On 3/21/22 20:22, Eric Thomas wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to learn about secure networking (PKI, x509 certs, DNS, IPS, etc.) > and generally > harden my home network using OpenBSD. Can I use OpenBSD services AND have > it act as a desktop workstation on the same machine? > > Ref: > https://superuser.com/questions/1712101/openbsd-home-server-workstation-on-same-machine > > Thanks, > Eric
Secure networking - Consideration: Defense in depth - If your services machine is compromised, what will be exposed? A server machine and a desktop machine are different roles, with different requirements. Mixing both in one machine can be done but you may not learn as much. I sent a message to the list in December describing my approach (covering 3 years) - May be interesting reading: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=164058491013379&w=2
