208: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.489 deraadt 209: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">Report on Business Television</a>
210: March 10, 5:45pm MST</strong></font><br>
1.490 deraadt 211: Theo de Raadt was interviewed by Howard Green on <b>The Business Show</b>:<br>
212: <!-- North America mirror:
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1.490 deraadt 215: European mirror:
216: <a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/20060310/robtv2006.avi">Interview 35MB AVI file</a>
217: <br>
218: A longer segment is also available at <a href="http://www.robtv.ca">www.robtv.ca</a>.
1.489 deraadt 219: <p>
220:
221: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.487 ian 222: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200603/openbgpd.html">OpenBGPd in OpenBSD</a>
223: Daemon News, March, 2006</strong></font><br>
1.497 ian 224: Check out the notes and slides from Henning Brauer's presentation at
1.487 ian 225: <a href="http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0602/">NANOG 36</a>;
226: the text and questions cover everything from how and why OpenBGPd got created,
227: through configuration and tools, to integration with pf and CARP,
228: to technical issues regarding use of IPSEC to provide security for BGP packets.
229: Along the way there's considerable discussion on how the program was
230: designed to provide reliability and security.
231: <p>
232:
233: </ul>
234:
1.485 ian 235: <h2>February, 2006</h2>
236: <ul>
237: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.486 ian 238: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1859">Zero to IPSec in 4 minutes</a>
239: Security Focus, February 28, 2006</strong></font><br>
240: This article, as its lead-in says,
1.497 ian 241: "looks at how to get a fully functional IPSec VPN up and running between two fresh OpenBSD
1.486 ian 242: installations in about four minutes flat".
243: If you've shied away from setting up an IPSEC VPN because of config file complexity,
244: now is the time to reconsider.
1.497 ian 245: Dragos Ruiu shows you how the ipsecctl command (introduced to the world in OpenBSD 3.8)
1.486 ian 246: makes it really easy to set up a VPN between consenting OpenBSD machines.
247: He states that he and a colleague were able to get two machines talking over IPSEC
248: in a few minutes, and only changing a few configuration files.
249: He also comments on the relative ease of installing our favorite OS, and hopes
250: that our ipsecctl will be adopted by the other BSDs (hopefully in a compatible way)
251: to make firewall setups easier all around the network.
252: But you don't need to wait for that if you're running OpenBSD 3.8; just follow
253: the steps in the article.
254: <p>
255:
256: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.485 ian 257: <a href="http://www.networkmagazineindia.com/200602/vendorvoice02.shtml">The Worm in the Machine</a>
258: Network Magazine India, February 2006</strong></font><br>
259: Dilip Ranade elaborates on several reasons why software is drearily buggy and endlessly insecure,
260: particularly in comparison with other technologies.
261: Imagines how very bad shape the automotive industry would be in if you had to sign the
262: same disclaimer of (non-)usability that almost every commercial EULA requires of computer users.
263: Ends with "I once dreamt that all the computer users in the world
264: arose in revolt and switched to hardened OpenBSD", though he admits that there's "fat chance" of it
265: happening in real life.
266: <p>
267:
268: </ul>
269:
1.492 ian 270: <h2>January, 2006</h2>
271: <ul>
272: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
273: <a href="http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2006/01/28.html">Kevin Mitnick on
274: Coast to Coast AM Radio Show with Art Bell</a>, Jan 28, 2006</strong></font><br>
275: Art Bell interviewed Kevin Mitnick on his call-in show;
276: Paul Zacharzewski from Edmonton called to ask Mitnick for his opinion of OpenBSD.
277: If you don't want to download the whole show from coasttocoastam.com,
278: you can listen to an
1.497 ian 279: <a href="http://unworkable.org/misc/mitnick.mp3">MP3 excerpt of this call</a>
1.492 ian 280: in which Mitnick says: "Well, I actually use OpenBSD, so I do like it".
281: </ul>
282:
1.483 ian 283: <h2>December, 2005</h2>
284: <ul>
285: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.484 djm 286: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/375/1">OpenSSH cutting edge</a>
287: SecurityFocus, December 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
288: Federico Biancuzzi interviews OpenSSH developer Damien Miller to discuss
289: features included in the upcoming version 4.3, public key crypto
290: protocols details, timing based attacks and anti-worm measures.
291: <p>
292:
293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.492 ian 294: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/11/21/175249.shtml?tid=92&tid=78">Creating
1.483 ian 295: Secure Wireless Access Points with OpenBSD and OpenVPN</a>
296: NewsForge, December 13, 2005</strong></font><br>
297: A cookbook approach to setting up a wireless interface as a secure Access Point
298: using OpenBSD's hostap, pf, and authpf.
299: Configuration examples are given with basic explanations and links
300: to sites with more information on most topics.
301: <p>
302:
303: </ul>
304:
305:
1.479 grunk 306: <h2>November, 2005</h2>
307: <ul>
308: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.492 ian 309: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20051116145737">OpenBSD
1.482 ian 310: Goes to Venice</a>,
311: OpenBSD Journal, November 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.497 ian 312: "What happens when you put a dozen developers on a little island with their
1.482 ian 313: laptops, power, and an internet connection?
314: <br/>
315: During the first week of November some OpenBSD developers met in a
316: little island in Venice's lagoon to hack on the ports system.
317: This was probably the first ports hackathon and was followed by
1.497 ian 318: <a href="http://www.opencon.org/">OpenCON</a>, a European conference
1.482 ian 319: fully dedicated to OpenBSD..."
320: Great coverage of the OpenBSD Porting Hackathon: people, ports, beer, ...
321: Contains a link to
322: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/papers/ven05-pvalchev/mgp00008.html">
323: pval's summary slides</a>.
324: <p>
325:
326: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.481 niallo 327: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1710223">
328: Trying out the new OpenBSD 3.8</a>,
329: NewsForge, November 11, 2005</strong></font><br>
330: This article describes the installation of OpenBSD 3.8 from a Linux user's
331: perspective, noting the simple elegance of the installer.
332: Although the installation process may be hard to get used to at first for
333: the average Linux user, the author tells us that one can learn a lot from
334: it. Furthermore, the article clears up the common misconception that working
1.497 ian 335: on an OpenBSD system is very different from working on a Linux system.
1.481 niallo 336: In particular, the author states that on OpenBSD, <i>"virtually the entire
337: catalog of familiar free and open source software titles is available through
338: the packages and ports system"</i>.
339: <p>
340:
341: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
342: <a href="http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3561526">
343: Return of The BSDs</a>,
344: internetnews.com, November 3, 2005</strong></font><br>
345: This article mentions that with all three major BSD flavors having had
346: a release this fall, BSD is <i>"still very much alive and kicking among
347: all the noise and buzz created by Linux"</i>. The author talks about
348: various new or improved features of 3.8, such as bioctl(8), hostapd(8),
349: network interface aggregation and sasyncd(8), and there are some
350: quotes from Bob Beck.
351: <p>
352:
353: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.479 grunk 354: <a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/051101/152/fvrlx.html">
355: OpenBSD 3.8 improves hardware support</a>,
356: ZDNet UK, November 1, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.480 ian 357: This article reports on OpenBSD 3.8, which was released on November 1.
358: The author gives an overview of the improvements and new
1.479 grunk 359: features that were made with 3.8, and quotes Theo on RAID management
360: and Linux.<br>
361: The 3.8 release hit the news also in some other places:
362: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1258232">Slashdot</a>
363: and <a href="http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=12482">OSNews</a>
364: also report about it, mostly repeating parts
365: of the release
366: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.8/ANNOUNCEMENT">ANNOUNCEMENT</a>.
367: <p>
368: </ul>
369:
1.476 ian 370: <h2>October, 2005</h2>
371: <ul>
372:
373: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
374: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1375194866;fp;16;fpid;0">
375: 'Nightmare' drove desperate user to open source</a>,
376: Computerworld, October 24, 2005</strong></font><br>
377: A great tale of how Mark Uemura of PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan
378: was forced to move to OpenBSD because the alternatives were too costly
379: and too unreliable.
380: This quote will rattle some cages:
381: "IT managers who want to deploy an open source solution but are
382: worried about company politics should go ahead and do it without
383: asking," according to Uemura, who was promoted to IT Manager of PWC Japan
384: after saving the company seven IT-samurais' salaries.
385: Further, "In Japan large organizations like Morgan Stanley and the
386: Bank of America have moved all their backend systems to open source,
387: Uemura said, because with open source you can reduce IT operating
388: costs without any commercial lock-in."
389: <p>
390:
1.477 saad 391: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
392: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/6270">
393: OpenBSD 3.8: Hackers of the Lost RAID</a>,
394: ONLamp.com, October 20, 2005</strong></font><br>
395: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about the
396: new features in OpenBSD 3.8 including interface trunking,
397: internationalization support, Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP),
398: IPSec SA synchronization daemon, and RAID management. There is also some
399: discussion about future plans.
400: <p>
401:
1.478 grunk 402: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
403: <a href="http://securityfocus.com/columnists/361">
404: OpenBSD's network stack</a>,
405: SecurityFocus, October 12, 2005</strong></font><br>
406: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about OpenBSD's
407: network stack, including protection against ICMP attacks, and propagation
408: of enhancements into other BSDs and into Linux.
409: The interview also features the other protection mechanisms in the network
410: stack, a comparison to the network stack in Linux, and the history and
411: current status of <a href="http://www.openbgpd.org/">OpenBGPD</a>.
412: <p>
413:
1.476 ian 414: </ul>
415:
1.470 saad 416: <h2>September, 2005</h2>
417: <ul>
418:
419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.474 niallo 420: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/359">
421: Security-related innovation in Unix</a>,
422: SecurityFocus, Sept. 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
423: An article examining the mmap-based malloc() implementation to be
424: included in OpenBSD 3.8. The author states that <i>"it will help OpenBSD
425: users to find bugs in software more easily, which will result in better
426: applications for everyone"</i>. He goes on to say that <i>"the more hurdles
427: that one has to jump through for good security, the less likely people will
428: go through the trouble. OpenBSD allows even the most inexperienced users to
429: take advantage of these technologies without any effort"</i>.
430: <p>
431:
432: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.473 aanriot 433: <a href="http://www.miscmag.com/articles/index.php3?page=2100">
434: [FRENCH] Champ libre : les chantiers OpenBSD</a>
435: Misc, number 21, Sept/Oct, 2005, p. 4-14</strong></font><br>
436: An interesting article about OpenBSD and associated projects. Saad Kadhi
437: and Guillaume Arcas describe useful things you can do with PF and
438: OpenSSH, and give a nice introduction to OpenNTPD and OpenCVS. If the
439: article is focused on the presentation, you can find some interesting
440: technical aspects people are not always acquainted to. A few examples
441: are shown, like a basic CARP setup, or the manner to use multiplexing
442: with OpenSSH and even how to check an OpenSSH server's keys using DNS.
443: <p>
444:
445: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.472 cloder 446: <a href="http://online.securityfocus.com/news/11306">
447: Big debate over small packets</a>,
448: SecurityFocus, Sept. 7, 2005</strong></font><br>
449: Robert Lemos discusses the ICMP denial-of-service vulnerabilities found
450: by Fernando Gont and fixed in OpenBSD. To date, OpenBSD is the only
451: system that has implemented all of the fixes recommended in the IETF
452: draft.
453: <p>
454:
455: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.471 saad 456: <a href="http://www.pcexpert.fr/">
457: [FRENCH] "Quel est le meilleur système libre pour votre
458: ordinateur ?"</a>,
459: PC Expert, number 156, p. 42-62</strong></font><br>
460: Philippe Roure compares 11 Linux and *BSD operating systems, including
461: OpenBSD 3.7, on different criteria such as security, documentation and
462: usability. OpenBSD earned a 5/5 mark (see pages 60-61) and while a mark
463: isn't necessarily objective, the author seems to grasp the OpenBSD
464: project, its goals, and how good is the operating system. The article
465: includes an interview with Saad Kadhi.
466: <p>
467:
468: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.470 saad 469: <a href="http://www.samag.com/articles/2005/0509/">
470: Monitoring PF Firewalls for Health and Performance</a>,
471: Sys Admin Magazine, Volume 14, Number 9, p. 37</strong></font><br>
472: Ryan Matteson describes several utilities that can be used to monitor the
473: health and performance of a PF firewall. Besides pfctl, the article
474: covers pftop, fwanalog, monitoring logs with tcpdump and graphing
475: performance data with pfstat.
476: <p>
477:
478: </ul>
479:
1.461 grunk 480: <h2>July, 2005</h2>
481: <ul>
482:
483: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.466 deraadt 484: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5382">
485: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part III</a>,
1.467 grunk 486: Kerneltrap, July 6, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.466 deraadt 487: Jeremy Andrews writes about the recent Blind ICMP attacks discovered
488: by Fernando Gont, and the fixes done by him and OpenBSD during the
489: 2005 Hackathon.
1.469 ian 490: The article goes into the technical background of the
1.467 grunk 491: attacks, mentioning blind ICMP attacks, "hard" ICMP errors, source
1.469 ian 492: quenching, and path MTU discovery;
493: many helpful RFCs and technical papers are linked from the explanations.
494: This is followed by a recap of the whole ICMP story, involving Gont's
1.467 grunk 495: struggle with other free projects, Cisco lawyers, Microsoft people,
496: and others.<br>
1.469 ian 497: The article concludes that OpenBSD was the first project
1.467 grunk 498: to take Fernando Gont's findings seriously, and also the first group to
499: be really painless to work with.
1.466 deraadt 500: <p>
501:
502: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.464 grunk 503: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/security_blame/">
504: Security meltdown: who's to blame?</a>,
1.466 deraadt 505: The Register, July 6, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.464 grunk 506: This article talks about various groups that are frequently blamed for
507: poor security:
1.467 grunk 508: individuals, ISPs, companies, crackers, security mailing lists,
1.464 grunk 509: and last but not least: OS vendors!
1.467 grunk 510: In the last paragraph, OpenBSD's style of <i>"dumbed-down, simplified
1.464 grunk 511: and secure systems (with a heavily audited code base)"</i> is described
512: as <i>"one of the smartest approaches to security"</i>.
513: <p>
514:
515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.461 grunk 516: <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-7-5/30084.html">
517: Theo de Raadt on Industry and Free Software</a>,
1.466 deraadt 518: The Epoch Times, July 5, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.463 tom 519: In this interview, Theo talks about the inception of the OpenBSD project
520: and its goals, as well as its impact on the commercial IT industry.
1.461 grunk 521: He points out once more that <i>"vendors who incorporate OpenSSH have
522: given us absolutely nothing back - not a cent"</i>.
523: Other topics covered include the OpenBSD team, Theo's role as
524: <i>"benevolent dictator"</i>, and the security process, which he compares
525: to the security efforts led by other free software projects and some
526: commercial vendors.
527: <p>
528:
529: </ul>
530:
1.454 ian 531: <h2>June, 2005</h2>
532: <ul>
1.468 grunk 533:
534: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
535: <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-06/ns-ttc062205.php">
536: The true cost of computer crime</a>,
537: EurekAlert / <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/">New Scientist Magazine</a>,
538: issue June 25, 2005</strong></font><br>
539: This article looks at computer crime, especially the way upcoming
540: vulnerability reports are dealt with. It also gives a short overview of the
1.469 ian 541: institutions involved in the process (vendors, free projects, CERTs).
1.468 grunk 542: <br>
543: The author mentions the work of Andy Ozment, who researches vulnerability
544: disclosure at the University of Cambridge. Using OpenBSD as a good example
545: of how disclosure and consequent fixing of bugs helps to strengthen security,
546: he refutes the widely spread FUD that disclosing vulnerabilities leads to
547: more harm than good. Ozment's methodology was to examine OpenBSD's CVS logs
1.469 ian 548: and note when fixes were published; his research shows that
1.468 grunk 549: <i>"the number of vulnerabilities decreases as a result of disclosure"</i>.
550: <p>
551:
1.454 ian 552: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.458 niallo 553: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0704/071.html">
554: Free Bird</a>,
555: Forbes, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
556: <b>(Registration required)</b> A second Forbes article about OpenBSD, more
557: focused on the project itself this time. It contains good description of the
558: history of OpenBSD along with its prime motivations. Mention is made of the
559: DARPA grant and the annual hackathon. Theo's motto "shut up and hack" finally
560: becomes famous in this piece and there are some other very insightful quotes
561: such as "All I care about is making high-quality code. If I had to work at a
562: regular job, it would drive me nuts". This is certainly an astute and perceptive
563: article, well worth reading. Do note that the big picture of Theo's machine
564: room will only be available in the print edition.
