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1.36 ! jufi 20: <h2><font color="#cc0000">UNIX and BSD books</font></h2>
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1.1 ian 22:
1.36 ! jufi 23: <p>
! 24: We are now associated with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a>
1.2 ian 25: so that you can order some of these books directly from them.
1.36 ! jufi 26: <em>Ordering from these "Order from Amazon" links is a way of helping to
! 27: fund the OpenBSD project</em>.
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! 30: <ul>
! 31: <li><a href="#1">OpenBSD-specific books</a>
! 32: <li><a href="#2">BSD-specific books</a>
! 33: <li><a href="#3">Unix user guides</a>
! 34: <li><a href="#4">Unix administration</a>
! 35: <li><a href="#5">Unix programming</a>
! 36: <li><a href="#6">Network administration</a>
! 37: <li><a href="#7">Cryptography</a>
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1.15 philen 40: <hr>
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1.15 philen 42: <h3><a name="1">OpenBSD-specific books</a></h3>
43: <dl>
44: <dt>
45: <i>Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</i>
46: <dd>by Wes Sonnenreich, Tom Yates.
47: <dd>
48: This book describes the OpenBSD 2.5 installation process and the elementary management of the system firewalling tools.
49: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0471353663/openbsdA/">Order
50: from Amazon</a>]
51: </dl>
52: <hr>
53:
54: <h3><a name="2">BSD-specific books</a></h3>
55: <dl>
56: <dt>
57: <i>The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System</i>
58: <dd>by Marshal Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, John S. Quarterman
59: <dd>
1.23 horacio 60: At 549 pages plus an index, <a href="http://cseng.aw.com/book/0,3828,0201549794,00.html">this book</a> must be considered comprehensive.
1.15 philen 61: McKusick, Bostic and Karels are well known as prime movers at
62: Berkeley CSRG (Computer Systems Research Group) during the 4.3/4.4BSD
63: period. This book covers the 4.4 and 4.4-Lite releases, and discusses
64: everything you wanted to know about how the system operates. Not
65: 100% applicable, but probably the closest there is to an overall
66: system internals manual for OpenBSD.
67: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201549794/openbsdA/">Order
68: from Amazon</a>]
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1.15 philen 70: <dt>
71: <i>Source Code Secrets: The Basic 386BSD Operating System Reference
72: (Volume 1 of Operating System Source Code Secrets)</i>
73: <dd>by L. W. Jolitz, William Jolitz; 1997
74: <dd>
75: The Jolitzes built the first port of BSD to the PC-386 architecture,
76: and deserve a lot of credit for making BSD portable to this low-cost
77: architecture. The earliest versions, called "386bsd", were described
78: in articles in <EM>Dr. Dobbs Journal</EM>. This book goes beyond the articles,
79: and provides a comprehensive annotated collection of source code.
80: Not all of it applies to modern versions of OpenBSD, of course, but
81: you can still learn a lot from it.
82: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980269/openbsdA/">Order
83: from Amazon</a>]
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1.15 philen 85: <dt>
86: <i>Berkeley Unix: A Simple and Comprehensive Guide</i>
87: <dd>by James Wilson
88: <dd>
89: Begins with the basic commands and finishes with advanced programming
90: techniques. Offers strong coverage of systems calls.
91: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=047161582X/openbsdA/">Order
92: from Amazon</a>]
93: <p>
94: <dt>
95: <i>An Introduction to Berkeley Unix and ANSI C</i>
96: <dd>by Jack Hodges
97: <dd>
98: An introduction to the operating system and the programming language. Intended
99: for self-study, requires no previous knowledge of Unix. Covers the fundamentals
100: of programming; the correct use of syntax; programming style, debugging, logic,
101: and system programming with C.
102: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130684953/openbsdA/">Order
103: from Amazon</a>]
104: <p>
105: <dt>
106: <dt>
107: <i>4.4 BSD User's Reference Manual (URM)</i>
108: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
109: <dd>
1.12 ian 110: This is just a reprint of the man pages for users.
1.2 ian 111: Your OpenBSD distribution includes the online man pages,
112: which are specific to OpenBSD, and more up-to-date. So
1.13 deraadt 113: you don't need this one: use the <em>man</em> command instead.
