SunScreen EFS Release 3.0 Reference Manual

Preface

SunScreen EFS(TM) 3.0 is part of the family of SunScreen products that provide solutions to security, authentication, and privacy requirements for companies to connect securely and conduct business privately over an insecure public internetwork. Past SunScreen firewall product releases include EFS, SPF-100, SPF-100G and SPF-200, their respective Administration Stations, SunScreen packet screen software, and SunScreen Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocols (SKIP) encryption software. SunScreen EFS 3.0 integrates the two SunScreen firewall products.

The SunScreen EFS Reference Manual contains background and reference information about SunScreen EFS 3.0. Other documentation in this SunScreen EFS 3.0 documentation set includes:

Who Should Use This Book

The SunScreen EFS 3.0 Reference Manual is intended for system administrators responsible for the operation, support, and maintenance of network security. This manual assumes that you are familiar with UNIX\256 system administration, TCP/IP networking concepts, and your network topology.

SunScreen EFS 3.0 Requisites

You need to have the following tasks completed before you install and administer your SunScreen EFS 3.0:

How This Book Is Organized

The SunScreen EFS 3.0 Reference Manual contains the following chapters and appendices:

Related Books and Publications

You may want to refer to the following sources for background information on network security, cryptography, and SKIP.

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Getting Support for SunScreen Products

If you have any support issues, call your authorized service provider. For further information about support, use the following URL to contact Enterprise Services: http://www.sun.com/service/contacting.

What Typographic Changes Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol

Meaning 

Example 

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% You have mail.

 

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output 

machine_name% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Command-line placeholder: 

replace with a real name or value 

To delete a file, type rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized 

Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options.

You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell prompt 

machine_name%

C shell superuser prompt 

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt 

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt 

#