Encryption on Solaris 10

For systems running Solaris 10, encryption is based on Public Key Cryptographic Standard (PKCS#11).

PKCS#11 specifies an API, called Cryptoki, to devices which hold cryptographic information and perform cryptographic functions. For more information on the RSA defined PKCS#11, see http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs.

Note the following conditions for systems that run Solaris 10:

• SNMP encryption on both the Sun Management Center server and agent hosts depends on the SUNWcsl package, which contains the /usr/lib/libpkcs11.so encryption library. This package is installed by default.

• SNMP encryption is not supported on Sun Management Center 3.5 and earlier servers and agents even if SUNWcsl is installed.

• SNMP encryption support is automatically configured during agent or server setup if the SUNWcsl package is detected.