Learn the Basics

It is recommended that you become familiar with the following information:

Installation: how CA Top Secret interfaces with the operating system.
Default Operation: how CA Top Secret behaves by default.
Control Options: the different options available to change the way CA Top Secret functions. These include options in the following areas:
- Security System Logic Options
- Security State of Awareness Options
- Security Activity Logging Options
System Architecture: the basic operational design.
Security Administration Functions as provided by facility and by limiting scope.
CA Top Secret implementation strategies.
Auditing Functions.
Logging and Reporting Functions.
Automated Backup Functions.
Recovery Functions: what to do when CA Top Secret is sick. The following questions may also be considered:
- How does CA Top Secret tell you that it is sick?
- What does CA Top Secret do when it is down?
- Under which circumstances does CA Top Secret die?
- What kind of security is available if CA Top Secret is sick?