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• Part 1 is aimed at general users. It introduces the enhanced security
features and helps users to start using them. Other topics include the
following:
– How to connect to other systems
– Using the security features of the Common Desktop Environment
(CDE)
– Using access control lists (ACLs) on files and directories
• Part 2 describes how to set up and administer the operating system’s
enhanced security, which includes enhanced passwords and the audit
subsystem. Topics in this part include the following:
– Creating and modifying secure devices
– Creating and maintaining accounts
– Administering the audit subsystem
– Administering ACLs
– Ensuring authentication database integrity
– Working within the framework of the Security Integration
Architecture (SIA) layer
– Troubleshooting a trusted system
• Part 3 describes how to write programs that run on the Tru64 UNIX
operating system with enhanced security. The reader should have
general programming knowledge, including knowing how to use the
Tru64 UNIX programming tools. Topics in this part include the following:
– Using the security information stored in the authentication database
– Using the per-process audit ID (AUID), which is unique to Tru64
UNIX
– The mechanics of writing and reading audit records
– Using the Security Integration Architecture (SIA) interfaces
– Programming with ACLs
2.1.10 Technical Overview for Version 5.1A (revised)
The Technical Overview for Version 5.1A describes the major components
of the Tru64 UNIX operating system. The opening chapter provides
an introduction to the operating system, including discussions of recent
enhancements, licensing, and available optional software. This is followed
by more in-depth discussions on various aspects of the operating system.
A partial list of the topics follows:
• Features available to system administrators
General User Documentation 2–5