Hmm, it doesn't matter about anything you just said. First tenet of security: If physical security cannot be maintained, all security is immediately compromised. Period.
This server I am renting may not be under the control of whom I think I am paying. How could I possibly know? This server is Intel based. Possibly no more than a coincidence, but immediately after joining a pro-constitutional group, both my phone and laptop needed BIOS updates. Hardware flaws in both AMD and Intel that have NO software mitigations exist and that cannot be detected exist. This is just the world we live in. I'm not a criminal and I have no secrets whatsoever to hide. I use OpenBSD because I am a bit of a perfectionist myself. Pure, clean code earns my utter respect. That security is a by-product is superb. So, for my part, that's that. Unless anyone has some useful help beyond what I've already heard, this discussion is over on my part. Let's free up the list for other's needs Chris Bennett