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Preface |
This manual contains reference information for understanding and using Solaris
Security Toolkit software. This manual is primarily intended for persons who use the Solaris Security Toolkit software to secure Solaris Operating System (OS) versions 8, 9, and 10, such as administrators, consultants, and others, who are deploying new Sun systems or securing deployed systems. The instructions apply to using the software in either its JumpStart mode or stand-alone mode.
You should be a Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris or Sun Certified Network Administrator for Solaris. You should also have an understanding of standard network protocols and topologies.
Because this book is designed to be useful to people with varying degrees of experience or knowledge of security, your experience and knowledge will determine how you use this book.
This manual serves as a user guide. Its chapters contain information, instructions, and guidelines for using the software to secure systems. This book is structured as follows:
Chapter 1 describes the design and purpose of the Solaris Security Toolkit software. It covers the key components, features, benefits, and supported platforms.
Chapter 2 provides a methodology for securing systems. You can apply the Solaris Security Toolkit process before securing your systems using the software.
Chapter 3 provides instructions for downloading, installing, and running the Solaris Security Toolkit software and other security-related software.
Chapter 4 provides information and procedures for reversing (undoing) the changes made by the Solaris Security Toolkit software during hardening runs.
Chapter 5 provides information for configuring and managing JumpStart servers to use the Solaris Security Toolkit software.
Chapter 6 describes how to audit (validate) a system's security using the Solaris Security Toolkit software. Use the information and procedures in this chapter for maintaining an established security profile after hardening.
Chapter 7 describes how to apply the information and expertise provided in earlier chapters to a realistic scenario for installing and securing a new system.
This document might not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:
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Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. |
Sun Fire high-end systems refers to these model numbers:
Sun Fire midrange systems refers to these model numbers:
Sun Fire entry-level midrange systems refers to these model numbers:
Solaris Security Toolkit 4.2 software supports SPARC®, 64-bit only, and x86/x64 systems running the Solaris 10 OS. Solaris Security Toolkit 4.2 software does support SPARC 32-bit systems running on Solaris 8 and 9; for example, the Ultra 2 Creator 3D.
Sun support for Solaris Security Toolkit software is available only for its use in the Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 Operating Systems.
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Note - For Solaris Security Toolkit 4.2 software, Solaris 10 can be used only on Sun Fire high-end systems domains, not on the system controller (SC). |
While the software can be used in the Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6, and Solaris 7 Operating Systems, Sun support is not available for its use in those operating systems.
The Solaris Security Toolkit software automatically detects which version of the Solaris Operating System software is installed, then runs tasks appropriate for that operating system version.
Note in examples provided throughout this document that when a script checks for a version of the OS, it checks for 5.x, the SunOS versions, instead of 2.x, 7, 8, 9, or 10, the Solaris OS versions. TABLE P-1 shows the correlation between SunOS and Solaris OS versions.
If you are using System Management Services (SMS) to run the system controller (SC) on your Sun Fire high-end systems, then Solaris Security Toolkit 4.2 software is supported on all Solaris 8 and 9 OS versions when used with SMS versions 1.3, 1.4.1, and 1.5. No version of SMS is supported on Solaris 10 OS with Solaris Security Toolkit 4.2 software.
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Note - For Solaris Security Toolkit 4.2 software, Solaris 10 can be used only on domains, not on the system controller (SC). |
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