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Preface

Part I Initial Configuration of Trusted Extensions

1.  Security Planning for Trusted Extensions

2.  Configuration Roadmap for Trusted Extensions

3.  Adding the Trusted Extensions Feature to Oracle Solaris (Tasks)

4.  Configuring Trusted Extensions (Tasks)

5.  Configuring LDAP for Trusted Extensions (Tasks)

Part II Administration of Trusted Extensions

6.  Trusted Extensions Administration Concepts

7.  Trusted Extensions Administration Tools

8.  Security Requirements on a Trusted Extensions System (Overview)

9.  Performing Common Tasks in Trusted Extensions

10.  Users, Rights, and Roles in Trusted Extensions (Overview)

User Security Features in Trusted Extensions

Administrator Responsibilities for Users

System Administrator Responsibilities for Users

Security Administrator Responsibilities for Users

Decisions to Make Before Creating Users in Trusted Extensions

Default User Security Attributes in Trusted Extensions

label_encodings File Defaults

policy.conf File Defaults in Trusted Extensions

Configurable User Attributes in Trusted Extensions

Security Attributes That Must Be Assigned to Users

Security Attribute Assignment to Users in Trusted Extensions

.copy_files and .link_files Files

11.  Managing Users, Rights, and Roles in Trusted Extensions (Tasks)

12.  Remote Administration in Trusted Extensions (Tasks)

13.  Managing Zones in Trusted Extensions

14.  Managing and Mounting Files in Trusted Extensions

15.  Trusted Networking (Overview)

16.  Managing Networks in Trusted Extensions (Tasks)

17.  Trusted Extensions and LDAP (Overview)

18.  Multilevel Mail in Trusted Extensions (Overview)

19.  Managing Labeled Printing (Tasks)

20.  Devices in Trusted Extensions (Overview)

21.  Managing Devices for Trusted Extensions (Tasks)

22.  Trusted Extensions Auditing (Overview)

23.  Software Management in Trusted Extensions

A.  Site Security Policy

Creating and Managing a Security Policy

Site Security Policy and Trusted Extensions

Computer Security Recommendations

Physical Security Recommendations

Personnel Security Recommendations

Common Security Violations

Additional Security References

B.  Configuration Checklist for Trusted Extensions

Checklist for Configuring Trusted Extensions

C.  Quick Reference to Trusted Extensions Administration

Administrative Interfaces in Trusted Extensions

Oracle Solaris Interfaces Extended by Trusted Extensions

Tighter Security Defaults in Trusted Extensions

Limited Options in Trusted Extensions

D.  List of Trusted Extensions Man Pages

Trusted Extensions Man Pages in Alphabetical Order

Oracle Solaris Man Pages That Are Modified by Trusted Extensions

Glossary

Index

Default User Security Attributes in Trusted Extensions

Settings in the label_encodings and the policy.conf files together define default security attributes for user accounts. The values that you explicitly set for a user override these system values. Some values that are set in these files also apply to role accounts. For security attributes that you can explicitly set, see Configurable User Attributes in Trusted Extensions.

label_encodings File Defaults

The label_encodings file defines a user's minimum label, clearance, and default label view. For details about the file, see the label_encodings(4) man page. Your site's label_encodings file was installed by your initial setup team. Their decisions were based on Devising a Label Strategy, and examples from Trusted Extensions Label Administration.

Label values that the security administrator explicitly sets for individual users override values in the label_encodings file.

policy.conf File Defaults in Trusted Extensions

The /etc/security/policy.conf file contains the default security values for the system. Trusted Extensions adds two keywords to this file. To change the values system-wide, add these keyword=value pairs to the file. The following table shows the default values and the possible values for these keywords.

Table 10-1 Trusted Extensions Security Defaults in policy.conf File

Keyword
Default Value
Possible Values
Notes
IDLECMD
LOCK
LOCK | LOGOUT
Applies to the login user.
IDLETIME
30
0 to 120 minutes
Applies to the login user.

The authorizations and rights profiles that are defined in the policy.conf file are in addition to any authorizations and profiles that are assigned to individual accounts. For the other fields, the individual user's value overrides the system value.

Planning User Security in Trusted Extensions includes a table of every policy.conf keyword. See also the policy.conf(4) man page.