1. Oracle Solaris Security for Developers (Overview)
2. Developing Privileged Applications
3. Writing PAM Applications and Services
4. Writing Applications That Use GSS-API
7. Writing Applications That Use SASL
8. Introduction to the Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework
Oracle Solaris Cryptography Terminology
Components of the Cryptographic Framework
What Cryptography Developers Need to Know
Requirements for Developers of User-Level Consumers
Requirements for Developers of User-Level Providers
Requirements for Developers of Kernel-Level Consumers
Requirements for Developers of Kernel-Level Providers
Avoiding Data Cleanup Collisions in User-Level Providers
9. Writing User-Level Cryptographic Applications and Providers
10. Using the Smart Card Framework
A. Sample C-Based GSS-API Programs
D. Source Code for SASL Example
The cryptographic framework is the portion of the Solaris OS that provides cryptographic services from Sun Microsystems, Inc. and from third-party suppliers. The framework provides various services:
Message encryption and message digest
Message authentication codes (MACs)
Digital signing
Application programmer interfaces (APIs) for accessing cryptographic services
Service provider interfaces (SPIs) for providing cryptographic services
An administration command for managing cryptographic resources
The following figure provides an overview of the cryptographic framework. The light gray shading in the figure indicates the user-level portion of the cryptographic framework. The dark gray shading represents the kernel-level portion of the framework. Private software is indicated by a background with diagonal striping.
Figure 8-1 Overview of the Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework