Focus: FreeBSD Unix Version 8x
Subscription Terms: 1-Month | 3-Month | 6-Month | 12-Month
License Options: Single - 10,000 Users
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Mobile Platforms: IOS | Droid | Phones | Tablets
Duration: 40 Hours
Demos: Launch

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• Installation
  • Explore features of FreeBSD
  • Perform standard installation
  • Execute custom installation
  • Install with multiple disks
  • Commence FTP, network-based installation
  • Explore nuances and caveats
  • Evaluate results
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• Post-Installation Initialization and Exploration
  • Configure X
  • Install and configure GNOME Desktop
  • Explore the boot process
  • Demonstrate usage of the following useful commands & concepts
    • Install BASH $SHELL
    • ls, pwd, cd, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, rmdir, whoami
    • alias, cat, file, chmod, chown, history
    • Standard in/out, UNIX Pipes, Redirection, Command Chaining
    • ps, df, top, kill
    • less & more, head & tail, find, which & whereis, w, who
    • tar, gzip, bzip2, zip
    • checksums
    • Tweak run-time kernel parameters with 'sysctl'
    • Use 'screen' to maintain persistent TTYs
    • Explore user management tools
    • Peruse Unix permissions
    • Implement symbolic links
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• Storage Management
  • Migrate file system to new file system
  • Appropriate SWAP as needed
  • Configure CCD storage manager with RAID
  • Explore GVinum storage manager
  • Take file system snapshots
  • Implement quotas
  • Evaluate results
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• Kernel Compilation
  • Discuss applicability
  • Explore kernel environment
  • Compile new kernel with desired features
  • Retain original kernel
  • Evaluate results
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• Log Management
  • Peruse model
  • Configure Syslog
  • Capture logs from remote sources
  • Rotate logs
  • Evaluate results
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• Cron Scheduler
  • Explore defaults
  • Define and schedule tasks
  • Monitor behavior
  • Alter configuration accordingly
  • Pinpoint nuances and caveats
  • Evaluate results
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• Common Network Tools
  • PING
  • TELNET
  • NETSTAT
  • DIG
  • NSLOOKUP
  • HOST
  • WHOIS
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• Core Network Services & Configuration | BSD Service | Daemon Management
  • Peruse model
  • Contrast with System V
  • Explore defaults
  • Tweak configuration
  • Enable | Disable Services as needed
  • Evaluate results
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• Sysctl
  • Explore run-time kernel directives
  • Identify key configuration files
  • Alter directives to improve performance
  • Ensure persistence
  • Evaluate results
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• IPv[4|6] Configuration
  • Identify key files and tools
  • Explore initial configuration
  • Alter configuration to reflect current events
  • Evaluate results
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• Package Management
  • Discuss model
  • Explore Ports
  • Install various packages from source using Ports
  • Update Ports collection
  • Install pre-compiled, binary packages
  • Compare and contrast approaches
  • Evaluate results
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• Commonly-used Network Utilities
  • Discuss and explore critical network client utilities
  • LFTP
  • CURL
  • Wget
  • RSYNC
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• Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client/Server
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Explore configuration
  • Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) to perform client/server time synchronization
  • Perform one-off synchronizations
  • Evaluate results
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• INETD - TELNETD | TFTPD | FTPD
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Enable TELNETD daemon
  • Use for terminal emulation
  • Enable TFTPD daemon
  • Use for quick file transfers
  • Implement FTP Server
  • Evaluate FTP client access
  • Evaluate results
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• BIND DNS
  • Implement BIND
  • Explore caching-only configuration
  • Resolve upstream hosts via caching-only instance
  • Implement primary DNS server
  • Configure secondary zone services
  • Synchronize content with remote BIND host
  • Setup reverse DNS
  • Apply to IPv[4|6] accordingly
  • Evaluate resuls
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• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services
  • Explain the various steps of the DHCP process
  • Configure global & scope-level DHCP options
  • Configure IP reservations based on layer 2 MAC addresses
  • Enable DHCP services
  • Evaluate client access
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• SAMBA
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Install and configure
  • Implement SWAT
  • Evaluate disparate client access
  • Ensure persistent configuration
  • Evaluate results
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• NFS
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Implement exports
  • Attach remotely
  • Configure persistence
  • Evaluate results
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• Application Services - Unix|Apache|MySQL|PHP (UAMP) - Web Application Services
  • Implement Apache Web Server
  • Examine httpd.conf file directives
  • Implement virtual directories using Apache and symbollic links
  • Implement Redirects using Locate and various Apache directives
  • Configure virtual hosts bound to the primary IP address and port
  • Configure virtual hosts bound to alternate virtual IP addresses and ports
  • Implement Apache logging system per virtual host
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• MySQL Relational Database Management System
  • Install MySQL Relational Database Management System
  • Secure access to MySQL
  • Explore MySQL Terminal Monitor Client
  • Create sample MySQL database
  • Install PHPMyAdmin for web-based management of MySQL instances
  • Explain & Secure access to PHPMyAdmin
  • Explore PHPMyAdmin's interface
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• PHP Implementation
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Write scripts to enumerate useful PHP | Apache data
  • Integrate PHP with MySQL
  • Evaluate results
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• Postfix MTA
  • Install Postfix MTA
  • Introduction to Postfix Message Transfer Agent (MTA)
  • Use Mutt to demonstrate outbound mail handling using Postfix
  • Explore Postfix Configuration
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• Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3)
  • Explain POP3 concepts and applications
  • Implement POP3 daemon
  • Connect to POP3 daemon using Windows client
  • Use Mutt to send SMTP-based messages to POP3 account
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• Internet Messaging Access Protocol (IMAP)
  • Explain IMAP concepts and applications in comparison to POP3
  • Implement IMAP services
  • Connect to IMAP services from remote Windows client
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• Security Implementation Techniques - GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Use GPG to secure communications
  • Generate usage keys
  • Exchange keys and encrypted data with remote user
  • Evaluate Results
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• Secure Shell (SSH) Usage
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Identify key SSH clients
  • Use SSH clients accordingly to secure communications
  • Explore SSH server configuration
  • Evaluate Results
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• Network Mapper (NMAP)
  • Install current version of NMAP
  • Identify commonly used NMAP options/switches/parameters
  • Perform default TCP SYN-based ethical scans of local and remote resources
  • Explain typical TCP handshake protocol while using NMAP
  • Perform default TCP Connect-based ethical scans of local and remote resources
  • Peform local ethical scans
  • Identifiy key NMAP configuration files
  • Use NMAP to perform operating system fingerprinting and versioning
  • Peform subnet-wide ethical scans
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• System Lockdown
  • Discuss typical company policy
  • Identify superfluous services | daemons
  • Execute lockdown accordingly
  • Generate security baseline with NMap
  • Ensure lockdown persistence
  • Evaluate results
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• TCPDump
  • Explain features and benefits
  • Capture myriad traffic
  • Archive traffic for post-mortem analyses
  • Apply BPFs as needed
  • Evaluate results
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• WireShark - Packet Capture and Analysis Tool
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Explore interface
  • Capture arbitrary packets and examine
  • Peruse tcpdump captures
  • Archive interesting packet streams
  • Evaluate results
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• Packet Filter (PF) Firewall
  • Discuss features and benefits
  • Intro to PF concepts and structure
  • Define PF firewall rules based on lockdown policy
  • Enable PF logging and peruse captures
  • Ensure persistence
  • Evaluate results
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