&gt; I&#x27;m just getting started on setting up an OpenBSD router that I want to be the basis for making sure much of my data is secure.<p>A bit of warning... I&#x27;ve seen this go wrong when people who don&#x27;t know OpenBSD do this. Adding an additional OS means learning and &quot;supporting&quot; it.<p>* If learn your way around, get it set up well, keep your system updated the way you do for anything else, then you&#x27;ll be in good shape.<p>* If you learn just enough to get it working and then set it on the back burner for when you can find the time to learn more, don&#x27;t update it, etc., then you&#x27;re better off going with an OS that you know and can keep secure.<p>I&#x27;m not trying to dissuade you, but I&#x27;d like you to evaluate if you will devote the time to using a new OS on a border device that it deserves. If you will then I think you&#x27;ll be quite happy with your choice. :)