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HP-UX 11i Version 3: February 2007
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NAME

secweb — invokes the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool

SYNOPSIS

secweb [ -F ] [ -b ]

secweb -t

DESCRIPTION

The HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool (secweb) is used to view and configure system-wide and per-user (local users and NIS users) values of security attributes. It also gives information about account locks.

The HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool provides both Web-based and terminal user interface. The Web-based interface is launched through the HP System Management Homepage.

Superuser privileges are required to access the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool. A user who does not have superuser privileges has read-only access to the System Defaults area in the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool and cannot modify or reset per-user values.

The terminal user interface is invoked if any of the following conditions are true:

  • The command /usr/sbin/secweb is invoked with -t option.

  • The DISPLAY environment variable is not set.

The Web-based interface is launched if all the following conditions are true:

  • The command /usr/sbin/secweb is invoked with -F option.

  • The DISPLAY environment variable is set.

  • The command /opt/hpsmh/lbin/samweb is available on the system.

If the Web-based interface cannot be launched, secweb invokes the terminal user interface.

Options

secweb recognizes the following options:

-F

Forces a client browser to be used in less secure ways.

The -F option forces the client browser to be used or started, even when the X-traffic between the X-server and the Mozilla browser is not secure.

Use this option only when you are sure the network traffic between the host where Mozilla is running and the host in the DISPLAY variable is secure.

If secweb cannot start the Web browser, the terminal interface is started.

When the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration Web interface is invoked by SAM, the -F option is used.

-b

If a privileged user (root) executes the secweb command with the -b option, a temporary login bypass key is generated. The bypass key enables the user to access the Web interface without having to provide login information again.

When the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration Web interface is invoked by SAM, the -b option is used.

-t

Opens the terminal interface for setting system-wide and per-user values of security attributes regardless of the current setting of the DISPLAY environment variable.

Note: You can also start the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool using one of the following methods:

  • Invoke /usr/sbin/sam and select the Security Attributes Configuration (character mode) functional area to launch the terminal user interface and the Security Attributes Configuration (Web-based Interface) to launch the Web-based tool.

  • Invoke the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool Web interface by typing the URL http://hostname:2301/secweb/secweb.cgi in the address bar of your browser, where hostname is the name of the server.

  • Launch the HP-UX Systems Insight Manager on the server and select the Security Attributes Configuration tool from Configure -> HP-UX Configuration menu.

Online Help

After the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool is started, the online help provides details on how to use the tool.

RETURN VALUES

Upon completion, secweb returns one of the following values:

0

Successful

1

An error occurred

WARNINGS

  • For increased security, paste the URL http://hostname:2301/secweb/secweb.cgi in your browser, click on the Tools menu in the menu bar, then the Security Attributes Configuration functional area.

  • The default minimum values of the security attributes PASSWORD_MIN_LOWER_CASE_CHARS, PASSWORD_MIN_UPPER_CASE_CHARS, PASSWORD_MIN_DIGIT_CHARS, and PASSWORD_MIN_SPECIAL_CHARS do not meet the requirements for the passwd command. A password must contain at least two letters and at least one numeric or special character. HP recommends that you change the default values in /etc/default/security for the above mentioned security attributes as per passwd requirements. For more information on password construction requirements, refer to passwd(1).

AUTHOR

secweb was developed by Hewlett-Packard Company.

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