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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>.
28:
29: <p>
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>
38: </ul>
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1.15 philen 42: <h3><a name="1">OpenBSD-specific books</a></h3>
43: <dl>
1.41 ! jose 44: <dt><i>Absolute OpenBSD</i>
! 45: <dd>by Michael Lucas
! 46: <dd>
! 47: Michael Lucas, the author of the O'ReillyNet Big Scary Daemons series
! 48: about the BSD family, has written a book specifically for OpenBSD.
! 49: This book covers all aspects of the OpenBSD system for new UNIX and
! 50: BSD users alike in approximately 600 pages.
! 51: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1886411999/openbsdA/">Order
! 52: from Amazon</a>]
! 53: <p>
1.38 dhartmei 54: <dt><i>Building Firewalls with OpenBSD and PF</i>
55: <dd>by Jacek Artymiak
56: <dd>
57: Author Jacek Artymiak, known for his series of excellent online articles
58: about pf and OpenBSD security in general, wrote this book covering
59: OpenBSD and pf on 200 pages.
60: <dd>[<a href="http://www.devguide.net/books/buildingfirewallswithopenbsdandpf/">Order from devguide.net</a>]
61: <p>
1.15 philen 62: <dt>
63: <i>Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</i>
64: <dd>by Wes Sonnenreich, Tom Yates.
65: <dd>
66: This book describes the OpenBSD 2.5 installation process and the elementary management of the system firewalling tools.
67: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0471353663/openbsdA/">Order
68: from Amazon</a>]
69: </dl>
70: <hr>
71:
72: <h3><a name="2">BSD-specific books</a></h3>
73: <dl>
74: <dt>
75: <i>The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System</i>
76: <dd>by Marshal Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, John S. Quarterman
77: <dd>
1.23 horacio 78: 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 79: McKusick, Bostic and Karels are well known as prime movers at
80: Berkeley CSRG (Computer Systems Research Group) during the 4.3/4.4BSD
81: period. This book covers the 4.4 and 4.4-Lite releases, and discusses
82: everything you wanted to know about how the system operates. Not
83: 100% applicable, but probably the closest there is to an overall
84: system internals manual for OpenBSD.
85: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201549794/openbsdA/">Order
86: from Amazon</a>]
1.13 deraadt 87: <p>
1.15 philen 88: <dt>
89: <i>Source Code Secrets: The Basic 386BSD Operating System Reference
90: (Volume 1 of Operating System Source Code Secrets)</i>
91: <dd>by L. W. Jolitz, William Jolitz; 1997
92: <dd>
93: The Jolitzes built the first port of BSD to the PC-386 architecture,
94: and deserve a lot of credit for making BSD portable to this low-cost
95: architecture. The earliest versions, called "386bsd", were described
96: in articles in <EM>Dr. Dobbs Journal</EM>. This book goes beyond the articles,
97: and provides a comprehensive annotated collection of source code.
98: Not all of it applies to modern versions of OpenBSD, of course, but
99: you can still learn a lot from it.
100: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980269/openbsdA/">Order
101: from Amazon</a>]
1.13 deraadt 102: <p>
1.15 philen 103: <dt>
104: <i>Berkeley Unix: A Simple and Comprehensive Guide</i>
105: <dd>by James Wilson
106: <dd>
107: Begins with the basic commands and finishes with advanced programming
108: techniques. Offers strong coverage of systems calls.
109: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=047161582X/openbsdA/">Order
110: from Amazon</a>]
111: <p>
112: <dt>
113: <i>An Introduction to Berkeley Unix and ANSI C</i>
114: <dd>by Jack Hodges
115: <dd>
116: An introduction to the operating system and the programming language. Intended
117: for self-study, requires no previous knowledge of Unix. Covers the fundamentals
118: of programming; the correct use of syntax; programming style, debugging, logic,
119: and system programming with C.
120: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130684953/openbsdA/">Order
121: from Amazon</a>]
122: <p>
123: <dt>
124: <dt>
125: <i>4.4 BSD User's Reference Manual (URM)</i>
126: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
127: <dd>
1.12 ian 128: This is just a reprint of the man pages for users.
1.2 ian 129: Your OpenBSD distribution includes the online man pages,
130: which are specific to OpenBSD, and more up-to-date. So
1.13 deraadt 131: you don't need this one: use the <em>man</em> command instead.
132: <p>
1.15 philen 133: <dt>
134: <dt>
135: <i>4.4 BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM)</i>
136: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
137: <dd>
138: This book details what you need to know to run a BSD system.
