=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/www/security.html,v retrieving revision 1.93 retrieving revision 1.94 diff -u -r1.93 -r1.94 --- www/security.html 1999/04/18 02:34:01 1.93 +++ www/security.html 1999/04/20 08:23:32 1.94 @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ in mind. Code often gets audited multiple times, and by multiple people with different auditing skills.

-Some members of our security auditing team work for -Secure Networks, the company that -makes the industry's premier network security scanning software -package Ballista. -This company does a lot of security research, and this fits in well +Some members of our security auditing team worked for Secure Networks, +the company that made the industry's premier network security scanning +software package Ballista (Secure Networks got purchased by Network +Associates, Ballista got renamed to Cybercop Scanner, and well...) +That company did a lot of security research, and thus fit in well with the OpenBSD stance. OpenBSD passes Ballista's tests with flying colours.

@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ been fixed in a previous release). In other cases we have been saved from full exploitability of complex step-by-step attacks because we had fixed one of the intermediate steps. An example of where we -managed such a success is the - -lpd advisory from Secure Networks.

+managed such a success is the lpd advisory that Secure Networks put out. +

Our proactive auditing process has really paid off. Statements like ``This problem was fixed in OpenBSD about 6 months ago'' have become @@ -286,10 +285,6 @@

Other Resources

-Other security advisories that have (in the past) affected OpenBSD can -be found at the Secure Networks archive. -Some OpenBSD audit team members worked with Secure Networks on discovering -and solving the problems detailed in some of their security advisories.

If you find a new security problem, you can mail it to deraadt@openbsd.org. @@ -301,7 +296,7 @@ OpenBSD www@openbsd.org
-$OpenBSD: security.html,v 1.93 1999/04/18 02:34:01 deraadt Exp $ +$OpenBSD: security.html,v 1.94 1999/04/20 08:23:32 deraadt Exp $