Protecting File Systems and Files

The following tasks provide a glimpse of the protections that are available in ZFS, the default file system of Oracle Solaris. For additional information, see Setting ZFS Quotas and Reservations in Oracle Solaris Administration: ZFS File Systems and the zfs(1M) man page.

Task	Description	For Instructions
Prevent DOS attacks by managing and reserving disk space.	Specifies the use of disk space by file system, by user or group, or by project.	Setting ZFS Quotas and Reservations in Oracle Solaris Administration: ZFS File Systems
Guarantee a minimum amount of disk space to a dataset and its descendants.	Guarantees disk space by file system, by user or group, or by project.	Setting Reservations on ZFS File Systems in Oracle Solaris Administration: ZFS File Systems
Encrypt data on a file system.	Protects a dataset with encryption and a passphrase to access the dataset at dataset creation.	Encrypting ZFS File Systems in Oracle Solaris Administration: ZFS File Systems Examples of Encrypting ZFS File Systems in Oracle Solaris Administration: ZFS File Systems
Specify ACLs to protect files at a finer granularity than regular UNIX file permissions.	Extended security attributes can be useful in protecting files. For a caution about using ACLs, see Hiding Within the Trees.	ZFS End-to-End Data Integrity

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