1.2 ian 139: Quite a bit of this material is relevant to OpenBSD.
140: Unfortunately it is currently out of print.
1.13 deraadt 141: Worse, due to licensing restrictions from AT&T,
142: the electronic editions of these were not included in the
1.2 ian 143: 4.4BSD distributions, so most of them are not included with OpenBSD.
1.13 deraadt 144: The few that are may be found via the <a href="docum.html">Documents page</a>.
1.17 louis 145: <p>
146: <dt>
147: <dt>
148: <i>BSD mit Methode</i>
1.23 horacio 149: <dd>published by C&L Computer- und Literaturverlag GmbH, 1998
1.17 louis 150: <dd>
151: <a href="http://www.cul.de/buecher/bsd.html">A book in German</a> on all
152: three freenix BSDs covering the essentials of installation, X configuration
153: and system administration, as well as PERL programming and tips on
154: LaTeX/Lyx. The book also covers the KDE desktop environment.
155: <br>Includes older versions of OpenBSD on the two included CD-ROMs.
156: <br>Apparently not available through Amazon.com, but <a
1.36 jufi 157: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">
1.17 louis 158: Lehmann's Online Bookshop</a> lists it. However, you might want to pick up a <a
1.36 jufi 159: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">more
1.17 louis 160: recent version of the CD-ROM</a>.
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162: <hr>
1.2 ian 163:
1.15 philen 164: <h3><a name="3">Unix user guides</a></h3>
165: <dl>
166: <dt><i>Unix Made Easy</i>
167: <dd>by John Muster
168: <dd>A general Unix book that covers all areas of the system.
169: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0078821738/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
170: <p>
171: <dt><i>UNIX Power Tools</i>
172: <dd>by Jerry D. Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides
173: <dd>
1.27 jufi 174: This book is now in its second edition. It discusses
1.15 philen 175: hundreds of neat tricks, little-known techniques, and add-on utilities.
176: Be aware that many of the utilities are either included with OpenBSD
177: or, more commonly, are already available as ports or packages.
178: So most of section 52.03, complaining about how hard it is to port
179: software to different UNIXes, can be disregarded if you learn about the
180: <a href="ports.html">Ports Mechanism</a>
181: that is part of OpenBSD.
182: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565922603/openbsdA/">Order
183: from Amazon</a>]
1.18 ericj 184: <p>
185: <dt><i><a href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/multiboot/">The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook</a></i>
186: <dd>by Rod Smith
187: <dd>
188: <dd>
189: Book explaining techniques for Multi-booting.
190: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0789722836/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 191: </dl>
192: <hr>
1.1 ian 193:
1.15 philen 194: <h3><a name="4">Unix administration</a></h3>
195: <dl>
196: <dt><i>UNIX System Administration Handbook</i>
197: <dd>by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein
198: <dd>
199: This is an excellent book on Unix system administration.
1.28 kevlo 200: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130206016/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 201: from Amazon</a>]
202: <p>
203: <dt><i>Essential System Administration</i>
204: <dd>by AEleen Frisch
205: <dd>
206: This book covers many fundamental tasks in system administration. It includes
207: examples for a wide range of Unix operating systems, including BSD.
208: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565921275/openbsdA/">Order
209: from Amazon</a>]
210: </dl>
211: <hr>
1.1 ian 212:
1.15 philen 213: <h3><a name="5">Unix programming</a></h3>
214: <dl>
215: <dt><i>Unix Systems for Modern Architectures</i>
216: <dd>by Curt Schimmel
217: <dd>
1.24 ian 218: This book leads its reader through all the low-level kernel models for
1.15 philen 219: multi-processing architectures. OpenBSD does not implement multi-processing
220: capabilities as of yet, but what do you think the developers are reading?
221: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633388/openbsdA/">Order
222: from Amazon</a>]
223: <p>
224: <dt><i>Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code</i>
225: <dd>by John Lions
226: <dd>
1.2 ian 227: Although the UNIX described in this book is to BSD as a Model T Ford
1.1 ian 228: is to a 70's Mustang or Thunderbird, UNIX inventor Ken Thompson
229: claims that "After 20 years, this is still the best exposition
230: of the workings of a 'real' operating system." Originally circulated
231: in illicit photocopies, this is the book that most first- and second-generation
232: UNIX hackers cut their code-teeth on. Recommended as a good introduction
233: to how a timesharing OS works, if you've not been inside one before.
