Solaris Trusted Extensions Desktops

Labeled security has been extended to the two desktop interfaces in the Solaris 10 11/06 release. Users have access to both Trusted Java Desktop System (Trusted Java DS) and Trusted Common Desktop Environment (Trusted CDE) which include the following features:

• Multilevel sessions to enable users to access the data that they are authorized to see without compromising security

• Trusted path verification for to assure that the user session is not being hijacked

• Labeled windows to display the label of a window or a document

• Drag-and-drop security enforcement to ensure data movement is controlled and users are informed about security violations

• Labeled device allocation for CD-ROM, DVD, audio, and other devices to limit the transfer of sensitive data to insecure devices

• Secured remote access to multilevel sessions and single level sessions from other systems