[Sunhelp] BSM

[Magnus Abrante]

Alex,

The BSM or Basic Security Module are included in the Core Solaris Package,
so it should defently be installed on your box.

The commands to handle BSM are bsmconv (to enable) and bsmunconv (to disable)
these features, these commands can be found under /etc/security.

BSM turns on auditing and an allocation/reservation system for removable
devices (eg tapes), as far as i remember it will let users allocate or
deallocate a device for use, so that noone can use that devices while the
user in question are using it. Useful if you for example want to protect
your data from other users while writing it to a tape device.

Frankly i dont remember very much about how the auditing works, but i guess
its in the manpages.

Take a look on the manpages for bsmconv/bsmunconv/allocate/deallocate.


Hope it answer your question.

Regards,

	//Magnus Abrante


> I try to install CyberCop Monitor for Solaris 2.6 (from nai.com), but it needed 
> BSM (Basic Security Modules) - what is it? Is it inside Solaris Software or 
> where are can I find it.