HEXTOALABEL(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures HEXTOALABEL(8)

NAME

hextoalabel - convert an internal text label to its human readable
equivalent

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/hextoalabel [internal-text-sensitivity-label]


/usr/sbin/hextoalabel -c [internal-text-clearance]

DESCRIPTION

hextoalabel converts an internal text label into its human readable
equivalent and writes the result to the standard output file. This
internal form is often hexadecimal. If no option is supplied, the
label is assumed to be a sensitivity label.


If no internal text label is specified, the label is read from the
standard input file. The expected use of this command is emergency
repair of labels that are stored in internal databases.

OPTIONS

-c
Identifies the internal text label as a clearance.

EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0
On success.


1
On failure, and writes diagnostics to the standard error file.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | See below. |
+--------------------+-----------------+


The command output is Committed for systems with the same
label_encodings file. The command invocation is Committed for systems
that implement the DIA MAC policy.

FILES

/etc/security/tsol/label_encodings

The label encodings file contains the classification names,
words, constraints, and values for the defined labels of this
system.

SEE ALSO

label_to_str(3TSOL), str_to_label(3TSOL), label_encodings(5),
attributes(7), atohexlabel(8)


How to Get a Readable Label From Its Hexadecimal Form in Solaris
Trusted Extensions Administrator's Procedures

NOTES

The functionality described on this manual page is available only if
the system is configured with Trusted Extensions.


This file is part of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Mandatory
Access Control (MAC) policy. This file might not be applicable to
other MAC policies that might be developed for future releases of
Solaris Trusted Extensions software.

July 20, 2007 HEXTOALABEL(8)