(Book) Enterprise Security - Solaris Operating System

Enterprise Security: Solaris Operating System

by Alex Noordergraaf, et al.
June, 2002
416 pages

Securing computer systems against unauthorized access is one of the most pressing issues facing today's datacenter administrators. Recent studies suggest that the number of unauthorized access continues to rise, as do the monetary losses associated with these security breaches.

As with any security decisions, a balance must be attained between system manageability and security.

Many attacks have preventative solutions available; however, every day, hackers compromise systems using well-known attack methods. Being aware of how these attacks are performed, you can raise awareness within your organization for the importance of building and maintaining secure systems. Many organizations make the mistake of addressing security only during installation, then never revisit it. Maintaining security is an ongoing process and is something that must be reviewed and revisited periodically.

Enterprise Security: Solaris Operating System is one of an ongoing series of books collectively known as the Sun BluePrints program. This book provides a compilation of best practices and recommendations, previously published as Sun BluePrints Online articles, for securing Solaris Operating Environment (Solaris OE).

This book presents six parts that organize security best practices and recommendations as follows:

• Part 1, Solaris Operating Environment Security
  • Chapter 1, Solaris Operating Environment Security
  • Chapter 2, Network Settings for Security
  • Chapter 3, Minimization
  • Chapter 4, Auditing
• Part 2, Architecture Security
  • Chapter 5, Building Secure N-Tier Environments
• Part 3, Justification for Security
  • Chapter 6, How Hackers Do It: Tricks, Tools, and Techniques
• Part 4, Tools for Security
  • Chapter 7, Solaris Fingerprint Database
• Part 5, Hardware and Software Security
  • Chapter 8, Securing the Sun Fire 15K System Controller
  • Chapter 9, Securing Sun Fire 15K Domains
  • Chapter 10, Securing Sun Enterprise 10000 System Service Processors
  • Chapter 11, Sun Cluster 3.0 (12/01) Security with the Apache and iPlanet Web and Messaging Agents
  • Chapter 12, Securing the Sun Fire Midframe System Controller
• Part 6, Solaris Security Toolkit Documentation
  • Chapter 13, Quick Start
  • Chapter 14, Installation, Configuration, and User Guide
  • Chapter 15, Internals
  • Chapter 16, Release Notes