234: Substantially shorter than the McKusick book above.
1.15 philen 235: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980137/openbsdA/">Order
236: from Amazon</a>]
237: <p>
238: <dt><i>The Practice of Programming</i>
239: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike
240: <dd>
241: 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.
242: This book covers practical programming considerations for C, C++ and Java.
243: Highly recommended.
244: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=020161586X/openbsdA/">Order
245: from Amazon</a>]
246: <P>
247: <dt><i>The Elements of Programming Style</i>
248: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger
249: <dd>
250: This book is similar to <i>The Practice of Programming</i>, but older. The
251: examples are given in Fortran and PL/I.
252: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0070342075/openbsdA/">Order
253: from Amazon</a>]
1.16 chris 254: <p>
255: <dt><i>Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment</i>
256: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
257: <dd>
258: This is a very detailed and easy to read book. It has several examples
259: that you can learn from. There is plenty of information about library and
260: system calls, and associated information so that you can use them.
261: This book along with the OpenBSD manual pages
262: make an excellent combination.
263: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201563177/openbsdA/">Order
264: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 265: <p>
1.25 chris 266: <dt><i>The C Programming Language</i>
267: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
268: <dd>
269: This is a clear and concise guide to the C programming language,
270: perhaps the only one you will ever need. It focuses strictly on the C language,
271: not how to use your compiler or anything else.
272: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0131103628/openbsdA/">Order
273: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 274: <p>
1.25 chris 275: <dt><i>C: A Reference Manual</I>
276: <dd>by Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele
277: <dd>
278: If you only had two books on C, then along with <i>The C Programming Language</I>, this would be your second one!
279: This book is not a tutorial (hence the title), it deals with syntax, data types,
280: ISO C library functions, and C/C++ compatibility.
281: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0133262243/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 282: <p>
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1.25 chris 284:
1.15 philen 285: <hr>
286:
287: <h3><a name="6">Network administration</a></h3>
288: <dl>
1.22 aaron 289: <dt><i>SSH, The Secure Shell.</i>
290: <dd>by Daniel J. Barrett and Richard Silverman
291: <dd>The Definitive Guide. OpenSSH is covered in detail.
292: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596000111/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
293: <p>
1.15 philen 294: <dt><i>TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1</i>
295: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
296: <dd>
297: "Network administration" is really an inappropriate heading for this book. It
298: is an encyclopedia of the TCP/IP protocol suite. This book provides information,
1.35 pvalchev 299: and diagrams useful to understand the suite to its lowest level.
1.15 philen 300: Home enthusiasts, developers, and network administrators alike will enjoy this
301: book.
302: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633469/openbsdA/">Order
303: from Amazon</a>]
304: <p>
1.20 chris 305: <dt><i>Kerberos: A Network Authentication System</i>
306: <dd>by Brian Tung
307: <dd>
308: A guide for administrators of Kerberos-based networks. Explains concepts of
309: the Kerberos system, as well as the installation and administration of it.
310: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201379244/openbsdA/">Order
311: from Amazon</a>]
312: <p>
1.34 miod 313: <dt><i>IPsec: The New Security Standard for the Internet, Intranets and Virtual
1.20 chris 314: Private Networks</i>
315: <dd>by Naganand Doraswamy and Dan Harkins
316: <dd>
1.34 miod 317: This book explains the IPsec protocol suite. It also describes its relation
1.20 chris 318: to the current deployments, such as VPNs, and future ideas.
319: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0130118982/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 320: <p>
1.20 chris 321: <dt><i>Computer Networks</i>
322: <dd>by Andy Tanenbaum
323: <dd>
324: This book is an high-level guide to modern computer networking. It presents
325: a wide range of protocols, concepts, and technologies. It covers technologies
326: from fiber to wireless, LANs, Mobile IP, and a lot more.
327: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0133499456/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 328: <p>
1.15 philen 329: <dt><i>DNS and BIND</i>
330: <dd>by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu
331: <dd>
332: This book is an excellent introduction to DNS and BIND, useful for
333: anyone who has to implement DNS under OpenBSD.
1.29 kevlo 334: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596001584/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 335: from Amazon</a>]
336: <p>
337: <dt><i>DHCP</i>
338: <dd>by Ted Lemon and Ralph E. Droms
339: <dd>
340: Recommended by the <A HREF="http://www.isc.org/">Internet Software Consortium</a>,
341: which is the organization that produces the DHCP client/server software
342: included with OpenBSD.
