OpenSolaris

OpenSolaris Security Community Library

The purpose of this page is to provide a quick and easily listing to the
OpenSolaris (or Solaris 10+) security articles, presentations and other
material that has been posted around the web.  Both Sun and third-party
documents are listed below.  The list itself is based on community
submisssions, so please feel free to recommend your favorite articles!

Sun Solaris 10 Security Learning Opportunities

• Sun Solaris Security Learning Center

• Personalizing Security in the Solaris 10 OS

Sun Security Recommendation Guides

• Center for Internet Security, Solaris 10 Security Benchmark v4.0

• Sun Security Appendix to the CIS Solaris Security Benchmark v1.1

    [[Combined Archive of the Above Two Documents>>http://www.sun.com/security/docs/Solaris10_Security_Recommendations-080130.tar.gz]]

Sun Security BluePrints

• Understanding the Security Capabilities of Solaris Zones Software (11/2008)

• Security Advantages of the Solaris Zones Software (11/2008)

• Tuning Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam on the Sun Fire T2000 Server (11/2006)

• Privilege Bracketing in the Solaris 10 Operating System (04/2006)

• Using the Cryptographic Accelerator of the UltraSPARC T1 Processor (03/2006)

• The Solaris Fingerprint Database (Updated for the Solaris 10 OS) (03/2006)

• Privilege Debugging in the Solaris 10 Operating System [02/2006]

• Enforcing the Two-Person Rule Via Role-Based Access Control in the Solaris 10 Operating System (08/2005)

• Restricting Service Administration in the Solaris 10 Operating System (06/2005)

• Limiting Service Privileges in the Solaris 10 Operating System (05/2005)

• Integrating BART and the Solaris Fingerprint Database in the Solaris 10 Operating System (04/2005)

• Automating Solaris 10 File Integrity Checks (03/2005)

Sun Security HOWTOs

• Using Solaris OS Security to Address PCI DSS Compliance

• Eliminating Web Page Hijacking Using Solaris 10 Security

• OpenSolaris Privilege Bracketing HOWTO

• OpenSolaris Devcon Germany 2007 Privilege Bracketing presentation 

• OpenSolaris Devcon Germany 2007 Privilege Bracketing article 

Sun BigAdmin Features and Articles

• The Least Privilege Model in the Solaris 10 OS

• Process Rights Management in the Solaris 10 OS 

• Enabling TCP Wrappers in the Solaris 10 Operating System

• Solaris Cryptographic Framework

• DRAFT Sun Set-UID/GID/WW File Overview v0.6

Third-Party Features and Articles

• Sun Solaris 10 on AMD: Building World-Class Security on AMD Architecture

• Center for Internet Security, Solaris 10 Benchmark

• SysAdmin Magazine, Solaris 10 Privileges

If you have suggestions for additional references to be added to this listing, please drop us a note at the OpenSolaris Security Forum.