PKZIP 6.0 for the X Window System Getting Started
Contents
1. Trusted Zip Solutions PKZIP 6 0 for the X Window System Getting Started Manual Copyright 2002 PKWARE Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any other language in whole or in part in any form or by any means whether it be electronic mechanical magnetic optical manual or otherwise without prior written consent of PKWARE Inc PKWARE INC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AS TO THIS SOFTWARE WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE FUNCTIONALITY DATA INTEGRITY OR PROTECTION Portions of this software include RSA BSAFE cryptographic or security protocol software from RSA Security Inc PKWARE the PKWARE logo the zipper logo PKZIP PKUNZIP and PKSFX are registered trademarks of PKWARE Inc Trademarks of other companies mentioned in this documentation appear for identification purposes only and are the property of their respective companies RSA and BSAFE are registered trademarks of RSA Security Inc Table of Contents OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS cccsscceeeesseeeeeneeesssseeeeeseeeenes 5 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING PK ZIP ccccccssccceesseeesssteeeeesteeeeees 6 Setting PKZIP in the Path ceee 6 PKZIPXCFG ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE AND PKZIPX CFG FILE 8 Editing the pkzipx cfg File eseese 9 C2. use the su command 4 Create the following directories usr local certificates usr local certificates CA usr local certificates ROOT usr local certificates SPC 5 Copy the p7 files to the appropriate directories cp CA p7 usr local certificates CA cp Root p7 usr local certificates ROOT cp SPC p7 usr local certificates SPC 6 Make sure the files and directories have read only access chmod R 0555 usr local certificates 7 Exit the superuser shell exit Note If you are not an administrator ask your system administrator to do this for you If the system administrator is unwilling you can instead create the directories in your home directory For example if your home directory is home todd you d create the following directories home todd certificates home todd certificates CA home todd certificates ROOT home todd certificates SPC After you have created those directories you need to set 24 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual some environment variables Users of sh based shells sh ksh bash zsh etc would run the following commands ROOT_CERTIFICATES home todd certificates ROOT export ROOT_CERTIFICATES CA_CERTIFICATES home todd certificates CA export CA_CERTIFICATES SPC_CERTIFICATES home todd certificates SPC export SPC_CERTIFICATES Users of csh or tesh would run setenv ROOT_CERTIFICATES home todd certificates ROOT setenv CA_CERTIFICATES home todd certificates CA setenv
3. a text editor Specifically modify the idate and sdate options under the FORMATS designation and add the appropriate option under the OPTIONS section Your pkzipx cfg file should look similar to the following example PKZip configuration file format section FORMATS iDate 1 sDate PKZip configuration file option section OPTIONS filetype all Authenticity Verification 12 PKZIP allows you to embed an electronic signature with files stored in a ZIP archive and subsequently authenticate those files on extraction PKWARE Authenticity Verification AV information allows you to detect whether a ZIP file s integrity has been compromised You may use the authenticity command line option to instruct PKZIP to embed AV information with your ZIP files However before you can use this option you must first configure PKZIP for AV To configure PKZIP for AV complete the following steps 1 Complete the Application for Authenticity Verification authveri txt found in the PKZIP 6 0 installation directory usr local bin pkware pkzipx or on page 17 of this manual You may also access the Application for Authenticity Verification via the web at the following URL http www pkware com authenticity 2 Complete your application from our web site or fax 1 414 354 8559 your completed application to PKWARE PKWARE will process your application and PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual send you a co
4. customize commands and options in PKZIP you can use the Options in PKZIP or directly edit the configuration file pkzipx cfg with a text editor The recommended method for configuring and customizing PKZIP commands and options is via the Options under Tools You may set the PKZIPPXCFG environment variable if you do not want this file located in your home directory To set the PKZIPXCFG environment variable 1 Open your start up file profile or login using a text editor such as vi Pico and Emacs 2 What you do next depends on the shell you are using If you use the Korn Shell ksh or the Bourne Shell sh add the following lines to your profile file PKZIPXCFG lt path to the pkzipx cfg file gt export PKZIPXCFG If you use the C Shell csh add the following line to your login file setenv PKZIPXCFG lt path to the pkzipx cfg file gt The path you specify for pkzipx cfg depends on the location of the file The pkzipx cfg file typically resides in your home directory 8 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 3 Save and exit the file 4 To reset your current environment settings log off your account The PKZIPXCFG variable will be set the next time you log on to your account Editing the pkzipx cfg File You have the option of modifying the pkzipx cfg file directly with a text editor You can modify date formats as well as command line argument options The default pkzipx cfg file used by P
