Preface

Trusted Extensions Configuration and Administration provides procedures for enabling and initially configuring the Trusted Extensions feature on the Oracle Solaris operating system (Oracle Solaris OS). This guide also provides procedures for managing users, zones, devices, and hosts on a Trusted Extensions system.

Note - This Oracle Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures. The supported systems appear in the Oracle Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is for knowledgeable system administrators and security administrators who are configuring and administering Trusted Extensions software. The level of trust that is required by your site security policy, and your level of expertise, determine who can perform the configuration tasks.

Administrators should be familiar with Oracle Solaris administration. In addition, administrators should understand the following:

The security features of Trusted Extensions and your site security policy
Basic concepts and procedures for using a host that is configured with Trusted Extensions, as described in the Trusted Extensions User’s Guide
How administrative tasks are divided among roles at your site

Trusted Extensions and the Oracle Solaris Operating System

Trusted Extensions runs on top of the Oracle Solaris OS. Because Trusted Extensions software can modify the Oracle Solaris OS, Trusted Extensions can require specific settings for Oracle Solaris installation options. Part I of this guide describes how to prepare the Oracle Solaris OS for Trusted Extensions, how to enable Trusted Extensions, and how to initially configure the software. Part II of this guide describes how to administer the uniquely Trusted Extensions features of the system.

Related References

The Oracle Solaris guides that are published in this library.

Your site security policy document – Describes the security policy and security procedures at your site

The administrator guide for your currently installed operating system – Describes how to back up system files

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Typographic Conventions

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

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Description	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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