54.1.4. Course Objectives

54.1.4. Course Objectives

  1. Networking services on Red Hat Linux server-side setup, configuration, and basic administration of common networking services: DNS, NIS, Apache, SMB, DHCP, Sendmail, FTP. Other common services: tftp, pppd, proxy.

  2. Introduction to security

  3. Developing a security policy

  4. Local security

  5. Files and filesystem security

  6. Password security

  7. Kernel security

  8. Basic elements of a firewall

  9. Red Hat Linux-based security tools

  10. Responding to a break-in attempt

  11. Security sources and methods

  12. Overview of OSS security tools