Solaris 9 Security CX-310-301 6
Detection and Device Management.............................................................................23
Monitoring Login Attempts ......................................................................................................... 23
Loginlog.................................................................................................................................. 23
lastlog, utmpx, wtmpx and last ............................................................................................... 24
System Log Files ....................................................................................................................... 24
/var/adm/messages ................................................................................................................ 24
SU logging.............................................................................................................................. 25
Syslog ........................................................................................................................................ 25
Configuring Standalone syslog............................................................................................... 26
Configuring syslog to Log Centrally ....................................................................................... 27
Using Multiple Files ................................................................................................................ 28
Process Accounting ................................................................................................................... 29
Auditing with the Basic Security Module (BSM)......................................................................... 29
Overview................................................................................................................................. 29
Enabling BSM......................................................................................................................... 30
Generating an Audit ............................................................................................................... 31
Interpreting the Results .......................................................................................................... 32
The audit command................................................................................................................ 32
Audit Log Files........................................................................................................................ 32
Disabling BSM........................................................................................................................ 33
Device Management.................................................................................................................. 33
Authorizing Device Access to a User ..................................................................................... 34
Managing Devices Under BSM Control ................................................................................. 34
Security Attacks............................................................................................................35
Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks.................................................................................................35
Preventing DoS Attacks ......................................................................................................... 36
How DoS Attacks Execute ..................................................................................................... 36
Privilege Escalation Attacks....................................................................................................... 37
Types of Attack....................................................................................................................... 37
Detecting Attacks ....................................................................................................................... 38
Using Solaris Fingerprint Database ....................................................................................... 38
