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Profiling and Debugging the FreeBSD Kernel

May 22, 2009 12:00am PDT

This paper provides an overview of the Profiling and Debugging tools available for FreeBSD 7.0 and later. These tools enable the developer to demystify the Kernel's internal workings, identify...

Provided by: Intel

Book Chapters

Master Process Management in FreeBSD

May 15, 2006 12:00am PDT

This sample chapter from The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operation System takes systems administrators "under the hood" to deepen their understanding of process management in...

Provided by: Addison Wesley Professional

Software

The FreeBSD Project 1.2 (Mobile)

June 8, 2010 12:00am PDT

Stay in touch with the community around the FreeBSD Project with access to the Newsflash, Upcoming events, YouTube videos, Planet FreeBSD and an overview of the committers.

Provided by: MavEtJu software

Downloads

FreeBSD 8.0 installation walk-through

February 1, 2010 12:00am PST

Vincent Danen walks you through the initial installation of FreeBSD 8.0. The text-based installer can be a challenge, but the OS is solid.

Provided by: Vincent Danen

White Papers

Accelerating Secure Storage on FreeBSD

May 1, 2009 12:00am PDT

It goes without saying that Information Security is extremely important in today's connected world. Protecting the vast quantities of digital information stored by companies is critical to...

Provided by: Intel

White Papers

An Independent H-TCP Implementation Under FreeBSD 7.0 - Description and Observed Behaviour

July 1, 2008 12:00am PDT

A key requirement for IETF recognition of new TCP algorithms is having an independent, interoperable implementation. This paper describes the BSD-licensed implementation of H-TCP within FreeBSD...

Provided by: University of Innsbruck

Book Chapters

Hack the FreeBSD kernel with call hooking

June 15, 2007 12:00am PDT

Though rootkits have a fairly negative image, they can be used for both good and evil. Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking arms you with the knowledge you need to write...

Provided by: No Starch Press

White Papers

FreeBSD Mandatory Access Control Usage for Implementing Enterprise Security Policies

June 12, 2007 12:00am PDT

FreeBSD was one of the first widely deployed free operating systems to provide mandatory access control. It supports a number of classic MAC models. This tutorial paper addresses exploiting this...

Provided by: St. Petersburg State University

Blog Posts

Preparing installation media at the FreeBSD command line

January 25, 2011 7:00am PST

Preparing FreeBSD installation media from the command line in FreeBSD may sound like an intimidating task, but it is easier than you might think.

3 Latest comment by seanferd

Blog Posts

Use sysctl security settings to lock down a FreeBSD system

January 24, 2011 11:23am PST

Among the many resources provided by FreeBSD's sysctl utility are a series of security settings. Learning something about them can help you protect your FreeBSD systems.

Q&A

freebsd installation

August 12, 2007 2:12am PDT

freebsd installation hi i have tried installing freebsd 6.2 but the problem is in disk2 so do i have another link for downloading freebsd than the freebsd.org

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Articles

GPLv3 to drive users from Linux to FreeBSD?

September 3, 2007 11:33am PDT

GPLv3 will help FreeBSD take some users away from Linux, according to the founder and vice president of The FreeBSD Foundation.

Blog Posts

Taking BSD one step further

January 17, 2012 8:45pm PST

PC-BSD is to FreeBSD what Ubuntu is to Debian, without most of the mess.

Discussion Threads

Recover FreeBSD root access when you forgot the password

October 15, 2010 10:02am PDT

Recover FreeBSD root access when you forgot the password article root Just one question. Did you just tell everyone how to bypass any root security on a FreeBSD system? If they have physical...

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Discussion Threads

FreeBSD file flags enhance Unix filesystem security

December 21, 2009 11:53am PST

FreeBSD file flags enhance Unix filesystem security article root FreeBSD file flags enhance Unix filesystem security What do you think of this article about FreeBSD file flags? Should I write a...

21 Started by apotheon  |  Latest comment by apotheon

Discussion Threads

Update your FreeBSD software with care

November 9, 2009 4:36pm PST

RE: Update your FreeBSD software with care Helpfull Update your FreeBSD software with care article root Update your FreeBSD software with care What kind of software update procedures do you...

10 Started by apotheon  |  Latest comment by Skyebug

Discussion Threads

How FreeBSD makes vulnerability auditing easy: portaudit

June 24, 2008 11:58am PDT

How FreeBSD makes vulnerability auditing easy: portaudit article root How FreeBSD makes vulnerability auditing easy: portaudit Both [b]portaudit[/b] and [b]portsnap[/b] are available in the...

10 Started by apotheon  |  Latest comment by apotheon

Discussion Threads

OpenBSD remote kernel vulnerability

March 14, 2007 10:59am PDT

I don't believe so The source on which I based the post didn't mention freebsd. OpenBSD remote kernel vulnerability article root does this affect freebsd also? Which does have various...

5 Started by DanLM  |  Latest comment by DanLM

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PC-BSD: a desktop-focused BSD

January 30, 2012 10:19pm PST

PC-BSD closely tracks its FreeBSD parent, adds improvements where necessary, and has avoided additions that would detract from the experience. Here's hoping that PC-BSD continues this winning formula.

Discussion Threads

PC-BSD: a BSD for the workstation

January 31, 2012 2:52pm PST

PC-BSD: a BSD for the workstation article root Thanks for giving BSD some love! FreeBSD is my favorite OS. I'm glad they packaged PC-BSD so those who desire the easy-install bells-and-whistles...

1 Started by Sterling "chip" Camden  |