Hi, On Thu, 11.12.2008 at 21:35:36 +0200, Jussi Peltola <pe...@pelzi.net> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 10:30:50AM -0800, Jeff_1981 wrote: > > Please can you indicate me how to run Windows or Linux under OpenBSD ? > > Under Linux for example there is possibility to virtualize another OS. > > If the other OS is hacked from the web does it compromizes the security of > > OpenBSD ?
this is generally possible. If you kept an eye on the virtualization methods under Linux, you will have encountered several cases where it was possible for virtual machines to break out of their compartment, and invade the host or other guest systems. Search eg. for "blue pill" if you want more details. > Who cares; if your service gets hacked, it doesn't help to keep the > underlying OS clean, your service is still compromised. This is true, but also true is that recovery from a compromized virtual machine is generally much faster than recovery from a compromized physical machine, provided you have a clean image lying around, and you are sure that the host is not compromized. But noone can guarantee you that. -- Kind regards, --Toni++
