Releasing an Application
You submit a fully tested and debugged application to the system administrator
for application integration. The application can be submitted as a CDE action
or as a software package. If the application uses privileges, the system
administrator must evaluate the application source code and the security information that
you supply. This evaluation verifies that your use of privileges does not
compromise system security.
Caution - Notify the system administrator of new auditing events, audit classes, or X
Window System properties that your application uses. The system administrator must place
these items into the correct files. For more information, see Chapter 6, Trusted X Window System.
Creating a CDE Action
A CDE action is started from the workspace by a user or
a role. The action inherits the privileges assigned to the profile of
that user or role. A CDE action is a set of instructions that
work like application macros or APIs to automate desktop tasks such as
running applications and opening data files. On a system configured with Trusted
Extensions, applications are started from the workspace as CDE actions. Instructions on
how to create a CDE action are provided in the Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User’s and System Administrator’s Guide.
Note - When you create a CDE action, create an f.action, not an f.exec.
An f.exec executes the program as superuser with all privileges.
The system administrator puts the CDE action into the appropriate profiles and
assigns any necessary privileges to the CDE action. You must list the
privileges that the program uses, indicate the labels at which the application
is intended to run, and supply any required effective user or group
IDs. The system administrator assigns privileges as well as effective user and
group IDs to the CDE action in the profile.
Creating a Software Package
To create a software package, see the Application Packaging Developer’s Guide. To debug package installation
issues, see Chapter 14, Troubleshooting Software Problems (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration.
