Solaris 8 Security

This book was what I needed. It is the perfect refference book for it's topic. I like the size of the book; it was not crammed with useless pictures, tables, or filler. Sure, you can pour over tons of online Sun Documentation scatterd thoughout the Answerbook series or even dig through the man pages. Who has that much time? I needed to get quick organized understanding of my options in securing Solaris 8. Some of the chapters will be basic reading for some and reviews for others. However, a new Solaris admin who need to learn good idas on security can start here. The experienced UNIX/Linux/BSD admin can also pick up this book to learn the specific options available on the Solaris plateform. You will also learn about the short-comings of it as well (such as not coming with ssh; remedied in Solaris 9). You learn how to configure the Solaris TCP/IP stack and it's implementation of IPSEC. These two where the most useful chapters in the whole book for me.All in all, if you admin Solaris 7/8/9 you should check this book out.

I am a beginner Solaris administrator and was recommended this book on the net. I am glad I got it - in about 200 pages it manages to introduce many security aspects of running a Solaris system, even explaining such things as risk management.

This book is the most up to date book on solaris security. It has a good resources list, as well as hands on intro to IPsec. The Kerberos chapter could be longer, but it sets you thinking anyway; the first chapter gives real insight into security in plain English. Overall it does what it says.

I found this book very handy, if it does not answer some of the questions about certain solaris security issues it, at least, points you to the right direction. In fact it is an encyclopedia of Security for Solaris admins.

I just got a copy of Edgar Danielyan's _Solaris 8 Security_, and like other New Riders titles, I'm pleased with the contents. At around 250 pages, it seems small compared to a lot of the phonebook-sized buzzword-compliant books out there, but that is because it is a very focussed book. I particularly liked the section describing different types of cryptography, each type of encryption is briefly defined and related to security concerns. The book also touches on subjects such as Kerberos, simple ways to vastly improve the security of a system, and discusses what kinds of attacks are often seen (and how to deal with them).It's a good book to have on your shelf if you administer Solaris. It provides a good starting point for securing your Solaris 8 systems (and other UNIX systems in general). Ask your boss to buy it for you, you'll both sleep easier.