565: <p>
1.459 deraadt 566:
1.458 niallo 567: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.456 niallo 568: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/16/linux-bsd-unix-cz_dl_0616theo.html">
569: Is Linux For Losers?</a>,
570: Forbes, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
571: An interesting article, if somewhat polemic in tone, which raises questions
572: about the quality of Linux code compared to OpenBSD. There is also some short
573: discussion of the OpenBSD development model and focus (push for quality above
574: everything else) including good quotes from Theo. It seems that the need for
575: high quality software is beginning to be recognised by the mainstream.
576: <p>
1.457 deraadt 577:
1.456 niallo 578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 579: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/06/09/2132233.shtml?tid=152&tid=8&tid=2">
1.455 ian 580: BSD cognoscenti on Linux</a>,
581: NewsForge, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
582: NewsForge talks with Theo de Raadt and NetBSD's Christos Zoulas about the
583: similarities and differences between the Linux kernel and the BSD
584: operating systems. The questions asked were similar to those asked
585: of Linus Torvalds in a <a
1.462 grunk 586: href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/09/2128249&tid=2">previous
1.455 ian 587: interview.</a>
588: <p>
589:
590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.454 ian 591: <a href="http://www.tuxjournal.net/intervista3-en.html">
592: A good morning with Theo de Raadt</a>,
593: Tux Journal, June 2, 2005</strong></font><br>
594: Brief but wide-ranging interview with Theo in which our leader
595: opines about the good things in 3.7: "The list of new developments
596: is impressive, but in my view not nearly as impressive as the small
597: little details that continue to be fixed during each development
598: cycle." And modestly credits all the developers for the project's
599: continuing success, attributing it to "The passion of the developers,
600: and the wide experience they bring into their development efforts.
601: By amazing coincidence, our users typically have the same needs as we do."
602: Manages to sidestep getting drawn into comparisons with Linux, e.g.,
603: when asked if he likes it/why/why not, deftly replies
604: "I have never used it."
605: <p>
606:
607: </ul>
608:
1.441 deraadt 609: <h2>May, 2005</h2>
610: <ul>
611: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.451 cloder 612: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5190">
613: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part II</a>,
614: Kerneltrap, May 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
615: In the second installment of Kerneltrap's Hackathon 2005 feature, Jeremy
616: Andrews speaks with the pf developers at length about their plans for
617: future enhancements.
618: <p>
619:
620: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.450 deraadt 621: <a href="http://www.ctv.ca">
1.448 deraadt 622: TV coverage: OpenBSD hackathon</a>,
623: CTV/CFCN, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
624: A TV spot done a Canadian national TV station about the Calgary
625: hackathon this year, with 60 developers.<br>
626: North America mirror:
627: <ul>
1.452 marco 628: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd-intro.avi">Intro</a>
1.449 jcs 629: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd1.avi">spot 1</a><br>
630: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd2.avi">spot 2</a>
1.448 deraadt 631: </ul>
632: European mirror:
633: <ul>
1.452 marco 634: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd-intro.avi">Intro</a>
1.448 deraadt 635: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd1.avi">spot 1</a>
636: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd2.avi">spot 2</a><br>
637: </ul>
638: <p>
639:
640: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.451 cloder 641: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5186">
642: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part I</a>,
643: Kerneltrap, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
644: Jeremy Andrews of KernelTrap does a good job of describing what it's like
645: to be at the Hackathon in Part I of KernelTrap's Hackathon feature. Several
646: developers are interviewed in detail about what they are working on.
647: <p>
648:
649: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.472 cloder 650: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5184">
651: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005: Day 6?</a>,
652: Kerneltrap, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
653: Kjell Wooding describes a typical day at the Hackathon in this entertaining
654: first-hand account.
655: <p>
656:
657: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.447 cloder 658: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/05/20/1426216.shtml?tid=8">
659: Review: OpenBSD 3.7</a>,
660: NewsForge.com, May 20, 2005</strong></font><br>
661: "OpenBSD is not only highly polished and easy to
662: configure because of its documentation, it's also totally free-as-in-rights.
663: With an obsession with security, freedom of source code, and quality of
664: programming technique, OpenBSD 3.7 continues the legacy established by
665: its previous releases," writes Jem Matzan in this nice, small review.
666: <p>
667:
668: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.446 cloder 669: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/05/19/openbsd_3_7.html">
670: OpenBSD 3.7: The Wizard of OS</a>,
671: ONLamp.com, May 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
672: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about the
673: new features in OpenBSD 3.7, including new wireless chipsets, new
674: spam-fighting features, zaurus, pf improvements, propolice, and
675: many other things. A good overview of what's new in this release,
676: plus some interesting comments about future direction.
677: <p>
678:
679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.444 niallo 680: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/software/openbsd-3.7-released.html">
1.445 niallo 681: Next incarnation of OpenBSD released</a>,
1.444 niallo 682: Ping Wales, May 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
683: "OpenBSD is often unjustly overlooked as a free UNIX-like system in favour of
684: the more-hyped Linux. While it receives a lot less publicity than other
685: operating systems, this is not due to lack of technical merit." says David
686: Chisnall, in what is a clear and concise overview of the new features
687: in 3.7 and indeed the project as a whole.
688: <p>
689:
690: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
691: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5114">
1.445 niallo 692: 2005 Calgary Hackathon, KernelTrap Coverage</a>,
1.444 niallo 693: Kerneltrap, May 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
694: A great article about the annual OpenBSD Hackathon, detailing how the event
695: functions, work done at previous Hackathons and features which may come out
696: of this one. Includes many relevant quotes from developers themselves, and of
697: course information about the legendary Hackathon BBQ!
698: <p>
699:
700: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.442 deraadt 701: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=9658/sam0505e/">
702: "Failover Firewalls with OpenBSD and CARP"</a>,
703: Sys Admin Magazine, Volume 14, Number 5, p. 33
1.441 deraadt 704: </strong></font><br>
705: Jason Dixon discusses the history of the CARP and pfsync protocols
706: and demonstrates using them to create redundant stateful firewalls
707: with OpenBSD.
708: </ul>
709:
1.436 henning 710: <h2>April, 2005</h2>
711: <ul>
712: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.440 ian 713: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39195801,00.htm">
714: Security guru wants access to bug databases</a>,
715: ZDNet UK, April 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
716: Ingrid Marson reports on Cambridge professor Ross Anderson's call for analysis of
717: software maintenance records to determine whether open source code is more secure
718: than closed source, as we have long contended.
719: "One of Anderson's research students, Andy Ozment, has already done
720: research using empirical data on bugs found in the open source
721: operating system OpenBSD between 1997 and 2000. This research found
722: that finding and fixing bugs results in a more secure product..."
723: Just as the OpenBSD project has been saying for years.
724: <p>
725: This article can also be found online as
726: <a href="http://uk.builder.com/manage/project/0,39026588,39244080,00.htm">Academic
727: calls for better bug tracking</a> (uk.builder.com).
728: <p>
729:
730: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.439 espie 731: [FRENCH] "PC Expert", number 152, p. 58
732: </strong></font><br>
733: Very short interview of Marc Espie about OpenBSD as a free OS focusing
734: on security, part of a larger dossier «les secrets des hackers».
735: <p>
736:
737: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.436 henning 738: [GERMAN] "Doppelwacht", iX 5/2005, p. 150.
739: </strong></font><br>
740: Stephan Tesch gives an introduction to CARP and using a pair of
741: OpenBSD boxes as Firewalls in High Availibility scenarios. He goes
1.438 martin 742: on explaining CARP and pfsync protocols, and does not forget to cover
1.436 henning 743: the issues we had with IETF.
744: </ul>
745:
1.431 ian 746: <h2>March, 2005</h2>
747: <ul>
748: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.435 reyk 749: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/4818">
750: OpenBSD's "Out of the Box" Wireless Support</a>,
751: Kerneltrap, March 8, 2005</strong></font><br>
752: This article is about the upcoming wireless support in OpenBSD 3.7 and
753: the outcome of the work to open wireless chipsets. Jeremy Andrews
754: talked with Theo de Raadt and the developers Damien Bergamini and Reyk
755: Floeter who did some efforts to implement free and functional drivers.
756: <p>
757:
758: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.431 ian 759: <a href="http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/01/1109546842718.html">
760: OpenBSD to support more wireless chipsets</a>,
761: The Age, March 1, 2005</strong></font><br>
762: "The forthcoming 3.7 release of the OpenBSD operating system has
763: added support for five more wireless chipsets, according to
764: OpenBSD project founder Theo de Raadt...
1.432 ian 765: OpenBSD 3.7 will also have have new drivers for Intel wireless
1.431 ian 766: parts that do not work without the non-redistributable firmware,"
767: namely the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11B
768: and 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11A/B/G wireless network adapters.
769: Mentions OpenBSD's activism in getting vendors to release chip specs.
770: Referring to vendors that still refuse to play ball with open source
771: projects, quotes Damien Miller as saying "Given the number of
772: appliance devices that are built on free OSs, I think that the
773: recalcitrant vendors are missing an important boat."
774:
775: </ul>
776:
1.427 matthieu 777: <h2>February, 2005</h2>
778: <ul>
779:
780: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.428 david 781: <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsaward2004.html">
782: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
783: FSF, February 26, 2005</strong></font><br>
784: The Free Software Foundation awarded Theo de Raadt their "2004 Free Software
785: Award" for his unwavering commitment to free software. Most recently he has
786: been fighting hardware manufacturers for free redistribution of wireless card
787: firmware.
1.434 ian 788: Similar articles can be found online at:
789: <ul>
790: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
791: <a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=419">
792: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
793: Tectonic.za, March 3, 2005</strong></font><br>
794: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
795: <a href="http://www.osdir.com/Article4362.phtml">
796: De Raadt gets free software award</a>,
797: OSDir, February 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
798: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
799: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/De-Raadt-gets-free-software-award/2005/02/28/1109546758523.html?oneclick=true">
800: De Raadt gets free software award</a>,
801: The Age, February 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
802: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 803: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/05/02/27/1413255.shtml?tid=99&tid=7">
1.434 ian 804: Theo de Raadt gets 2004 FSF Award</a>,
805: Slashdot, February 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
806: </ul>
1.427 matthieu 807: </ul>
808:
1.426 ian 809: <h2>January, 2005</h2>
810: <ul>
811:
812: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
813: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363731">
814: Systrace in OpenBSD</a>,
815: informit.com, January 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
816: This article talks about our systrace
1.462 grunk 817: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=systrace&sektion=1">systrace(1)</a>
1.426 ian 818: mechanism: what it is and why and
819: how to use it, with examples.
820: Another excerpt from the book
821: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Secure
822: Architectures with OpenBSD</a> by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
823: <p>
824:
825: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
826: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363732">
827: Overview of OpenBSD</a>,
828: informit.com, January 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
829: "OpenBSD is one of the most secure and well-designed operating
830: systems available today. It has its roots in countless hours of
831: research and development based on some of the best UNIX flavors of
832: the past, and it boasts all the features of modern operating systems.
833: The OS is widely considered one of the most secure general-purpose
834: operating systems available today and it supports many key parts
835: of the global Internet infrastructure..."
836: This article is a sample chapter from
837: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Secure
838: Architectures with OpenBSD</a> by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
839: <p>
1.443 ian 840:
841: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 842: <a href="http://www.pcplus.co.uk/tutorials/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=34628&subsectionid=784">
1.443 ian 843: OpenBSD operating system</a>,
844: PCPlus.co.uk, January, 2005</strong></font><br>
845: Paul Grosse gives a brief tutorial on installing OpenBSD on i386 for people
846: moving in a Windows->Linux direction, encouraging them to go a bit further for security.
847: "While Linux out-scores Windows substantially (or completely) on [security as well as many other
848: issues], it's still possible to use a more secure operating system on the PC... OpenBSD."
849: Gives a brief but understandable walkthrough on the installation process, right up to
850: downloading and installing the third-party packages, and
851: ends with a sidebar on security.
852: <p>
1.426 ian 853: </ul>
854:
1.424 ian 855: <h2>December, 2004</h2>
856: <ul>
857:
858: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.425 ian 859: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/12/01/2329229">
860: What are the real vulnerabilities of Linux?</a>
861: NewsForge.com, December 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
862: Several security consultants were asked about "the real vulnerabilities of
863: Linux". Cybersoure CEO Con Symaris seems to get it better than the rest:
864: "One needs to approach security as a prime requirement and motivator,
865: much as the OpenBSD team do," Zymaris said... "The Linux
866: community mindset is different. Linux development is dynamic and
867: races ahead towards more and broader functionality, drawing a
868: multitude of interested parties in to make interesting extensions
869: and adaptations at a rapid rate."
870: <p>
871: "In order to do security the BSD way, however, much more effort
872: needs to be spent auditing code for holes, which is much less sexy,
873: and attracts a different set of coders," Zymaris added.
874: <p>
875:
876: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.424 ian 877: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/281">
878: Closed Source Hardware</a>
879: Security Focus, December 1, 2004</strong></font><br>
880: Symantec Threat Analyst Jason Miller analyzes the potential security threats
881: when hardware vendors won't provide device documentation and
882: instead provide "binary only" driver code for inclusion in open source
883: operating systems.
884: Miller is an open-source fan who says he uses a variety of systems, including
885: OpenBSD on his firewall.
886: Of the recent trend to closed-source binary drivers for open-source
887: systems, he writes:
888: <blockquote>
889: The closed-source component required to support this hardware is
890: completely independent of the associated operating system, and as
891: such, is also independent of the engineering team, security team,
892: auditing process, and quality control procedures normally related
893: to the operating system...
894: <br/>
895: What's possibly even more disturbing is that we're talking about
896: a chunk of code in the operating system, running with the highest
897: possible level of privilege (the kernel), which is supplied by a
898: third-party vendor. This code could do anything once loaded, including
899: leaking active WEP keys, gathering usage statistics, sniffing and
900: disclosing traffic, and it could even introduce a subtle backdoor
901: into the operating system itself (much the same as any device driver
902: in a closed source operating system).
903: <br/>
904: [A]lthough some of these scenarios are a
905: little far-fetched, the possibility for them to exist is there...
906: Ultimately it becomes an issue of trust, which is a cornerstone of
907: good security: whom do you trust, and how much do you trust them?
908: </blockquote>
909: <p>And he comments that trust "seems to be a one-way street": vendors
910: demand that you trust them, but they won't trust you to know how
911: their hardware and software operates.
912: This lack of trust is one reason why OpenBSD has recently completed
913: reverse-engineering the
1.462 grunk 914: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&apropos=0&sektion=4">
1.424 ian 915: Atheros wireless chipset driver</a>
916: that was originally provided as a binary insert.
917: <p>
918: </ul>
919:
1.417 pvalchev 920: <h2>November, 2004</h2>
921: <ul>
1.421 ian 922:
1.417 pvalchev 923: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.422 ian 924: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1730775,00.asp">
925: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 Widens Its Scope</a>
926: eWEEK, November 22, 2004</strong></font><br>
927: Jason Brooks reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and likes the changes it brings,
928: including the multi-processing support which, he notes,
929: "will be even more important as multicore processors--which occupy space
930: on the road maps of Intel, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc. and others--
931: become more prevalent." Comments favorably on OpenNTPD
932: ("the three-line configuration file we needed to modify ... on OpenBSD was
933: much simpler to deal with than the equivalent configuration file on
934: the Linux systems we've tested").
1.423 ian 935: Overall a favorable review of some of the new stuff in 3.6.
1.422 ian 936: <p>
937: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.420 otto 938: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/16/1544210">
939: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 shows steady improvement</a>
940: NewsForge, November 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
941: Jem Matzan reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and is impressed by the professional
942: way OpenBSD is developed and released:
943: "... it's released on time with few problems and it does exactly what
944: it claims to do".
945: <p>
946:
947: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 948: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=109994542424009&w=2">
1.421 ian 949: Intel says no to permitting firmware redistribution</a>
950: misc@, November 8, 2004</strong></font><br>
951: Theo recounts the struggle to get Intel to provide redistributable
952: versions of the firmware for their wireless chipsets, and their
1.423 ian 953: ultimate refusal to allow OpenBSD to redistribute the chipsets' firmware.
1.421 ian 954: Includes a caveat about Intel's disingenuous "FAQ", typical of many
955: corporate FAQs that answer questions nobody actually thought
956: to ask, and don't truthfully answer the questions you want hard answers to.
957: At the end Theo names the names (and their emails) that need to be contacted
958: by large numbers of end-users and developers if Intel is to change
959: (yes, this is a hint).
960: Of interest is that this posting to one of our mailing lists was
961: picked up on the
962: <a href="http://www.screamingelectron.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1923">Screaming
963: Electron Forum</a> and from there reported on
1.462 grunk 964: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/22/1249249&from=rss">
1.421 ian 965: SlashDot</a>, where it is accompanied by a link to SlashDot's paper
966: on effective advocacy (be firm, but also be polite).
