Linux Security

Linux Security

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

Overview/Description
As a Linux System Administrator, the security of your systems and the information on them is of utmost importance. This course covers a myriad of security topics including NIS, LDAP and PAM, as well as firewall configuration. In addition it also covers securing FTP, OpenSSH and TCP Wrappers. This course is for people taking Advanced Level Linux Professional (LPIC-2) Exam 202.

Target Audience
Students wishing to acquire the intermediate skills required as a Linux system administrator

Prerequisites
A knowledge of basic Linux system administration

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Linux Security

recognize how to configure NIS

recognize how to install and configure an LDAP server

recognize how to configure PAM authentication

configure LDAP and PAM authentication

recognize the characteristics of IP chains and IP tables

identify methods for restricting access to FTP servers

recognize how to configure OpenSSH

configure TCP wrappers

restrict access to system resources using OpenSSH and TCP wrappers

Course Number:
lu_lalr_a03_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate