Linux Security

This course takes you through topics like common security issues, threats and attacks, cryptography, and multiple security mechanisms within Linux.
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Goals

You will be left with a broader understanding of what computer security means and have an opinion on what can and should be done in your own network.

Course Summary

* Security in general
* Various threats and attack methods
* Passwords, users and file permissions
* Physical safeguarding
* Logs and security backups
* Bastille Linux
* IDS - Intrusion detection
* Security scanners
* Security in the Linux kernel
* Capabilities
* Firewalls
* Netfilter og firewall configuration
* Encryption: PGP/GPG, SSH and SSL
* Security and X
* Encrypted tunnels, VPN and stunnel
* UDP-based services


You will master setup and configuration of intrusion detection (IDS) and firewall, and enable security mechanisms go safeguarding your own network.

You will also get to know about encryption - how it works, and how to use it properly.

Forudsætninger

This course assumes that you have a good understanding of LInux services and network (TCP/IP). You need knowledge equivalent to the courses Linux/UNIX Fundamentals, Linux System Admiistration 1 and Network & TCP/IP. You will also benefit from the course Linux System Administration 2.

Kurset henvender sig til

* System adminsitrators and others working with Linux machines and servers
* Linux IDS/firewall-administrators
* Techincal coordinators and others with responsibility for security in Linux-based environments
* Developers wantin a better understanding of security and various security mechanisms