Chapter 8 Administering a System: Managing System Security

This chapter describes security measures for both standard and trusted HP-UX systems. It’s divided up as follows:

	IMPORTANT: The U.S. Computer Security Act of 1987 casts new urgency on computer security. It stipulates that if financial loss occurs due to computer fraud or abuse, the company, not the perpetrator, is liable for damages. To protect your system, HP recommends that you establish a comprehensive security policy to govern computer use. This section covers HP-UX security features and tasks and provides some guidelines on HP-UX system security. Establishing and implementing a security policy is an extensive and complicated process. A complete coverage of system security is beyond the scope of this chapter. You should consult computer security trade books and adopt security measures that fit your business needs.

References

The following book is suggested as a good source of security information:

Practical UNIX & Internet Security, by Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford, O’Reilly & Associates, 1996, ISBN 1-56592-148-8.