Solaris
Security in Solaris Naming Services Past, Present and (near) Future
This paper will provide an overview of some of the security implications of Unix naming services with a view towards the adoption of an LDAP v3 based directory. It is ...
Written by: Paul Kirtland and added on April 13, 2011Solaris Patching: Problems, Solutions, and Open Issues
This paper takes a high level look at reasons to patch, the extent to which systems in the wild are being patched and the patch management process; specifically under current ...
Written by: Julie Baumler and added on April 6, 2011Solaris 8 Build Document
This document details the configuration, hardening, monitoring and vulnerability assessment of the Solaris operating system. It can also be used as a configuration standard, providing a baseline to audit against. ...
Written by: Gideon Rasmussen, and added on May 3, 2011Solaris Hardening Guide (Spanish)
This paper, in Spanish, gives the administrator the basics about how to secure a default Unix installation. It is generic and applies to various .nix operating Systems including Solaris, RedHat ...
Document added on Feb. 8, 2011Securing Solaris Servers Using Host-based Firewalls
This paper will cover the addition of security to several Solaris servers through the use of host-based firewall software. The servers reside on an unsecured university network. I will attempt ...
Document added on June 4, 2011IMPLEMENTING sudo TO REPLACE su
As a historically semi-autonomous user community, conducting research on its own, mostly in isolated labs, and separate from the main production lines, the POISE group has enjoyed an usually high ...
Document added on Jan. 31, 2011Auditing-in-Depth for Solaris
Too often, organizations rely solely on the output of a single network-based vulnerability-scanning tool to audit their security posture. These scans can only address network based vectors. Relying solely on ...
Document added on March 19, 2011Securing Solaris
When configuring a Solaris system for production, a balance must exist between system manageability and security. It is necessary to determine the role the system will play in order to ...
Document added on March 18, 2011Solaris 8 and 9 Operating System Hardening Guideline Document v1.0
This document provides background information and detailed steps that should be taken in order to harden the Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 operating systems against common network security attacks. Please ...
Document added on April 28, 2011Solaris 8 Build Document
This document details the configuration, hardening, monitoring and vulnerability assessment of the Solaris operating system. It can also be used as a configuration standard, providing a baseline to audit against. ...
Document added on June 10, 2011