The developers of the OpenBSD operating system claim that it has been designed with security in mind. They claim that their proactive approach to security has allowed them to create a very secure operating system. The objective of this report is to examine the security philosophy in the OpenBSD operating system and how it has been implemented. Also, common areas for vulnerabilities will be examined to see how exposure in these areas has been mitigated.

Contents
Abstract
Security Philosophy of the OpenBSD Operating System
Cryptographic Tools and Related Software Applications
Common Vulnerabilities and the OpenBSD Solutions
Scanning OpenBSD for Common Vulnerabilities
Recently Discovered Vulnerabilities
Conclusion
References
Appendix A
Results of the COPS Security Scan
Appendix B
Results of the Strobe Port Scan
Appendix C
Results of the Nmap Port Scan
Appendix D
Recently Discovered Vulnerabilities

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