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Securing the Network in Oracle Solaris 11.1     Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library
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Preface

1.  Using Link Protection in Virtualized Environments

2.  Tuning Your Network (Tasks)

3.  Web Servers and the Secure Sockets Layer Protocol

4.  IP Filter in Oracle Solaris (Overview)

5.  IP Filter (Tasks)

6.  IP Security Architecture (Overview)

7.  Configuring IPsec (Tasks)

8.  IP Security Architecture (Reference)

9.  Internet Key Exchange (Overview)

10.  Configuring IKE (Tasks)

11.  Internet Key Exchange (Reference)

Glossary

Index

Preface

This guide assumes that the Oracle Solaris operating system (Oracle Solaris OS) is installed and you are ready to secure your network.


Note - This Oracle Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures. The supported systems appear in the Oracle Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.


Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for anyone responsible for administering networked systems that run Oracle Solaris. To use this book, you should have at least two years of UNIX system administration experience. Attending UNIX system administration training courses might be helpful.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Typographic Conventions

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

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface
Description
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 UNIX system prompts and superuser prompts for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. In command examples, the shell prompt indicates whether the command should be executed by a regular user or a user with privileges.

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#