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Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration

Type of course: Classroom

Course details
Fee£1350
Days4
Course code RH253

Course dates
LocationJulAugSepOctNovDec
Altrincham Manchester|-|-|-|-|17|-
Farnborough|-|4|29|27|24|-
Leeds Yorkshire|-|-|-|6|-|-
London King William Street|-|-|1|27|-|15

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Overview

This course is for Linux or UNIX system administrators who already have some real world experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems administration and want a first course in networking services and security and for Linux- and/or UNIX- systems administrators who want to build skills at configuring common network services and security administration using Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Leads to certification

Prerequisites

RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration or equivalent experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. To further your suitability for this course take the RH253 Pre-assessment Questionnaire.

Delegates will learn how to

  • Understand the available networking services on Red Hat Linux
  • Configure a Red Hat Linux server
  • Configure, administer and support the Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Configure the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • Implement the Network Information Service (NIS)

Outline

System Performance and Security

  • Concepts and Practices
  • System Faults and Breaches
  • Method of Fault Analysis
  • Benefits of System Monitoring
  • Managing Processes by Account
  • Hands-on lab: System Monitoring

System Service Access Controls

  • Service and Network Access Controls
  • System Initialisation and Service Management
  • Service and Application Access Controls
  • tcp_wrappers Configuration
  • Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
  • Hands-on Lab: Controlling access to certain hosts

Network Resource Access Controls

  • Internet Protocol and Routing
  • IPv6: Dynamic Interface Configuration
  • IPv6: StaticInterface Configuration
  • IPv6: Routing Configuration
  • Netfilter Overview
  • Rules: General Considerations
  • Connection Tracking
  • Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • IPv6 and ip6tables
  • Hands-on Lab: Securing Networking

Organising Networked Systems

  • Host Name Resolution
  • DNS-Specific Resolvers
  • Trace a DNS Query with dig
  • Exploring DNS with host
  • Service Profile: DNS
  • Getting Started with BIND
  • bind-chroot Package
  • caching-nameserver Package
  • Remote Name Daemon Control (rndc)
  • The DHCP Service
  • DHCP Overview
  • Configuring an IPv4 DHCP Server
  • Hands-on Lab: Implement a Minimal DNS Server

Network File Sharing Services

  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • Network File Service (NFS)
  • Port options for the Firewall
  • Samba services
  • Configuring Samba
  • Hands-on Lab: Network File Sharing Services

Web Services

  • Apache Overview
  • Apache Server Configuration
  • Virtual Hosts
  • Apache Access Configuration
  • CGI
  • Apache Encrypted Web Server
  • Squid Web Proxy Cache
  • Hands-on Lab: Implementing Web (HTTP) Services

Electronic Mail Services

  • Essential E-mail Operation
  • Simple Mail Transport Protocol
  • Sendmail SMTP Restrictions
  • Sendmail Operation
  • Using alternatives to Switch MTAs
  • Postfix Configuration
  • Postfix SMTP Restrictions
  • Postfix Operation
  • Mail Retrieval Protocols
  • Hands-on Lab: Electronic Mail

Securing Data

  • The Need For Encryption
  • Symmetric Encryption
  • Asymmetric Encryption
  • Public Key Infrastructures
  • Digital Certificates
  • Hands-on Lab: Securing Data

Account Management

  • Account Management
  • Account Information (Name Service)
  • Name Service Switch (NSS)
  • Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
  • PAM Operation
  • Utilities and Authentication
  • Hands-on Lab: Account Management Methods

Related Certifications

This course forms part of the following certification track(s):

Xpertise – Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration training courses

Xpertise provides Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration training courses from 7 UK locations: in Altrincham Manchester, Hinckley East Midlands, Leeds Yorkshire, London King William Street, Maidenhead Berkshire, Malmesbury Wiltshire and Washington Tyne & Wear – and at 43 partner locations nationwide.