Preface

The Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions User Guide is a guide to working in the Oracle Solaris operating system (Oracle Solaris OS) with the Trusted Extensions feature enabled.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is for all users of Trusted Extensions. As a prerequisite, you must be familiar with the Oracle Solaris OS and the open source GNOME desktop.

You must also be familiar with the security policy of your organization.

How the Trusted Extensions Guides Are Organized

The following table lists the topics that are covered in the Trusted Extensions guides and the audience for each guide.

Title of Guide	Topics	Audience
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions User Guide	Describes the basic features of Trusted Extensions. This guide contains a glossary.	End users, administrators, developers
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Configuration and Administration	Part I describes how to prepare for, enable, and initially configure Trusted Extensions. Part II describes how to administer a Trusted Extensions system. This guide contains a glossary.	Administrators, developers
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Developer’s Guide	Describes how to develop applications with Trusted Extensions.	Developers, administrators
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Label Administration	Provides information about how to specify label components in the label encodings file.	Administrators
Compartmented Mode Workstation Labeling: Encodings Format	Describes the syntax used in the label encodings file. The syntax enforces the various rules for well-formed labels for a system.	Administrators

How This Guide Is Organized

Chapter 1, Introduction to Trusted Extensions Software describes the basic concepts that are implemented on an Oracle Solaris system with the Trusted Extensions feature.

Chapter 2, Logging In to Trusted Extensions (Tasks) presents procedures for accessing a system and for leaving a Trusted Extensions system.

Chapter 3, Working in Trusted Extensions (Tasks) describes how to use Trusted Extensions to perform your job.

Chapter 4, Elements of Trusted Extensions (Reference) explains the key elements in a system with the Trusted Extensions feature.

Glossary describes security terms that are used in Trusted Extensions.

Documentation, Support, and Training

See the following web sites for additional resources:

Documentation
Support
Training – Click the Sun Quick Links pull-down menu.

Oracle Software Resources

Oracle Technology Network offers a range of resources related to Oracle software:

Discuss technical problems and solutions on the Discussion Forums.
Get hands-on step-by-step tutorials with Oracle By Example.
Download Sample Code.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

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