Introduction to the Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework

The Cryptographic Framework is an architecture that enables applications in the Oracle Solaris operating system to use or provide cryptographic services. All interactions with the framework are based on the OASIS PKCS #11 open standard.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Oracle Solaris Cryptography Terminology

• Overview of the Cryptographic Framework

• Components of the Cryptographic Framework

• What Cryptography Developers Need to Know