The only beef I have with this article is the claim that OpenBSD is "the worlds most secure operating system." The NSA actively rates OS and networking equipment with their EPL (Evaluated Products List.) I would note that Wang Goverment Services holds a 'B3' rating with the NSA for their XTS-300 package which includes the STOP 5.2.E OS and their own x86 hardware. Wang's technical overview of the system is very impressive and needless to say the security features offered are far and above anything available from OpenBSD. The NSA's rating scales from A1, B3, B2, B1, C2, C1 to 'minimal protection.' a comparative example would be NT4.0 which is listed (http://www.radium.ncsc.mil/tpep/epl/epl-by-class. html) as a 'C2 class' operating system.
It should be noted that each successive class is a superset of the previous classes described.
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The only beef I have with this article is the claim that OpenBSD is "the worlds most secure operating system." The NSA actively rates OS and networking equipment with their EPL (Evaluated Products List.) I would note that Wang Goverment Services holds a 'B3' rating with the NSA for their XTS-300 package which includes the STOP 5.2.E OS and their own x86 hardware. Wang's technical overview of the system is very impressive and needless to say the security features offered are far and above anything available from OpenBSD. The NSA's rating scales from A1, B3, B2, B1, C2, C1 to 'minimal protection.' a comparative example would be NT4.0 which is listed (http://www.radium.ncsc.mil/tpep/epl/epl-by-class. html) as a 'C2 class' operating system.
It should be noted that each successive class is a superset of the previous classes described.