HP-UX 11i Version 2 May 2005 Release Notes

Security
HP-UX 11i Security Containment
Chapter 8
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Impact
By default, none of the features is active upon installation. You must manually activate
containment features before use.
Compatibility
When configuring Security Containment, you must ensure that the resources and
permissions needed by the applications you wish to run are consistent with the Security
Containment settings you chose. Failure to do so can result in application degradation or
malfunction.
Performance
There may be a small performance degradation after manually activating the new
features.
Documentation
• Refer to the following documents, available at http://docs.hp.com, for more
information about HP-UX 11i Security Containment components and features:
— HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.02 Release Notes
— HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions Release Notes
— HP-UX 11i Security Containment Administrator’s Guide
— HP-UX 11i Security Containment Release Notes
• Further information can be found in the following manpages:
— privileges (3)
— privileges (5)
— compartments (4)
— compartments (5)
— rbac (5)
— audit (5)
— security (4)
— userdb (4)
In addition, many system call manpages have been revised to reflect support for
fine-grained privileges.
• See also “HP-UX Auditing System” on page 152 and “HP-UX Standard Mode
Security Extensions” on page 159.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.