5. fields If for example you want to change the field separator character from a to a you could add the following line to the pkzipx cfg after the FORMATS designation sdate Specifying sdate in the pkzipx cfg file for example sets the default PKZIP date format to MM DD YY File information that appears via the grid is presented in this format Any files that you subsequently add or extract using filters require this particular format to work properly In all other places you enter the date Note The idate and sdate options are only configurable by editing the pkzipx cfg file with a text editor Configuring Command Line Arguments Options in the pkzipx cfg File You may specify options in PKZIP by adding the appropriate command option and sub option if applicable after the OPTIONS designation in the pkzipx cfg If for example you wish to set the options for all add operations to update add the following line to the pkzipx cfg file under the OPTIONS designation add update See the PKZIP Command Line User s Manual for options that are configurable Sample pkzipx cfg File PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 11 Assume that you want to instruct PKZIP to use DDMMYY as the default date order as well as use the character as the separator character Additionally assume that you want to the set the filetype option to process all file types To do this edit the pkzipx cfg file with
6. not recognize these new features and will be unable to view or extract any files in your archives that are dependent on these features Also any ZIP compatible programs you may be using from other companies will not be able to access all of the contents of your large archives They may report that an archive is too large or they may incorrectly report that the archive has errors To ensure access to data in your large archives always use genuine PKZIP Note 4 GB is equal to 4 294 967 295 bytes 9 EB is equal to 9 223 372 036 854 775 807 bytes 30 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual Encoded and Archive File Support PKZIP allows you to extract files from encoded or Tar and GZIP archived data PKZIP decodes and extracts files created with the following encoding and archive schemes Encoded File Type Common File Extensions In addition to decoding and processing the above file types PKZIP allows you to encode ZIP files in the UUEncode format To do so select Actions UUEncode from the menu PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 31
7. you have an older SPARC processor you should run pkzipx v7 instead t We recommend that you use at least the listed processor and speed Better processors speed up the application and your system PKZIP works on slower processors with decreased performance PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 5 Installing and Configuring PKZIP Installing from a PKSFX file If you are installing a version of the software downloaded from the Internet you will receive a PKSFX self extracting file The Installer is packaged inside the PKSFX file Run the PKSFX file to start the installation It will extract the files needed to install the software and it automatically starts the setup program Follow the instructions provided by the setup program to complete the installation We encourage you to make a backup of your PKSFX file or of the contents of the intermediate folder to ensure you will be able to reinstall this product if you ever need to in the future Setting PKZIP in the Path To access PKZIP from any directory without typing a path specify the PKZIP destination directory in your system s path environment variable The path specification is typically located in your start up file profile or login To add the PKZIP installation directory to your path 1 Open your start up file e g profile or login using a text editor such as vi Pico and Emacs 2 What you do next depends on the shell you are using If you are
8. Company Name Vandelay Industries Enter serial numbers exactly as they appear on the PKWARE documentation Serial Number 1 85U214x Serial Number 2 A7YG15W working done Serial number installation complete Check value 31f50e0d You must enter your company name and the two serial numbers exactly as they appear in the confirmation message The check value displayed on your screen should match the check value specified in your confirmation message If they do not match repeat step3 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 13 14 You may include additional information such as telephone number and address with your AV string To do this place an ASCII text file containing this additional information named AVEXTRA TXT in your current working directory or the location specified by the PKAVEXTRA environment variable PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual Setting the PKAVEXTRA Environment Variable To include additional information with your AV string you can place the text in a file and specify the file location in the PKAVEXTRA Environment variable You can specify the location of the pkavextra txt file on your system with the help of an environment variable called PKAVEXTRA To set the PKAVEXTRA environment variable do the following 1 Using a text editor such as vi Pico Emacs open your start up file profile or login 2 What you do next depends on the shell you are using I
