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		rollcat on Dec 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BCHS software stack: BSD, C, httpd, SQLite Kristaps is an OpenBSD developer. These guys are notorious for having five heads each - two remote holes in 30 years, OpenSSH, PF, etc. That said, the actual secret is to write simpler code. (And maybe use pledge+unveil, if your OS has it.)

formerly_proven on Dec 29, 2023 [–]

Zero network services with open ports by default (not even sshd) also helps for that number.

rollcat on Dec 29, 2023 | [–]

Yes, "simpler" often means "don't do things you don't have to". A laptop doesn't really need sshd, and OpenBSD makes for an OK laptop OS.

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