Would you agree?programming.devimage TechCodex ( @TechCodecPawx@programming.dev ) Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish • 1 year ago message-square61fedilinkarrow-up1418
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minus-square LinuxSBC ( @LinuxSBC@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink3•1 year agoOpenBSD is focused on being incredibly secure, and they generally succeed. Firewalls need good security.
minus-square argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink2•edit-21 year agoEverything needs good security. Firewall devices only cover a specific, limited portion of the attack surface of machines behind them. One successful browser exploit or attack on an exposed port, and the firewall may as well be a paperweight.
minus-square LinuxSBC ( @LinuxSBC@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoTrue, but it’s hard to get end users to use OpenBSD. It’s really easy to make a firewall based on OpenBSD.
OpenBSD is focused on being incredibly secure, and they generally succeed. Firewalls need good security.
Everything needs good security. Firewall devices only cover a specific, limited portion of the attack surface of machines behind them. One successful browser exploit or attack on an exposed port, and the firewall may as well be a paperweight.
True, but it’s hard to get end users to use OpenBSD. It’s really easy to make a firewall based on OpenBSD.