9. KZIP looks similar to the following PKZip configuration file format section FORMATS iDate 0 sDate PKZip configuration file option section OPTIONS Entries in the pkzipx cfg that follow a character are treated as comments Entries that follow the FORMATS designation modify date format settings Entries that follow the OPTIONS designation modify command argument options PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 9 Configuring Date Order in the pkzipx cfg File PKZIP uses MMDDYY as the default date order You can specify the date order used by PKZIP if you modify the idate option after FORMATS The available idate sub options are listed in the following table Sub Option To For example o Set PKZIP date format to MMDDYY a Set PKZIP date format to DDMMYY fe Set PKZIP date format to YYMMDD Specifying idate 1 in your pkzipx cfg file for example sets the default PKZIP date format to DDMMYY File information that appears in the view option is presented in this format Any files that you subsequently add or extract using filters require the use of this particular format in order for PKZIP to interpret it correctly 10 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual Configuring the Separator Character in the pkzipx cfg File You can specify the field separator PKZIP uses by modifying the sdate option in the pkzipx cfg By default PKZIP uses a character to separate the date
10. SPC_CERTIFICATES home todd certificates SPC You can put those commands in your login file login for sh users cshrc for csh users to always have them available when you log in PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 25 Strong Encryption PKWARE has added the ability to use strong encryption when compressing files This new feature adds a higher level of security for your data If your version of PKZIP is licensed to use this feature you will be able to choose from several strong encryption algorithms to encrypt your files Strong encryption is available as part of the optional security module If your copy of PKZIP is not licensed to use this feature contact PKWARE at 1 414 354 8699 or visit www pkware com for information on how to activate strong encryption With strong encryption you can encrypt your files using AES 128 192 256 bit algorithms You can configure PKZIP to use any of these algorithms AES 128 bit AES 192 bit AES 256 bit 3DES 168 bit 3DES 112 bit DES RC4 128 bit RC4 64 bit RC4 40 bit RC2 128 bit RC2 64 bit RC2 40 bit To use strong encryption specify cryptalgorithm or recipient options when you create your ZIP files Refer to online help IMPORTANT PKWARE has introduced support for the use of strong encryption with ZIP files If you plan to share the ZIP files you create using this strong encryption feature with others you should fir
11. are available from a variety of certificate authorities Visit our web site for information on obtaining a certificate http www pkware com aboutus digicert html Installing the ROOT CA and SPC certificates The first thing you must do if you want to verify signatures or sign ZIP files is to install the ROOT and CA certificates You might also want to include the SPC certificates if any To accomplish this we suggest using the authenticode tools from Microsoft on a Windows computer with Internet Explorer 4 or better installed If you do not already have these tools Microsoft has them on their website If you have Internet Explorer 4 installed visit the following URL http msdn microsoft com MSDN FILES 027 000 218 codesign exe If you have Internet Explorer 5 installed visit this URL instead http msdn microsoft com MSDN FILES 027 000 219 codesign exe If you have IE 6 you will need to download Microsoft s Activex SDK to obtain the authenticode tools PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 23 Unfortunately no one has provided tools to obtain these certificates from other systems such as Netscape running on your X Window system 1 Run the following commands on the windows computer certmgr add 7 all s Root Root p7 certmgr add 7 all s CA CA p7 certmgr add 7 all s SPC SPC p7 2 Transfer those three files to your home directory on the target UNIX system 3 Become the superuser root
12. ation on a drive with sufficient disk space available to process large files PKSFX self extracting file sizes are limited to the size of an executable program file supported by the underlying operating system This currently is 2 GB for most operating systems This means you should not create a PKSFX file that is larger than 2 GB PKZIP will be able to create PKSFX files larger than this limit They will not however run on most operating systems You can create and run split PKSFX files that are larger than 2 GB as long as each split segment is not larger than 2 GB Support for more than 65 535 files in an archive and archive sizes greater than 4 GB are features not available in versions of PKZIP released prior to PKZIP Suite 4 50 If you create archives that take advantage of these new features you should be aware that older versions of PKZIP will not be able to recognize all of the files in the new archives you create that exceed the capacities of the older programs If you plan to send a large archive to a friend or associate they will need a compatible version of PKZIP in order to extract the contents of the file s you send Specific PKWARE products that do support these new features are PKZIP V6 0 for Unix Command Line PKZIP V6 0 for the X Window System PKZIP V6 0 for Windows PKZIP V6 0 Command Line PKZIP Explorer V6 0 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 29 Versions of PKZIP prior to those noted above will
