Understanding Hardware Security

Physical isolation and access control are the foundation on which you should build the security architecture. Ensuring that the physical server is installed in a secure environment protects it against unauthorized access. Likewise, recording all serial numbers helps to prevent theft, resale, or supply chain risk (that is, injection of counterfeit or compromised components into your organization's supply chain).

This chapter provides general hardware security guidelines for the SPARC M5-32 and M6-32 servers.

The following sections are in this chapter:

• Access Restrictions

• Serial Numbers

• Hard Drives