Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions User's Guide

Preface

The Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions User's Guide is a guide to working in the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) with Solaris Trusted Extensions installed.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is for all users of Trusted Extensions. As a prerequisite, you must be familiar with the Solaris OS and one of the following desktops:

Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
The open source GNOME desktop
Sun Java Desktop System

You must also be familiar with the security policy of your organization.

How the Solaris Trusted Extensions Guides Are Organized

The following table lists the topics that are covered in the Solaris Trusted Extensions guides and the audience for each guide.

Title of Guide	Topics	Audience
Solaris Trusted Extensions Transition Guide	Obsolete. Provides an overview of the differences between Trusted Solaris 8 software, Solaris 10 software, and Solaris Trusted Extensions software. For this release, the What's New document for the Solaris OS provides an overview of Trusted Extensions changes.	All
Solaris Trusted Extensions Reference Manual	Obsolete. Provides Solaris Trusted Extensions man pages for the Solaris 10 11/06 and Solaris 10 8/07 releases of Trusted Extensions. For this release, Trusted Extensions man pages are included with the Solaris man pages.	All
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions User’s Guide	Describes the basic features of Solaris Trusted Extensions. This book contains a glossary.	End users, administrators, developers
Solaris Trusted Extensions Installation and Configuration for Solaris 10 11/06 and Solaris 10 8/07 Releases	Obsolete. Describes how to plan for, install, and configure Solaris Trusted Extensions for the Solaris 10 11/06 and Solaris 10 8/07 releases of Trusted Extensions.	Administrators, developers
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Configuration Guide	Starting with the Solaris 10 5/08 release, describes how to enable and initially configure Solaris Trusted Extensions. Replaces Solaris Trusted Extensions Installation and Configuration for the Solaris 10 11/06 and Solaris 10 8/07 Releases.	Administrators, developers
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Administrator’s Procedures	Shows how to perform specific administration tasks.	Administrators, developers
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Developer’s Guide	Describes how to develop applications with Solaris Trusted Extensions.	Developers, administrators
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Label Administration	Provides information about how to specify label components in the label encodings file.	Administrators
Compartmented Mode Workstation Labeling: Encodings Format	Describes the syntax used in the label encodings file. The syntax enforces the various rules for well-formed labels for a system.	Administrators

How This Guide Is Organized

Chapter 1, Introduction to Solaris Trusted Extensions Software describes the basic concepts that are implemented on a Solaris system that is configured with Trusted Extensions.

Chapter 2, Logging In to Trusted Extensions (Tasks) presents procedures for accessing a system and for leaving a system that is configured with Trusted Extensions.

Chapter 3, Working in Trusted Extensions (Tasks) describes how to use Trusted Extensions to perform your job.

Chapter 4, Elements of Trusted Extensions (Reference) explains the key elements in a system that is configured with Trusted Extensions.

Glossary describes security terms that are used in Trusted Extensions.

Documentation, Support, and Training

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Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`