Torino - Slashdot User

Comment Re:The Insecurity of OpenBSD (Score 1) 143

by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @06:23PM (#32270936) Attached to: OpenBSD 4.7 Released

Ubuntu is not unusable regardless of what features they decide to leave out, while the argument is made that OpenBSD is insecure because of features they do leave out. So, the analogy doesn't quite work.

Comment Re:The Insecurity of OpenBSD (Score 1) 143

by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @06:22PM (#32270908) Attached to: OpenBSD 4.7 Released

What in the article isn't true?

Comment Re:Got my CD in the mail a few days ago (Score 2) 143

by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @06:20PM (#32270878) Attached to: OpenBSD 4.7 Released

It would just be nice if they extended their definition of security to be more than preemptive bug fixing.
The article I linked to above is a good discussion of this. Given how they flat out reject MAC, and the reasons they give for doing so, it seems they know very little about actual security.

Submission + - The Insecurity of OpenBSD

Submitted by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @05:51PM

Torino writes: With the release of OpenBSD 4.7 today, it is a good time to discuss the security of OpenBSD in general and the projects contribution to the security community at large. I saw this article on OSNews which provides a critical analysis of OpenBSD, in particular their rejection of MAC technology. I would like to know what the slashdot community thinks, if MAC is necessary and essential, or if it is just useless stuff on top as the OpenBSD team suggests.

Comment Re:The Insecurity of OpenBSD (Score 1) 143

by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @05:46PM (#32270518) Attached to: OpenBSD 4.7 Released

Slashdot regularly runs stories criticizing Linux's security,

For some reason they refused to run this one, so I thought it would be good to draw attention to it on a related story.

Comment Re:The Insecurity of OpenBSD (Score 2, Interesting) 143

by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @05:21PM (#32270236) Attached to: OpenBSD 4.7 Released

I don't think the title is inflamatory despite the fact it will inevitably be taken that way.

He is talking about what prevents OpenBSD from being a secure system for the points you mention.

I found the discussion on the blog quite interesting aside from the insults, which are a minority

Comment Re:The Insecurity of OpenBSD (Score 0) 143

by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @03:58PM (#32269196) Attached to: OpenBSD 4.7 Released

How is this Flamebait? It is an interesting article, and I would like to see it discussed. Don't be put of the title, it is not saying OpenBSD is insecure.

Comment The Insecurity of OpenBSD (Score 1, Interesting) 143

by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @03:52PM (#32269120) Attached to: OpenBSD 4.7 Released

This is the story Slashdot should have included to run.

The insecurity of OpenBSD

A criticism of the OpenBSD security philosophy is performed, along with an examination of the claims made regarding the project. In particular their rejection of any advanced access control framework is examined. A well researched and well written article, followed by over 200 comments that are also worth reading.

Submission + - OpenBSD 4.7 released (openbsd.org)

Submitted by Torino on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @03:44PM

Torino writes: OpenBSD 4.7 has been released. Many changes and improvements are made in this version, including significant enhancements to hardware compatibility and the network layer. Also added is support for Sparc64 and Longsoon based platforms. As always use a mirror, or consider buying a CD to support the project (which includes OpenSSH development). It was an interesting year for OpenBSD so far, with an article in January starting off debate, which seems to have been addressed in the song.

Submission + - A perspective on OpenBSD's Security

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 02, 2010 @10:25PM

An anonymous reader writes: OpenBSD 4.7 is due to be released in a few weeks on May 17th. OpenBSD has made many important advancements to the computer security industry and has a well deserved reputation for being highly secure. I recently came across this article which gives an interesting perspective on OpenBSD's security. The philosophy and development approach are examined while taking a look at the decision to keep the project simple and omit and complex access controls. A very comprehensive article which gives much thought for discussion, as demonstrated by the 200+ comments which are also worth reading on their own.

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