[2022] nsh: Network Shell on top of OpenBSD made for network administrators - Tom Smyth

nsh is a tool that allows a network administrator harness the power of OpenBSD and the tools that are present in the OpenBSD base operating system. nsh is an an alternative or supplement: ifconfig(8) sysctl(8) route(8) and encapsulates configuration for other daemons into one place, with its own command language similar to the configuration language used by many network appliance vendors. Effectively nsh + OpenBSD can allow an un-inducted network administrator harness the true power of OpenBSD for just about any network role or tasks. from meat and potatoes routing to a layer7 TLS terminating, load balancing and stateful firewall failover appliance. In this presentation the speakers will demo nsh and how it integrates with a base OpenBSD install. The speakers will discuss the current nsh design and features, and what lies in the future for nsh.