OpenBSD

Now that you've determined whether OpenBSD is an option for your hardware platform, let's take a closer look at some OpenBSD highlights.

Because OpenBSD is both thin and secure, one of the most common OpenBSD implementation purposes is as a firewall.

OpenBSD: There are currently more than 3700 applications ready to download and install in the OpenBSD ports collection.

In its default configuration, OpenBSD has proven one of the most secure operating systems available.

The overall conclusion is that there is no backdoor in OpenBSD, but the allegations prompted some developers to check their code once more.

The OpenBSD audit process might be the biggest factor in the consistent security found in this distribution.

In fact, OpenBSD is so secure that it was once banned for use in a DEF CON competition, where crackers go after each other's systems.

Every piece of software included in OpenBSD is completely free, with no restrictions on use.

Financial juggernauts have been known to rely on OpenBSD to secure corporate networks and customer records.

Packet Filter (PF) -- an open source solution designed by the OpenBSD development community -- is the OpenBSD method of choice.

OpenBSD: The OpenBSD Commercial Consulting Page lists companies that offer commercial support for OpenBSD.

While the packages listed above have been specifically ported for OpenBSD, another tenet of the platform is binary compatibility.

For a list of major machine-independent changes, visit the OpenBSD site.

Three major BSD-derived operating systems are freely available: NetBSD, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD.

OpenBSD online ordering: Purchase OpenBSD CDs and other goods, or just to contribute to the cause.

Cryptographic transform libraries in OpenBSD include Blowfish, Data Encryption Standard (DES), 3DES, and Cast.

People who believe that OpenBSD isn't a user-friendly operating system are largely misinformed.

Firewalls operate at the ground level of most secure locations, and OpenBSD's implementation of packet filtering is top notch.

You can find the complete list of available packages at the OpenBSD packages site.

Documentation and FAQ: This page provides answers to common and not-so-common OpenBSD questions.

When security is the highest item on your priority list, OpenBSD is the right distribution.

OpenBSD supports binary emulation for most software compiled for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and other forms of BSD.

Additional third-party packages are available, and you can easily install them with OpenBSD's pkg_add application.

If you want to encrypt user data, you can use Cryptographic File System (CFS) in OpenBSD.

OpenBSD offers a high level of out-of-the-box security.

OpenBSD mirrors: Download OpenBSD now.

Note the two-layer partitioning system in OpenBSD.

OpenBSD uses rc. conf to launch most startup daemons.

You can find detailed instructions in Section 4 of the OpenBSD FAQ.

For information for other platforms, see the OpenBSD FAQ.

OpenBSD even uses random port assignments in bind(2) system calls.

Support for more than 5000 packages, with several small bug fixes and improvements for OpenBSD version 4. 3.

The first step sets up traditional fdisk viewable partitions, while the second disklabel step sets up OpenBSD subpartitions.

Suppose you host your Web application on a "minority" operating system; you might rely on OpenBSD for its security, for example.

OpenBSD, being a close relative of NetBSD, also runs on a wide variety of hardware. Take a look

OpenBSD Packet Filter Denial of Service Vulnerability

Contributes to OpenBSD file system in spare time

Lynx Version 2. 8. 5rel. 4 (with HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS) support added and patches from the OpenBSD team)