OpenBSD workstation hardening.

I wanted to share a list of hardening you can do on your OpenBSD workstation, and explaining the threat model of each change...

https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2023-12-31-hardened-openbsd-workstation.html

#security #system

Use OpenBSD in web browser.

I have created a service that allows you to use OpenBSD (and other operating systems) in a web browser. The URL to the service is instantworkstation.com. Hope it may be useful to you...

https://www.reddit.com/r/openbsd/comments/1ad1puz/use_openbsd_in_web_browser/

#browser #system

Some OpenBSD features that aren't widely known.

In this blog post, you will learn about some OpenBSD features that can be useful, but not widespread. They often have a niche usage, but it's important to know they exist to prevent you from reinventing the wheel...

https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-02-20-rarely-known-openbsd-features.html

#system #security

Tech Independence

Tech independence is not depending on any particular company or software. The only tools you need are the common open source basics built into any Linux or BSD operating system — free public-domain tools that are not owned by anyone, and can run on any computer.

Learn a few of these basic tools, and you can run your own private server on any computer forever, for the rest of your life. Host your own website and email. Keep your own contacts and calendars synced with your phone. Back up and sync your photos, movies, and music to your own private storage. No more subscriptions needed.

You can ignore all the companies offering “solutions”, even if they are free, because they take away self-reliance. The point is to know how to do it yourself, not to have somebody do it for you. It’s worth a little up-front work, like learning how to drive.

Below are simple step-by-step instructions that work. Instead of drowning you in options, it uses an operating system called OpenBSD...

https://sive.rs/ti

#services #system

OpenBSD Workstation for the People.

This is an attempt at building an OpenBSD desktop than could be used by newcomers or by people that don’t care about tinkering with computers and just want a working daily driver for general tasks...

https://www.tumfatig.net/2024/openbsd-workstation-for-the-people/

#desktop #system

Why I stopped using OpenBSD?

Last month, I decided to leave the OpenBSD team as I have not been using OpenBSD myself for a while. A lot of people asked me why I stopped using OpenBSD, although I have been advocating it for a while. Let me share my thoughts. First, I like OpenBSD, it has values, and it is important that it exists. It just does not fit all needs, it does not fit mine anymore...

https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-11-15-why-i-stopped-using-openbsd.html

#system #hardware #problems

P. S. Well, such feedback should be taken into account, too.