The following procedures are available in the Solaris Express release and are covered in System Administration Guide: IP Services.

• Creating and Using Symmetric and Public/Private Keys
• Using Encryption and Digests with Files
• Administering Cryptographic Providers
• Administering Software Providers
• Administering Hardware Providers
• Using Certificates and Keystores

• How to Generate a Symmetric Key by Using the dd Command
• How to Generate a Symmetric Key by Using the pktool Command
• How to Generate a Public/Private Key Pair for Use With Solaris Secure Shell
• How to Change the Passphrase for a Solaris Secure Shell Private Key
• How to Set Up a Diffie-Hellman Key for an NIS+ Host
• How to Set Up a Diffie-Hellman Key for an NIS+ User
• How to Set Up a Diffie-Hellman Key for an NIS Host
• How to Set Up a Diffie-Hellman Key for an NIS User

• How to Compute a Digest of a File
• How to Compute a MAC of a File
• How to Encrypt and Decrypt a File

• How to Refresh or Restart All Cryptographic Services
• How to List Available Providers
• How to Manage Third-Party Plugins in the Key Management Framework

• How to Add a Software Provider
• How to Prevent the Use of a User-Level Mechanism
• How to Prevent the Use of a Kernel Software Provider

• How to List Hardware Providers
• How to Disable Hardware Provider Mechanisms and Features

• How to Create a Certificate by Using the pktool gencert Command
• How to Import a Certificate Into Your Keystore
• How to Export a Certificate and Private Key in PKCS #12 Format
• How to Generate a Passphrase by Using the pktool setpin Command
• How to Manage Third-Party Plugins in the Key Management Framework