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OpenBSD Releases a Portable Version of OpenNTPD

Posted by timothy on from the enlightened-self-interest dept.

Noryungi (70322) writes Theo De Raadt roundly criticized NTP due to its recent security advisories, and pointed out that OpenBSD OpenNTPD was not vulnerable. However, it also had not been made portable to other OS in a long time. Brent Cook, also known for his work on the portable version of LibreSSL (OpenBSD cleanup and refactoring of OpenSSL) decided to take the matter in his own hands and released a new portable version of OpenNTPD. Everyone rejoice, compile and report issues!

2 of 79 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Why can't anyone write secure software? by mrchaotica · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, speak for yourself! I wrote a secure "hello world" once....

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  2. Re:Why can't anyone write secure software? by Shakrai · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wrote a super secure interactive hello world once, so the user could see "hello world" in any language of their choice:

    int main (int argc, char **argv) {
    char hello[256];

    gets(hello);
    printf("%s\n", hello);
    return 0;
    }

    Works best when run with root permissions. :)

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