The Solaris Trusted Extensions Installation and Configuration guide provides procedures for configuring Solaris Trusted Extensions on the Solaris Operating System. This guide also describes preparing the Solaris system to support a secure installation of Solaris Trusted Extensions.&platformnote; This book is for knowledgeable system administrators and security administrators who are installing Trusted Extensions software. The level of trust that is required by your site security policy, and your level of expertise, determines who can perform the configuration tasks. Successfully configuring Trusted Extensions on a system in a way that is consistent with site security requires understanding the security features of Trusted Extensions and your site security policy. Before you install the Solaris Trusted Extensions packages, read Chapter 1, Security Planning for Trusted Extensions for information about how to ensure site security when configuring the software. Trusted Extensions installs on top of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). Because Trusted Extensions software can modify the Solaris OS, Trusted Extensions can require specific settings for Solaris installation options. For details, see Chapter 3, Installing Solaris Trusted Extensions Software (Tasks). Also, Trusted Extensions books supplement Solaris books. As administrators, you need access to Solaris books and Trusted Extensions books.Chapter 1, Security Planning for Trusted Extensions describes the security issues that you need to consider when configuring Trusted Extensions software on one or more Solaris systems.Chapter 2, Installation and Configuration Roadmap for Trusted Extensions contains task maps for adding Trusted Extensions software to Solaris systems.Chapter 3, Installing Solaris Trusted Extensions Software (Tasks) provides instructions on preparing a Solaris system for Trusted Extensions software. It also includes instructions on adding the packages.Chapter 4, Configuring Trusted Extensions (Tasks) provides instructions on configuring Trusted Extensions software on a system with a monitor.Chapter 5, Configuring LDAP for Trusted Extensions (Tasks) provides instructions on configuring LDAP for Trusted Extensions.Chapter 6, Configuring a Headless System With Trusted Extensions (Tasks) describes how to configure and administer Trusted Extensions software on a headless system.Appendix A, Site Security Policy addresses site security policy and places Trusted Extensions in the context of wider organizational and site security.Appendix B, Using CDE Actions to Install Zones in Trusted Extensions describes how to configure labeled zones by using Trusted CDE actions.Appendix C, Configuration Checklist for Trusted Extensions provides a configuration checklist for the install team.Glossary defines selected terms and phrases that are used in this book. &tsset;The following books contain information that is useful when you install Solaris Trusted Extensions software.Solaris Express Installation Guide: Basic Installations – Provides guidance on the installation options for the Solaris OSSolaris Express Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations – Provides guidance on disk space requirements, installation methods, and configuration optionsSystem Administration Guide: Basic Administration – Describes basic administrative tasks in the Solaris OS, such as using the Solaris Management ConsoleSystem Administration Guide: Advanced Administration – Describes more advanced administrative tasks in the Solaris OS, such as print managementSystem Administration Guide: IP Services – Describes network configuration tasks in the Solaris OSSystem Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) – Describes the naming services in the Solaris OSSystem Administration Guide: Security Services – Describes the security features in the Solaris OSSystem Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones – Describes the containment features in the Solaris OS Your site security policy document – Describes the security policy and security procedures at your siteSolaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide – Describes the Common Desktop Environment (CDE)The administrator guide for your currently installed operating system – Describes how to back up system files Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites that are mentioned in this document. 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