Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 30th Apr 2008 22:24 UTC
Theo de Raadt has lifted the veil off OpenBSD 4.3. "We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 4.3. This is our 23nd release on CD-ROM (and 24rd via FTP). We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of more than ten years with only two remote holes in the default install." Boasting as always, but when it's justified, arrogance is a virtue.
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And, in related news, WPA is now part of OpenBSD -current (so it will be in 4.4 scheduled for release later this year). Many, but not all chipsets are supported, including Atheros and Intel, and more are coming.
I have tested it on my Thinkpad x40 and it works great. WPA is one thing I really wanted OpenBSD to have and now it's here.
I have tested it on my Thinkpad x40 and it works great. WPA is one thing I really wanted OpenBSD to have and now it's here.
Its terrible that it has taken this long; for something that is meant to be security orientated operating system, WPA seems very low on their priorities.
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VPN with some sort of strong software encryption such as Blowfish, AES, is preferred in the OpenBSD circles to secure any kinds of network connections, including WiFi... which usually secures the IP packets at layer 3... which means, you can effectively transmit data securely over an unsecure WiFi data link (layer 2)... therefore, it was not a priority for OpenBSD dev to secure layer 2 such as WPA.
Last time Theo written about WPA in misc was that WPA has become an accessibility problem rather than security. People use OpenBSD on their laptop would like to be able to access a WPA AP at a coffee shop.
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And, in related news, WPA is now part of OpenBSD -current (so it will be in 4.4 scheduled for release later this year). Many, but not all chipsets are supported, including Atheros and Intel, and more are coming.
I have tested it on my Thinkpad x40 and it works great. WPA is one thing I really wanted OpenBSD to have and now it's here.
Edited 2008-05-01 00:48 UTC