343: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1578701376/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
344: <p>
345: <dt><i>Managing NFS and NIS</i>
346: <dd>by Hal Stern
347: <dd>
348: Gives essential information with examples on managing NFS and NIS.
1.33 kevlo 349: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565925106/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 350: from Amazon</a>]
1.37 dhartmei 351: <p>
352: <dt><i>802.11 Security</i>
353: <dd>by Bruce Potter and Bob Fleck
354: <dd>
355: Provides information on the fundamentals of wireless security, including
356: practical solutions for setting up clients, access points and gateways
357: under several operating systems. Two chapters are dedicated to OpenBSD 3.1,
358: covering wi, bridge, pf and altq.
359: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596002904/openbsdA/">Order
360: from Amazon</a>]
1.25 chris 361: </dl>
1.21 chris 362:
1.25 chris 363: <hr>
1.21 chris 364: <h3><a name="7">Cryptography</a></h3>
365: <dl>
366: <dt><i>Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C</i>
367: <dd>by Bruce Schneier
368: <dd>
369: A comprehensive explanation of Cryptography, with information
370: about its history, protocols, and algorithms. This book is a great
371: introduction to cryptography, with the necessary basics
372: to understand the field. Also, it has a very extensive reference section.
1.36 jufi 373: <br>
1.21 chris 374: From Amazon, someone commented "<i>
375: It is common to find that masters of mysterious technical arts are poor communicators. Bruce Schneier
376: demonstrates exceptional skill as a technical communicator. Here is a book about an esoteric subject - one
377: built on a foundation of theoretical mathematics - that ordinary folk can read. Sure, one needs to be
378: motivated by an interest in the subject, and the technical level sometimes requires a more than ordinary
379: background in number theory and the like - but a degree in theoretical mathematics is not necessary to
380: derive pleasure and profit from reading Applied Cryptography.</i>"
381: <dd>
1.36 jufi 382: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0471117099/openbsdA/">Order
1.21 chris 383: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 384: <p>
1.30 jsyn 385: <dt><i>Handbook of Applied Cryptography</i>
1.26 ian 386: <dd>by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone
387: <dd>A new and detailed look at Cryptography. The authors write:
388: <dd>
389: ... Public-key cryptographic techniques
390: are now in widespread use, especially in the financial services
391: industry, in the public sector, and by individuals for their personal
392: privacy, such as in electronic mail. This Handbook will serve as a
393: valuable reference for the novice as well as for the expert who
394: needs a wider scope of coverage within the area of cryptography.
395: It is a necessary and timely guide for professionals who practice
396: the art of cryptography.
397: <dd>The entire book is
398: <a href="http://cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/index.html">
399: available for free downloading</a> (for personal use only)
400: from the book authors' site, in PDF or PostScript.
401: <dd>
1.36 jufi 402: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0849385237/openbsdA/">Order
1.26 ian 403: from Amazon</a>]
404: <p>
1.25 chris 405: <dt><i>SSL and TLS Essentials: Securing the Web</i>
406: <dd>by Stephen A. Thomas
407: <dd>
408: This book offers introductory coverage of the SSL and TLS protocols, with
409: examples. The SSL protocol
410: is currently the basis of secure data transfer and secure transactions
411: on the Internet. Aside from encryption, this book also covers data
412: integrity and details the SSL protocol.
413: <dd>
414: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0471383546/openbsdA/">Order
415: from Amazon</a>]
416: <p>
1.39 jose 417: <dt><i>SSL and TLS: Designing and Building Secure Systems</i>
418: <dd>by Eric Rescorla
419: <dd>
420: This book offers comprehensive information about the SSL and TLS protocols,
421: covering their operation and security,
422: together with usage and implementation details.
423: There are also chapters about HTTP over SSL, and SMTP over TLS (STARTTLS).
424: Eric Rescorla is the author of <tt>ssldump</tt>, a utility that can be
425: used to monitor SSL connections.
426: He has written several commercial and free SSL implementations.
427: <dd>
428: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201615983/openbsdA/">Order
429: from Amazon</a>]
430: <p>
1.25 chris 431: <dt><i>Big Book of IPsec RFCs: Internet Security Architecture</i>
432: <dd>compiled by Pete Loshin
433: <dd>
1.34 miod 434: A complete reprint of the <A HREF="faq/faq13.html#rfc">IPsec RFCs</a> with
1.25 chris 435: an extensive index and glossary.
436: <dd>
437: [<A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0124558399/openbsdA/">Order
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