967: <p>
968:
969: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.417 pvalchev 970: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/4118">
971: OpenBSD Works To Open Wireless Chipsets</a>
972: Kerneltrap, November 2, 2004</strong></font><br>
973: A good summary of the battle on the wireless firmware front,
974: including an interview with Theo de Raadt that answers
975: questions about the significance and rationale behind
976: the current efforts.
977: <p>
978: </ul>
979:
1.407 henning 980: <h2>October, 2004</h2>
981: <ul>
982: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.416 ian 983: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/29/1098992287663.html">
984: Activism Pays Off for OpenBSD</a>,
985: The Age, October 29, 2004</strong></font><br>
986: Favorable report on the project's continuing efforts to get hardware
987: vendors to release documentation and/or binary code under reasonable
988: conditions so that we can include drivers in the system.
989: Names companies that have been naughty and nice, and warns the non-responsive
990: companies that the activism will continue (registration required).
991: <p>
992:
993: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.415 ian 994: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/10/28/openbsd_3_6.html">
995: OpenBSD 3.6 Live</a>,
996: ONLamp.com, October 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
997: "There is a mounting excitement for the upcoming OpenBSD 3.6 release,
998: as it is the first release that supports multiprocessor systems."
999: So saying, Federico Biancuzzi interviewed several OpenBSD
1000: developers to discuss their current contributions and future plans.
1001: Provides interesting social notes, and a good overview of a lot
1002: of the important changes in 3.6.
1.462 grunk 1003: <p>
1.415 ian 1004:
1005: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1006: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/10/26/itfeature/9170256&sec=itfeature">
1.414 ian 1007: Integer overflows - the next big threat</a>,
1008: The Malaysia Star - TechCentral, October 26, 2004</strong></font><br>
1009: Interview with Theo after HITBSecConf 2004.
1010: "The next big problem the IT security community faces is integer
1011: overflow attacks... because
1012: the community currently can't see a clear method to circumvent future
1013: vulnerabilities" that might arise from integer overflows...
1014: Talks about the security improvements in OpenBSD such as stackguard
1015: and propolice.
1016: Nice quote on the art and science of programming:
1017: "Technology is getting sloppier. Sometimes art is taken too far
1018: and that's when the science falls apart."
1019: <p>
1020:
1021: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.412 ian 1022: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951615940.html">
1023: Which platform will save you from the nasties?</a>,
1024: The Age, October 19, 2004</strong></font><br>
1025: Starts with the question:
1026: <blockquote>
1027: "... which is more secure - Windows or Linux?
1028: <br/>
1029: A snide answer is OpenBSD, which has an exemplary record with respect to
1030: security. But let's stick to the two most broadly used platforms in IT today.
1031: <br/>
1032: Microsoft's hired analysts claim that Windows is more secure than Linux.
1033: Should we believe them?"
1034: </blockquote>
1035: Not surprisingly, the answer is in the negative.
1036: Good discussion on why Microsoft's OS is still not really secure.
1037: Ends with the conclusion that, if you must use MS-Windows, do so,
1038: but have another computer running an OS "which has a lower-risk profile"
1039: for your mail, web and other online activities.
1040: That could be OpenBSD (registration required).
1041: <p>
1042:
1043: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.411 nick 1044: <a href="http://www.onlypunjab.com/fullstory904-insight-Simple+Simon-status-25-newsID-5131.html">
1045: Simple Simon</a>,
1046: Only Punjab Business News, October 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
1047: Report on Lok Technologies and its founder Simon Lok, a 26-year-old with three
1048: Masters degrees and most of a PhD. Lok's current product is a box for
1049: Wireless ISPs (WISPs) that includes registration, administration,
1050: routing/firewall, and more.
1051: Of course the "Airlok" is based on OpenBSD.
1052: J. Russ Grant, technical manager at American Airlines, likes the Airlok:
1053: <blockquote>because it takes a "tough love" approach; when it spots a virus
1054: on a computer, it automatically blocks that machine, "blackholing" the user,
1055: and notifies Grant... "The Airlok has the best firewall I have ever seen,"
1056: says Grant, who believes the product could even change the Web itself.
1057: "Imagine if Comcast or other ISPs started using Airloks.
1058: If someone got a virus, the system would just shut that person down
1059: before it could spread. This could make hackers obsolete."
1060: </blockquote>
1061: Maybe a bit of hyperbole, but the product does look good, and serves
1062: as an example of what you can do with OpenBSD as a base.
1063: <p>
1064:
1065: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.408 nick 1066: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/07/1097089476287.html">
1067: Staying on the Cutting Edge</a>,
1.409 saad 1068: The Age, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
1.410 nick 1069: Fascinating interview with Theo, not just about OpenBSD but
1.408 nick 1070: how he got started in computers and came to know and love BSD, and how the
1071: project got started. "Despite the impression generally given out
1072: that the founder of the OpenBSD project is a person who is inclined
1.409 saad 1073: to be anti-social, I find him to be nothing but warm and friendly...".
1.408 nick 1074: Ends with some interesting dark comments about the lack of support
1075: for OpenBSD from hardware vendors, and how the project gets so much done
1076: in spite of it
1077: (registration required, but worth it).
1078: <p>
1079:
1080: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1081: <a href="http://communique.portland.or.us/04/10/as_seen_in_the_power_of_many.html">
1082: As seen in <i>The Power of Many</i></a>,
1083: Portland Communique, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
1084: The <i>Portland Communique</i> is a small, localized e-zine with an
1085: average readership of about 6,000 per month in the Portland, Oregon area.
1086: <i>Communique</i>'s publisher is cited in
1087: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782143466/qid=1097194721">The
1.409 saad 1088: Power of Many</a>,
1.408 nick 1089: <a href="http://x-pollen.com/many/wiki/newpom.php/ChristianCrumlish">Christian
1090: Crumlish</a>'s book about the web, saying
1091: "On the technical end, Communique runs via Movable Type on an OpenBSD
1092: box in my apartment, served over a DSL line."
1093: <p>
1094:
1095: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 1096: <a href="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1011476,00.html">
1097: Schneier: Security outsourcing widespread by 2010</a>,
1098: SearchSecurity, October 5, 2004</strong></font><br>
1099: Brief interview with Bruce Schneier of
1100: <a href="http://schneier.com/crypto-gram.html">Crypto-Gram</a> fame,
1101: in which he mentions OpenBSD favorably yet again:
1102: <blockquote>
1103: There's lots of open-source software out there that no one has analyzed
1104: and is no more secure than all the closed-source products that no one has
1105: analyzed. But then there are things like Linux, Apache or OpenBSD that get
1106: a lot of analysis.
1107: When open-source code is properly analyzed, there's nothing better.
1108: </blockquote>
1109: <p>
1110: </ul>
1111:
1.400 marco 1112: <h2>September, 2004</h2>
1113: <ul>
1114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 1115: <a href="http://www.serverwatch.com/sreviews/article.php/3415651">
1116: Protecting the Perimeter With OpenBSD</a>,
1117: ServerWatch, September 30, 2004</strong></font><br>
1118: Reasonably positive review of OpenBSD 3.5 in the context of other
1119: UNIX-like systems.
1120: Favorite line: "In the Unix-like family, OpenBSD is akin to the crazy,
1121: paranoid uncle. Not necessarily in a bad way."
1122: <p>
1123: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.419 ian 1124: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/9/28/itfeature/8955042&sec=itfeature">
1125: Going further to stop hackers</a>
1.406 nick 1126: The Star TechCentral. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
1127: An article sprinkled with quotations from our globetrotting Theo de
1128: Raadt as he prepares for his talk at the Kuala Lumpur Hack-In-The-Box
1129: Security Conference (HITBSecConf2004).
1130: At one point, the article states:
1131: <blockquote>
1132: Just as brilliant scientists are capable of making spelling mistakes,
1133: brilliant coders can also make fatal mistakes in their software
1134: perhaps because writing good software is both a science and an art.
1135: </blockquote>
1136: And then quotes Theo as saying:
1137: <blockquote>
1138: "Also, more people in the coding community are writing code, while
1139: fewer are reading or auditing code."
1140: </blockquote>
1141: <p>
1142: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1143: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/28/1096137217294.html">OpenSSH
1144: marks its fifth birthday</a>
1145: The Age. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
1146: Not only is OpenSSH now five years old, but it now commands an
1147: <a href="openssh/usage/index.html">88% market share</a>. Article
1148: includes a brief history of the OpenSSH project (registration
1149: required).
1150: <p>
1151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.404 jolan 1152: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1498222899;fp;16;fpid;0">
1153: OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt talks software security</a>,
1154: Computerworld. September 10, 2004
1155: </strong></font><br>
1156: An interview with Theo de Raadt touching on the source of security problems,
1157: prevention techniques, and what OS vendors are doing wrong.
1158: <p>
1159: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.402 marco 1160: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39158189,00.htm">
1161: OpenBSD: Maintaining the quality mindset</a>,
1.403 saad 1162: ZDNet Australia. September 3, 2004
1.402 marco 1163: </strong></font><br>
1164: Interview with Theo de Raadt about quality control in OpenBSD. This article also talks about the release cycle of OpenBSD.
1165: <p>
1166: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.400 marco 1167: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F7679726-EAD5-478B-AF35-7456929201D0">
1168: SMP-capable OpenBSD 3.6 set for November</a>,
1.403 saad 1169: Computer Business Review Online. September 2, 2004
1.400 marco 1170: </strong></font><br>
1.401 saad 1171: 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 1172: <p>
1173: </ul>
1174:
1.396 henning 1175: <h2>July, 2004</h2>
1176: <ul>
1177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.418 ian 1178: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=9233/ur0407d/">
1179: Review: Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</a>,
1180: Unix Review, July, 2004
1181: </strong></font><br>
1182: UNIX luminary Peter Salus reviews the book
1183: <i>Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</i> by
1.462 grunk 1184: Brandon Palmer & Jose Nazario.
1.418 ian 1185: "I view OpenBSD as the most secure operating system available. It
1186: certainly has far fewer holes than Windows, and fewer than any
1187: flavor of Linux I've looked at...
1188: Most of the chapters (e.g., XWindow, DNS, etc.) are very fine; the
1189: emphasis on security is thorough and well-instantiated. The frequent
1190: code examples are appropriate and enlightening. On an information
1191: level, Palmer and Nazario are very good."
1192: His only criticisms have to do with production issues: incomplete copy editing
1193: by the publisher leading to un-explained acronyms, poor cross-referencing
1194: and even spelling/wording errors.
1195: Overall he seems to like the book (and the operating system, of course).
1196: <p>
1197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 1198: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/07/20/180234&tid=8&tid=132">
1.398 henning 1199: Review: OpenBSD 3.5</a>,
1200: NewsForge, July 22, 2004
1201: </strong></font><br>
1202: Jem Matzan "really enjoyed using OpenBSD 3.5 for the review".
1203: <p>
1204: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 1205: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/04/07/17/1814245.shtml?tid=122&tid=172&tid=130">
1.399 henning 1206: OpenBSD Project Releases OpenNTPD</a>,
1207: Slashdot, July 17, 2004
1208: </strong></font><br>
1209: Announcing OpenNTPD, including a quick review.
1210: <p>
1211: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.397 otto 1212: <a href="http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=review-openbsd">
1213: OpenBSD - For Your Eyes Only</a>,
1214: DistroWatch, July 7, 2004
1215: </strong></font><br>
1216: Robert Storey reviews OpenBSD 3.5, concluding:
1217: "The world owes a debt of gratitude to Theo and his crew for creating OpenBSD."
1218: <p>
1219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.396 henning 1220: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.genua.de/news/presseinfo/presse/pi_openbsd_html">
1221: GeNUA moves to OpenBSD</a></strong></font><br>
1222: German security company GeNUA moves its firewall product line
1223: "GeNUgate" from BSD/OS to OpenBSD.
1224: <p>
1225: </ul>
1226:
1.405 jolan 1227: <h2>June, 2004</h2>
1228: <ul>
1229: <li><font color="#00900"><strong>
1230: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/06/04/142238.shtml">
1.466 deraadt 1231: The Gift Economy and Free Software</a>, NewsForge, June 5, 2004</strong></font>
1.405 jolan 1232: <br>Jem Matzan explores the "gift economy" that has become more prevalent.
1233: Contains snippets from Theo de Raadt about why OpenBSD exists and some
1234: details on how funds are dispersed.
1235: <p>
1236: </ul>
1237:
1.393 david 1238: <h2>May, 2004</h2>
1239: <ul>
1240: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.395 ian 1241: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7152">
1242: OpenBSD 3.4/3.5 for SPARC64 Addendum</a>,
1243: OSNews.com, May 26, 2004
1244: </strong></font><br>
1245: Tony Bourke updates his April 29 piece (see below) for 3.5. After overcoming some
1246: issues in getting MySQL going using ports and packages, he runs performance measurements,
1247: and finds OpenBSD faster than FreeBSD in several tests, albeit slower
1248: on inserting large number of SQL records.
1249: Despite various grumblings about the system (some of which are misunderstandings),
1250: he does conclude that it is "a useful system and would make a good
1251: development system in addition to a great firewall/router."
1252: <p>
1253:
1254: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 1255: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/241">
1256: Secure by Default</a>,
1257: SecurityFocus, May 13, 2004
1258: </strong></font><br>
1259: Jason Miller of SecurityFocus showers praise upon OpenBSD's policy of
1260: "Secure by Default" and recommends that other vendors adopt this mentality.
1261: <p>
1262:
1263: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1264: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3085">
1265: OpenBSD: Cisco Applies For Patents To Secured TCP</a>,
1266: KernelTrap, May 11, 2004
1267: </strong></font><br>
1268: Before Jeremy even had a chance to post part II, he speaks again with
1269: Theo de Raadt about the trappings of the IETF, patents and Cisco. The
1270: history seen in the OpenBSD's development of CARP to counter VRRP is
1271: apparently repeating itself. The difference being, this time OpenBSD
1272: already had existing solutions to TCP stack implementation weaknesses
1273: prior to a proprietary vendor attempting to patent such a fix.
1274: <p>
1275:
1276: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1277: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3072">
1278: Feature: Understanding TCP Reset Attacks, Part I</a>,
1279: KernelTrap, May 10, 2004
1280: </strong></font><br>
1281: Using OpenBSD and discussions with Theo de Raadt as a reference point,
1282: Jeremy Andrews of kerneltrap.org begins a two part series discussing the
1283: technical details behind TCP reset attacks.
1284: <p>
1285:
1286: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1287: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/06/pf_developers.html">
1288: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview, Part 2</a>,
1289: ONLamp.com, May 6, 2004
1290: </strong></font><br>
1291: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com concludes his interview with various
1292: OpenBSD developers discussing their work on PF and future goals.
1293: <p>
1294: </ul>
1295:
1.388 mcbride 1296: <h2>April, 2004</h2>
1297: <ul>
1.394 jolan 1298:
1299: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1300: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=6892">
1301: OpenBSD 3.4 SPARC64 Edition</a>,
1302: OSNews.com, April 29, 2004
1303: </strong></font><br>
1304: Tony Bourke explores using OpenBSD on his Sun Ultra 5 while comparing and
1305: constrasting performance and features that exist on other operating systems
1306: available for sparc64.
1307: <p>
1308:
1.390 beck 1309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 1310: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/29/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
1311: Diskless, Low-Form-Factor OpenBSD Systems</a>,
1312: ONLamp.com, April 29, 2004
1313: </strong></font><br>
1314: Michael Lucas continues his series of articles on OpenBSD and <a
1315: href="http://www.soekris.com">Soekris</a> devices. This time
1316: describing how to make use of tftpd, dhcpd, rarpd and NFS to accomplish
1317: booting OpenBSD without using a local disk.
1318: <p>
1319:
1320: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.391 ian 1321: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/04/13/1842214.shtml">
1322: CARP your way to high availability</a>,
1.392 david 1323: NewsForge, April 16, 2004
1.391 ian 1324: </strong></font><br>
1325: This write-up of OpenBSD's new Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)
1326: covers its origins in Cisco's patent nonsense, then moves on to what
1327: it does: CARP provides sharing
1328: of an IP address among several hosts on the same network to provide
1329: failover and limited load balancing. Gives enough technical
1330: detail to get you started using it.
1331: Quote: "Some of you with highly redundant and fault-tolerant hardware
1332: may think CARP won't help you. Think again...
1333: think of how nice it would be to patch and reboot during normal
1334: business hours instead of at 2 a.m. Think about not having to balance
1335: doing system upgrades against taking an entire building offline.
1336: Think about hot-testing new technologies while knowing that, if
1337: things just don't work out, your old solution is simply a halt away."
1.392 david 1338: <p>
1.391 ian 1339:
1340: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.390 beck 1341: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/15/pf_developers.html">
1.392 david 1342: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview</a>,
1343: ONLamp.com, April 15, 2004
1.390 beck 1344: </strong></font><br>
1345: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com interviews Daniel Hartmeier, Henning Brauer,
1.392 david 1346: Mike Frantzen, Cedric Berger, Ryan McBride, and Can Erkin Acar about PF, their
1.390 beck 1347: work with it, and what's new and cool in OpenBSD 3.5.
