Category Archives: OpenBSD

Setting up IPSec over GRE on OpenBSD

Posted on May 17, 2007 by jeff

This document will explain howto set up an IPSec encrypted GRE tunnel on OpenBSD. In the document, both end points are OpenBSD 4.1 systems, however it should be fairly straight forward to implement on other systems. To start, I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Networking, OpenBSD, Papers, Security | 6 Comments

Q: How do I add a user to the wheel group in OpenBSD or NetBSD?

Posted on April 28, 2007 by jeff

A: Beyond simply editing /etc/group with your favorite text editor, adding a user to the wheel group can be achieved in a few different ways. To place a user in the wheel account when her account is first created, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Answers, NetBSD, OpenBSD, System Administration | 2 Comments

Q: How do I encrypt file transfers with dd and netcat?

Posted on March 9, 2007 by jeff

A: This question came to us in response to the article Backup Files and Partitions with dd and netcat. Encrypting these files transfers is quite simple. As in the previous article, we will setup the server to listen on port … Continue reading →

Posted in Answers, DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Security, System Administration | 1 Comment