LPI102b Linux Networking & Security Correspondence Course

Course Information

If you answer No to any of these questions, Linux Networking course is for you:

• Can you use your Linux box as a router and do you know exactly how to do routing?
  
• Can you set-up one network card with many IP's?
  
• Can you supply your network machines (including Windows machines) with IP addresses when they start up and while you are at it supply them with the default gateway, name servers and time servers?
  
• Can you set-up all the major Linux services like e-mail, web servers, DNS, etc.?
• Can you see who surfs the net, what sites do they surf too and how often?
  
• Do you know how to manage your servers securely remotely?
  
• Can you split a class C network into smaller networks with netmasks?
  
• Do you know topics like netmasks, gateways, time servers etc.?
  
  

Above is just a small sample of what you will master in the Networking Course. If you are thinking training can not be a lot of fun this course will change your mind. You will set-up sub networks in course and build a Linux router with 3 network cards to join the sub nets. There are many more practice, “getting hands dirty” exercises to de-mystify not only Linux but advanced networking as well. The secrets of Linux and networking will be peeled away right in front of your eyes, layer by layer and you will think: “hey, and I thought this is difficult”.

Linux and other operating systems face a number of threats in a networked environment. It is possible to secure Linux against these threats. The Linux Security course provides an understanding of the security threats as well as the techniques to counter these threats effectively while retaining the functionality required from your linux system. The techniques covered include a strong password policy, correctly configuring access to system services, configuring services for maximum security, using encryption and network-level filtering.

 

Audience and Prerequisite

To do this course you must at least have done our Advanced Command Line Course or Essentials Course. If you have allot of experience on the Linux command line and you did not do the courses above you are welcome to attend this course but beware that if your basic command line knowledge is not up to scratch you will find this course difficult.

Content

The course provides training and experience in the installation and configuration of the network servers that Linux supports. The following topics are covered:

• Fundamentals of TCP/IP
  
• Network configuration and troubleshooting
  
• Routing
  
• Configure and manage inetd, xinetd, and related services
  
• Setup and configure basic DNS services
  
• Operate and perform basic configuration of sendmail / postfix
  
• Operate and perform basic configuration of Apache
  
• Properly manage the NFS,
  
• smb, and nmb daemons (samba)
  
• Set up secure shell (OpenSSH)
  
• NFS
  
• DHCP configuration 
• What is computer security all about
  
• Vulnerabilities and exploits
  
• Security tools
  
• Physical security
  
• Secure applications
  
• Local security
  
• Using ssh
  
• Security for specific services: SMTP, POP3, FTP, apache, squid, inetd; using tcpwrappers
  
• Using SSL
  
• Netfilter: stateful packet filtering, NAT and kernel settings

Conditions

• No refunds.
  
• Student must have internet access to communicate to the trainers, do the on-line exams and practical exams.

Price

R700