1.392 david 1348: <p>
1.388 mcbride 1349:
1350: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1351: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/2873">
1352: Interview with Ryan McBride</a>,
1.392 david 1353: KernelTrap, April 7, 2004
1.388 mcbride 1354: </strong></font><br>
1355: In this interview conducted by Jeremy Andrews, Ryan McBride discusses
1356: the new CARP and pfsync protocols which allow for firewall failover,
1357: and covers the ongoing struggle with the IETF for truly open standards
1358: unencumbered by patents.
1359: <p>
1360: </ul>
1361:
1.378 henning 1362: <h2>March, 2004</h2>
1363: <ul>
1.384 jose 1364:
1365: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.386 ian 1366: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/07/intel_64bit/">
1367: Intel cribbed x86-64 tech 'from AMD documents'</a>,
1368: The Register, April 7th, 2004.
1369: </strong></font><br>
1370: Quotes Tom Halfhill in <em>Microprocessor Reports</em> as saying that
1371: Intel developed its 64-bit extensions to the 32-bit x86 instruction set by
1372: "reading AMD's pre-release documentation".
1373: After detailed comparison of AMD's 64-bit products and Intel's clone of them,
1374: "In every case," Halfhill concludes, "we found Intel had patterned its 64-bit x86 architecture after AMD64 in almost every detail."
1375: Quotes the OpenBSD team as saying
1376: "We've tested the Intel x86 64-bit stuff, and it works for OpenBSD.
1377: But it's nasty, because they left out the NX (non-executable) bit
1378: in the page tables."
1379: Maybe there was a page missing from Intel's photocopy of AMD's documentation.
1380: <p>
1381:
1382: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 1383: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/currentnews/7503585eb6e9543f80256e670038578b">Microsoft Preparing to Release Code to Open Source</a>,
1384: Computer Business Review Online, March 30, 2004.
1385: </strong></font><br>
1386: An article about how Microsoft is looking to release portions of their
1387: non-core code (non-OS portions) under their "Shared Source" license. Some
1388: discussion of how Microsoft has been shipping free software in their
1389: Unix Services for Windows product, which includes OpenBSD source code.
1.392 david 1390: <p>
1.384 jose 1391:
1.378 henning 1392: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 1393: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/18/marc_espie.html">
1394: An Interview with OpenBSD's Marc Espie</a>,
1.381 ian 1395: ONLamp.com, March 18, 2004.
1396: </strong></font><br>
1397: A really good and colorful interview with Marc Espie. The
1398: interviewer gets Marc to list his areas of
1399: contributions to the project, but soon it gets around to
1400: methodology, how we differ from other open source OS projects
1401: (quote:
1402: "Evolve the OS, not Revolutionize it. This is in violent contrast to Linux."),
1403: how each release of gcc is slower than the previous, the ubiquitous
1.382 ian 1404: licensing wars (and the GPL'd stuff we've replaced by BSD-licensed),
1.381 ian 1405: future plans, and so on. Marc is careful to credit a number of
1406: the other developers for their work on the system.
1407: <p>
1408:
1409: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 1410: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/11/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">Homemade Embedded BSD Systems</a>,
1411: ONLamp.com, March 11, 2004.
1412: </strong></font><br>
1.385 jose 1413: The start of a short series of articles on putting OpenBSD on the <a
1.384 jose 1414: href="http://www.soekris.com/">Soekris</a> device, a small x86 based PC
1415: device. Using the NET4801 device, the author pares down OpenBSD for
1416: installation on a CF storage device. A list of resources are available,
1417: too.
1418: <p>
1419:
1420: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.378 henning 1421: [GERMAN] Apparently insecure, analysis of Windows 2000, Linux and OpenBSD sourcecode, iX 04/04, p. 14.
1422: </strong></font><br>
1.379 henning 1423: A small article describing the results of examining Windows 2000, Linux and
1.378 henning 1424: OpenBSD source code using
1425: <a href="http://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder">Flawfinder</a>.
1426: "OpenBSD is ahead, Flawfinder finds a surprisingly small number of
1427: potentially dangerous constructs. The source code audit by the OpenBSD team
1428: seems to pay out. Additionally, OpenBSD uses the secure strlcpy/strlcat by
1429: Todd C. Miller instead of strcpy etc."
1430: <p>
1431: </ul>
1432:
1.374 jose 1433: <h2>January, 2004</h2>
1434: <ul>
1435: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.389 xsa 1436: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1845592592&fp=16&fpid=0">Banks' use of IIS scary</a>,
1.375 jose 1437: ComputerWorld, January 30, 2004.
1438: </strong></font><br>
1439: A brief but solid mention of OpenBSD. After examining how many Australian
1440: banks use IIS on Windows, web server security is examined. The article
1441: ends with a priceless quote, "I recommend OpenBSD for Apache as it can't
1442: be overlooked for edge security and there is no such thing as viruses for
1443: it."
1444: <p>
1445:
1446: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.374 jose 1447: <a href="http://www.fosdem.org/2004/index/interviews/interviews_brauer">Fosdem
1448: Interview: Henning Brauer</a>,
1449: Fosdem 2004, January 6, 2004.
1450: </strong></font><br/>
1451: A brief interview with Henning Brauer conducted as the Fosdem conference
1452: approaches. Henning talks about changes in 3.4, in -current, and the
1453: BGP daemon he's been working on for the past few months.
1454: <p>
1455: </ul>
1456:
1.369 ian 1457: <h2>October, 2003</h2>
1458: <ul>
1459: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 1460: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1368006,00.asp">Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems</a>,
1461: eWeek, October 31, 2003.
1462: </strong></font><br/>
1463: A commentary on all of the BSDs and what kind of commercial success they've
1464: enjoyed. While Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols notes that Linux is easier to
1465: install and configure than the freely available BSDs, he does continually
1466: praise them, especially OpenBSD.
1467: <p>
1468:
1469: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 1470: <a href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7542683131.html">VIA wows
1471: with nano-sized x86, entropy-based security, tiny PCs</a>,
1472: LinuxDevices.com, October 15, 2003.
1473: </strong></font><br/>
1474: Another article which extracts heavily from the VIA press release
1475: and includes a quote from Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD support for the
1476: processor. Additionally, it shows a photo of the processor next to a US
1477: one cent coin and an Intel Pentium M processor, illustrating its small
1478: form factor.
1479: <p>
1480:
1481: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1482: <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/Digital%20Library/PR031014EdenN.jsp">VIA
1483: Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, World's Smallest & Lowest
1484: Power Native x86 Processor with Industry's Most Advanced Embedded Security
1485: Features</a>,
1486: Press Release, October 14, 2003.
1487: </strong></font><br/>
1488: VIA announces a new small, low power native x86 processor with an
1489: integrated multi-mode AES implementation. Theo de Raadt is quoted as
1490: saying, "There's just no way to describe how happy we were to find such an
1491: inexpensive, blazingly fast, and correctly operating device as the VIA
1492: Eden-N processor's Padlock ACE ..." OpenBSD 3.4 has support for this
1493: processor and its integrated cryptographic engine.
1494: <p>
1495: This article can also be found online at:
1496: <ul>
1497: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1498: <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 1499: HardwareZone.com, October 14, 2003.
1500: </strong></font>
1501: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
1502: </ul>
1503: <p>
1.392 david 1504:
1.371 jose 1505: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 1506: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/09/adding_system_calls.html">
1507: Adding System Calls (an OpenBSD Example)</a>,
1.371 jose 1508: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 9, 2003.
1509: </strong></font><br/>
1510: Another O'ReillyNet article about OpenBSD by an OpenBSD developer. This
1511: one, by Kevin Lo, is a quick introduction to the modification of the
1512: OpenBSD kernel to support a new system call. Example code is included.
1.392 david 1513: <p>
1.371 jose 1514:
1515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.369 ian 1516: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/02/openbsd_gcc.html">Diving
1.370 ian 1517: into GCC: OpenBSD and m88k</a>,
1.371 jose 1518: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 2, 2003.
1.369 ian 1519: </strong></font><br/>
1520: Our own Miod Vallat discusses how he learned to stop fearing GCC
1521: by just getting down and messing with its internals.
1522: Since he "started with almost zero gcc internals knowledge, it
1523: should be understandable by anyone able to read C code, and proves that
1524: diving into gcc is not as hard as one could imagine." Along the way, he
1525: gives some informative background on the Motorola 88000 architecture
1526: and its history with OpenBSD.
1527: </ul>
1528:
1.368 henning 1529: <h2>August, 2003</h2>
1530: <ul>
1531: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 1532: [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 1533: </strong></font><br>
1534: Short announcement of pf's passive os fingerprinting.
1535: </ul>
1536:
1.364 jose 1537: <h2>July, 2003</h2>
1538: <ul>
1539: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 1540: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0307i/">
1541: The Open Road: Return of Packet Filter</a>,
1542: UNIX Review,
1543: July, 2003.
1544: </strong></font><br>
1545: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier returns to give a more detailed tour of the
1546: configuration and use of PF. Lots of links and pointers for people
1547: who want more information.
1548: <p>
1549:
1550: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.366 jose 1551: <a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22845-1.html">
1552: Clarke advocates grass-roots action to protect critical IT</a>,
1553: Government Computer News,
1554: July 22, 2003.
1555: </strong></font><br>
1556: Richard Clarke, the former cybersecurity czar for the White House (US),
1557: discusses challenges to developing a secure IT infrastructure. The end
1558: of the article mentions the awards presentations he made with SANS
1559: to OpenBSD for effective OS security testing.
1560: <p>
1561:
1562: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1563: <a href="http://www.sans.org/press/ISLA.php">
1564: Users Recognize Leadership in Operating System and Network Security</a>,
1565: SANS Institute,
1566: July 22, 2003.
1567: </strong></font><br>
1568: OpenBSD was chosen as a winner in the 2003 Information Security Leadership
1.377 david 1569: Awards, organized by the <a href="http://www.sans.org/">SANS institute</a>.
1.366 jose 1570: OpenBSD was chosen as the winner of the award for effective security
1571: testing of an operating system. To quote part of the award,
1572: "In the 2003 competition among military academies and grad schools, in which
1573: they competed to provide the best defense against cyber attacks launched
1574: by National Security Agency specialists, the judges acknowledged that in
1575: the final analysis, use of OpenBSD was a determining factor in the winner's
1576: ability to fight off attacks." The awards were presented by Richard Clarke
1577: in Washington DC. Other awards included patch distribution mechanisms
1578: and denial of service attack mitigation techniques.
1579: <p>
1580:
1581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.364 jose 1582: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/07/17/openbsd_core_team.html">
1583: The Essence of OpenBSD</a>,
1584: OnLamp.com,
1585: July 17, 2003.
1586: </strong></font><br>
1587: Cameron Laird and George Peter Staplin offer an interview with several
1588: OpenBSD developers, including Theo de Raadt, Daniel Hartmeier, Jason
1589: Wright, Miod Vallat, and Dale Rahn. The developers talk about how the
1590: project came to be in 1995, how they came to the project, and what they
1591: have been working on.
1592:
1593: </ul>
1594:
1.356 jose 1595: <h2>June, 2003</h2>
1.338 ian 1596: <ul>
1597:
1598: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 1599: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0306l/">
1600: The Open Road: OpenBSD's Packet Filter</a>,
1601: UNIX Review,
1602: June, 2003.
1603: </strong></font><br>
1604: Author Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier provides a brief introduction to installing
1605: OpenBSD and the basics of PF. The article is quite short and cannot
1606: provide enough detail to do anything but start looking at the rules and
1607: use of PF. This is the first in a two-part series on OpenBSD and PF.
1608: <p>
1609:
1610: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.363 jose 1611: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1135078,00.asp">
1612: Is It Time for BSD?</a>,
1613: eWeek,
1614: June 23, 2003.
1615: </strong></font><br>
1616: Jim Rapoza discusses the current SCO legal battles against IBM and the
1617: Linux community. Citing the legal friction, Rapoza encourages IT
1618: departments to investigate the BSD world, especially OpenBSD, which
1619: have already settled their UNIX source code claims with AT&T.
1620: The security and track record of the BSD distributions is also touted
1621: as a reason to investigate their use in corporate IT settings.
1622: <p>
1623:
1624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.360 jose 1625: <a href="http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=7816/sdmdev0306/">
1626: Loose Lips Sink Ships</a>,
1627: Software Development Online,
1628: June, 2003.
1629: </strong></font><br>
1630: Alexandra Weber Morales provides a concise summary of the DARPA-OpenBSD
1631: funding issue by repeating some information published elsewhere and also
1632: providing original material from others. Old and new quotes from Jan
1633: Walker reiterate the original DARPA position. Gene Spafford, Gary McGraw
1634: both contribute comments on the project's situation and current state.
1635: Also provides a concise summary of the project's latest release and
1636: current activities.
1637: <p>
1638:
1639: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.358 henning 1640: [GERMAN] "We don't do politics, we write software", c't 13/03, p. 106.
1641: </strong></font><br>
1.361 henning 1642: An interview with Theo - over two pages, he talks about the DARPA funding
1643: story, explains the importance of the hackathons and how the 2003
1644: hackathon was different from the past ones that had a "mission",
1645: like replacing ipf with pf at the Boston hackathon. Opposed to that, this
1.413 deraadt 1646: year's hackathon didn't have a mission, but rather around 20 teams working
1.361 henning 1647: on different projects and forming new teams later to attack other problems.
1648: He describes a "very complex and intense climate" and points out
1649: that support for AMD Hammer, UltraSPARC III, SMP and Mozilla was done.
1.362 henning 1650: Theo also talks about the DARPA funding cut and its effects - basically
1.361 henning 1651: that funding will work like it did before the grant, through
1652: CD, T-Shirt and Poster sales as well as donations.
1.413 deraadt 1653: Asked about Linus Torvald's role in Linux Theo describes his role in OpenBSD
1.361 henning 1654: as a "friendly dictator" who is involved in all major
1655: decisions.
1656: A further topic is, naturally, security. Theo points out that an absolutely
1657: secure system would imply a bugfree system and thus is not possible, and
1.413 deraadt 1658: briefly explains ProPolice and W^X. A small followup article focuses on the
1.361 henning 1659: basics of ProPolice and W^X.
1.358 henning 1660: <p>
1661:
1662: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.355 jose 1663: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1111894,00.asp">
1664: OpenBSD gets harder to crack</a>,
1665: Page 58, eWeek,
1666: June 2, 2003.
1667: </strong></font><br>
1668: Timothy Dyck reviews the latest OpenBSD release, 3.3, and focuses on the
1669: new features: PF and the integration with ALTQ and the system wide stack
1670: protection mechanisms. Some of the criticisms in the article have already
1671: been addressed in -current.
1672: <p>
1673:
1.356 jose 1674: </ul>
1675:
1676: <h2>May, 2003</h2>
1677: <ul>
1678:
1.355 jose 1679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.357 jose 1680: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=499">
1681: Interview with Ivan Arce, CTO of Core Security Technologies</a>
1682: Help Net Security, May 29, 2003.
1683: </strong></font><br>
1684: Berislav Kucan interviews Ivan Arce, CTO of <a
1685: href="http://www.corest.com">Core Security Technologies</a>. Several of
1686: the people at Core have been involved in the development of OpenBSD, and
1687: they commonly use OpenBSD as one of their development and deployment
1688: platforms. In the interview, Ivan is quoted as saying "... from a purely
1689: security perspective. I would say that OpenBSD is still the king of the
1690: hill." PF is also one of Ivan's top five security tools.
1691: <p>
1692:
1693: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.353 jose 1694: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/21OPconnection_1.html">
1695: Beyond Linux</a>,
1696: InfoWorld,
1697: May 23, 2003.
1698: </strong></font><br>
1699: Columnist Chad Dickerson discusses several Open Source projects as
1700: alternatives to Linux. OpenBSD gets a brief mention as the most secure
1701: free OS available. The BSD license is also touted in a positive light
1702: compared to the GPL.
1703: <p>
1704:
1705: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.349 deraadt 1706: <a href="http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=dd4eb943-192f-4e5a-8d7f-e2a93a4e7b43">
1707: Elite Programmers `Hack' to Help Others</a>,
1708: Pages A1/D1/D4, Calgary Herald,
1.346 ian 1709: May 17, 2003.
1710: </strong></font><br>
1711: Tamara Gignac came out to the hackathon and spent much of the day
1712: talking to team members; her article takes up half the front page of
1713: the business section and half of another page inside
1714: (plus a four-column-inch teaser on the front page).
1715: "We're addicted to making good stuff that works", she quotes Theo,
1716: in talking about the project's history and goals.
