Format

Classroom

Duration

4.0 Day(s)

Description

This course is the third technical course in the AIX security suite. AIX Security I: Host Mechanisms focuses on methods for securing an isolated AIX system, while AIX Security II: Intranet Mechanisms focuses on providing security for a system that is part of an enterprise network.

This course focuses on Internet security. The course teaches students how to implement several Internet security mechanisms to enable a higher level of system integrity for systems that connect directly to the Internet and/or communicate through it. The course also aims to enhance student understanding of the additional security considerations that arise from participation in the Internet environment.

Audience

The course is primarily intended for AIX system administrators and managers, managers of applications running on AIX-based systems, and administrators of networks that include AIX-based systems who will be responsible for designing, implementing, and/or auditing security for AIX systems and applications. However, it should be valuable to anyone implementing security on any UNIX system.

Prerequisites

Students attending this course should be skilled in the following areas:

- User administration and installation of software in an AIX environment
- TCP/IP configuration in an AIX environment
- Host and intranet AIX security mechanisms

These skills can be obtained by attending the following courses:
- AU14/Q1314 AIX 5L System Administration I: Implementation
- AU07/Q1307 AIX 5L Configuring TCP/IP
- AU41/Q1341 AIX Security I: Host Mechanisms
- AU42/Q1342 AIX Security II: Intranet Mechanisms

Students who have not attended these courses should have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe security considerations arising from connection to the Internet
- Trace, filter, and log IP traffic
- Describe the importance of cryptography to Internet security and apply this technology
- List and describe important Internet security tools provided with AIX
- Install and use the Secure Shell (SSH)
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
- Set up Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- Modify network configuration to meet Internet security requirements
- Set up Web server authentication
- Locate and use security resources available via the Internet

Contents

- Intranets and the Internet
- Monitoring Network Traffic
- Cryptography and Networks
- The Secure Shell
- IP Security Overview
- The IBM Key Manager
- Internet Key Exchange Tunnels
- Manual Tunnels
- IP Security Filters
- IPSec Configuration Problems
- Web Server Authentication
- Internet Resources