13. f you are using the Korn Shell ksh or the Bourne Shell sh add the following lines to your profile file PKAVEXTRA lt path to the pkavextra txt file gt export PKAVESTRA If you are using the C Shell csh add the following line to your login file setenv PKAVEXTRA lt path to the pkavextra txt file gt The path you specify depends on the location of the pksfxs txt file 3 Save and exit the file 4 Toreset your current environment settings log off your account The PKAVEXTRA variable will be set the next time you log on to your account PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 15 16 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual Application for Authenticity Verification In order to receive free of charge serial numbers to use with the PUTAV program please fill out and return this form to PKWARE When the enclosed information is verified you will receive your serial numbers from PKWARE Please note that this does not constitute a license from PKWARE to distribute the executable program PKZIP or self extracting PKSFX files for commercial purposes See LICENSE TXT or contact PKWARE Inc for more information about distribution licenses for the software Please read the entire section on Authenticity Verification before proceeding 1 Please specify your registration information Name E mail Address Company Title Address City State Province ZIP Postal Code Co
14. g on the operating system you are using The tables below list the capacities available in PKZIP for different operating systems Current Windows NT 2000 XP Unix Linux Version Archive size 9 EB Number of files in archive 2G Number of segments for spanned split archives 4 G Size of segments for spanned and split archives 4 GB PKSFX size 2 GB PKSFX Patch size 2 GB Current Windows 95 98 Me Version Archive size 4 GB Number of files in archive 2G Number of segments for spanned split archives 4G Size of segments for spanned and split archives 4 GB PKSFX size 2 GB PKSFX Patch size 2 GB Actual archive size depends on available storage space the theoretical limit is 9 EB 28 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual Actual number of files may vary depending on available memory and resources The theoretical limit is actually 4 G but the practical limit for most current system configurations is about 262 144 files Your available system resources and system settings limit the performance you can expect from PKZIP when processing large numbers of files or large archives If you are compressing large numbers of files on a computer with insufficient memory you can expect slow or possibly incomplete processing if your available memory is depleted When compressing large files it is a good idea to make sure you have your temporary folder set to a loc
15. nfirmation message via the United States Postal Service or FAX containing two serial numbers These serial numbers are required to configure PKZIP for Authenticity Verification After you receive your confirmation message go to the command prompt and change to the PKZIP installation directory Run the putav program by typing the following putavx After you press Enter you are prompted to enter your company name and the two serial numbers as they appear in the confirmation message you received from PKWARE Screen output similar to the following appears This program will configure PKZIP for Authenticity Verification To proceed complete and submit the Application for Authenticity Verification located in the PKZIP installation directory e g authveri txt or in the PKZIP Getting Started Manual You may also access the Application for Authenticity Verification via the world wide web at the following URL http ww pkware com authenticity PKWARE will process your application and send you a confirmation message via the United States Postal Service or FAX This confirmation message will contain two serial numbers required to configure PKZIP for Authenticity Verification Press Ctrl C to abort or return to continue Press Enter The following appears PUTAV Ver 4 0 Put Authenticity Verification in PKZIP Copyright 1990 2002 PKWARE Inc All rights reserved Enter company name exactly as it appears on the PKWARE documentation
16. onfiguring Date Order in the pkzipx cfg File 10 Configuring the Separator Character in the pkzipx cfg File 11 Configuring Command Line Arguments Options in the DPRZIPX CIO FIG so oe tote OS ile oes oe Bate oie 11 Sample pkzipx cfg File oo ccc ccccccccccee cess eeseeeeeeeeeensenseeseees Il AUTHENTICITY VERIFICATION cscccceessseeeeseeeesseeesesseeeeseseseesaaes 12 SETTING THE PRAVEXTRA ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE 0 00000 15 DIGITAL CERTIFICATES c 0s cies c0he ave secsceclstpesneaeegdctdaasseh i e EE Ei Ee 23 Installing the ROOT CA and SPC certificates 23 STRONG ENCRYPTION aines ginian eia i p Ei ae 26 FILE CAPACITIES sisne nep e E i Ava i iaa 27 Operating System Requirements Minimum System Requirements for PKZIP 6 0 for the X Window System Platform Sun Solaris 2 6 for SPARC IBM AIX 4 3 HP UX 10 20 or greater Linux running the 2 4 or later kernel Minimum System Requirements 128 MB of RAM 256 MB recommended UltraSPARC processor CDE Installed recommended 64 MB of RAM 128 MB recommended 200 MHz PPC processort CDE AIX Windows Installed recommended 64 MB of RAM 128 MB recommended 120 MHz 7200LC processort CDE Installed recommended 64 MB of RAM 128 MB recommended 233 MHz Pentium II processort LessTif 0 92 32 or later required glibc 2 2 4 required To run the program pkzipx you must have an UltraSPARC processor If