1717: Goes over the whole gamut of meanings of the term "hacker" -
1718: including early MIT hackerdom and quotes from Tim Berners-Lee -
1719: and how the term went downhill in the public's mind after the
1720: <i>War Games</i> movie. Photos of dhartmei, jason and others.
1.351 ian 1721: <br>
1722: This article can also be found online at:
1723: <ul>
1724: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1725: <a href="http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/info/business/story.html?id=F5F23FF7-E0EE-4C54-BBED-7B523C6AFBF2">
1726: Hackers Try for a Good Rap</a>,
1727: Saskatoon StarPhoenix,
1728: May 17, 2003
1729: </strong></font>
1.352 ian 1730: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
1731: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1732: <a href="http://www.canada.com/montreal/specials/business/story.html?id=4C8B848C-8772-4C2E-B8F7-60CDAC678303">
1733: Hackers try to buff their image</a>,
1734: Montreal Gazette,
1735: May 21, 2003
1736: </strong></font></li>
1.351 ian 1737: </ul>
1.347 deraadt 1738: <p>
1.346 ian 1739:
1740: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.345 deraadt 1741: Funding cut linked to antiwar remarks, Page E5,
1.348 ian 1742: Calgary Herald,
1.345 deraadt 1743: May 7, 2003.
1744: </strong></font><br>
1745: An article not yet on the net by Tamara Gignac once again discusses
1746: the DARPA funding cut and how it will have no affect on the Hackathon
1747: happening in Calgary starting the 9th.
1748: <p>
1749:
1750: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.344 deraadt 1751: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/21438.html">
1752: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1753: OsOpinion,
1754: May 6, 2003.
1755: </strong></font><br>
1756: Joe Brockmeier writes a scathing discussion regarding the perception of
1757: wrongdoing inside DARPA and Air Force in regards to the funding cut.
1758: <br>
1759: This article can also be found online at:
1760: <ul>
1761: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1762: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21438.html">
1763: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1764: NewsFactor Network.
1765: </strong></font>
1766: </ul>
1767: <p>
1768:
1769: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1770: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=52131">
1.343 deraadt 1771: OpenBSD, closed doors</a>,
1772: ITBusiness,
1773: May 2, 2003.
1774: </strong></font><br>
1775: Shane Schick covers a quick recount of the DARPA funding situation, the
1776: release of 3.3 and its buffer-overflow fighting security features.
1777: Despite some errors, the article interestingly ends with a suggestion
1778: that the Canadian government should help fund OpenBSD.
1779: <p>
1780:
1781: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.341 deraadt 1782: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/01/HNopenbsd33_1.html">
1783: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
1784: InfoWorld,
1785: May 1, 2003.
1.338 ian 1786: </strong></font><br>
1.342 deraadt 1787: Carly Suppa discusses the new things that can be found in OpenBSD 3.3.
1788: <br>
1789: This article can also be found online at:
1790: <ul>
1791: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1792: <a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/15D00CA80554E2B648256D1A000F9270?OpenDocument">
1793: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
1794: IDG Singapore.
1795: </strong></font>
1796: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 1797: <p>
1798:
1.339 jose 1799: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1800: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-999200.html">
1801: OpenBSD 3.3 prevails despite funding cut</a>,
1.341 deraadt 1802: ZDNet,
1803: May 1, 2003.
1804: </strong></font><br>
1805: An article with a number of errors, apparently cobbled together by
1.342 deraadt 1806: someone using parts from previous articles.
1807: <br>
1.341 deraadt 1808: This article can also be found online at:
1809: <ul>
1810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1811: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/999200.htm">
1812: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
1813: BusinessWeek.com.
1.339 jose 1814: </strong></font>
1815: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1816: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-999200.html">
1817: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
1818: CNET News.com.
1819: </strong></font>
1820: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1821: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2134164,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage">
1822: OpenBSD releases version 3.3</a>,
1823: ZDNet UK.
1824: </strong></font>
1825: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1826: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=480">
1827: OpenBSD 3.3 has been released</a>,
1828: Help Net Security, Croatia.
1829: </strong></font>
1830: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 1831: <p>
1.339 jose 1832:
1.341 deraadt 1833: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1834: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-announce&m=105175475006905&w=2">
1.341 deraadt 1835: OpenBSD 3.3 Released</a>,
1836: Todd Miller in <a href="mail.html">openbsd-announce</a>,
1837: May 1, 2003.
1838: </strong></font><br>
1839: The official announcement of the 3.3 release lists all the great things
1840: that have been added
1841: to the system in 3.3, including ProPolice, W^X, fewer setuid/setgid programs,
1842: more privsep, major security and usability improvements in pf,
1843: more hardware support including the HPPA platform, spamd, more and better
1.350 deraadt 1844: third-party "ports", many upgrades to included software, and more.
1.341 deraadt 1845: Recommends purchase of CD and T-shirts to provide continuing funding
1846: for the project (more so now that the DARPA funding is gone).
1847: As always, OpenBSD remains free software, so you can FTP it for free.
1.338 ian 1848: <p>
1849:
1850: </ul>
1851:
1.253 ian 1852: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
1853: <ul>
1.255 ian 1854:
1.260 ian 1855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1856: <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220030428mco01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">
1.330 deraadt 1857: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
1858: TechRepublic,
1859: April 28, 2003.
1860: </strong></font><br>
1861: John McCormick writes about the recent W^X and ProPolice efforts in the
1862: upcoming 3.3 release, noting that other vendors should look at this
1.331 deraadt 1863: work.<br>
1864: Can also be found online at:
1865: <ul>
1866: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1867: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133935,00.html">
1868: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
1869: ZDNet UK.
1870: </strong></font>
1871: </ul>
1.330 deraadt 1872: <p>
1873:
1874: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 1875: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
1876: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
1877: IDG,
1878: April 24, 2003.
1879: </strong></font><br>
1880: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
1881: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
1882: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
1883: Can also be found online at:
1884: <ul>
1885: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1886: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
1887: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
1.340 jose 1888: InfoWorld.
1.326 deraadt 1889: </strong></font>
1890: </ul>
1891: <p>
1892:
1893: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1894: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 david 1895: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 1896: Slate,
1897: April 24, 2003.
1898: </strong></font><br>
1899: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
1900: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
1901: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
1902: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
1903: <p>
1904:
1905: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 1906: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1907: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
1908: April 24, 2003.
1909: </strong></font><br>
1910: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
1911: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
1912: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
1913: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
1914: <p>
1915:
1916: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 1917: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
1918: April 24, 2003.
1919: </strong></font><br>
1920: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
1921: the free software community".
1922: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
1923: other articles.
1924: <p>
1925:
1926: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1927: <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 1928: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
1929: </strong></font><br>
1930: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
1931: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
1932: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
1933: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
1934: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
1935: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
1936: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
1.413 deraadt 1937: affairs." Notes the discrepancy between DARPA's public position
1.324 ian 1938: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
1939: <br/>
1940: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
1941: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
1942: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
1943: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
1.328 deraadt 1944: <br>
1945: Can also be found online at:
1946: <ul>
1947: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1948: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0424-08.htm">
1949: Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
1950: Common Dreams NewsCenter
1951: </strong></font>
1952: </ul>
1.324 ian 1953: <p>
1954:
1955: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1956: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
1957: Wired, April 24, 2003.
1958: </strong></font><br>
1959: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
1960: article above.
1961: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
1962: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
1963: wasting them."
1.332 ian 1964: <br>
1965: Can also be found online at:
1966: <ul>
1967: <li>
1968: <font color="#009000"><strong>[JAPANESE] <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/20030425302.html">Wired News Japan</a>
1969: </strong></font>
1970: </ul>
1.324 ian 1971: <p>
1972:
1973: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 1974: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
1975: </strong></font><br>
1976: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
1977: <p>
1978:
1979: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 1980: <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.
1981: </strong></font><br>
1982: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
1983: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
1984: <p>
1985:
1986: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 1987: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
1988: April 23, 2003.
1989: </strong></font><br>
1990: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
1991: <p>
1992:
1993: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 1994: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 1995: April 22, 2003.
1996: </strong></font><br>
1997: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
1998: <p>
1999:
2000: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 2001: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
2002: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
2003: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 2004: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 2005: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
2006: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
2007: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
2008: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
2009: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
2010: Can also be found online at:
2011: <ul>
2012: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2013: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 2014: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
2015: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 2016: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 2017: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2018: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 2019: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
2020: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 2021: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 2022: </ul>
2023: <p>
2024:
2025: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 2026: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
2027: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 2028: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2029: </strong></font><br>
2030: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 2031: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
2032: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
2033: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
2034: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
2035: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
2036: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 2037: <p>
2038:
2039: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 2040: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
2041: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 2042: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
2043: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 2044: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
2045: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
2046: at UPenn and DARPA.
2047: <p>
2048:
2049: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.359 miod 2050: [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,
2051: France
1.315 deraadt 2052: April 18, 2003.
2053: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 2054: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 2055: <p>
2056:
2057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 2058: [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 2059: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2060: </strong></font><br>
2061: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
2062: <p>
2063:
2064: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 2065: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
2066: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
2067: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 2068: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 2069: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
2070: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
2071: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
2072: <p>
2073:
2074: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 2075: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
2076: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2077: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 2078: </strong></font><br>
2079: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
2080: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
2081: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 2082: American century.
1.267 deraadt 2083: <p>
2084:
2085: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 2086: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
2087: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2088: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 2089: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 2090: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
2091: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
2092: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
2093: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
2094: Can also be found online at:
2095: <ul>
2096: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
2097: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 2098: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 2099: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 2100: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 2101: <p>
2102:
2103: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.377 david 2104: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 2105: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 2106: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 2107: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 2108: </strong></font><br>
2109: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 2110: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
2111: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
2112: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
2113: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 2114:
2115: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2116: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
2117: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
2118: New York Times.
2119: </strong></font>(free registration required)
2120:
1.273 deraadt 2121: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2122: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 2123: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 2124: ABC News.
2125: </strong></font>
2126:
2127: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2128: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 2129: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 2130: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 2131: </strong></font>
2132:
2133: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2134: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 2135: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 2136: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 2137: </strong></font>
2138:
2139: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 2140: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
2141: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 2142: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 2143: </strong></font>
2144:
2145: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2146: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 2147: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 2148: Times Daily, AL.
2149: </strong></font>
2150:
2151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2152: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
2153: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
2154: Boston.com, MA.
2155: </strong></font>
2156:
2157: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2158: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 2159: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 2160: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
2161: </strong></font>
2162:
2163: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 2164: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
2165: [Article was pulled]</a>
2166: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 2167: </strong></font>
2168:
2169: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2170: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
2171: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
2172: Infoshop News.
2173: </strong></font>
2174:
2175: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2176: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
2177: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2178: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
2179: </strong></font>
2180:
2181: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 2182: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
2183: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
2184: Raleigh News, NC.
2185: </strong></font>
2186:
2187: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 2188: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
1.314 deraadt 2189: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
2190: Napa News, CA.
2191: </strong></font>
2192:
2193: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2194: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 2195: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2196: NEPA News, PA.
2197: </strong></font>
2198:
2199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2200: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
2201: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
2202: Wired News.
2203: </strong></font>
1.332 ian 2204: <br>
2205: <li>
1.333 deraadt 2206: <font color="#009000"><strong>
2207: [JAPANESE]
2208: <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/culture/story/20030423205.html">
2209: Wired News Japan</a>
2210: </strong></font>
1.273 deraadt 2211:
1.271 deraadt 2212: </ul>
2213: <p>
1.272 deraadt 2214: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
2215: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 2216: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
2217: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
2218: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
2219: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
2220: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
2221: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 2222: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 2223: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
2224: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
2225: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 2226: <p>
2227: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 2228:
2229: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2230: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 2231: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
2232: Indianapolis Star, IN.
2233: </strong></font>
2234:
2235: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 2236: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
2237: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2238: Miami Herald, FL.
2239: </strong></font>
2240:
2241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 2242: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 2243: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
2244: </strong></font>
2245:
2246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2247: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 2248: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 2249: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 2250: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 2251:
2252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2253: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
2254: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
2255: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
2256: ABC News.
2257: </strong></font>
2258:
1.276 deraadt 2259: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2260: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 2261: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 2262: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 2263: </strong></font>
2264:
1.286 dhartmei 2265: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2266: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 2267: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2268: Wilmington Star, NC.
2269: </strong></font>
2270:
1.300 jose 2271: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2272: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
2273: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
2274: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
2275: </strong></font>
2276:
1.309 jose 2277: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2278: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
2279: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
2280: Globe Technology.
2281: </strong></font>
2282:
1.263 deraadt 2283: </ul>
1.262 beck 2284: <p>
2285:
2286: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 2287: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
2288: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2289: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 2290: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 2291: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 2292: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
2293: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
2294: <p>
2295:
2296: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 2297: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
2298: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
2299: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 2300: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 2301: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
2302: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
2303: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
2304: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
2305: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
2306: and simply restates other press reports.
2307: <p>
2308:
2309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 2310: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
2311: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
2312: OS News, April 18, 2003.
2313: </strong></font><br>
2314: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
2315: <p>
2316:
2317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 2318: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
2319: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2320: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 2321: </strong></font><br>
2322: Another report on the DARPA funding.
2323: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
2324: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
2325: <p>
2326:
2327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.330 deraadt 2328: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133221,00.html">
2329: IT Anthems: OpenBSD</a>,
2330: ZDNet UK Tech Update,
2331: April 17, 2003.
2332: </strong></font><br>
2333: Peter Judge, who maintains the large
2334: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2122414,00.html">
2335: Tech Anthems</a>
2336: archives, does a little writeup about the OpenBSD release songs,
2337: 4 so far.
2338: <p>
2339:
2340: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 2341: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
2342: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2343: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2344: </strong></font><br>
2345: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
2346: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
2347: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
2348: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
2349: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
2350: Goes on to say:
2351: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
2352: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
2353: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
2354: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 2355: This article is also found online at:
2356: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 2357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2358: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
2359: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
2360: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 2361: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 2362: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2363: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
2364: ZDnet</a>,
2365: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 2366: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 2367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2368: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
2369: ZDnet Australia</a>,
2370: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 2371: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 2372: </ul>
1.260 ian 2373: <p>
1.279 deraadt 2374:
1.260 ian 2375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2376: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 2377: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 2378: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2379: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 2380: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 2381: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
2382: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
2383: without notice or justification.
2384: <p>
2385:
2386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2387: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 2388: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 2389: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2390: </strong></font><br>
2391: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
2392: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 2393: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 2394: effective today, without any warning..."
2395: <p>
1.257 ian 2396:
2397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 2398: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
2399: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2400: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 2401: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 2402: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
2403: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
2404: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
2405: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
2406: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 2407: <p>
2408:
2409: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 2410: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
2411: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2412: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 2413: </strong></font><br>
2414: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
2415: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
2416: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
2417: quoting two of them:
2418: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
2419: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
2420: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
2421: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
2422: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
2423: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
2424: <p>
2425:
1.255 ian 2426: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2427: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
2428: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 2429: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2430: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 2431: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 2432: <p>
2433:
2434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 2435: [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 2436: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2437: </strong></font><br>
2438: New security concepts in OpenBSD
2439: <p>
2440:
2441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 2442: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
2443: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2444: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 2445: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 2446: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 2447: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
2448: security experts for more than three decades."
2449: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
2450: <p>
1.261 ian 2451:
1.254 drahn 2452: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 2453: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 2454: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2455: </strong></font><br>
2456: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
2457: <p>
2458:
2459: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 2460: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
2461: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
2462: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
2463: </strong></font><br>
2464: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
2465: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
2466: discussion OpenBSD's path.
2467: <p>
2468:
2469: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 2470: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
2471: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2472: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 2473: </strong></font><br>
2474: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
2475: from US DARPA.
2476: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
2477: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
2478: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
2479: the BSD license.
2480: <p>
2481: </ul>
2482:
1.251 ian 2483: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
2484: <ul>
2485:
2486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2487: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
2488: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
2489: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
2490: </strong></font><br>
2491:
2492: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
2493: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
2494: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
2495: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
2496: <p>
2497:
2498: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 2499: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
2500: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.371 jose 2501: OnLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 2502: </strong></font><br>
2503: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
2504: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
2505: Mentions
2506: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
2507: and
2508: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
2509: programs.
2510: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 2511: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 2512: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
2513: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
2514: <p>
1.325 ian 2515: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
2516: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 2517:
2518: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2519: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
2520: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
2521: </strong></font><br>
2522: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
2523: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
2524: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
2525: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
2526: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
2527: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
2528: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
2529: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
2530: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
2531: put into service."
2532: <p>
2533: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
2534: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
2535: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
2536: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
2537: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
2538: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
2539: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
2540: computers with security features."
