OpenBGPD
E265445
OpenBGPD is an open-source implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) designed for security, portability, and ease of use, primarily developed as part of the OpenBSD project.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2417435 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OpenBGPD Context triple: [Theo de Raadt, notableWork, OpenBGPD]
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A.
BGP
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is the primary inter-domain routing protocol used to exchange routing information and determine paths between autonomous systems on the global Internet.
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B.
BGP-4+
BGP-4+ is an enhanced version of the Border Gateway Protocol designed to support routing for IPv6 networks.
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C.
OpenVPN
OpenVPN is an open-source virtual private network (VPN) solution that enables secure, encrypted connections over the internet for remote access and site-to-site networking.
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D.
Internet Routing Registry (IRR)
The Internet Routing Registry (IRR) is a globally distributed database system used by network operators to register and validate routing policies and IP address announcements for more secure and reliable Internet routing.
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E.
OpenBSC project
The OpenBSC project is an open-source implementation of a GSM base station controller and related network components, enabling researchers and enthusiasts to run and experiment with their own mobile networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OpenBGPD Target entity description: OpenBGPD is an open-source implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) designed for security, portability, and ease of use, primarily developed as part of the OpenBSD project.
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A.
BGP
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is the primary inter-domain routing protocol used to exchange routing information and determine paths between autonomous systems on the global Internet.
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B.
BGP-4+
BGP-4+ is an enhanced version of the Border Gateway Protocol designed to support routing for IPv6 networks.
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C.
OpenVPN
OpenVPN is an open-source virtual private network (VPN) solution that enables secure, encrypted connections over the internet for remote access and site-to-site networking.
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D.
Internet Routing Registry (IRR)
The Internet Routing Registry (IRR) is a globally distributed database system used by network operators to register and validate routing policies and IP address announcements for more secure and reliable Internet routing.
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E.
OpenBSC project
The OpenBSC project is an open-source implementation of a GSM base station controller and related network components, enabling researchers and enthusiasts to run and experiment with their own mobile networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BGP implementation
ⓘ
free software ⓘ open-source software ⓘ routing software ⓘ |
| component |
OpenBGPD
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
bgpctl
bgpd ⓘ |
| configurationFile | /etc/bgpd.conf ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Internet service providers
ⓘ
enterprise networks ⓘ |
| designGoal |
code correctness
ⓘ
robustness ⓘ simple configuration syntax ⓘ |
| developedBy |
OpenBSD
ⓘ
surface form:
OpenBSD Project
|
| focus |
ease of use
ⓘ
portability ⓘ security ⓘ |
| homepage | https://www.openbgpd.org/ ⓘ |
| implementsProtocol |
BGP
ⓘ
surface form:
BGP-4
BGP ⓘ
surface form:
Border Gateway Protocol
|
| license | ISC license ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
FreeBSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ NetBSD ⓘ OpenBSD ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedFor | OpenBSD ⓘ |
| partOf |
OpenBSD
ⓘ
surface form:
OpenBSD base system
|
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
bounded memory use
ⓘ
privilege separation ⓘ process isolation ⓘ safe defaults ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
AS path filtering
ⓘ
BGP communities ⓘ BGP graceful shutdown ⓘ BGP large communities ⓘ BGP multipath ⓘ IPv4 unicast ⓘ IPv6 unicast ⓘ RPKI-based route origin validation ⓘ communities ⓘ graceful restart ⓘ multi-protocol BGP ⓘ prefix filtering ⓘ route filtering ⓘ route reflection ⓘ |
| usedFor |
BGP peering
ⓘ
Internet routing ⓘ route exchange between autonomous systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: OpenBGPD Description of subject: OpenBGPD is an open-source implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) designed for security, portability, and ease of use, primarily developed as part of the OpenBSD project.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.