Meeting the Goals of Trusted Networking

The overall goal of trusted networking software is to ensure that the Trusted Solaris security policy is enforced even when the subjects (processes) and objects (data) are located on different hosts.

Assigning security attributes to computers and networks and to mounted file systems ensures the following:

• Data in network communications is properly labeled.

• Mandatory access control (MAC) rules are enforced when data is sent or received across a local network and when file systems are mounted.

• MAC rules are enforced when data is routed to distant networks.