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Absolute OpenBSD: UNIX for the Practical Paranoid

Absolute OpenBSD: UNIX for the Practical Paranoid

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  • Create Date：2021-03-14 03:18:05
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Michael W. Lucas
  • ISBN：1593274769
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Summary

The definitive guide to OpenBSD

Foreword by Henning Brauer， OpenBSD PF Developer

OpenBSD， the elegant， highly secure Unix-like operating system， is widely used as the basis for critical DNS servers， routers， firewalls， and more。 This long-awaited second edition of Absolute OpenBSD maintains author Michael Lucas's trademark straightforward and practical approach that readers have enjoyed for years。 You'll learn the intricacies of the platform， the technical details behind certain design decisions， and best practices， with bits of humor sprinkled throughout。 This edition has been completely updated for OpenBSD 5。3， including new coverage of OpenBSD's boot system， security features like W^X and ProPolice， and advanced networking techniques。

You'll learn how to:


Manage network traffic with VLANs， trunks， IPv6， and the PF packet filter Make software management quick and effective using the ports and packages system Give users only the access they need with groups， sudo， and chroots Configure OpenBSD's secure implementations of SNMP， DHCP， NTP， hardware sensors， and more Customize the installation and upgrade processes for your network and hardware， or build a custom OpenBSD release
Whether you're a new user looking for a complete introduction to OpenBSD or an experienced sysadmin looking for a refresher， Absolute OpenBSD， 2nd Edition will give you everything you need to master the intricacies of the world's most secure operating system。

"The definitive book on OpenBSD gets a long-overdue refresh。"

-Theo de Raadt， OpenBSD Founder

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Reviews

DeadTrees ，

This book secured Michael W。 Lucas's position as my favorite technical writer。Many of the reviews here mention the book as a great reference - which it is - but I'd like to add that it's also a great cover-to-cover read。 Lucas has a very easy-to-read style with humor in exactly the right places。 This book secured Michael W。 Lucas's position as my favorite technical writer。Many of the reviews here mention the book as a great reference - which it is - but I'd like to add that it's also a great cover-to-cover read。 Lucas has a very easy-to-read style with humor in exactly the right places。 。。。more

James Tomasino ，

My only complaint is that it doesn't automatically update content with each release of OpenBSD。 The man pages do， at least。 My only complaint is that it doesn't automatically update content with each release of OpenBSD。 The man pages do， at least。 。。。more

Altivo Overo ，

Books about OpenBSD are scarce。 If there has to be only one， this is a fairly good choice。 A good overview of the system as well as a fair introduction to UNIX。 Not for the novice use however， the book assumes familiarity with basic concepts。

Peter ，

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Jonathan Harrington ，

Excellent。 As always Lucas is the standard other tech writers should aim for。

Jason ，

As far as a technical book about an operating system， it's a great technical reference with plenty of explanation for the OpenBSD noob。 As far as a technical book about an operating system， it's a great technical reference with plenty of explanation for the OpenBSD noob。 。。。more

David Glad ，

I found this book best serves as a reference when I tinker with OpenBSD。 （As it currently stands， I guess OpenBSD is not quite for me， as the FreeBSD community does an excellent job being all things to almost all people。 That said， OpenBSD is a great project and definitely teaches good security practices。）Does seem funny how essentially OpenBSD says the ultimate authority are its manual （man） pages and even the site's install guide （written in a FAQ-style format） says that any conflict reverts b I found this book best serves as a reference when I tinker with OpenBSD。 （As it currently stands， I guess OpenBSD is not quite for me， as the FreeBSD community does an excellent job being all things to almost all people。 That said， OpenBSD is a great project and definitely teaches good security practices。）Does seem funny how essentially OpenBSD says the ultimate authority are its manual （man） pages and even the site's install guide （written in a FAQ-style format） says that any conflict reverts back to the man page as the one truth。 Needless to say part of the role of books such as this is to help grow the community and clout， which Lucas certainly seems to have found a niche （but hopefully growing！） audience with BSD software。 。。。more

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