HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes

March 2012 Release Notes, Security
Unless otherwise noted, documents for the following security products are located at http://
www.hp.com/go/hpux-security-docs. Select the link appropriate for the product.
• New: Restricted Root: Provides new security options that extend password and login policies
to the root account. This shadow mode enhancement allows implementation of stricter security
policies that were previously only available on trusted mode systems. See “Restricted Root”
(page 112).
• HP-UX Role-Based Access Control: Version B.11.31.05.01 includes keystroke logging
enhancements and fixes, 2 new manpages, and various other minor defect fixes. See HP-UX
Role-Based Access Control B.11.31.05.01 Release Notes.
• HP-UX OpenSSL: Version A.00.09.08r for HP-UX 11i v3 is based on OpenSSL 0.9.8r and is
mainly a defect-fix release. See OpenSSL A.00.09.08r Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v3.
Also see related products listed under “March 2012 Release Notes, Internet and Networking.”
March 2012 Release Notes, Commands and system calls
• insf (1M) command: Enhanced to support device special files for the isoc and isq drivers.
Will create device special files corresponding to these drivers under /dev, when appropriate
device and driver combinations are found on the system. See “insf(1M) command” (page 113).
• machinfo (1) command: Updated to list the minimum and maximum number of cores currently
active from each socket, if those numbers are different across sockets. Will also report how
many cores have threading enabled, if the multithreading setting differs across cores. See
“machinfo(1) command” (page 113).
• PAX-ENH: Updated to version 11.31.13 to deliver defect fixes. See the product website at
https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?
productNumber=PAX-ENH.
March 2012 Release Notes, Libraries and programming
• Java products
Documents for the following Java products are located at http://www.hp.com/go/
hpux-java-docs.
◦ JDK/JRE version 7.0.00: A new major version of the HP-UX 11i Java™ Development Kit
(JDK) and Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE), equivalent to the Oracle Java SE 7.0 release's
new features and functionality, including Oracle Java™ SE 7 update 1, which incorporates
defect and security fixes. See JDK/JRE 7.0.00 Release Notes. Note: JDK/JRE version
7.0.00 is delivered with the AR release only and is not currently included in the OEs.
◦ JDK/JRE version 6.0.x: Version 6.0.12 of the HP-UX 11i Java Development Kit (JDK) and
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) have been updated to include the Oracle 6.0u25 and
6.0u26 releases' functionality and to incorporate defect and security fixes. See JDK/JRE
6.0.12 Release Notes.
◦ JDK/JRE version 5.0.x: Version 5.0.24 of the HP-UX 11i Java Development Kit (JDK) and
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) have been updated to include the Oracle 5.0u29 and
5.0u30 releases' functionality and incorporate defect and security fixes. See JDK/JRE
5.0.24 Release Notes.
• ObsB6848BA: Removes the previous version of GTK+Libraries (B6848BA). The bundle B6848BA
supported the Mozilla product, which is no longer supported by HP-UX 11i v3. The latest GTK
Library (GTK) continues to support Firefox and Thunderbird, both of which are delivered in
the HP-UX 11i v3 OEs.
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