114: <p>
1.15 philen 115: <dt>
116: <dt>
117: <i>4.4 BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM)</i>
118: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
119: <dd>
120: This book details what you need to know to run a BSD system.
1.2 ian 121: Quite a bit of this material is relevant to OpenBSD.
122: Unfortunately it is currently out of print.
1.13 deraadt 123: Worse, due to licensing restrictions from AT&T,
124: the electronic editions of these were not included in the
1.2 ian 125: 4.4BSD distributions, so most of them are not included with OpenBSD.
1.13 deraadt 126: The few that are may be found via the <a href="docum.html">Documents page</a>.
1.17 louis 127: <p>
128: <dt>
129: <dt>
130: <i>BSD mit Methode</i>
1.23 horacio 131: <dd>published by C&L Computer- und Literaturverlag GmbH, 1998
1.17 louis 132: <dd>
133: <a href="http://www.cul.de/buecher/bsd.html">A book in German</a> on all
134: three freenix BSDs covering the essentials of installation, X configuration
135: and system administration, as well as PERL programming and tips on
136: LaTeX/Lyx. The book also covers the KDE desktop environment.
137: <br>Includes older versions of OpenBSD on the two included CD-ROMs.
138: <br>Apparently not available through Amazon.com, but <a
1.36 ! jufi 139: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">
1.17 louis 140: Lehmann's Online Bookshop</a> lists it. However, you might want to pick up a <a
1.36 ! jufi 141: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">more
1.17 louis 142: recent version of the CD-ROM</a>.
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1.2 ian 145:
1.15 philen 146: <h3><a name="3">Unix user guides</a></h3>
147: <dl>
148: <dt><i>Unix Made Easy</i>
149: <dd>by John Muster
150: <dd>A general Unix book that covers all areas of the system.
151: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0078821738/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
152: <p>
153: <dt><i>UNIX Power Tools</i>
154: <dd>by Jerry D. Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides
155: <dd>
1.27 jufi 156: This book is now in its second edition. It discusses
1.15 philen 157: hundreds of neat tricks, little-known techniques, and add-on utilities.
158: Be aware that many of the utilities are either included with OpenBSD
159: or, more commonly, are already available as ports or packages.
160: So most of section 52.03, complaining about how hard it is to port
161: software to different UNIXes, can be disregarded if you learn about the
162: <a href="ports.html">Ports Mechanism</a>
163: that is part of OpenBSD.
164: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565922603/openbsdA/">Order
165: from Amazon</a>]
1.18 ericj 166: <p>
167: <dt><i><a href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/multiboot/">The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook</a></i>
168: <dd>by Rod Smith
169: <dd>
170: <dd>
171: Book explaining techniques for Multi-booting.
172: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0789722836/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 173: </dl>
174: <hr>
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1.15 philen 176: <h3><a name="4">Unix administration</a></h3>
177: <dl>
178: <dt><i>UNIX System Administration Handbook</i>
179: <dd>by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein
180: <dd>
181: This is an excellent book on Unix system administration.
1.28 kevlo 182: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130206016/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 183: from Amazon</a>]
184: <p>
185: <dt><i>Essential System Administration</i>
186: <dd>by AEleen Frisch
187: <dd>
188: This book covers many fundamental tasks in system administration. It includes
189: examples for a wide range of Unix operating systems, including BSD.
190: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565921275/openbsdA/">Order
191: from Amazon</a>]
192: </dl>
193: <hr>
1.1 ian 194:
1.15 philen 195: <h3><a name="5">Unix programming</a></h3>
196: <dl>
197: <dt><i>Unix Systems for Modern Architectures</i>
198: <dd>by Curt Schimmel
199: <dd>
1.24 ian 200: This book leads its reader through all the low-level kernel models for
1.15 philen 201: multi-processing architectures. OpenBSD does not implement multi-processing
202: capabilities as of yet, but what do you think the developers are reading?
