Solaris 10 Security Essentials (Paperback)

~ Sun Microsystems Security Engineers (Author)

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Product Description

Solaris™ 10 Security Essentials describes the various security technologies contained in the Solaris operating system. The book describes how to make installations secure and how to configure the OS to the particular needs of your environment, whether your systems are on the edge of the Internet or running a data center. The authors present the material in a straightforward way that makes a seemingly arcane subject accessible to system administrators at all levels.

 

The strengths of the Solaris operating system’s security model are its scalability and its adaptability. It can protect a single user with login authentication or multiple users with Internet and intranet configurations requiring user-rights management, authentication, encryption, IP security, key management, and more. This book is written for users who need to secure their laptops, network administrators who must secure an entire company, and everyone in between.

 

The book’s topics include

• Zones virtualization security
• System hardening
• Trusted Extensions (Multi-layered Security)
• Privileges and role-based access control (RBAC)
• Cryptographic services and key management
• Auditing
• Network security
• Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)

Solaris™ 10 Security Essentials is the first in a new series on Solaris system administration. It is a superb guide to deploying and managing secure computer environments.

About the Author

This book is the work of the engineers, architects, and writers at Sun Microsystems who conceptualized the services, wrote the procedures, and coded the Solaris OS’s security features. These authors bring a vast range of industry and academic experience to the business of creating and deploying secure operating systems. Authors include Glenn Brunette, Hai-May Chao, Martin Englund, Glenn Faden, Mark Fenwick, Valerie Anne Fenwick, Wyllys Ingersoll, Wolfgang Ley, Darren Moffat, Pravas Kumar Panda, Jan Pechanec, Mark Phalan, Darren Reed, Scott Rotondo, Christoph Schuba, Sharon Read Veach, Joep Vesseur, and Paul Wernau.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (November 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137012330
• ISBN-13: 978-0137012336
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #117,257 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential, November 21, 2009

By	Trinity - See all my reviews

Just as it says on the cover, it's essential. I've had it for a couple days and now I can't live without it. It's answered so many nagging questions. Yay Solaris!