Sun Management Center Change Manager 1.0 Administration Guide

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## Performing Initial Installations by Using RARP

Change Manager supports the standard Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) services for initial installations.

Identity

  MAC address.

Authentication

  None.

Authorization

  No authorization check is performed for the requesting client, which does not appear as a serious vulnerability.

  No authorization check is done for the responding server, which is a potentially serious vulnerability as it might allow a rogue server to subvert an initial installation.

Confidentiality

  None.

Integrity

  None.

Availability

  Flood attacks and corruption attacks might disrupt service.

Accountability

  None.

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