Sean Boran has done some excellent work that you can use for reference to
compare Titan, YASSP and other Solaris hardening tools.
Check it out at : http://www.boran.com/security/sp/comparison1.html
HTH,
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronneil Camara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 7:49 PM
Subject: Solaris: HELP!!!
> Hi everyone,
>
> Sorry, this is a bit off topic and I couldn't find anywhere where people
> really knows what they're doing. :-)
>
> I would like to harden a solaris 7 box on intel. This is just the box for
my
> testing at home. But I would like to use it as if it was customer's
solaris
> 7 box on intel too. Something like simulate a customer's running solaris
> server. I would like to patch but I don't know how. I know the patchadd
tool
> but the patch I've downloaded ends with a .zip.
>
> I am also concerned about patching coz it might screw up everything. So,
you
> can suggest of something before I do the patching like backing up
> configuration. Yeah, what directories or files should I back up?
>
> I've also found a tool, Titan, which is used for hardening. Is this better
> than YASSP? Or can I run both of them after the other? I also went to Sun
> site and learned about PatchDiag tool. This tool will be able to help me
> with the patching. Problem is, it's commercial. How will I obtain this
tool?
> I called Sun but I got lost with the automatic attendant.
>
> Lastly, please tell me what files/directories to backup so that in case
> something goes wrong, I can revert back to the old configuration. Yeah,
what
> tool will I use for recovery?
>
> Thanks. Please help me.
>
> Ronneil
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