TLDR Tech / Opinion
OpenSSH Ships on Every Mac, Linux Server and Windows. Its Creator Trusts No One
Theo de Raadt created OpenBSD and OpenSSH as uncompromising, security-focused software projects driven by extreme caution and distrust of centralized control. Despite controversies surrounding his abrasive style and rejection of traditional software compromises, his code eventually became a foundational security layer running on servers, cloud platforms, and operating systems worldwide. Recently, OpenSSH successfully resisted a sophisticated global backdoor attempt that was thwarted by a minor timing anomaly.
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