Re: Linux Firewalls (WAS: Looking for...)

[Jose Nazario]

one shouldn't let familiarity keep them from expanding their horizons,
mind you.

my preference for OpenBSD with IPFilter is based on the quality of the
code and the stated (and achieved) goals of the projects. Linux just isn't
geared towards security, no matter how much gets grafted on (ie the
International patch, RSBAC or SELinux, etc). OpenBSD is (ie kernel doing
blowfish and AES, integrated, standards compliant IPSec, etc).

its a matter of the right tool for the job. i love Linux as a UN*X
workstation. it suits me really well there, its designed for that. i
wouldn't dare deploy it as a gateway device, though, OpenBSD excels there.

it doesn't hurt to expand your horizons.

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