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OpenSSL Fundraiser Updates – Progress and Thank Yous

Post published:November 19, 2017
Post category:Fundraiser OpenSSL

November 19th OpenSSL Fundraiser Updates - Progress and Thank Yous Our work fundraising for the massive OpenSSL 1.1.1 project continues. Our project is now up to hundreds of backers and dozens of companies and organizations. I would like to thank OpenVPN Technologies for their continued support (they have donated an…

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OpenSSL Fundraiser Progress Updates

Post published:October 23, 2017
Post category:Fundraiser OpenSSL

OpenSSL 1.1.1 Fundraising Progress (This post will be updated regularly as we gain more sponsors and progress toward our total goal.) We are happy to announce that we have raised 36% of the money needed to audit OpenSSL 1.1.1 with three weeks of fundraising completed. We expect to meet our…

The OpenSSL 1.1.1 Audit Fundraising has Begun!

Post published:October 2, 2017
Post category:Fundraiser OpenSSL

The OpenSSL 1.1.1 Audit Fundraising has Begun! What are we doing? Like our other fundraisers, OSTIF is reaching out to the public to fund a thorough and open audit of OpenSSL 1.1.1. This particular version is important because OpenSSL 1.1.1 introduces significant pieces of new code to implement the new…

More OpenVPN Updates!

Post published:December 10, 2016
Post category:Encryption Fundraiser Open Source OpenVPN Security

Progress! Goals! Collaboration! We are reporting in with more progress updates on our fundraising, more specifics on our goals, and some positive news about collaboration. Fundraising: We have secured substantially more funding over the last few days, increasing our total cash raised to $41000. This places us at about 60%…

OpenVPN Audit Updates – News – And More!

Post published:December 9, 2016
Post category:Encryption Fundraiser Open Source OpenVPN Security

Fundraising Is Going Well, Progress Is Fast! We have had a lot of early success with our OpenVPN fundraiser, and the community response to the project has been tremendous with privacy advocates, VPN review sites, and VPN providers coming together to raise over $34,000 USD over the last two weeks.…

OSTIF is Beginning a Fundraiser for OpenVPN – Let’s Get it Audited!

Post published:November 22, 2016
Post category:Encryption Fundraiser Open Source OpenVPN Security

OSTIF is Beginning a Fundraiser for OpenVPN - Let's Get it Audited! Edit: Updates about the progress of this fundraiser are here: https://ostif.org/openvpn-audit-updates-news-and-more/ Today marks the first day of our OpenVPN fundraiser. We are asking for your support to get one of the most widely used networking applications in the world…

MySQL 0-day Vulnerability Underscores the Need for OSTIF

Post published:September 29, 2016
Post category:Fundraiser

On September 12th of this month, MySQL, the #1 database software in the world, suffered a 0-day exposure of a bug of the worst kind. It allows an authenticated remote attacker to take full control of any server running the software, regardless of the user's privileges in the database. This Escalation of…

OSTIF is Officially Applying for the MacArthur Foundation’s 100 & Change Grant

Post published:September 13, 2016
Post category:Fundraiser

The MacArthur Foundation has started a new competition for a large grant called 100 & Change. This grant gives the winner $100,000,000 USD with the aim of solving a real world problem. The OSTIF has officially registered for the contest, and we believe we have are in a position to…

Kickstarter Lessons and Our Fundraising Future

Post published:January 9, 2016
Post category:Financial Fundraiser

Our KickStarter has just ended and we have learned a lot about how to raise money for our supported projects. We faced a number of challenges that were difficult to overcome in the short window that we had while the KickStarter was live. We have extensively evaluated every aspect of…

KickStarter Project Submitted for Final Approval

Post published:December 5, 2015
Post category:Fundraiser

We have just submitted our KickStarter project for final approval. We will hear back in 24-48 hours on final approval and be ready for launch! We are uploading videos to YouTube, reaching out to privacy companies, and gearing up to make waves in the privacy community! Spread the word, donate…