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1.  OpenSSH 9.2/9.2p1 released! - undeadly.org
    OpenSSH 9.2 was released on 2023-02-02. It is available from the mirrors listed at https://www.openssh.com/. As should be of no surprise to undeadly readers, OpenSSH ...
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230202205608    2023-02-02T00:00:00.0000000
   
2.  OpenBSD Journal: A resource for the OpenBSD community
    A series of commits by Jeremie Courreges-Anglas (jca@) has modified tar(1) such that its default write format (for archives) is that of pax(1).The message with the final commit captures the gist of the change: CVSROOT: /cvs Module name: src Changes by: jca@cvs.openbsd.org 2024/04/16 17:09:35 Modified files: bin/pax : options.c tar.1 Log message: Switch tar(1) write default format to 'pax' Lets ...
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3.  OpenSSH 9.3p2 released
    OpenSSH 9.3p2 released. Contributed by grey on 2023-07-19 from the It's Wednesday, but you should still patch this now. dept. As announced by Damien Miller: "We've just made an OpenSSH release to fix a remotely exploitable RCE vulnerability in ssh-agent's PKCS#11 support (CVE-2023-38408).
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230719180438    2023-07-19T00:00:00.0000000
   
4.  20 years since "and we're just starting": undeadly.org turns 20 (2024 ...
    Contributed by Peter N. M. Hansteen on 2024-04-07 from the 20 years a Puffyist dept. It's been 20 years since the first undeadly.org post appeared. At that point in our history, we had been enjoying frequent updates to the OpenBSD Journal at the deadly.org site for more than four years, and most of us thought it was an April's Fool prank when ...
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240409044953    2024-04-07T00:00:00.0000000
   
5.  OpenBGPD 8.0 released
    The OpenBSD project has released a new version of OpenBGPD, the OpenBSD Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing daemon, version 8.0.The announcement reads, From: Claudio Jeker <claudio openbsd ! org> Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 16:24:30 +0000 To: openbsd-announce Subject: OpenBGPD 8.0 released We have released OpenBGPD 8.0, which will be arriving in the OpenBGPD directory of your local OpenBSD mirror ...
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6.  Initial support for guided disk encryption in the installer
    The OpenBSD installer now has basic support for configuring disk encryption during the regular installation process. Previously, disk encryption needed to be set up manually by dropping to the shell from the installer. Initial support, likely to be expanded upon, was committed by Klemens Nanni ( kn@) on March 7, 2023 . The commit reads,
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230308063109    2023-03-07T00:00:00.0000000
   
7.  RSA/SHA1 signature type disabled by default in OpenSSH
    In a message to tech@ Damien Miller (djm@) explained the consequences of his recent commit: RSA/SHA1, a.k.a the "ssh-rsa" signature type is now disabled by default in OpenSSH. While The SSH protocol confusingly uses overlapping names for key and signature algorithms, this does not stop the use of RSA keys and there is no need to regenerate "ssh-rsa" keys - most servers released in the last ...
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8.  OpenSSH 9.3/9.3p1 released - undeadly.org
    On 2023-03-15 , the release of version 9.3 of OpenSSH was announced: […] This release fixes a number of security bugs. safety problem. The memory safety problem is not believed to be. security bugs. * ssh-add(1): when adding smartcard keys to ssh-agent(1) with the. per-hop desination constraints (ssh-add -h ...) added in OpenSSH.
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230316040613    2023-03-15T00:00:00.0000000
   
9.  Introducing dhcpleased(8)
    Now enabled by default on OpenBSD -current is dhcpleased (8), a dynamic host configuration protocol daemon written by florian@ (Florian Obser), who spoke with us about his work: I suppose this is either the KAME project 's fault, or if we don't want to go that far back, Theo's fault. At g2k16 he floated the idea of a network configuration daemon.
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10.  OpenBSD KDE Status Report 2022 - undeadly.org
    Status Report 2022. Contributed by Peter N. M. Hansteen on 2022-12-28 from the O-K6 dept. The end of the year is rapidly approaching, and Rafael Sadowski ( rsadowski@) has published the OpenBSD KDE Status Report 2022 . The report leads in, A lot has happened since the last OpenBSD KDE Status Report in 2021. Let's split the report in four ...
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20221229103836    2022-12-28T00:00:00.0000000
   