203: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633388/openbsdA/">Order
204: from Amazon</a>]
205: <p>
206: <dt><i>Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code</i>
207: <dd>by John Lions
208: <dd>
1.2 ian 209: Although the UNIX described in this book is to BSD as a Model T Ford
1.1 ian 210: is to a 70's Mustang or Thunderbird, UNIX inventor Ken Thompson
211: claims that "After 20 years, this is still the best exposition
212: of the workings of a 'real' operating system." Originally circulated
213: in illicit photocopies, this is the book that most first- and second-generation
214: UNIX hackers cut their code-teeth on. Recommended as a good introduction
215: to how a timesharing OS works, if you've not been inside one before.
216: Substantially shorter than the McKusick book above.
1.15 philen 217: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980137/openbsdA/">Order
218: from Amazon</a>]
219: <p>
220: <dt><i>The Practice of Programming</i>
221: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike
222: <dd>
223: Brian Kernighan had a hand in two other books which we recommend even though they're not UNIX specific, but are useful to programmers on UNIX and elsewhere.
224: This book covers practical programming considerations for C, C++ and Java.
225: Highly recommended.
226: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=020161586X/openbsdA/">Order
227: from Amazon</a>]
228: <P>
229: <dt><i>The Elements of Programming Style</i>
230: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger
231: <dd>
232: This book is similar to <i>The Practice of Programming</i>, but older. The
233: examples are given in Fortran and PL/I.
234: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0070342075/openbsdA/">Order
235: from Amazon</a>]
1.16 chris 236: <p>
237: <dt><i>Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment</i>
238: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
239: <dd>
240: This is a very detailed and easy to read book. It has several examples
241: that you can learn from. There is plenty of information about library and
242: system calls, and associated information so that you can use them.
243: This book along with the OpenBSD manual pages
244: make an excellent combination.
245: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201563177/openbsdA/">Order
246: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 ! jufi 247: <p>
1.25 chris 248: <dt><i>The C Programming Language</i>
249: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
250: <dd>
251: This is a clear and concise guide to the C programming language,
252: perhaps the only one you will ever need. It focuses strictly on the C language,
253: not how to use your compiler or anything else.
254: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0131103628/openbsdA/">Order
255: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 ! jufi 256: <p>
1.25 chris 257: <dt><i>C: A Reference Manual</I>
258: <dd>by Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele
259: <dd>
260: If you only had two books on C, then along with <i>The C Programming Language</I>, this would be your second one!
261: This book is not a tutorial (hence the title), it deals with syntax, data types,
262: ISO C library functions, and C/C++ compatibility.
263: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0133262243/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
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1.25 chris 266:
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268:
269: <h3><a name="6">Network administration</a></h3>
270: <dl>
1.22 aaron 271: <dt><i>SSH, The Secure Shell.</i>
272: <dd>by Daniel J. Barrett and Richard Silverman
273: <dd>The Definitive Guide. OpenSSH is covered in detail.
274: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596000111/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
275: <p>
1.15 philen 276: <dt><i>TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1</i>
277: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
278: <dd>
279: "Network administration" is really an inappropriate heading for this book. It
280: is an encyclopedia of the TCP/IP protocol suite. This book provides information,
1.35 pvalchev 281: and diagrams useful to understand the suite to its lowest level.
1.15 philen 282: Home enthusiasts, developers, and network administrators alike will enjoy this
283: book.
284: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633469/openbsdA/">Order
285: from Amazon</a>]
286: <p>
1.20 chris 287: <dt><i>Kerberos: A Network Authentication System</i>
288: <dd>by Brian Tung
289: <dd>
290: A guide for administrators of Kerberos-based networks. Explains concepts of
291: the Kerberos system, as well as the installation and administration of it.
292: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201379244/openbsdA/">Order
293: from Amazon</a>]
294: <p>
1.34 miod 295: <dt><i>IPsec: The New Security Standard for the Internet, Intranets and Virtual
1.20 chris 296: Private Networks</i>
297: <dd>by Naganand Doraswamy and Dan Harkins
298: <dd>
1.34 miod 299: This book explains the IPsec protocol suite. It also describes its relation
1.20 chris 300: to the current deployments, such as VPNs, and future ideas.
301: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0130118982/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 ! jufi 302: <p>
1.20 chris 303: <dt><i>Computer Networks</i>
304: <dd>by Andy Tanenbaum
305: <dd>
306: This book is an high-level guide to modern computer networking. It presents
307: a wide range of protocols, concepts, and technologies. It covers technologies
308: from fiber to wireless, LANs, Mobile IP, and a lot more.
