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CIS Solaris 11 Benchmark 1.1.0 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Supporting Resources:

Target:

Target CPE Name
Oracle Solaris 11 cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.11 (View CVEs)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
CIS Solaris 11 Benchmark
Checklist ID:
426
Version:
1.1.0
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Final
Authority:
Third Party: Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Original Publication Date:
06/11/2012

Checklist Summary:

This document is intended to address the recommended security settings for the Solaris 11 operating system (Solaris 11 OS) running on x86 or SPARC platforms. Specifically, the guidelines included in this document have been designed for and tested against the Solaris 11 11/11 release, updated to the Software Repository Update 5 (SRU5). As of the publication of this document, Solaris 11 11/11 SRU5 is the latest available support update for the Solaris 11 OS. The recommendations included in this document may need to be adjusted for future Solaris 11 updates.

Checklist Role:

  • Server Operating System
  • Operating System

Known Issues:

None reported to date.

Target Audience:

This document is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate the Solaris 11 OS on a x86 or SPARC platform.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Managed
  • Specialized Security-Limited Functionality (SSLF)

Testing Information:

The guidelines included in this document have been designed for and tested against the Solaris 11 11/11 release, updated to the Software Repository Update 5 (SRU5).

Regulatory Compliance:

Benchmark has not been mapped to regulatory requirements.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

None

Disclaimer:

http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/termsofuse

Product Support:

Vendor participated in the development of this benchmark.

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Center for Internet Security Oracle, Inc. Qualys, Inc.

Licensing:

http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/termsofuse

Change History: 

Corrected reference link - 10/5/18
Updated URL - 7/26/19
updated to 1.1.0  - 1/3/2020

Dependency/Requirements:

URL Description
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23824_01/ Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library
https://www.oracle.com/corporate/security-practices/assurance/ Oracle Software Security Assurance

References:

Reference URL Description

NIST checklist record last modified on 01/03/2020