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System Administration Guide: Security Services Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Information Library |
1. Security Services (Overview)
Part II System, File, and Device Security
2. Managing Machine Security (Overview)
3. Controlling Access to Systems (Tasks)
4. Controlling Access to Devices (Tasks)
5. Using the Basic Audit Reporting Tool (Tasks)
6. Controlling Access to Files (Tasks)
7. Using the Automated Security Enhancement Tool (Tasks)
Part III Roles, Rights Profiles, and Privileges
8. Using Roles and Privileges (Overview)
9. Using Role-Based Access Control (Tasks)
10. Role-Based Access Control (Reference)
Part IV Cryptographic Services
13. Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework (Overview)
14. Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework (Tasks)
15. Oracle Solaris Key Management Framework
Part V Authentication Services and Secure Communication
16. Using Authentication Services (Tasks)
19. Using Secure Shell (Tasks)
A Typical Secure Shell Session
Session Characteristics in Secure Shell
Authentication and Key Exchange in Secure Shell
Acquiring GSS Credentials in Secure Shell
Command Execution and Data Forwarding in Secure Shell
Client and Server Configuration in Secure Shell
Client Configuration in Secure Shell
Server Configuration in Secure Shell
Host-Specific Parameters in Secure Shell
Secure Shell and Login Environment Variables
Secure Shell Packages and Initialization
21. Introduction to the Kerberos Service
22. Planning for the Kerberos Service
23. Configuring the Kerberos Service (Tasks)
24. Kerberos Error Messages and Troubleshooting
25. Administering Kerberos Principals and Policies (Tasks)
26. Using Kerberos Applications (Tasks)
27. The Kerberos Service (Reference)
Part VII Auditing in Oracle Solaris
28. Oracle Solaris Auditing (Overview)
29. Planning for Oracle Solaris Auditing
30. Managing Oracle Solaris Auditing (Tasks)
Each host that needs to communicate securely with another host must have the server's public key stored in the local host's /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts file. Although a script could be used to update the /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts files, such a practice is heavily discouraged because a script opens a major security vulnerability.
The /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts file should only be distributed by a secure mechanism as follows:
Over a secure connection, such as Secure Shell, IPsec, or Kerberized ftp from a known and trusted machine
At system install time
To avoid the possibility of an intruder gaining access by inserting bogus public keys into a known_hosts file, you should use a JumpStart server as the known and trusted source of the ssh_known_hosts file. The ssh_known_hosts file can be distributed during installation. Later, scripts that use the scp command can be used to pull in the latest version. This approach is secure because each host already has the public key from the JumpStart server.