11.  OpenBSD 7.0 released
    Contributed by rueda on 2021-09-20 from the Undeadly-SYNs dept. The OpenBSD project has released OpenBSD 7.0 , the project's 51 st release. As usual, the release page offers highlights, installation and upgrade instructions, as well as links to other resources such as the detailed changelog. Notable improvements include, but are not limited to:
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12.  DRM updated - undeadly.org
    Contributed by rueda on 2022-01-14 from the DRM me up before you go-go dept. Johathan Gray ( jsg@) has updated DRM to Linux 5.15.14 (with support for several additional chips): CVSROOT:/cvs. Module name:src. Changes by:jsg@cvs.openbsd.org2022/01/13 23:53:17. Modified files:
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13.  OpenBSD 7.4 Released
    The OpenBSD project has announced the release of OpenBSD 7.4, the 55 th release of the OpenBSD operating system.. The new release contains a number of innovations and improvements across a number of areas, including Mandatory enforcement of indirect branch targets [See earlier report].; viogpu(4), a VirtIO GPU driver [See earlier report]. vmd(8) has moved to a multi-process model for virtio(4 ...
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20231016130614&ref=upstract.com    2023-09-27T00:00:00.0000000
   
14.  Passphrase timeout for disk decryption at boot added (potential battery ...
    Have you had your laptop accidentally un-hibernate while you weren't looking, leaving you with a totally drained battery? Now OpenBSD-current has a fix for that, thanks to this commit by Klemens Nanni (kn@).The commit message reads,
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240426083308    2024-04-26T00:00:00.0000000
   
15.  Using a Yubikey as smartcard for SSH public key authentication
    It's in -current only, so it will be available in 6.5, out in two months or so. Right now your options are: build it yourself (easy), port the port to 6.4 or upgrade to a snapshot (which is is 6.5-beta since last week).
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16.  Theo de Raadt to be presenting at CanSecWest.
    Dragos Ruiu recently announced that Theo de Raadt will be presenting at this year's CanSecWest, March 22-24 2023 in Vancouver, BC. It's been a while since Theo de Raadt presented striking new memory protections at CanSecWest, but he is back with new stuff OpenBSD has been cooking up to make exploits tougher. He'll be presenting: "Synthetic ...
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230313064617    2023-03-13T00:00:00.0000000
   
17.  Soft updates (softdep) disabled for future VFS work
    A low key leak from the ongoing g2k23 hackathon comes the news that soft updates (aka softdep) will, for now, be a no-op on OpenBSD-current.. The commit message by Bob Beck (beck@) reads, . From: Bob Beck <beck cvs ! openbsd ! org> Date: 2023-07-05 15:13:28 CVSROOT: /cvs Module name: src Changes by: beck@cvs.openbsd.org 2023/07/05 09:13:28 Modified files: sys/kern : vfs_syscalls.c sys/sys ...
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230706044554    2023-07-05T00:00:00.0000000
   
18.  Index for 2024 - undeadly.org
    Archive Index for. 2024. January. TSO for em(4) committed to -current. OpenBSD workstation hardening tips. DSA removal from OpenSSH. Effortless OpenBSD Audio and Desktop Screen Recording Guide. pinsyscalls(2) working in anger. KMS for Apple silicon machines.
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19.  Call For Testing: Add TSO support for em(4)
    In a recent message to tech@, Marcus Glocker (mglocker@), asks users running -current for testing of a potenially performance enhancing diff:. List: openbsd-tech Subject: Add TSO support for em(4) From: Marcus Glocker <marcus nazgul ! ch> Date: 2023-12-21 22:42:39 As already discussed with claudio@ and Paul over chat. This diff adds TSO support for the em(4) 82575, 82576, 82580, I350, and I210 ...
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20231227141831    2023-12-26T00:00:00.0000000
   
20.  EuroBSDCon 2023 presentations
    Coimbra! dept. EuroBSDCon 2023 has now ended, and slides for many of the OpenBSD developer presentations are now available in the usual place. Video of the presentations can be expected somewhat later. Slides from the tutorial "Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" are also available. (Comments are closed)
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230919063240    2023-09-18T00:00:00.0000000
   
21.  OpenBSD Developer: Ted Unangst
    OpenBSD Developer: Ted Unangst. Date: 2015-10-25. On October 18th 20 years ago the first commits to the OpenBSD project landed in the CVS repository. Today on the anniversary the beastie.pl team invites all readers to a series of interviews that our staff conducted with the project developers. We continue with our eight interview - Ted Unangst. 1.
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22.  About the OpenBSD Journal
    OpenBSD Journal. Home Archives About Submit Story Create Account Login. About the OpenBSD Journal Purpose. The OpenBSD Journal is a site dedicated to providing news and information of interest to members of the OpenBSD community.. The site is run by a small group of volunteers. Although several OpenBSD developers are registered users of the site, and the site receives frequent contributions ...
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23.  Help the OpenBSD Foundation Reach Its 2022 Funding Goal
    The OpenBSD Foundation, which is central to funding the OpenBSD project, needs your help to reach its 2022 Fundraising Goal of $300,000. At the time of writing, the amount raised in 2022 stands at a little over 50% of the stated goal. The Foundation needs your help to sustainably fund the project. Please head over to the Foundation's donations ...
    undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20221202062601    2022-12-01T00:00:00.0000000