2541: <p>
1.329 ian 2542:
2543: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2544: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2079549/">
2545: Bush's Cyberstrategery: The administration's war against a bogus threat </a>,
2546: Slate,
2547: March 3, 2003.
2548: </strong></font><br>
1.413 deraadt 2549: Brendan Koerner's thorough dismissal of the total unreality and FUD
1.329 ian 2550: surrounding the Bush Administration's recent
2551: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/">National Strategy
2552: to Secure Cyberspace</a>, NIPC, vendors and others who profit by
2553: big-lie-hyping the threat of system crackers into a new force to be
2554: made war upon, like the "war" on drugs and the "war" on terrorism.
2555: Concludes: "... the bulk of the report's solutions are lame. Most
2556: are meaningless jargon, such as suggesting that "future components
2557: of the cyber infrastructure are built to be inherently secure and
2558: dependable for their users." A fantastic sentiment, but as mushy
2559: as stating that the president is "for the children." What about
2560: making software vendors liable for bug-ridden products? Or rooting
2561: out insecure Microsoft products like the troubled SQL server in favor
2562: of more secure open-source solutions like
2563: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>?"
2564: I can scarcely believe that Slate's owner Microsoft is paying
2565: them to write this stuff (nor that Koerner thinks OpenBSD is a database :-)).
2566: Finally: "Nothing so bold is forthcoming in the Strategy. Which is
2567: yet another indicator that the czars of national computer security
2568: are perfectly content to tease out the hyperbole in perpetuity.
2569: The bigger the perceived threat, the greater their importance inside
2570: the Beltway."
2571: <p>
1.251 ian 2572: </ul>
2573:
1.249 jufi 2574: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
2575: <ul>
2576: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2577: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
2578: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2579: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 2580: </strong></font><br>
2581: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
2582: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 2583: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 2584: <p>
1.334 ian 2585:
2586: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2587: <a href="http://www.egovos.org/pdf/dodfoss.pdf">Use of Free and
2588: Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense</a>,
2589: MITRE Report Number MP 02 W0000101, revised January 2, 2003
2590: </strong></font><br>
2591: Prepared by The MITRE Corporation for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency),
2592: this report analyses how DOD uses open source software.
2593: The summary talks briefly about various terms (free, open source, etc.),
2594: then talks about the survey itself, one question of which was
2595: "... the hypothetical question ...
2596: of what would happen if FOSS software were banned in the DoD."
2597: <br>
2598: "The main conclusion of the analysis was that FOSS software plays
2599: a more critical role in the DoD than has generally been recognized.
2600: FOSS applications are most important in four broad areas: Infrastructure
2601: Support, Software Development, Security, and Research. One unexpected
2602: result was the degree to which Security depends on FOSS. Banning
2603: FOSS would remove certain types of infrastructure components (e.g.,
1.335 david 2604: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>) that currently help
1.334 ian 2605: support network security.
2606: It would also limit DoD access to, and overall expertise in, the use of
2607: powerful FOSS analysis and detection applications that hostile groups could
2608: use to help stage cyberattacks. Finally, it would remove the
2609: demonstrated ability of FOSS applications to be updated rapidly in
2610: response to new types of cyberattack. Taken together, these factors
2611: imply that banning FOSS would have immediate, broad, and strongly
2612: negative impacts on the ability of many sensitive and security-focused
2613: DoD groups to defend against cyberattacks."
2614: <br>
2615: So, let's hope the policy wonks read this report.
2616: <p>
2617:
1.249 jufi 2618: </ul>
2619:
1.246 jufi 2620: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2621: <ul>
1.246 jufi 2622:
1.247 jufi 2623: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 2624: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 2625: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2626: CNET News.com, December 4, 2002.
1.246 jufi 2627: </strong></font><br>
2628: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
2629: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
2630: <p>
2631:
1.247 jufi 2632: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2633: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
2634: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2635: Heise News-Ticker, December 4, 2002
1.301 jose 2636: </strong></font><br>
1.460 david 2637: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III CPU
1.301 jose 2638: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
2639: <p>
2640:
2641: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 2642: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 2643: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2644: eWeek, December 3, 2002.
1.246 jufi 2645: </strong></font><br>
2646: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
2647: in their annual OpenHack security test.
2648: <p>
1.247 jufi 2649: </ul>
1.246 jufi 2650:
1.244 jufi 2651: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2652: <ul>
1.246 jufi 2653:
1.247 jufi 2654: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 2655: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
2656: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
2657: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2658: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 2659: </strong></font><br>
2660: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
2661: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
2662: md5 digests.
2663: <p>
2664:
1.247 jufi 2665: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 2666: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 2667: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
2668: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 2669: </strong></font><br>
2670: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
2671: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
2672: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
2673: right the first time."
2674: <p>
1.247 jufi 2675: </ul>
1.244 jufi 2676:
2677:
2678: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2679: <ul>
1.244 jufi 2680:
1.247 jufi 2681: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 2682: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2683: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
2684: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 2685: </strong></font><br>
2686: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
2687: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
2688: part 6</a>.
2689: <p>
2690:
1.247 jufi 2691: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 2692: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 2693: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:
2694: Securing Remote PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2695: O'Reilly Network, August 8, 2002.
1.244 jufi 2696: </strong></font><br>
2697: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
2698: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
2699: <p>
1.301 jose 2700:
2701: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2702: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
2703: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
2704: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
2705: </strong></font><br>
2706:
2707: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
2708: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
2709: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
2710: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
2711: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
2712: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
2713: <i>Here's the
2714: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
2715: <p>
1.247 jufi 2716: </ul>
1.242 jufi 2717:
2718: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2719: <ul>
1.242 jufi 2720:
1.247 jufi 2721: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2722: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 2723: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6: Archiving PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2724: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2725: </strong></font><br>
2726: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
2727: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
2728: <p>
2729:
1.247 jufi 2730: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2731: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2732: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2733: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 1, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2734: </strong></font><br>
2735: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
2736: this time using pf.
2737: <p>
1.247 jufi 2738: </ul>
1.242 jufi 2739:
2740: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2741: <ul>
1.242 jufi 2742:
1.247 jufi 2743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2744: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2745: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
2746: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2747: </strong></font><br>
2748: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
2749: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
2750: their rotation.
2751: <p>
2752:
1.247 jufi 2753: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2754: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2755: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2756: O'Reilly Network, June 6, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2757: </strong></font><br>
2758: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
2759: <p>
1.247 jufi 2760: </ul>
1.242 jufi 2761:
1.239 jufi 2762: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2763: <ul>
1.239 jufi 2764:
1.247 jufi 2765: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2766: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 2767: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
2768: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2769: </strong></font><br>
2770: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
2771: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
2772: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
2773: <p>
2774:
1.247 jufi 2775: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 2776: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 2777: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
2778: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 2779: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 2780: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
2781: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
2782: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 2783: <p>
1.247 jufi 2784: </ul>
1.239 jufi 2785:
1.235 lebel 2786: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2787: <ul>
1.235 lebel 2788:
1.239 jufi 2789:
1.247 jufi 2790: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 2791: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 2792: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
2793: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 2794: </strong></font><br>
2795: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
2796: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
2797: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
2798: <p>
1.301 jose 2799:
1.247 jufi 2800: </ul>
1.235 lebel 2801:
1.228 horacio 2802: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2803: <ul>
1.228 horacio 2804:
1.247 jufi 2805: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2806: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2807: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
2808: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 2809: </strong></font><br>
2810: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
2811: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
2812: <p>
2813:
1.247 jufi 2814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 2815: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 2816: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
2817: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 2818: </strong></font><br>
2819: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
2820: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
2821: <p>
2822:
1.247 jufi 2823: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 2824: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 2825: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
2826: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 2827: </strong></font><br>
2828: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
2829: on the desktop of his parents.
2830: <p>
2831:
1.247 jufi 2832: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 2833: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 2834: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
2835: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 2836: </strong></font><br>
2837: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
2838: using IPFilter.
2839:
2840: <p>
2841:
1.247 jufi 2842: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 2843: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 2844: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
2845: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 2846: </strong></font><br>
2847: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
2848: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
2849: perspectives of the four OS.
2850: <br>
2851: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 2852: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 2853: <p>
2854:
1.247 jufi 2855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 2856: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
2857: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 2858: software and security</a>,
2859: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 2860: </strong></font><br>
2861:
2862: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
2863: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
2864: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
2865: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
2866: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
2867: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
2868: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
2869: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
2870: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
2871: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
2872: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
2873: security conscious team beyond doubt.
2874: <p>
1.247 jufi 2875: </ul>
1.228 horacio 2876:
1.225 horacio 2877: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2878: <ul>
1.225 horacio 2879:
1.247 jufi 2880: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 2881: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
2882: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 2883: Interview</a>,
2884: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 2885: </strong></font><br>
2886:
2887: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
2888: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
2889: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 2890: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 2891: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
2892: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
2893: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
2894: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
2895: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 2896: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 2897: of choice.
2898: <p>
1.247 jufi 2899: </ul>
1.225 horacio 2900:
2901: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2902: <ul>
1.225 horacio 2903:
1.247 jufi 2904: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 2905: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 2906: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
2907: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 2908: </strong></font><br>
2909:
2910: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
2911: <p>
2912:
1.247 jufi 2913: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2914: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 2915: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
2916: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 2917: </strong></font><br>
2918:
2919: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
2920: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
2921: <p>
1.247 jufi 2922: </ul>
1.225 horacio 2923:
1.218 horacio 2924: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2925: <ul>
1.218 horacio 2926:
1.247 jufi 2927: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.387 mcbride 2928: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/6">
1.269 deraadt 2929: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1.392 david 2930: KernelTrap, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 2931: </strong></font><br>
2932:
2933: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
2934: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
2935: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
2936: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
2937: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
2938: subjects. Worth a read.
2939: <p>
2940:
2941:
1.247 jufi 2942: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 2943: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 2944: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
2945: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 2946: </strong></font><br>
2947:
2948: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
2949: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
2950: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
2951: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
2952: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
2953: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
2954: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
2955: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
2956: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 2957: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 2958: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
2959: on other operating systems.<br>
2960: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
2961: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
2962: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
2963: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
2964: <p>
2965:
1.247 jufi 2966: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2967: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 2968: Operating System 2010</a>,
2969: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 2970: </strong></font><br>
2971:
2972: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
2973: covering the level of software integration into the core
2974: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
2975: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
2976: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
2977: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
2978: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
2979: <p>
2980:
1.247 jufi 2981: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 2982: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 2983: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
2984: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 2985: </strong></font><br>
2986:
2987: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
2988: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
2989: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
2990: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
2991: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
2992: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
2993: <p>
1.247 jufi 2994: </ul>
1.221 horacio 2995:
1.210 jufi 2996: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2997: <ul>
1.215 horacio 2998:
1.247 jufi 2999: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3000: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 3001: Already a Contender</a>,
3002: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 3003: </strong></font><br>
3004:
3005: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
3006: source software in response to an article which claimed that
3007: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
3008: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
3009: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
3010: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
3011: <p>
3012:
1.247 jufi 3013: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 3014: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 3015: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
3016: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 3017: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3018:
1.224 horacio 3019: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
3020: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
3021: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
3022: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
3023: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
3024: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 3025: <p>
1.247 jufi 3026: </ul>
1.215 horacio 3027:
3028: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3029: <ul>
1.215 horacio 3030:
1.247 jufi 3031: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3032: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
3033: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 3034: Division</a>,
3035: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 3036: </strong></font><br>
3037:
3038: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
3039: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 3040: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 3041: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
3042: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
3043: investment</em>.<br>
3044: The implementation details can be seen on their
3045: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
3046: <p>
3047:
1.247 jufi 3048: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3049: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
3050: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
3051: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
3052: </strong></font><br>
3053:
3054: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
3055: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
3056: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
1.475 grunk 3057: laptops and T-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
1.301 jose 3058: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
3059: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
3060: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
3061: <p>
3062:
3063: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3064: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 3065: Thinking about Security</a>,
3066: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 3067: </strong></font><br>
3068:
3069: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
3070: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
3071: security and says that even secured operating systems running
3072: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
3073: to time.<br>
3074: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
3075: system and just the most secure system.
3076: <p>
3077:
1.247 jufi 3078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3079: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 3080: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
3081: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 3082: </strong></font><br>
3083:
3084: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
3085: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
3086: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
3087: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
3088: choice:<br>
3089: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
3090: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
3091: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
3092: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
3093: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
3094: network security devices and as such must be well
3095: armored."</em><br>
3096: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
3097: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
3098: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
3099: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
3100: <br>
3101: Bravo!
3102: <p>
1.247 jufi 3103: </ul>
1.210 jufi 3104:
1.207 ian 3105: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3106: <ul>
1.215 horacio 3107:
1.247 jufi 3108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 3109: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
3110: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
3111: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 3112:
1.207 ian 3113: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
3114: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 3115: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 3116: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
3117: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
3118: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 3119: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 3120: <p>
1.247 jufi 3121: </ul>
1.207 ian 3122:
1.194 jufi 3123: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3124: <ul>
1.194 jufi 3125:
1.247 jufi 3126: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3127: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 3128: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
3129: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 3130: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3131:
1.240 miod 3132: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 3133: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
3134: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
3135: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
3136: <p>
3137:
1.247 jufi 3138: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3139: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
3140: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
3141: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
3142:
3143: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
3144: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
3145: <p>
3146:
3147: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3148: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
3149: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3150: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
3151:
3152: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
3153: <p>
3154:
3155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3156: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 3157: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
3158: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
3159: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3160:
1.240 miod 3161: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 3162: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 3163: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
3164: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1.413 deraadt 3165: on the article he comments on the team's <em>license audit</em> through
1.206 ian 3166: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 3167: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
3168: <br>
1.413 deraadt 3169: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licencs has meant for the
1.201 horacio 3170: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
3171: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
3172: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
3173: <p>
3174:
1.247 jufi 3175: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 3176: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
3177: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 3178: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 3179: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3180:
1.194 jufi 3181: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
3182: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
3183: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
3184: <br>
3185: The new
3186: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 3187: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 3188: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
3189: <p>
1.247 jufi 3190: </ul>
1.194 jufi 3191:
1.190 horacio 3192: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3193: <ul>
1.190 horacio 3194:
1.247 jufi 3195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 3196:
3197: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
3198: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
3199:
1.301 jose 3200:
1.191 jufi 3201: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
3202: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
3203:
3204: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
3205: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
3206:
1.212 horacio 3207: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
3208: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 3209: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
3210:
1.211 horacio 3211: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
3212: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 3213: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
3214:
1.247 jufi 3215: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 3216: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
3217:
1.247 jufi 3218: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 3219: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
3220:
1.212 horacio 3221: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
3222: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 3223: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
3224:
3225: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
3226: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
3227:
3228: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
3229: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
3230:
1.301 jose 3231: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
3232: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
3233:
1.191 jufi 3234: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
3235: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
3236:
3237: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 3238: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 3239:
1.192 jufi 3240: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
3241: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 3242: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 3243:
1.193 deraadt 3244: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
3245: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 3246: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 3247:
1.247 jufi 3248: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 3249: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
3250:
1.247 jufi 3251: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 3252: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
3253: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
3254:
1.213 horacio 3255: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 3256: 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 3257: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
3258:
1.190 horacio 3259: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 3260: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
3261: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
3262: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
3263: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
3264: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
3265: <p>
1.190 horacio 3266:
1.247 jufi 3267: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 3268: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
3269: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
3270: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 3271: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3272:
1.195 jufi 3273: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 3274: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
3275: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
3276: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 3277: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
3278: <p>
3279:
1.247 jufi 3280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3281: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 3282: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
3283: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
3284: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3285:
1.191 jufi 3286: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 3287: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
3288: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
3289: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
3290: <p>
3291:
3292: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3293: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
3294: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3295: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
3296:
3297: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
3298: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 3299: <p>
1.247 jufi 3300: </ul>
1.190 horacio 3301:
1.191 jufi 3302:
1.186 jufi 3303: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3304: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 3305:
1.247 jufi 3306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 3307: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 3308: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
3309: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 3310: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 3311:
1.188 jufi 3312: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 3313: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 3314: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 3315: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
3316: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 3317: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 3318: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 3319: <p>
3320:
1.301 jose 3321: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3322: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
3323: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3324: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
3325:
3326: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
3327: <p>
1.191 jufi 3328:
1.247 jufi 3329: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 3330: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
3331: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3332: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 5, 2001
1.191 jufi 3333: </strong></font><br>
3334:
3335: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
3336: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
3337: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
3338: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
3339: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
3340: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
3341: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
3342: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
3343: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
3344: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
3345: familiar?