309: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0133499456/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 ! jufi 310: <p>
1.15 philen 311: <dt><i>DNS and BIND</i>
312: <dd>by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu
313: <dd>
314: This book is an excellent introduction to DNS and BIND, useful for
315: anyone who has to implement DNS under OpenBSD.
1.29 kevlo 316: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596001584/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 317: from Amazon</a>]
318: <p>
319: <dt><i>DHCP</i>
320: <dd>by Ted Lemon and Ralph E. Droms
321: <dd>
322: Recommended by the <A HREF="http://www.isc.org/">Internet Software Consortium</a>,
323: which is the organization that produces the DHCP client/server software
324: included with OpenBSD.
325: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1578701376/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
326: <p>
327: <dt><i>Managing NFS and NIS</i>
328: <dd>by Hal Stern
329: <dd>
330: Gives essential information with examples on managing NFS and NIS.
1.33 kevlo 331: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565925106/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 332: from Amazon</a>]
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1.21 chris 334:
1.25 chris 335: <hr>
1.21 chris 336: <h3><a name="7">Cryptography</a></h3>
337: <dl>
338: <dt><i>Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C</i>
339: <dd>by Bruce Schneier
340: <dd>
341: A comprehensive explanation of Cryptography, with information
342: about its history, protocols, and algorithms. This book is a great
343: introduction to cryptography, with the necessary basics
344: to understand the field. Also, it has a very extensive reference section.
1.36 ! jufi 345: <br>
1.21 chris 346: From Amazon, someone commented "<i>
347: It is common to find that masters of mysterious technical arts are poor communicators. Bruce Schneier
348: demonstrates exceptional skill as a technical communicator. Here is a book about an esoteric subject - one
349: built on a foundation of theoretical mathematics - that ordinary folk can read. Sure, one needs to be
350: motivated by an interest in the subject, and the technical level sometimes requires a more than ordinary
351: background in number theory and the like - but a degree in theoretical mathematics is not necessary to
352: derive pleasure and profit from reading Applied Cryptography.</i>"
353: <dd>
1.36 ! jufi 354: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0471117099/openbsdA/">Order
1.21 chris 355: from Amazon</a>]
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1.30 jsyn 357: <dt><i>Handbook of Applied Cryptography</i>
1.26 ian 358: <dd>by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone
359: <dd>A new and detailed look at Cryptography. The authors write:
360: <dd>
361: ... Public-key cryptographic techniques
362: are now in widespread use, especially in the financial services
363: industry, in the public sector, and by individuals for their personal
364: privacy, such as in electronic mail. This Handbook will serve as a
365: valuable reference for the novice as well as for the expert who
366: needs a wider scope of coverage within the area of cryptography.
367: It is a necessary and timely guide for professionals who practice
368: the art of cryptography.
369: <dd>The entire book is
370: <a href="http://cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/index.html">
371: available for free downloading</a> (for personal use only)
372: from the book authors' site, in PDF or PostScript.
373: <dd>
1.36 ! jufi 374: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0849385237/openbsdA/">Order
1.26 ian 375: from Amazon</a>]
376: <p>
1.25 chris 377: <dt><i>SSL and TLS Essentials: Securing the Web</i>
378: <dd>by Stephen A. Thomas
379: <dd>
380: This book offers introductory coverage of the SSL and TLS protocols, with
381: examples. The SSL protocol
382: is currently the basis of secure data transfer and secure transactions
383: on the Internet. Aside from encryption, this book also covers data
384: integrity and details the SSL protocol.
385: <dd>
386: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0471383546/openbsdA/">Order
387: from Amazon</a>]
388: <p>
389: <dt><i>Big Book of IPsec RFCs: Internet Security Architecture</i>
390: <dd>compiled by Pete Loshin
391: <dd>
1.34 miod 392: A complete reprint of the <A HREF="faq/faq13.html#rfc">IPsec RFCs</a> with
1.25 chris 393: an extensive index and glossary.
394: <dd>
395: [<A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0124558399/openbsdA/">Order
396: from Amazon</a>]
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