Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid is a comprehensive guide to the OpenBSD operating system by Michael W. Lucas, author of Absolute FreeBSD and Cisco Routers for the Desperate.

The book assumes basic knowledge of the design, commands, and user permissions of Unix-like operating systems.

The book contains troubleshooting tips, background information on the system and its commands, and examples to assist with learning.

Some of the information in the book became outdated when OpenBSD 3.4 was released only a few months later.

Peter N. M. Hansteen, author of The Book of PF,[1] was the technical reviewer.