OSEC

Neohapsis is currently accepting applications for employment. For more information, please visit our website www.neohapsis.com or email hr@neohapsis.com
 
Re: Boost OpenBSD security - Zophie for 3.9

From: Greg Thomas (get.listsgmail.com)
Date: Sun Jul 02 2006 - 14:20:49 CDT


On 7/2/06, Tobias Ulmer <tobiasutmux.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 02, 2006 at 03:13:59PM +0200, Tomasz Zielinski wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Zophie is patch that contains new security features for OpenBSD 3.9. BSD license. I have not tested it personaly, but probably it's worth to analyze it and maybe even incorporate. More info: http://www.0penbsd.com/zophie.html, http://akcja.0penbsd.com/zosia/
> >
> > --
> > Pozdrawienia/Regards
> > Tomasz Zielinski
> >
>
> I normally don't take the bait, but this one is so cute...
>
> After reading through the diffs: (not supplied for added obfusication?)
>
> - add a new sysctl to the kernel.
> - patch some userland tools.
> - If this sysctl is set, supress certain information.
>
> Rocket sience! Even the dumbest scriptkiddie could just compile
> and run these tools from the original OpenBSD sources.
>
> Probably the whole "Polish Underground Group profess OpenBSD OS as a
> religion" is a big subtle joke? If so, well done and thanks for the good
> laugh :)
>

If it is a subtle joke I sure like the screenshots of the install.