IP security course description
Connection to the Internet is becoming an essential business tool. This course looks at
firewalls, digital certificates, encryption and other essential topics for e-commerce sites.
A generic course that not only looks at firewalls but also studies issues with Web clients and
Web servers. Hands on sessions include using hacking tools and configuring firewalls.
Who will benefit?
Network administrators.
Network operators.
Security auditors.
IP security course prerequisites
TCP/IP Fundamentals
IP security course objectives
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Describe
- Basic security attacks
- RADIUS
- SSL
- IPSec
- VPNs
- Implement digital certificates
- Deploy firewalls to protect Web servers and users.
- Secure Web servers and clients.
Duration: 2 days
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IP security
course contents
TCP/IP review
Brief overview of the relevant headers. Exercise: Download
software for course, use analyser to capture passwords
on the wire.
Security review
Policies, Types of security breach, denial of service,
data manipulation, data theft, data destruction, security
checklists, incident response.
Security exploits
The Internet worm, IP spoofing, SYN attack, hijacking,
Ping o' Death…, keeping up to date with new threats.
Exercise: Use a port scanning tool, use a “hacking” tool.
Firewalls
Products, Packet filtering, DMZ, content filtering, stateful
packet inspection, Proxies, firewall architectures, Intrusion
Detection Systems, Viruses. Exercise: Set up a firewall
and prevent attacks.
NAT
NAT and PAT, Why use NAT, NAT-ALG, RSIP.
Encryption
Encryption keys, Encryption strengths, Secret key vs Public
key, algorithms, systems, SSL, SSH, Public Key Infrastructures.
Exercise: Run a password cracking program.
Authentication
Types of authentication, Securid, Biometrics, PGP, Digital
certificates, X.509 v3, Certificate authorities, CRLs,
PPP authentication, RADIUS. Exercise: Using certificates.
Web client and server security
Cookies, browser certificates, censorship, PICS. Operating
system security, Web server user authentication, Restricting
access, Logging, Securing CGI scripts. Exercise: Browser
security.
VPNs and IPSec
What is a VPN, tunnelling, L2F, PPTP, L2TP,IPSec, AH, ESP,
transport mode, tunnel mode.
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