RH253 Red Hat Networking & Security Administration Content

RH253 Red Hat Networking & Security Administration

UNIT 1 – Introduction to System Services
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Service Management
   Services Managed by init
   System V service Management
   Chkconfig
   Xinetd managed Series
   The xinetd Daemon
   The/etc/sysconfig/ files
   Fault Analysis
   End of Unit 1
   Lab: Introduction to System Services

UNIT 2 – Organizing Network Systems
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Domain Name SystemDNS
   Zones, Domains & Delegation
   Name Server Hierarchy
   The DNS Server
   Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
   Service Profile: DNS
   Configuring BIND
   Global Options
   Address Match Lists and ac1
   Rndc
   Master and Slave Zones
   Reverse Lookup Zones
   Special Zones
   Zone Files
   Resource Records (RR)
   SOA (Start of Authority)
   NS (Name Server)
   Main Record Types
   Example Zone File
   Round Robin Load Sharing through DNS
   Delegating Subdomains
   BIND Syntax Utilities
   Caching-only Name Server
   BIND Utilities
   Advanced BIND Features
   DHCP Overview
   Service Profile: DHCP
   Configuring a DHCP Server
   End of Unit 2
   Lab: Organizing Networked Systems

UNIT 3 – Network File Sharing Services
   Objectives
   Agenda
   NFS File Service (NFS)
   SFS Server
   Client-side NFS
   FTP
   Service Profile: FTP
   Samba Services
   Samba Daemons
   Service Profile: SMB
   Configuring Samba
   Overview of smb.conf Sections
   Configuraring File and Directory Sharing
   Printing to the Samba Server
   Authentication Methods
   Passwords
   Samba Client Tools: smbclient
   Nmblookup
   Smbmount
   Samba mouts in /etc/fstab
   End of Unit 3
   Lab: Network File Sharing Services

UNIT 4 – Electronic Mail Services
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Sendmail Features
   Security and “Anti-Spam” Features
   An Email Review
   Server Operations
   Service Profile: Sendmail
   Main Configuration Files
   Other Configuration Files
   Sendmail Configuration with the m4 Macro Language
   Sendmail m4 Macro File: Introduction
   Sendmail m4 Macro File: Features
   Sendmail Client Configuration
   Other Valuable m4 directives
   Additional Sendmail Configuration Files
   /etc/mail/virtusertable
   /etc/mail/access
   Blacklisting Recipients
   Debugging Sendmail
   Using alternatives
   Postfix
   Service Profile:Postfix
   Configuring postfix
   Additional Postfix Configuration
   Enhanced Postfix Configuration
   Procmail Delivery
   Procmail sample Configuration
   End of Unit 4
   Lab: Electronic Mail Services

UNIT 5 – The HTTP Service
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Apache Overview
   Service Profile:HTTPD
   Apache Configuration
   Apache Server Configuration
   Virtual Hosts
   Apache Namespace Configuration
   Apache Access Configuration
   Using .htaccess Files
   CGI
   Notable Apache Modules
   Apache Encrypted Web Server
   Squid Web Proxy Cache
   Service Profile: Squid
   End of Unit 5
   Lab: The HTTP Service

UNIT 6 – Security Concerns and Policy
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Definition of Security
   Attacks from the Network
   Principles of Security
   Security Practices
   Diagnostic Utilities
   Which Services Are Running?
   Remote service Detecting
   Isolate Vulnerabilities
   Security Policy: the System
   Security Policy: the People
   Response Strategies
   Additional Resources
   End of Unit 7
   Lab: Security Concerns and Policy

UNIT 7 – Authentication Services
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Authentication Basics
   Service Profile: PAM
   PAM Operation
   /etc/pam.d/system-auth
   Core PAM Modules
   Authentication Modules
   Miscellaneous PAM Modules
   Password Security
   Password Policy
   Resource Limits
   User Access Control
   Single User Mode
   Sudo
   Authentication Troubleshooting
   NIS Overview
   Service Profile: NIS
   NIS Server Topology
   Configuring an NIS Server
   NIS Client Configuration
   NIS Troubleshooting
   End of Unit 8
   Lab: Authentication Services

UNIT 8 – System Monitoring
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Introduction to System Monitoring
   File System Analysis
   Set User and Ground ID Permissions
   Typical Problematic Permissions
   EXT2 Filesystem Attributes
   System Log Files
   Syslogd and klogd configuration
   Advanced syslogd configuration
   Log File Analysis
   Monitoring and Limiting Processes
   Processes Monitoring Utilities
   System Activity Reporting
   Process Accounting Tools
   End of Unit
   Lab: System Monitoring

UNIT 9 – Security Networks
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Routing Principles
   Net filter Overview
   Net filter Architecture
   Net Filter Tables and Chains
   Net filter Packet Flow
   Rule matching
   Rule Targets
   Simple Example
   Basic Chain Operations
   Directional Filtering
   Connection Tracking
   Network Address Translation (NAT)
   Rule persistence
   The “Bastion Host”
   End of Unit 10
   Lab: Security Networks

UNIT 10 – Securing Services
   Objectives
   Agenda
   System Startup Control
   Securing the Service
   Tcp-wrappers Configuration
   Daemon Specification
   Advanced Syntax
   Options
   Example
   Securing xinetd-managed services
   Xinetd Access Control
   Host Patterns
   Advanced security Options
   End of Unit 11
   Lab: Securing Services

UNIT 11 – Securing Data
   Objectives
   Agenda
   The Need for Encryption
   Cryptographic building Blocks
   Random Numbers
   One-Way Hashes
   Symmetric Encryption
   Asymmetric Encryption l
   Asymmetric Encryption ll
   Public Key Infrastructures
   Digital Certificates
   Generating Digital Certificates
   OpenSSH Overview
   OpenSSH Authentication
   The OpenSSH Server
   Service Profile:SSH
   OpenSSH Server Configuration
   The OpenSSH Client
   Protecting Your Keys
   Applications: RPM

 

 

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