HardenedBSD @HardenedBSD@bsd.network
Security-oriented derivative of FreeBSD. Primary goal is a clean-room reimplementation of the grsecurity patchset for the BSD community.
Joined Jan 2018
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Due to a drastic increase in spam/fraudulent accounts in our self-hosted gitlab, we now require an admin approval of new accounts.
After registering, please email netops[AT]hardenedbsd.org to have us activate your account.
The #HardenedBSD March 2026 status report is out a couple days early!
https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2026-03-29/hardenedbsd-march-2026-status-report
#HardenedBSD HEADS UP: Our development and build infrastructure will be switching ISP accounts on 23 Apr 2026 to 24 Apr 2026.
There will be at least 24 hour downtime. We will keep everyone informed:
https://groups.google.com/a/hardenedbsd.org/g/users/c/XqpoNqSejKM
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Conversation started with #Dell for the purchase of a new #HardenedBSD build server.
The biggest hurdle will be the requirement of at least 1TB RAM.
With our less-than-shoestring budget, I will likely announce an official call-for-donations over the next couple months.
The new #HardenedBSD 15-STABLE build has been published.
With this commit, we have resolved the kernel panic plaguing our #HardenedBSD users. This one was a tricky one.
The #HardenedBSD February 2026 status report is out!
https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2026-03-01/hardenedbsd-february-2026-status-report
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Which firewall/packet filter on #HardenedBSD do you use (if any?)
The #HardenedBSD January 2026 status report is out! https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2026-02-02/hardenedbsd-january-2026-status-report
Maintenance completed. We accomplished the majority of the planned work.
On Saturday, 31 Jan 2026, we are planning major maintenance of our development and build infrastructure: https://groups.google.com/a/hardenedbsd.org/g/users/c/9mC981rDbME/m/mL8lkfZPAAAJ
Downtime will likely be for the full day.
Do you use the #HardenedBSD security administration (secadm) tool?
Welcome 0x1eef (Robert) to the #HardenedBSD Development Team!
The #HardenedBSD 15-STABLE package repo has been published! Our bandwidth is limited, so please be gentle. :-)
Our longest status report ever, the #HardenedBSD December 2025 Status Report, is out!
https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2025-12-28/hardenedbsd-december-2025-status-report
Due to lack of resources, #HardenedBSD will be delegating 14-STABLE support to the community at the end of 2025Q4: https://groups.google.com/a/hardenedbsd.org/g/users/c/51IARO8noYo/m/UN5gVfq-CwAJ
We're also hinting at an upcoming call for donations (either monetary or shipment of hardware) for a new (or refurbished) build server.
Donations are eligible for tax deduction in the USA.
We will be creating new builds of #HardenedBSD this week to mitigate expiring cryptographic key material. For more information: https://groups.google.com/a/hardenedbsd.org/g/users/c/l-UivSvXK5c/m/6hX7SknqBAAJ
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@HardenedBSD I've started building my laptop packages locally and have fixed a few
ports (preferring fixing over disabling the new feature.) Some ports will have HARDCFLAGS disabled until I can get more time to fix them. I'm only disabling HARDCFLAGS for more complex cases.
I've kicked off a new 14-STABLE package build. This package build will be weird. You may see a number of missing packages once the repo is published. I will be working through that queue while the package build is taking place.
(Originally posted on the HardenedBSD Users mailing list: https://groups.google.com/a/hardenedbsd.org/g/users/c/_IuBY7Obw6I/m/0BX8AxtYAgAJ)
#HardenedBSD HEADS UP:
We just introduced a commit[1] that has the potential to cause a large number of ports to fail to build. Please be patient as we work through the breakages.
Please reach out and let us know of any ports that fail to build for you due to this commit.
We sent a notice a few minutes ago to the HardenedBSD Users mailing list[2]. We will monitor replies to both this Fediverse post and the mailing list post.
[1]: https://git.hardenedbsd.org/hardenedbsd/ports/-/commit/f3737f1d999bdfb5b2a0a4320232393b8adb31a9
[2]: https://groups.google.com/a/hardenedbsd.org/g/users/c/_IuBY7Obw6I
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The #HardenedBSD October 2025 Status Report is out! This report covers both September and October 2025.
https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2025-11-01/hardenedbsd-october-2025-status-report
Security-oriented derivative of FreeBSD. Primary goal is a clean-room reimplementation of the grsecurity patchset for the BSD community.
Joined Jan 2018
