Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
I have a box that I want to keep as secure as I can but I also need to
be able to use a graphical browser from it (I know that this is a
trade-off).
There is no graphical browser in base. I don't need or want this
browser to do javascript or flash (I have a different box for
entertainment). Of the browsers in packages, which browser would people
think is likely the most secure?
I use Seamonkey. You can turn off Javascript. Java and Flash won't run
if they are not configured. Seamonkey has been very solid for me for
many years. I usually have it open and running for 2-4 weeks at a time
and I have only experienced about 2 crashes in over 5 years. BTW,
Seamonkey is derived from the the old Mozilla code base. It hasn't
changed much over the years as far as features go. It does get security
updates regularly though. Check out the fixes:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#SeaMonkey
One drawback is that the version of Seamonkey in the OpenBSD packages is
usually a minor version or two behind the latest Seamonkey. I have never
let this bother me and it has never been a problem.
-pachl
