Celebrating 30 Years of FreeBSD: Security

[Drew Gurkowski]

We’re celebrating FreeBSD Day all week long by focusing on a different aspect of FreeBSD each day!


Today’s Theme: Security


Whether it’s using FreeBSD to create security focused products or strengthening security for the FreeBSD Operating System, we all know that the effort to keep any type of technology secure is extensive and never-ending.


So how do folks within FreeBSD handle the gigantic task? By focusing on several different areas of security within the Project. Take minute to find out more in: Keeping FreeBSD Secure: Learn the Whys and Hows with the FreeBSD Sec Team


Looking for other tips on securing your FreeBSD instance? Check out the following:


FreeBSD Journal Articles

• • Refactoring the Kernel Cryptographic Services Framework
  • PAM Tips and Tricks
  • SSH Tips and Tricks
  • Seven Ways to Increase Security in a New FreeBSD Installation
  • The copyinout Framework
  • Introduction to CARP
  • Using TLS to improve NFS Security

FreeBSD Fridays:


FreeBSD Fridays: Introduction to Capsicum


FreeBSD Fridays: An Introduction to FreeBSD Security


Now that we talked about keeping FreeBSD secure, learn more about a few organizations that are using FreeBSD or its components where security is an important focus.


CHERI/Morello:


FreeBSD Fridays: Introduction to CHERI


June 2022 FreeBSD Developer Summit: CHERI/Morello


Deepstack:


November 2022 FreeBSD Vendor Summit: FreeBSD in an Enterprise Environment


Netflix:


Netflix Case Study – KTLS implementation


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