3346: <p>
1.247 jufi 3347: </ul>
1.191 jufi 3348:
1.178 louis 3349: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3350: <ul>
1.178 louis 3351:
1.247 jufi 3352: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 3353: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 3354: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
3355: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 3356: </strong></font><br>
3357:
3358: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
3359: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
3360: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
3361: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
3362: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
3363: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
3364: <p>
3365:
1.247 jufi 3366: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3367: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
3368: Open source under the hood</a>,
3369: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 3370: </strong></font><br>
3371:
3372: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
3373: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
3374: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
3375: <p>
3376:
1.247 jufi 3377: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3378: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
3379: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
3380: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 3381: </strong></font><br>
3382:
3383: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
3384: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
3385: <p>
1.247 jufi 3386: </ul>
1.179 louis 3387:
1.174 louis 3388:
1.175 louis 3389: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3390: <ul>
1.175 louis 3391:
1.247 jufi 3392: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3393: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
3394: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
3395: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 3396: </strong></font><br>
3397:
3398: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
3399: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
3400: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
3401: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
3402: <p>
3403:
1.247 jufi 3404: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3405: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
3406: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
3407: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 3408: </strong></font><br>
3409:
3410: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 3411: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 3412: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
3413: <p>
1.247 jufi 3414: </ul>
1.175 louis 3415:
1.176 louis 3416:
1.172 mickey 3417: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3418: <ul>
1.172 mickey 3419:
1.247 jufi 3420: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3421: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
3422: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 3423: </strong></font><br>
3424:
3425: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
3426: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
3427: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 3428: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 3429: <p>
3430:
1.247 jufi 3431: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 3432: <a
1.269 deraadt 3433: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
3434: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
3435: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 3436: </strong></font><br>
3437:
3438: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
3439: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
3440: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
3441: <p>
3442:
1.247 jufi 3443: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 3444: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 3445: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
3446: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 3447: </strong></font><br>
3448:
3449: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
3450: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
3451: <p>
3452:
1.247 jufi 3453: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 3454: <a
1.269 deraadt 3455: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
3456: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 3457: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
3458: </strong></font><br>
3459:
3460: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
3461: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
3462: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
3463: our own Theo de Raadt.
3464: <p>
3465:
1.247 jufi 3466: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 3467: <a
1.269 deraadt 3468: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
3469: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
3470: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 3471: </strong></font><br>
3472:
3473: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
3474: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
3475: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
3476: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
3477: shut down.]
3478: <p>
3479:
1.247 jufi 3480: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3481: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 3482: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 3483: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
3484: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 3485: </strong></font><br>
3486:
3487: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
3488: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
3489: <p>
1.247 jufi 3490: </ul>
1.172 mickey 3491:
1.161 louis 3492: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3493: <ul>
1.161 louis 3494:
1.247 jufi 3495: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 3496: <a
1.269 deraadt 3497: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
3498: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
3499: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 3500: </strong></font><br>
3501:
3502: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
3503: by John Wolley
3504: <p>
3505:
1.247 jufi 3506: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 3507: <a
1.269 deraadt 3508: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
3509: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
3510: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 3511: </strong></font><br>
3512:
3513: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
3514: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
3515: OpenBSD).
3516: <p>
3517:
1.247 jufi 3518: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 3519: <a
1.247 jufi 3520: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 3521: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
3522: </strong></font><br>
3523:
3524: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
3525: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
3526: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
3527: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
3528: and hindsight.
3529: <p>
3530:
1.247 jufi 3531: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3532: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
3533: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
3534: </strong></font><br>
3535:
3536: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
3537: <p>
3538:
1.247 jufi 3539: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 3540: <a
1.168 provos 3541: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
3542: December 7, 2000
3543: </strong></font><br>
3544:
3545: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
3546: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
3547: us explain.
3548: <p>
3549:
1.247 jufi 3550: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 3551: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
3552: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 3553: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 3554: December 6, 2000
3555: </strong></font><br>
3556:
3557: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
3558: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
3559: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
3560: <p>
3561:
1.247 jufi 3562: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3563: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
3564: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
3565: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
3566: </strong></font><br>
3567:
3568: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
3569: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
3570: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
3571: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
3572: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
3573: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
3574: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
3575: <p>
3576:
3577: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 3578: <a
1.226 horacio 3579: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
3580: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 3581: </strong></font><br>
3582:
3583: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 3584: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 3585: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 3586: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
3587: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
3588: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 3589: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 3590: <p>
1.162 millert 3591:
1.247 jufi 3592: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 3593: <a
1.161 louis 3594: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
3595: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
3596: </strong></font><br>
3597:
3598: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
3599: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
3600: <p>
3601:
1.247 jufi 3602: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 3603: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
3604: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
3605: </strong></font><br>
3606:
3607: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
3608: <p>
3609:
3610:
1.247 jufi 3611: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 3612: <a
1.226 horacio 3613: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
3614: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
3615: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 3616: </strong></font><br>
3617:
3618: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
3619: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
3620: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
3621: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
3622: <p>
1.247 jufi 3623: </ul>
1.169 louis 3624:
1.158 louis 3625: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3626: <ul>
1.147 louis 3627:
1.247 jufi 3628: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3629: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
3630: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 3631: </strong></font><br>
3632:
3633: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
3634: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
3635: <p>
3636:
1.247 jufi 3637: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3638: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
3639: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
3640: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 3641: </strong></font><br>
3642: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
3643: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
3644: <p>
3645:
1.247 jufi 3646: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 3647: <a
3648: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
3649: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
3650: </strong></font><br>
3651:
3652: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
3653: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
3654: <p>
3655:
1.247 jufi 3656: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3657: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 3658: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
3659: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 3660:
1.213 horacio 3661: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.383 jcs 3662: <a href="books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1.161 louis 3663: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
3664: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
3665: <p>
1.215 horacio 3666:
1.247 jufi 3667: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 3668: <a
3669: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
3670: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
3671: </strong></font><br>
3672:
3673: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
3674: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
3675: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
3676: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
3677: much of the attitude too).
3678: <p>
1.161 louis 3679:
1.247 jufi 3680: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3681: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 3682: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 3683: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3684:
1.157 louis 3685: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
3686: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
3687: <p>
1.247 jufi 3688: </ul>
1.157 louis 3689:
3690: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3691: <ul>
1.157 louis 3692:
1.247 jufi 3693: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3694: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 3695: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 3696: </strong></font><br>
3697:
3698: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
3699: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
3700: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
3701: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
3702: <p>
3703:
1.247 jufi 3704: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 3705: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
3706: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
3707: </strong></font><br>
3708:
3709: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
3710: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
3711: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
3712: it because they love coding...
3713: <p>
3714:
1.247 jufi 3715: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 3716: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
3717: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
3718: </strong></font><br>
3719:
3720: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
3721: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
3722: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
3723: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
3724: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
3725: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
3726: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
3727: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
3728: <p>
3729:
1.247 jufi 3730: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3731: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
3732: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
3733: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 3734: </strong></font><br>
3735:
3736: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
3737: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
3738: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
3739: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
3740: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
3741: the pizza.
3742: <p>
3743:
1.247 jufi 3744: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 3745: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
3746: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
3747: </strong></font><br>
3748:
3749: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
3750: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
3751: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
3752: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
3753: problems.
3754: <p>
3755:
1.247 jufi 3756: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 3757: <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 3758: </strong></font><br>
3759:
1.222 miod 3760: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 3761: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
3762: - whether they like it or not.
3763: <p>
3764:
1.247 jufi 3765: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3766: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
3767: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 3768: </strong></font><br>
3769:
3770: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
3771: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
3772: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 3773: <p>
1.148 aaron 3774:
1.247 jufi 3775: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3776: <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 3777: </strong></font><br>
3778:
3779: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
3780: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
3781: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
3782: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
3783: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
3784: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
3785: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
3786: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
3787: <p>
3788:
1.247 jufi 3789: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3790: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
3791: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 3792: </strong></font><br>
3793:
3794: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
3795: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1.413 deraadt 3796: BSDs. Mostly he summarizes the history and quotes the various project
1.147 louis 3797: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
3798: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
3799: <p>
1.247 jufi 3800: </ul>
1.147 louis 3801:
1.138 louis 3802: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3803: <ul>
1.138 louis 3804:
1.247 jufi 3805: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3806: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
3807: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
3808: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
3809: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 3810: </strong></font><br>
3811:
1.227 horacio 3812: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 3813: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
3814: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
3815: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
3816: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
3817: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
3818: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
3819: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 3820: <p>
3821:
1.247 jufi 3822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 3823: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 3824: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 3825: </strong></font><br>
3826:
3827: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
3828: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
3829: groups, and even Linux.
3830: <p>
3831:
1.247 jufi 3832: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3833: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
3834: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 3835: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
3836: </strong></font><br>
3837:
3838: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
3839: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
3840: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
3841: library after installing the OS.
3842: <p>
3843:
1.247 jufi 3844: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3845: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 3846: Sys Admin, September 2000
3847: </strong></font><br>
3848:
3849: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
3850: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
3851: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
3852: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 3853: (<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>,
3854: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
3855: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
3856: <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 3857: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 3858: out of the system.
3859: <p>
3860:
1.247 jufi 3861: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 3862: <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
3863: </strong></font><br>
3864:
3865: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.413 deraadt 3866: in terms of usability and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1.200 niklas 3867: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
3868: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
3869: the IP filtering and address translation.
3870: <p>
1.301 jose 3871:
3872: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3873: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
3874: </strong></font><br>
3875:
3876: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
3877: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
3878: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
3879: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
3880: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
3881: <p>
1.247 jufi 3882: </ul>
1.200 niklas 3883:
1.131 louis 3884: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3885: <ul>
1.131 louis 3886:
1.247 jufi 3887: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3888: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
3889: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
3890: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 3891: </strong></font><br>
3892:
3893: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
3894: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
3895: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
3896: <p>
3897:
1.247 jufi 3898: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 3899: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
3900: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
3901: </strong></font><br>
3902:
3903: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
3904: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
3905: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
3906: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
3907: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
3908: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
3909: note of"</i>.
3910: <p>
3911:
1.247 jufi 3912: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 3913: <a
1.247 jufi 3914: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 3915: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
3916: </strong></font><br>
3917:
3918: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
3919: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
3920: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
3921: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
3922: <p>
3923:
1.247 jufi 3924: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 3925: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 3926: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
3927: </strong></font><br>
3928:
3929: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
3930: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
3931: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
3932: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
3933: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
3934: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
3935: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
3936: <p>
3937:
1.247 jufi 3938: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 3939: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
3940: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
3941: 2000
3942: </strong></font><br>
3943:
3944: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
3945: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
3946: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
3947: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
3948: against current industry practices.
3949: <p>
3950:
1.247 jufi 3951: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 3952: <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
3953: </strong></font><br>
3954:
3955: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
3956: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
3957: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
3958: <p>
3959:
1.247 jufi 3960: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 3961: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
3962: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
3963: </strong></font><br>
3964:
3965: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
3966: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
3967: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
3968: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
3969: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
3970: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
3971: careful code reviews, he concludes.
3972: <p>
3973:
1.247 jufi 3974: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 3975: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
3976: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
3977: </strong></font><br>
3978:
3979: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
3980: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
3981: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
3982: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
3983: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 3984: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
3985: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
3986: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 3987: <p>
1.247 jufi 3988: </ul>
1.131 louis 3989:
1.118 louis 3990: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3991: <ul>
1.118 louis 3992:
1.247 jufi 3993: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 3994: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
3995: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
3996: </strong></font><br>
3997:
3998: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
3999: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
4000: about time. The article mentions that
4001: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
4002: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
4003: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 4004: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 4005: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
4006: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 4007: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 4008: <p>
4009:
1.247 jufi 4010: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 4011: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 4012: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 4013: </strong></font><br>
4014:
4015: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
4016: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
4017: of OpenSSH.
4018: <p>
4019:
1.247 jufi 4020: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4021: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 4022: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 4023: </strong></font><br>
4024:
4025: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 4026: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 4027: bridging.
4028: <p>
4029:
1.247 jufi 4030: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 4031: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
4032: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 4033: </strong></font><br>
4034:
1.121 deraadt 4035: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
4036: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 4037: <p>
4038:
1.247 jufi 4039: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 4040: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
4041: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
4042: </strong></font><br>
4043:
4044: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
4045: <p>
4046:
1.247 jufi 4047: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 4048: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 4049: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
4050: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 4051: </strong></font><br>
4052:
1.120 deraadt 4053: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
4054: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 4055: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
4056: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
4057: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
4058: <p>
4059:
1.247 jufi 4060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 4061: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
4062: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
4063: </strong></font><br>
4064:
1.222 miod 4065: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 4066: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
4067: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
4068: protocols and their quirks.
4069: <p>
4070:
1.247 jufi 4071: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4072: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
4073: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 4074: </strong></font><br>
4075:
4076: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
4077: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
4078: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 4079: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 4080: <p>
4081:
1.247 jufi 4082: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 4083: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
4084: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
4085: </strong></font><br>
4086:
4087: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
4088: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
4089: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
4090: <p>
4091:
1.247 jufi 4092: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 4093: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 4094: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
4095: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 4096: </strong></font><br>
4097:
4098: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
4099: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
4100: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
4101: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
4102: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
4103: <p>
1.247 jufi 4104: </ul>
1.118 louis 4105:
1.104 louis 4106: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4107: <ul>
1.104 louis 4108:
1.247 jufi 4109: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 4110: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
4111: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
4112: </strong></font><br>
4113:
4114: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
4115: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
4116: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
4117: be a bit dry.
4118: <p>
4119:
1.247 jufi 4120: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4121: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
4122: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
4123: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
4124: </strong></font><br>
4125: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
4126: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
4127: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
4128: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
4129: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
4130: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
4131: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
4132: <p>
4133:
1.247 jufi 4134: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4135: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
4136: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 4137: 2000
1.128 louis 4138: </strong></font><br>
4139:
4140: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
4141: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
4142: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
4143: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
4144: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 4145: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 4146: <p>
4147:
1.247 jufi 4148: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4149: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
4150: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 4151: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 4152:
4153: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
4154: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
4155: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
4156: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 4157: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
4158: <p>
1.110 louis 4159:
1.247 jufi 4160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 4161: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
4162: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
4163: </strong></font><br>
4164:
4165: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
4166: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
4167: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
4168: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
4169: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
4170: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
4171: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
4172: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
4173: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
4174: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
4175: <p>
4176:
1.247 jufi 4177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 4178: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 4179: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 4180:
4181: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
4182: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 4183: <p>
1.108 louis 4184:
1.247 jufi 4185: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 4186: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
4187: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 4188: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 4189:
4190: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
4191: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
4192: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 4193: <p>
1.106 louis 4194:
1.247 jufi 4195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 4196: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
4197: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 4198: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 4199:
4200: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
4201: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
4202: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
4203: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 4204: <p>
1.107 louis 4205:
1.247 jufi 4206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 4207: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
4208: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 4209: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 4210:
4211: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
4212: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 4213: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 4214: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
4215: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 4216: <p>
1.105 louis 4217:
1.247 jufi 4218: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 4219: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 4220: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 4221: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 4222:
1.113 naddy 4223: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
4224: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 4225: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 4226: <p>
1.104 louis 4227:
1.247 jufi 4228: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 4229: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
4230: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
4231: </strong></font><br>
4232:
4233: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
4234: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
4235: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
4236: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
4237: <p>
1.301 jose 4238:
4239: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4240: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
4241: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
4242: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
4243:
4244: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
4245: hardware-supported cryptography.
4246: <p>
1.247 jufi 4247: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 4248:
1.85 louis 4249: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4250: <ul>
1.85 louis 4251:
1.247 jufi 4252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4253: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 4254: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 4255: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 4256:
4257: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
4258: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
4259: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
4260: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
4261: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
4262: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
4263: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 4264: <p>
1.99 louis 4265:
1.247 jufi 4266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4267: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 4268: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 4269: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 4270:
4271: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
4272: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
4273: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
4274: conditions.
