Signed Patches

All patches that are available for the Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 releases include a digital signature. A valid digital signature ensures that the patch has not been modified since the signature was applied.

Using signed patches is a secure method of downloading or applying patches because the patches include a digital signature that can be verified before the patch is applied to your system.

Signed patches are stored in Java^TM archive format files (abc.jar) and are available from the SunSolve Online^SM Web site.

For information about adding signed patches with the smpatch command, see Preparation for Managing Signed Patches with smpatch Command (Task Map). For troubleshooting problems with the smpatch command, go to http:sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patches/spfaq.