HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration

The HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration product (bundle SecConfig) is used to configure system-wide and per-user values of security attributes of local users and NIS users. This product is newly introduced in HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 release.

You can use the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool to perform the following tasks:

Configure systemwide values of security attributes.
Configure per-user values of security attributes of local users.
Configure per-user values of security attributes of NIS users.

For a list of security attributes that can be configured, see the security(4) manpage.




	NOTE: To use the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool, you must install the HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions bundle on an HP-UX system. For more information, see “HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions”.

Summary of Change

The HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration product is newly introduced in the HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 release and has the following new features in this version:

Launchpoint from HP-UX System Administration Manager (SAM), HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM)^[42] and HP System Management Homepage (SMH).^[43] You can also launch the tool by executing the secweb command.
Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Terminal User Interface (TUI) is available.
User-friendly way of configuring systemwide values and per-user values of security attributes of local users and NIS users.
Preview commands that support the GUI actions, prior to execution.

Impact

A new tool is available to configure systemwide and per-user values of security attributes of local users and NIS users.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

A new manpage, secweb(1M), has been introduced for the HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 release. Also refer to the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration Release Notes (available at http://docs.hp.com) and to the product on-line help for more information.

For a list of security attributes that can be configured, see the security(4) manpage. Also see the HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions Release Notes, available at http://docs.hp.com.

Obsolescence

Not Applicable.

^[42]See “HP Systems Insight Manager”.

^[43]See “HP System Management Homepage”.