1.113 naddy 4275: <p>
1.100 louis 4276:
1.247 jufi 4277: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4278: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 4279: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 4280: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 4281:
4282: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
4283: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
4284: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
4285: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 4286: <p>
1.95 louis 4287:
1.247 jufi 4288: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4289: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 4290: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 4291: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 4292:
4293: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
4294: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 4295: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 4296: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
4297: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4298: <p>
1.92 louis 4299:
1.247 jufi 4300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4301: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 4302: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 4303: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 4304:
4305: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
4306: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
4307: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
4308: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
4309: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
4310: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 4311: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 4312: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 4313: <p>
1.91 louis 4314:
1.247 jufi 4315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4316: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
4317: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 4318: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 4319:
4320: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
4321: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
4322: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
4323: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
4324: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
4325: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
4326: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
4327: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
4328: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 4329: <p>
1.90 louis 4330:
1.247 jufi 4331: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 4332: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
4333: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
4334: </strong></font><br>
4335: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
4336: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
4337: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
4338: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
4339: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
4340: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
4341: <p>
4342:
1.247 jufi 4343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 4344: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
4345: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 4346: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 4347:
1.113 naddy 4348: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
4349: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 4350: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
4351: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
4352: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
4353: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
4354: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 4355: <p>
1.87 louis 4356:
1.247 jufi 4357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 4358: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
4359: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 4360: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 4361:
4362: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 4363: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 4364: <p>
1.85 louis 4365:
1.247 jufi 4366: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4367: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
4368: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
4369: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
4370:
4371: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
4372: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
4373: <p>
4374:
4375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 4376: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
4377: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 4378: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 4379:
4380: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 4381: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 4382: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
4383: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 4384: <p>
1.89 louis 4385:
1.247 jufi 4386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 4387: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1.85 louis 4388: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 4389: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 4390:
4391: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
4392: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
4393: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
4394: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
4395: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 4396: </ul>
1.85 louis 4397:
1.78 deraadt 4398: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4399: <ul>
1.74 louis 4400:
1.247 jufi 4401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4402: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 4403: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 4404: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 4405: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 4406:
4407: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
4408: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
4409: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4410: <p>
1.83 louis 4411:
1.247 jufi 4412: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 4413: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
4414: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 4415: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 4416:
4417: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
4418: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 4419: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 4420: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
4421: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 4422: <p>
1.93 louis 4423:
1.247 jufi 4424: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 4425: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
4426: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
4427: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 4428: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 4429:
1.83 louis 4430: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
4431: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
4432: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
4433: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
4434: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 4435: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
4436: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
4437: <p>
1.82 aaron 4438:
1.247 jufi 4439: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4440: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 4441: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 4442: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 4443:
1.83 louis 4444: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
4445: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
4446: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 4447: <p>
1.80 louis 4448:
1.247 jufi 4449: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4450: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 4451: Bad Press</a>,
4452: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 4453: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 4454:
4455: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 4456: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 4457: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
4458: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
4459: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 4460: <p>
1.247 jufi 4461: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 4462:
4463: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4464: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 4465:
1.247 jufi 4466: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4467: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
4468: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 4469: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 4470: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 4471:
4472: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
4473: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
4474: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
4475: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 4476: <p>
1.74 louis 4477:
1.247 jufi 4478: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 4479: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
4480: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 4481: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 4482:
1.219 horacio 4483: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
4484: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
4485: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
4486: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
4487: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
4488: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
4489: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 4490: <p>
1.88 louis 4491:
1.247 jufi 4492: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 4493: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 4494: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 4495: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 4496:
4497: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
4498: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
4499: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
4500: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 4501: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 4502: <p>
1.81 louis 4503:
1.247 jufi 4504: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4505: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 4506: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 4507: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 4508:
4509: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
4510: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
4511: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
4512: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
4513: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
4514: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
4515: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 4516: <p>
1.90 louis 4517:
1.247 jufi 4518: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4519: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 4520: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 4521: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 4522:
4523: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
4524: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
4525: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 4526: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 4527: <p>
1.247 jufi 4528: </ul>
1.71 louis 4529:
1.69 deraadt 4530: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4531: <ul>
1.70 louis 4532:
1.247 jufi 4533: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4534: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
4535: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 4536: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 4537:
4538: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
4539: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
4540: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 4541: <p>
1.70 louis 4542:
1.247 jufi 4543: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4544: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
4545: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 4546: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 4547:
4548: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 4549: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 4550: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 4551: <p>
1.68 louis 4552:
1.247 jufi 4553: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4554: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
4555: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 4556: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 4557: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 4558:
1.111 jufi 4559: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
4560: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 4561: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 4562: "secure by default" installation.
4563: <p>
1.64 louis 4564:
1.247 jufi 4565: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 4566: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 4567: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 4568: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 4569:
1.113 naddy 4570: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 4571: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 4572: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 4573: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
4574: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
4575: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 4576: <p>
1.66 louis 4577:
1.247 jufi 4578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4579: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 4580: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 4581: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 4582:
4583: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 4584: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 4585: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
4586: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
4587: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 4588: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
4589: <p>
1.83 louis 4590:
1.247 jufi 4591: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4592: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 4593: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 4594: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 4595:
4596: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 4597: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
4598: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 4599: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
4600: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 4601: <p>
1.64 louis 4602:
1.247 jufi 4603: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4604: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 4605: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 4606: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 4607:
4608: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
4609: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 4610: <p>
1.301 jose 4611:
4612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4613: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
4614: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
4615: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
4616: </strong></font><br>
4617:
4618: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
4619: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
4620: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
4621: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
4622: Giving way to
4623: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
4624: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
4625: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
4626: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
4627: <p>
1.247 jufi 4628: </ul>
1.65 louis 4629:
1.69 deraadt 4630: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4631: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4632:
1.247 jufi 4633: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4634: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 4635: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 4636: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 4637:
4638: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
4639: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
4640: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
4641: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 4642: <p>
1.88 louis 4643:
1.247 jufi 4644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4645: <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 4646: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 4647:
4648: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 4649: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
4650: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 4651: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
4652: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 4653: <p>
1.60 louis 4654:
1.247 jufi 4655: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 4656: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1.377 david 4657: <a href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 4658: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 4659: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4660:
4661: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
4662: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
4663: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 4664: <p>
1.58 louis 4665:
1.247 jufi 4666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 4667: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 4668: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 4669:
4670: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
4671: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 4672: <p>
1.53 louis 4673:
1.247 jufi 4674: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 4675: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
4676: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 4677: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 4678:
4679: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
4680: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
4681: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 4682: <p>
1.99 louis 4683:
1.247 jufi 4684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 4685: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 4686: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4687:
4688: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
4689: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 4690: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 4691: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 4692: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 4693:
1.247 jufi 4694: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4695: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
4696: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 4697: </strong></font><br>
4698:
4699: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
4700: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
4701: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
4702: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
4703: <p>
4704:
1.247 jufi 4705: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4706: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 4707: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 4708: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4709:
4710: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
4711: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 4712: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 4713:
1.247 jufi 4714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 4715: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 4716: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 4717:
4718: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 4719: in
1.247 jufi 4720: <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 4721: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 4722: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 4723: <p>
1.53 louis 4724:
1.247 jufi 4725: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4726: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 4727: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
4728: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 4729: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 4730:
1.58 louis 4731: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4732: <p>
1.301 jose 4733:
4734: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4735: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
4736: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
4737: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
4738: Informacyjny, January 2000
4739: </strong></font><br>
4740:
4741: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
4742: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
4743: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
4744: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
4745: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
4746: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
4747: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
4748: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
4749: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
4750: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1.383 jcs 4751: <a href="mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org mail archives</a>. Interpretation
4752: errors are mine --louis</i>
1.301 jose 4753: <p>
4754:
4755: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4756: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
4757: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
4758: </strong></font><br>
4759:
4760: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
4761: <p>
4762: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 4763:
1.69 deraadt 4764: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4765: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4766:
1.247 jufi 4767: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 4768: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
4769: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
4770: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 4771: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4772:
1.58 louis 4773: Kurt Seifried
4774: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
4775: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
4776: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 4777: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 4778:
1.247 jufi 4779: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4780: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 4781: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 4782: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 4783:
4784: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 4785: <p>
1.96 louis 4786:
1.247 jufi 4787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4788: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
4789: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
4790: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
4791: </strong></font><br>
4792:
4793: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
4794: <p>
4795:
4796: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4797: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 4798: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 4799: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 4800:
4801: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
4802: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1.383 jcs 4803: <a href="smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1.86 louis 4804: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 4805: <p>
1.247 jufi 4806: </ul>
1.86 louis 4807:
1.69 deraadt 4808: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4809: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4810:
1.247 jufi 4811: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 4812: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
4813: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 4814: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 4815:
4816: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
4817: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 4818: <p>
1.61 louis 4819:
1.247 jufi 4820: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4821: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 4822: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
4823: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 4824: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 4825:
4826: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 4827: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 4828: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
4829: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 4830: right -- or at least strives to".
4831: <p>
1.48 louis 4832:
1.247 jufi 4833: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 4834: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
4835: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 4836: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 4837: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
4838: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
4839: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
4840: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 4841: <p>
1.61 louis 4842:
1.247 jufi 4843: <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 4844: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 4845: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 4846:
4847: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
4848: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
4849: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
4850: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 4851: <p>
1.46 louis 4852:
1.247 jufi 4853: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 4854: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
4855: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 4856: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4857:
4858: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
4859: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 4860: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 4861:
1.247 jufi 4862: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 4863: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
4864: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 4865: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 4866:
4867: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
4868: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
4869: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
4870: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 4871: <p>
1.247 jufi 4872: </ul>
1.70 louis 4873:
1.69 deraadt 4874: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4875: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4876:
1.247 jufi 4877: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4878: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
4879: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 4880: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 4881: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 4882:
4883: Kurt Seifried
4884: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
4885: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
4886: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 4887: <p>
1.44 philen 4888:
1.247 jufi 4889: <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 4890: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 4891: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 4892:
4893: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 4894: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 4895:
1.247 jufi 4896: <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 4897: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 4898: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 4899:
4900: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 4901: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 4902:
1.247 jufi 4903: <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 4904: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 4905: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 4906:
4907: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
4908: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
4909: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
4910: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 4911: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 4912:
1.247 jufi 4913: <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 4914: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 4915: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 4916:
1.36 louis 4917: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 4918: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 4919:
1.247 jufi 4920: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 4921: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1.39 louis 4922: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 4923: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 4924:
4925: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 4926: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 4927: </ul>
1.38 louis 4928:
1.69 deraadt 4929: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4930: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4931:
1.247 jufi 4932: <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 4933: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 4934: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 4935:
4936: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
4937: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 4938: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 4939:
1.113 naddy 4940: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 4941: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 4942: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 4943: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 4944:
4945: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
4946: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 4947: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
4948: terminal:
1.113 naddy 4949: <blockquote>
4950: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
4951: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
4952: <br>
4953: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
4954: </code>
4955: </blockquote>
4956: <p>
4957:
1.247 jufi 4958: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.340 jose 4959: <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 4960: <p>
4961:
4962: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4963: <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 4964: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 4965:
4966: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
4967: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 4968: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 4969: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 4970:
1.247 jufi 4971: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4972: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
4973: Sept. 28, 1999
4974: </strong></font><br>
4975:
4976: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
4977: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
4978: translating and reprinting articles from
4979: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
4980: <p>
4981:
4982: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 4983: <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 4984: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 4985:
4986: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
4987: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
4988: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
4989: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
4990: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 4991: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 4992: <p>
1.19 louis 4993:
1.113 naddy 4994: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 4995: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 4996: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 4997:
4998: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
4999: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
5000: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 5001: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
5002: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 5003: <p>
1.16 louis 5004:
1.247 jufi 5005: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5006: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 5007: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 5008: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 5009:
1.57 louis 5010: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
5011: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
5012: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 5013: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 5014:
1.247 jufi 5015: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5016: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.466 deraadt 5017: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5018: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5019:
1.113 naddy 5020: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 5021:
1.247 jufi 5022: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 5023: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
5024: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 5025: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 5026:
1.23 louis 5027: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
5028: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
5029: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
5030: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
5031: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 5032: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 5033:
1.247 jufi 5034: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 5035: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
5036: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 5037: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 5038:
1.199 pvalchev 5039: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 5040: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
5041: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
5042: installation.
1.113 naddy 5043: <p>
1.47 louis 5044:
1.247 jufi 5045: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5046: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 5047: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 5048: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5049:
1.301 jose 5050: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
5051: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
5052: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 5053: </ul>
1.57 louis 5054:
1.69 deraadt 5055: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5056: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5057:
1.247 jufi 5058: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 5059: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 5060: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 5061: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 5062:
5063: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
5064: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 5065: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5066: <p>
1.12 louis 5067:
1.247 jufi 5068: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 5069: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 5070: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 5071: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 5072:
5073: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
5074: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 5075: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
5076: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
5077: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
5078: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
5079: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 5080: <p>
1.247 jufi 5081: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 5082:
1.69 deraadt 5083: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5084: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 5085:
1.247 jufi 5086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 5087: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 5088: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 5089:
5090: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
5091: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
5092: available."
1.113 naddy 5093: <p>
1.301 jose 5094:
5095: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5096: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
5097: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
5098: </strong></font><br>
5099:
5100: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
5101: <p>
1.247 jufi 5102: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 5103:
1.69 deraadt 5104: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5105: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5106:
1.247 jufi 5107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 5108: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 5109: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 5110:
5111: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
5112: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
5113: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
5114: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
5115: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 5116: <p>
1.33 louis 5117:
1.247 jufi 5118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5119: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 5120: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 5121: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5122:
1.113 naddy 5123: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
5124: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 5125: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
5126: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
5127: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 5128: <p>
1.247 jufi 5129: </ul>
1.57 louis 5130:
1.69 deraadt 5131: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5132: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5133:
1.247 jufi 5134: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5135: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 5136: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 5137: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 5138:
5139: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
5140: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 5141: <p>
1.69 deraadt 5142:
1.247 jufi 5143: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 5144: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
5145: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
5146: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 5147: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 5148:
5149: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 5150: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 5151:
1.247 jufi 5152: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5153: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 5154:
1.113 naddy 5155: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 5156:
1.247 jufi 5157: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5158: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1.68 louis 5159: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 5160: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 5161:
5162: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 5163: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 5164: </ul>
1.23 louis 5165:
1.69 deraadt 5166: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5167: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5168:
1.247 jufi 5169: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.365 jose 5170: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/1999/0300/bsd.html">
1.113 naddy 5171: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 5172:
5173: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
5174: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 5175: <p>
1.2 deraadt 5176:
1.247 jufi 5177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5178: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.340 jose 5179: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, InfoWorld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5180: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5181:
5182: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
5183: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 5184: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 5185: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 5186: </ul>
1.57 louis 5187:
1.69 deraadt 5188: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5189: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5190:
1.247 jufi 5191: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5192: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1.15 louis 5193: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 5194: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 5195:
5196: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
5197: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
5198: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
5199: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5200: <p>
1.15 louis 5201:
1.247 jufi 5202: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 5203: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
5204: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 5205: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5206:
5207: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
5208: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
5209: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
5210: columns."
1.113 naddy 5211: <p>
1.247 jufi 5212: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5213:
1.69 deraadt 5214: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5215: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5216:
1.247 jufi 5217: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5218: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 5219: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 5220: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5221:
5222: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 5223: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 5224:
1.113 naddy 5225: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5226: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 5227: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5228:
5229: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
5230: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 5231: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 5232: </ul>
1.57 louis 5233:
1.69 deraadt 5234: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5235: <ul>
1.301 jose 5236: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5237: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
5238: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
5239: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
5240:
5241: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
5242: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
5243: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
5244: <p>
5245:
5246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5247: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
5248: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
5249: Nov 13, 1998 and
5250: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
5251: Datateknik</a>,
5252: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
5253:
1.380 saad 5254: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in Mac OS X. The first
1.301 jose 5255: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
5256: explains the licensing issues and points to our
5257: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
5258: <p>
1.69 deraadt 5259:
1.113 naddy 5260: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5261: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 5262: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 5263: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 5264:
1.222 miod 5265: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 5266: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
5267: Implementation, including a brief interview with
5268: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 5269: <p>
1.247 jufi 5270: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5271:
1.69 deraadt 5272: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5273: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5274:
1.247 jufi 5275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5276: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 5277: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5278:
1.69 deraadt 5279: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
5280: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 5281: <p>
1.247 jufi 5282: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5283:
1.69 deraadt 5284: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5285: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 5286:
1.247 jufi 5287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 5288: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
5289: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 5290: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5291:
1.383 jcs 5292: Points at our <a href="security.html">security page</a>
1.1 deraadt 5293: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 5294: <p>
1.1 deraadt 5295:
1.247 jufi 5296: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 5297: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 5298: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
5299: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 5300: <p>
1.247 jufi 5301: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5302:
1.69 deraadt 5303: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5304: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5305:
1.247 jufi 5306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5307: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.377 david 5308: WebServer Online</a>, reprinted in
5309: <a href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 5310: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 5311: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 5312:
5313: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
5314: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
5315: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 5316: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 5317: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 5318: <p>
1.247 jufi 5319: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 5320:
5321: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5322: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5323:
1.247 jufi 5324: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5325: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 5326: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 5327:
1.69 deraadt 5328: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
5329: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 5330: <p>
1.112 naddy 5331:
1.247 jufi 5332: </ul>
1.113 naddy 5333: <p>
1.1 deraadt 5334:
1.292 camield 5335: <hr>
1.216 horacio 5336: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 5337: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
1.500 ! ian 5338: <br><small>$OpenBSD: press.html,v 1.499 2006/03/29 00:08:26 ian Exp $</small>
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