Secure by Default
Written: Jan 26 '00
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Pros: Functional Secure Free
Cons: No Sparc64 port, no SMP
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| jble's Full Review: OpenBSD |
OpenBSD is a free unix-like operating system. It comes "secure by default" out of the box. It CAN be *the* most secure operating system, but of course that is absolutely dependent on who administers it, and how vigilant they are in protecting it. In the right hands, I consider it to be THE MOST SECURE OPERATING SYSTEM.
I use OpenBSD for my server, largely because of its security. Theo De Raadt (OpenBSD project founder) and others have done a massive audit of the 4.4BSD code, and this ongoing, applied effort has resulted in a very stable, secure operating system. It is routine for news of a security vulnerability to come out that applies to many other unix-like OS's, that has never been a problem in OpenBSD or was fixed years ago. Last weeks' procfs vulnerability is an example. OpenBSD has never mounted procfs by default. But a short article or review such as this can't really explain or evaluate the security of an operating system; it's far too complicated to be done justice by a few paragraphs. Visit the OpenBSD website and read about it.
OpenBSD has a collection of programs ported to it that are packaged with it or can be freely downloaded. It is known as the ports tree, an idea borrowed from the FreeBSD project. It provides an easy way of installing programs ported to OpenBSD.
OpenBSD rules. Go to http://www.openbsd.org/FAQ right now and read the FAQ.
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