Security Management Guide (G06.24+, H06.03+)

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About This Manual
Both the HP NonStop operating system environment and the Safeguard subsystem
provide tools to help you secure your system. This manual suggests ways of using
these tools.
Who Should Use This Manual
Sections 1 through 4 of this manual are intended for the security administrator. A
security administrator helps to develop and implement a security policy to ensure the
integrity of information within the data-processing organization.
The remaining sections of this manual are aimed at different audiences, including
general users of NonStop systems, application programmers, the system
administration team, and electronic data processing (EDP) auditors. A separate section
is dedicated to each of these types of users.
What’s in This Manual
Table i. Summary of Contents (page1of2)
Section 1, Introduction Discusses basic security principles, the need for a security policy,
and system access control.
Section 2, Guardian
System Security
Explains ways of using Guardian features to secure your system.
Section 3, Safeguard
System Security
Explains how to use the extra Safeguard capabilities to secure
your system.
Section 4, OSS System
Security
Discusses security issues relevant to the HP NonStop Open
System Services (OSS) environment.
Section 5, Concerns for
the User
Discusses security concerns for all users of NonStop systems.
Section 6, Concerns for
the Application
Programmer
Discusses security concerns for application programmers of
NonStop systems.
Section 7, Concerns for
the System
Administration Team
Discusses security concerns for the system administration team.
This team consists of a system manager, system programmers,
and system operators.
Section 8, Concerns for
the EDP Auditor
Discusses security concerns for EDP auditors of NonStop
systems.