User Guide

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Contents
Preface 9 About This Guide
9 Target Audience
9 What’s New in Mac OS X Version 10.4
10 What’s in This Guide
11 Using This Guide
11 Using Onscreen Help
11 Mac Help
12 The Mac OS X Server Suite
13 Getting Documentation Updates
13 Getting Additional Information
14 Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 15 Introducing Mac OS X Security Architecture
16 Security Architectural Overview
16 UNIX Infrastructure
16 Access Permissions
16 Security Framework
17 Layered Security Defense
18 Built-In Security Services
18 Keychain Services
18 Secure Transport Services
18 Certificate, Key, and Trust Services
18 Authorization Services
19 Smart Card Services
19 Authorization versus Authentication
Chapter 2 21 Installing Mac OS X
21 System Installation Overview
21 Disabling the Open Firmware Password
22 Installing from CD or DVD
23 Installing from the Network
23 Restoring from Preconfigured Disk Images
23 Initializing System Setup