Preface

The Trusted Extensions User's Guide is a guide to working in the Oracle Solaris operating system (Oracle Solaris OS) with the Trusted Extensions feature enabled.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is for all users of Trusted Extensions. As a prerequisite, you must be familiar with the Oracle Solaris OS and the open source GNOME desktop.

You must also be familiar with the security policy of your organization.

How the Trusted Extensions Guides Are Organized

The following table lists the topics that are covered in the Trusted Extensions guides and the audience for each guide.

Title of Guide	Topics	Audience
Trusted Extensions User’s Guide	Describes the basic features of Trusted Extensions. This guide contains a glossary.	End users, administrators, developers
Trusted Extensions Configuration and Administration	Part I describes how to prepare for, enable, and initially configure Trusted Extensions. Part II describes how to administer a Trusted Extensions system. This guide contains a glossary.	Administrators, developers
Trusted Extensions Developer’s Guide	Describes how to develop applications with Trusted Extensions.	Developers, administrators
Trusted Extensions Label Administration	Provides information about how to specify label components in the label encodings file.	Administrators
Compartmented Mode Workstation Labeling: Encodings Format	Describes the syntax used in the label encodings file. The syntax enforces the various rules for well-formed labels for a system.	Administrators

How This Guide Is Organized

Chapter 1, Introduction to Trusted Extensions describes the basic concepts that are implemented on an Oracle Solaris system with the Trusted Extensions feature.

Chapter 2, Logging In to Trusted Extensions (Tasks) presents procedures for accessing a system and for leaving a Trusted Extensions system.

Chapter 3, Working in Trusted Extensions (Tasks) describes how to use Trusted Extensions to perform your job.

Chapter 4, Elements of Trusted Extensions (Reference) explains the key elements in a system with the Trusted Extensions feature.

Glossary describes security terms that are used in Trusted Extensions.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Description	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows UNIX system prompts and superuser prompts for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. In command examples, the shell prompt indicates whether the command should be executed by a regular user or a user with privileges.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

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