17. r current archives Prior to the 4 5 release of PKZIP Suite versions of PKZIP were limited to storing no more than 65 535 files in a ZIP archive Earlier versions of the original PKZIP for DOS could and still can store no more than 16 383 files per ZIP archive Another limitation that existed prior to the 4 5 version of PKZIP Suite was that a single ZIP archive could not be larger than 4 GB 4 294 967 295 bytes Earlier versions of PKZIP for DOS cannot process ZIP archives larger than 2 GB 2 147 483 647 bytes The extended ZIP file format specification available with PKZIP Suite 4 5 and later supports creating ZIP archives containing PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 27 over 4 billion files and having sizes larger than 9 quintillion bytes These are only theoretical limits and most computer systems in common use today do not have enough storage capacity or available memory to create and store ZIP archives approaching these limits The practical limits imposed by a typical computer in use today and configured with 128MB to 256MB of memory will support compressing up to approximately 262 144 files Compressing this number of files can take a long time Since it is not practical to reach the theoretical limits supported by the extended ZIP file format PKZIP does not currently compress or extract more than 2 147 483 647 files The actual limits on the numbers of files and sizes of archives can vary dependin
18. st make sure the recipients have a compatible version of PKZIP 6 0 so they can decrypt your files 26 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual The strong encryption feature lets you choose to use either a traditional password or an X 509 digital certificate for encryption If you plan to use a digital certificate you must first obtain and install a valid digital certificate onto your system Visit PKWARE s website for information on where you can get a Digital Certificate File Capacities The original ZIP file format has faithfully met the needs of computer users since it was introduced by PKWARE in 1989 As computer technology has advanced over time storage capacities have increased dramatically These increases make the numbers and sizes of files that seemed unimaginable 10 years ago a reality today In order to extend the utility of the ZIP file format to meet these changing system needs PKWARE has extended the ZIP file format to support more than 65 535 files per archive and archive sizes greater than 4 Gigabytes GB The specification for the ZIP file format has been publicly available and distributed by PKWARE in a file called APPNOTE TXT This file documents the internal data structures and layout that define a ZIP archive The extensions introduced by PKWARE fully support all the features of your existing archives and newer versions of PKZIP that support these new extensions will continue to read all of you
19. untry Telephone Fax Product Name Version Approximate date of registration purchase 2 Please specify the name that you want displayed by PKZIP when an authentic file created by you is verified 51 characters max Case Sensitive H Q UQ QOQQ UQH QHEHL H Q Q QOQQ UQ QHHL KAEH CEEE E NOTE PKZIP displays AV text on ONE line Since the purpose of the Authenticity Verification feature is to help provide detection of tampered hacked or virus infected files we ask that you provide only your company s name or individual s name for the AV string The AVEXTRA TXT feature was designed to additionally display telephone numbers addresses email addresses and similar information PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 17 Digital Certificates PKZIP allows you to digitally sign the individual files archived in a ZIP file as well as the Central Directory and subsequently authenticate those files upon extraction PKZIP signing functionality is based on the X 509 certificate standard and is therefore compatible with authenticity functionality in other applications such as Microsoft s Internet Explorer Signing a ZIP file allows you to detect whether a ZIP file s integrity has been compromised Before configuring PKZIP to sign files you must first have a digital certificate to use for signing These certificates must be a minimum of 1024 bit RSA format Digital certificates
20. using the Korn Shell ksh or the Bourne Shell sh look for a line similar to the one below in your profile file PATH usr bin If you are using the C Shell cesh look for a line similar to the one below in your login file setenv PATH usr bin or 6 PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual set path usr bin A colon separates path designations in the PATH and setenv PATH examples while a single space separates path designations in the set path example 3 Add the PKZIP installation directory using a colon or space to separate as appropriate to the PATH setenv PATH or set path lines If for example you installed PKZIP in the usr local bin pkware pkzipx directory add the following usr local bin pkware pkzipx The path you specify depends on the location of the pkzipc file If you use The C Shell proceed to step 5 Korn and Bourne Shell users go to step 4 4 Verify that the line below exists in your start up file profile or login export PATH If it does not exist add it after the PATH line 5 Save and exit the file 6 Reset your current environment settings This can be accomplished by logging off your account The next time you log on to your account you can run pkzipc without specifying a path regardless of the current working directory PKZIP for X Window System Getting Started Manual 7 PKZIPXCFG Environment Variable and pkzipx cfg File To configure and
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search