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Oracle Solaris Administration: Security Services Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
1. Security Services (Overview)
Part II System, File, and Device Security
2. Managing Machine Security (Overview)
3. Controlling Access to Systems (Tasks)
4. Virus Scanning Service (Tasks)
5. Controlling Access to Devices (Tasks)
6. Using the Basic Audit Reporting Tool (Tasks)
7. Controlling Access to Files (Tasks)
Part III Roles, Rights Profiles, and Privileges
Role-Based Access Control (Overview)
RBAC: An Alternative to the Superuser Model
RBAC Elements and Basic Concepts
Privileged Applications and RBAC
Applications That Check UIDs and GIDs
Applications That Check for Privileges
Applications That Check Authorizations
Security Considerations When Directly Assigning Security Attributes
Usability Considerations When Directly Assigning Security Attributes
Privileges Protect Kernel Processes
Administrative Differences on a System With Privileges
Privileges and System Resources
How Privileges Are Implemented
Expanding a User or Role's Privileges
Restricting a User or Role's Privileges
Assigning Privileges to a Script
9. Using Role-Based Access Control (Tasks)
10. Security Attributes in Oracle Solaris (Reference)
Part IV Cryptographic Services
11. Cryptographic Framework (Overview)
12. Cryptographic Framework (Tasks)
Part V Authentication Services and Secure Communication
14. Network Services Authentication (Tasks)
17. Using Secure Shell (Tasks)
19. Introduction to the Kerberos Service
20. Planning for the Kerberos Service
21. Configuring the Kerberos Service (Tasks)
22. Kerberos Error Messages and Troubleshooting
23. Administering Kerberos Principals and Policies (Tasks)
24. Using Kerberos Applications (Tasks)
25. The Kerberos Service (Reference)
The role-based access control (RBAC) feature of Oracle Solaris and the privileges feature of Oracle Solaris provide a more secure alternative to superuser. This chapter provides overview information about RBAC and about privileges.
The following is a list of the overview information in this chapter.