Host Intrusion Detection System Release 3.1 Release Notes

Installation
Configuration
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Configuration
After you have installed or updated your HP-UX HIDS software, you need to complete the
configuration with the required and optional steps that are described in Chapter 2 of HP-UX
Host Intrusion Detection System Administrator’s Guide, Software Release 3.0. The following is
an annotated list of some of the sections in the chapter 2 of that guide.
Required
Before you can run HP-UX HIDS, you must complete the configuration step described in the
section "Setting Up the HP-UX HIDS Secure Communications."
You might need to create keys and certificates to ensure secure communication between the
administration system and the agent systems.
If you are updating from release 1.0, your old keys and certificates are invalid; You must
recreate them.
If you are updating from Release 2.0, your old keys and certificates are preserved.
Optional
You might also need to complete one or more of the following steps:
• Section: “Configuring a Multihomed Agent System”
If you have an agent systems with more than one IP address, you might need to specify
the correct address to the agent and administration software.
• Section: “Configuring a Multihomed Administration System”
If you have an administration system with more than one IP address, you might need to
specify the correct address to the agent and administration software.
• Section: “Enabling Over 23 Agents (Thread Limits)”
With more than 23 agent systems active at one time, you will need to increase the thread
limit.
• Section: “Working with Firewalls”
If you have firewalls between the administration system and agents systems, you must
configure the firewall systems.
• Section: “Working with NIS”