SunScreen SKIP is supported on the following platforms:
Any Sun SPARC workstation running the Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 operating environments.
Any Intel-based PC that is compatible with and running the Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 operating environments for the Intel Platform.
The RC2-40 cryptor is restricted to use with the Solaris operating environment in 32-bit mode only.
The hardware requirements are as follows:
A minimum of 16 MB of RAM is required; 32 MB of RAM is recommended.
A minimum of 6 MB of free disk space is required for installation; 3 MB of disk space is permanently used.
One or more supported network interfaces.
A CD-ROM drive.
A floppy drive, if planning to install SunCA certificates.
To run SunScreen SKIP, you must
Install the Solaris SunCore® software group.
This software group contains the minimum software required to boot and run the Solaris operating environment. It includes some networking software and the drivers necessary to run the OpenWindows environment; it does not include the OpenWindows software.
Additionally, install the following packages:
system |
SUNWadmr |
System & Network Administration Root |
system |
SUNWcar |
Core Architecture, (Root) |
system |
SUNWcsd |
Core Solaris Devices |
system |
SUNWcsr |
Core Solaris, (Root) |
system |
SUNWcsu |
Core Solaris, (Usr) |
system |
SUNWdfb |
Dumb Frame Buffer Device Drivers |
system |
SUNWesu |
Extended System Utilities |
system |
SUNWkvm |
Core Architecture, (Kvm) |
system |
SUNWlibC |
SPARCompilers Bundled libC |
system |
SUNWlibms |
SPARCompilers Bundled shared libm |
system |
SUNWtoo |
Programming Tools |
system |
SUNWvolr |
Volume Management, (Root) |
system |
SUNWvolu |
Volume Management, (Usr) |
If you plan to use the skiptool GUI, install the packages for OpenWindows.
SUNWolrte
SUNWxwplt
SUNWolslb
If you are going to use certificates from a Certificate Authority, be aware that you must install the following operating system package:
system SUNWscpu Source Compatibility, (Usr)
Otherwise the install_skip_keys command will fail.
SunScreen SKIP supports the following protocol versions:
SunScreen SKIP, Version 1, for SunScreen SPF-100/100G compatibility.
Any platform that has implemented SKIP as described in the ICG Technical Reports, including the SunScreen product line, except the SunScreen SPF-100, which only implements SunScreen SKIP, Version 1 (see above).
SunScreen SKIP, Release 1.5.1, is the upgrade for SunScreen SKIP, Release 1.5.