Overview of SunScreen SKIP

SunScreen SKIP is Sun Microsystems' implementation of Simple Key Management for Internet Protocols (SKIP).

It is replacement software and upgrade software for any previous version of SKIP for the Solaris operating environment.

This chapter provides instructions for installing SunScreen SKIP on the Solaris 2.6. Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 operating environments for SPARC and Intel platforms and the Trusted Solaris 7 for the SPARC platform. Once SKIP is installed, configured, and enabled on the systems requiring its services, IP-layer encryption can begin. SKIP runs without further administration effort until new systems need to be added or certificate management is required. This chapter also describes how you can protect your locally stored secrets with a passphrase.