How to Obtain a Readable Label From Its Hexadecimal Form

This procedure provides a way to repair labels that are stored in internal databases. For more information, see the hextoalabel(1M) man page.

Before You Begin

You must be in the Security Administrator role in the global zone.

1. To obtain the text equivalent for an internal representation of a label, do one of the following.

   • To obtain the text equivalent for a sensitivity label, pass the hexadecimal form of the label.

     $ hextoalabel 0x0004-08-68 CONFIDENTIAL : NEED TO KNOW

   • To obtain the text equivalent for a clearance, use the -c option.

     $ hextoalabel -c 0x0004-08-68 CONFIDENTIAL NEED TO KNOW