HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating, March 2014

HP secure development lifecycle

Starting with HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013 update release, HP secure

development lifecycle provides the ability to authenticate HP-UX software.

Software delivered through this release has been digitally signed using HP's

private key. You can now verify the authenticity of the software before installing

the products, delivered through this release.

To verify the software signatures in signed depot, the following products must

be installed on your system:

• B.11.31.1303 or later version of SD (Software Distributor)

• A.01.01.07 or later version of HP-UX Whitelisting (WhiteListInf)

To verify the signatures, run: /usr/sbin/swsign -v -s <depot_path>

For more information, see Software Distributor documentation at: http://

www.hp.com/go/sd-docs.

NOTE: Ignite-UX software delivered with HP-UX 11i v3 March 2014 release

or later supports verification of the software signatures in signed depot or

media, during cold installation. For more information, see Ignite-UX

documentation at: http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs.