Trusted Extensions Configuration and Administration

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Unique Trusted Extensions Security Features

    Trusted Extensions provides the following unique security features:

  • Labels – Subjects and objects are labeled. Processes are labeled. Zones and the network are labeled. Workspaces and their objects are labeled.

  • Device Manager – By default, devices are protected by allocation requirements. The Device Manager GUI is the interface for administrators and for regular users.

  • Change Password menu – This menu enables you to change your user or role password.

  • Change Workspace Label menu – Users in multilevel sessions can change the workspace label. Users can be required to provide a password when entering a workspace of a different label.

  • Selection Manager dialog box – Authorized users in multilevel sessions can upgrade or downgrade information to a different label.

  • TrustedExtensionsPolicy file – Administrators can change the policy on X server extensions that are unique to Trusted Extensions. For more information, see the TrustedExtensionsPolicy(4) man page.