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Sun Security
9 Jul 2007
#18346
Key Security Features Excluded from RHEL 5 and IBM Common Criteria Evaluation
Comparison with Solaris OS with Trusted Extensions Shows Not All Results Are Equal

Did you know that the "Security Target" part of the Common Criteria EAL4+ CC evaluation that IBM and Red Hat are getting tested will not test key features and will reduce the functions available to the user? That assertion comes from Jim Laurent on his blog (June 25, 2007), who lists the features and compares them to what the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) with Trusted Extensions will be tested for.

9 Jul 2007
#18334
Four Solaris OS Vulnerabilities
TCP Loopback/Fusion Code; Solaris libsldap Library Vulnerability

Four vulnerabilities in the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) were posted by the SANS Institute July 2, 2007: TCP Loopback/Fusion Code Vulnerability; Vulnerability in dtsession(1X) CDE Session Manager; KSSL Kernel Module; and Solaris libsldap Library.

9 Jul 2007
#18347
Solaris Trusted Extensions FAQ
Get the Latest Information on the Most Common Questions

See the list of FAQs about Solaris Trusted Extensions, multilevel systems (MLS) from Sun for the most common questions. Solaris Trusted Extensions implements labels to protect your data and applications based on their sensitivity level.

9 Jul 2007
#18333
Podcasts on Various Security Topics
Systemic Security, ECC, Solaris OS

Tune in for some podcasts on security topics such as systemic security, Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) and Solaris Trusted Extensions.

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