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Preface

1.  Trusted Extensions APIs and Security Policy

Understanding Labels

Label Types

Sensitivity Labels

Clearance Labels

Label Ranges

Label Components

Label Relationships

Trusted Extensions APIs

Label APIs

How Labels Are Used in Access Control Decisions

Types of Label APIs

Sensitivity Label APIs

Clearance Label APIs

Label Range APIs

Trusted X Window System APIs

Trusted Extensions Security Policy

Multilevel Operations

Write-Down Policy in the Global Zone

Default Security Attributes

Default Network Policy

Multilevel Ports

MAC-Exempt Sockets

Zones and Labels

Labels in the Global Zone

Labeled Zones

2.  Labels and Clearances

3.  Label Code Examples

4.  Interprocess Communications

5.  Trusted X Window System

6.  Label Builder GUI

7.  Trusted Web Guard Prototype

8.  Experimental Java Bindings for the Solaris Trusted Extensions Label APIs

A.  Programmer's Reference

B.  Trusted Extensions API Reference

Index

Chapter 1

Trusted Extensions APIs and Security Policy

The Trusted Extensions feature of the Oracle Solaris OS (Trusted Extensions) provides application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable you to write applications that access and handle labels. This chapter summarizes the API functionality and introduces you to the Trusted Extensions security policy.

For Trusted Extensions term definitions, see the glossary in the Trusted Extensions User’s Guide.

This chapter covers the following topics: