Glossary

ASM

Oracle Automatic Storage Management

authorized

A signed binary executable specified in an IBAC policy. The executable is permitted access to

executable

the protected file also specified in the IBAC.

CFS

Veritas Cluster File System

DAC

Discretionary Based Access Controls. A traditional file access control used on Unix-based

 

operating systems.

DLKM

Dynamically Loadable Kernel Module

FAP

File Access Policy. WLI metadata that restricts access to a regular file or directory. IBAC and

 

FLAC policies are FAPs. A file can have multiple IBAC policies but only one FLAC.

FLAC

File Lock Access Control. This file access policy restricts access to read-only for all executables.

HA

High Availability

IBAC

Identity Based Access Control. This file access policy restricts access to an authorized executable.

maintenance

WLI does not enforce file access policies and resource restrictions. All read and write protection

mode

on WLI database files is disabled.

named stream

VxFS feature that allows a single file inode to be associated with multiple data streams. On

 

VxFS 5.0.1 and later VxFS revisions, WLI stores policy and signature metadata in a named

 

stream associated with the file for which the policy or signature applies.

restricted mode

WLI enforces file access policies and resource restrictions in accord with other security attributes.

 

Read and write protection on WLI database files is enabled.

rng

The HP-UX kernel random number generator. Strong random numbers are generated from the

 

informational entropy in system interrupt arrival times from networking and other external

 

sources.

RSA

Rivest, Shamir & Adleman. Algorithms and protocol for generating asymmetric cryptographic

 

keys and establishing secure communications.

VFS

Virtual File System. The kernel component that virtualizes file system operations for NFS, HFS,

 

and VxFS for storage management on physical media.

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