An OpenSolaris Information Resources article describes what its author determined were the most important differences between OpenSolaris and Linux to assist new users interested in transitioning to OpenSolaris. The article covers the user interface, sudo command, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), top command, prstat command, and file systems. This article offers a brief overview of differences and does contain resource links on the topic for more indepth information.
"Using the (Open) Solaris Service Management Facility as a Building Block for System Security," a paper by Christoph Schuba, examines how the Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF) can be used as a fundamental building block to improve system security. The Service Management Facility is a backwards-compatible extension to the traditional way UNIX services are managed with the rc (run command) utility command scripts.
The Sun white paper "Identity and Access Management: Enabling HIPAA/HITECH Compliance" explores the requirements that healthcare organizations and vendors face as they become more reliant on digital information technology and the need to comply with increasing regulatory requirements, which presents a range of challenges. Author Mark Dixon includes best practices for implementing identity management systems that help ensure compliance, and shows how Sun’s pragmatic approach to identity management simplifies the technology environment.
"Solaris 10 Security Essentials" describes the various security technologies contained in the Solaris and OpenSolaris operating systems. The book describes how to make installations secure and how to configure the OS to the particular needs of your environment. The authors present the material in a straightforward way that makes it accessible to system administrators at all levels.
Sun's Chief Identity Officer of the North America Software Line of Business Mark Dixon describes eleven major trends in Identity Management for 2010. In a summary blog, Dixon highlights each of these trends, which he further expounds upon in separate entries. They include market maturity, authentication, authorization, identity assurance, roles and attributes, identity federation, regulation, personalization and context, identity analytics, Internet identity and identity in the cloud.
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